Nandini Villa — Hotel in Himachal Pradesh

We recently booked this place via AirBnB. As Airbnb doesnot reveal the location of the booking until you have paid for, it is dicey. Also, the RISK we took was booking this place without ANY reviews. However, reviews of other listings of this place were fine so we went ahead. We booked the listing named - 'Nandini boutique blue room with working space'. I had to recheck with the host on a couple of queries since our idea was to work from there and pics told a different story. Only few were answered and I was told to refer to some images added, so obviously we took it to be the room booked. This is a lovely green property, befitting for travellers with pets. But on arrival, we realised -

1. The room was different than the one booked. Also, it opened into a common recreation hall which we could not do anything about. Other guests kept playing late in the night and we had a working day the next day. Any common areas at such places of stay are always open for specific timings for a reason, else you should not advertise yourself as place with working space (Also, this despite already communicating that we were traveling to work from there but clearly that was ignored)
2. About the breakfast, on confirming from the staff about the timing, we were told it is inclusive for ALL guests. Which was expected as this listing clearly states... 'bed and breakfast hosted by Nandini', unlike many other listings where it is clear whether Breakfast is available/ inclusive. Turned out, next day at breakfast, it wasn't.
3. We stayed 3 nights, all in utter disturbance. The common area. LAST night there was a huge group of college students who had a DJ party in the property and were up ALL NIGHT, well beyond 3am, playing, banging each others' doors. ZERO empathy from the host and staff for fellow guests. We didn't complain, we couldn't. I cannot change our experience but this is for knowledge of...

We really liked the Nandini Villa hotel, so much so that we decided to stay there for another month! Further details: the first thing I want to note is the hospitality and friendliness of the staff, they create a very warm atmosphere and help with everything (for example, with renting a scooter / bike). the hotel grounds are clean with lots of flowers. great location with a good view of the mountains and flying eagles. There is a vegetable store 50 meters away and a large store 600 meters away. not noisy the hotel is warm, because it is located at an altitude of 1350 meters, which is why the temperature here is 5-7 degrees higher than in Naddi and Dharamkot. And also the rooms have good air conditioners that can heat / cool the air and a fireplace. Plus very warm blankets. This was important for us, since we flew from Thailand without winter clothes. there is delicious cuisine (they can cook without pepper, if you ask). Compared to many restaurants, the food is more high-frequency. The prices are average. there is a shared washing machine: good, clean, washes well. in the room: refrigerator, microwave, kettle, TV, good air conditioning with clean filters. They can provide a heater if needed. for runners: a good 7 km track with a small difference in altitude (110 meters) starts from the hotel. for psychics: the space is energetically balanced, nothing weighs down or presses, there is no negative energy. It looks like a grandma/grandpa's house - cozy! for a long stay, you can discuss the cost, as you agree. To summarize: this is one of the few hotels in Dharamshala where I...

After reading some excellent reviews we decided to stay there for three nights. We are club Mahindra members and we could easily stay in the club Mahindra property. We booked 2 rooms for 3 nights but we had to leave the property and return to Club Mahindra on the 2nd day, this was primarily because the property lacked some of the basic amenities one can expect from a homestay or hotel.||||Pros - excellent location, nice ambiance, food quality was good. Rooms were spacious and reasonably neat and clean. The attached kitchen stinks though.||||Cons - Property owners may need to increase their spending on maintenance. The room heater did not work, the geyser did not work, no generator backup during power shutdown. We were there without any power for 12 hrs and then we had to leave the property.||||Advice for the guest- please ask for the newly renovated rooms (right side of the villa), please ask for a 1st-floor room, ground floor rooms are very cold. Traditional heaters do not work properly and blower AC works but is not powerful enough for the big rooms they have, so you may have to ask for both room heater and AC blower. Wish you luck if you are planning to travel during Dec, January.||||The property owner offered us one complimentary night next time we visit but I don't think I will go again even if they pay me for staying. Thanks to Club Mahindra Dharamshala for helping us with immediate...