Lodging in Pahalgam

Hotels, lodges, huts, camping and other accomodation

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We would recommend that you directly call up the hotels and check if they can do reservation for you against credit card. Pahalgam.com is in the process of compiling the direct contact information for these hotels and the contact numbers will be posted online whenever the list is built.

S o m e of the good and known hotels in Pahalgam are Hotel Pahalgam, Hotel Woodstock, Pine-n-Peak, Hotel Mountview and Hotel Heevan. Mountiview, Pahalgam and Woodstock are close to the main bazaar. Volga Hotel is also very easily accessible. There are many low budget hotels around the Bus Stand, and on the hill side when you enter Pahalgam.
Hotel Natraj and Hotel Pineview held the glory about a decade ago - they are a km upside from the bus stand. Most of the hotels have a shuttle service (a car or a van) that can ferry the tourists to the Main Bazaar. Coming down to Main Bazaar is important because that`s where you for any shopping, to eat out, or to have `chat` or coffee, reserve a taxi, or even a get on for a pony ride. That`s the place to hand out during the evenings and nights.

A number of hotels and lodges cater to all preferences and budgets, from luxurious to unpretentious trekkers` lodges, including JKTDC`s delightfully romantic, fully furnished huts, partially concealed by giant pine trees.

Hotels can be booked in a number of ways. There are numerous travel web sites that claim to take reservations for the hotels. Some of the hotels have their own web-sites (see below), which should be the best way to reserve a room. Similarly you can contact your local travel agency to find accommodation for you. The past two years (2004-2005) has seen a big rush of tourists to Pahalgam, so we would recommend you to book your hotel stay well in advance.

We would recommend that you directly call up the hotels and check if they can do reservation for you against credit card. Pahalgam.com is in the process of compiling the direct contact information for these hotels and the contact numbers will be posted online whenever the list is built. If you represent a hotel, please feel free to email us your hotel contact information and tariff details for the benefit of the site visitors and potential travellers.

In a latest development (Mar 22, 2006), Chief Minister Gulam Nabi Azad has instructed to rent out lodgings reserved for him at Pahalgam. The daily rent fixed for a single room would be Rs.10,000 while Rs.25,000 would be charged for all three rooms at the huts. Read more details here.

Meanwhile, if you want you can contact the J&K TDC directly at this address: Reservation & Enquiries: Sr. Manager (Tours & Travel Division), J&K TDC, Tourist Reception Centre, Srinagar. Tel. 457927, 472644, Fax: 0194- 457927, 476107

You are also encouraged to post your questions to the Pahalgam.com Discussion Forum where you can expect to get answers from other people who have travelled before, or Hotel owners or Travel Agents to your questions and as well you can share your own past experiences.

Besides hotels, there are other types of accomodation available in Pahalgam:

  • Tourist Huts
    JKTDC run tourist Huts are a good bet if you are planning to spend more than a week at Pahalgam. They are not exactly cheap, but offer good conveniences in terms of having a whole place to yourself. There is a kitchen with some very rudimentary things, that then needs to be spruced up. Sometimes, LPG has to be arranged, so has to be linen. You may not always get a hut which is directly accessible from road, so a short hike may be in the store to get to the hut. But undoubtedly, huts offer the most adventurous experience of staying in Pahalgam.
    The reservation list for the huts is generally long. So book well in advance.
  • Campgrounds Camp sites
    These are set up at different places (check out Pahalgam club) where a `tented` living can be experienced.
  • Long term cabin rentals
    Many locals have started to give out a portion of their houses out for rent (after some basic re-modelling). These accommodations can be rented out for the whole season (or year).

WHERE TO STAY

Hotels

2005-2006 Rates for these four hotels:

Senator Pine-N-Peak Hotel

http://www.pinenpeaks..com/reservation/index.html

A cosy, professionally -managed deluxe resort. Senator Pine-N-Peak, is Centrally Heated. The hotel has 75 centrally-heated rooms, each equipped with an attached bath and shower, colour TV with-in-house movies, telephone, channel music and radio. Room Service & Laundry Service. Recreation Center including Billiards, Card Room and other indoor games. Specialty Restaurants. Bar and Lounge and an outdoor Barbeque. The Health Club, complete with a gymnasium, sauna and heated mini pool will soon be fully operational. Trekking, mountain climbing, golf and angling can also be arranged.
Lolaab Restaurant: Indian, Kashmiri, Chinese, and Gujarati Cuisine
Sahil Coffee Shop: Only resort five star hotel in Pahalgam adjacent to the golf course with all modern amenities and facilities like Conference Room, billiards, snooker, health club and indoor games.
Individual Rates - Valid up to 31 March, 2006
European Plan American Plan
Deluxe Double Room Rs. 4,500.00 Rs. 5,000.00
Single in a Double Room Rs. 3,500.00 Rs. 4,500.00
Presidential Suite Rs. 8,000.00 Rs. 10,000.00
Deluxe Suite Rs. 6,500.00 Rs. 7,500.00
Extra Bed
Children upto 5 years (in the same room with parents) Free Rs. 300.00
Cottages European Plan
One Bedroom Rs. 6,000.00
Two Bedroom Rs. 8,000.00
Three Bedroom Rs. 12,000.00
Fixed Lunch or Dinner Rs. 350.00
10% service charges and 4% tax wherever applicable
Reservation Policy: Rooms will be held up to 4.00 p.m. on the arrival day (unless guaranteed otherwise)
Check Out Time Before 12 Noon
Pahalgam Hotel

http://www.pahalgamhotel..com/reservations.htm

Centrally Heated (U/R) Exclusive furnished rooms with wall-to-wall carpeting and an enchanting view of the river "LIDER" and the snow covered mountains.
Telephone in every room Closed circuit colour TV in every room Channel music Fridge in every room Power generators
Conference and banquet facilities "Pine Retreat" Coffee Shop "Stone Age" Lounge (U/R) Health Club with sauna, steam bath, massage & gym facilities (U/R) Car rental
Laundry and dry cleaning facilities.
Indian, Kashmiri, Continental, Chinese and Gujarati cuisine
Arrangements for trekking, sight-seeing and picnics
*(U/R - under renovation)
TARIFF 2005-06 (AMERICAN PLAN)
Single (in a double bed) - Rs. 3500
Double - Rs. 4500
Premium Double - Rs. 5000
Suite - Rs. 5500
Extra Person in a double room or suite - Rs. 1200
Children upto 5 years (In the same room with parents) - Rs. 600
Children 6 to 12 years - Rs. 900
Service charge 10% taxes wherever applicable
Fixed lunch or dinner served in Restaurant - Rs. 300 per head
Check out time 12 noon
Hotel Heevan

Accommodation And Amenities:
Stands on the banks of the river Lidder having the best location Exclusively furnished rooms and suites with wall to wall carpeting Attached baths with running hot and cold water CC TV in all rooms EPABX exchange in all rooms 24 hour room service Laundry and dry cleaning service Courtesy transport services to and from market Conference and banquet halls Parking facility Doctor on call
Hotel`s own power generators
Dilkusha Restaurant: Indian, Kashmiri, Continental, Chinese and Gujarati cuisine
Abshaar Coffee Shop
Tariff 2005-06
European Plan American Plan
Double Room (River facing) Rs. 3,200.00 Rs. 4,200.00
Double Room (Mount facing) Rs. 2,700.00 Rs. 3,700.00
Presidential Suite Rs. 2,200.00 Rs. 2,800.00
Deluxe Suite Rs. 5,000.00 Rs. 6,000.00
Suite Rs. 4,500.00 Rs. 5,500.00
Extra Person Rs. 400.00 Rs. 500.00
Children upto 5 years (in the same room with parents) Free Rs. 200.00
Cottages European Plan
One Bedroom Rs. 6,000.00
Two Bedroom Rs. 8,000.00
Three Bedroom Rs. 12,000.00
Fixed Lunch or Dinner
(Indian Continental / Chinese) Rs. 350.00 per head
10% service charges and 4% tax wherever applicable
Reservation Policy: Rooms will be held up to 4.00 pm on the arrival day (unless guaranteed Otherwise)
Check Out Time Before 12.00 Noon

Hotel Mountview

http://www.mountviewpahalgam..com/index.htm

Hotel Mountview offers warm and personalized service in the scenic destination of Pahalgam in Kashmir. Stay at the Hotel Mountview and enjoy the heated rooms and the beautiful mountain views of the Himalayas, when you travel to Pahalgam in Kashmir India.
Tariff 2005
European Plan American Plan
Double Rs. 2,999.00 Rs. 3,999.00
Single in a Double Room Rs. 1,999.00 Rs. 2,999.00
Suite Rs. 3,999.00 Rs. 4,999.00
Extra Person (in a double or suite) Rs. 800.00 Rs. 1,400.00
Children 5 to 12 (in sharing room) Rs. 600.00 Free
For Lunch/Dinner
(Served in room) Rs 20/- per head (extra) Rs 20/- per head (extra)
10% service charges
Check Out Time Before 12.00 Noon

If you represent a hotel, please feel free to email us your hotel contact information and tariff details for inclusion here.

Other hotels listing: (The room tariff mentioned is old)

  • Name of hotel Capacity Category Telephone/ fax Tariff range
  • Pine & Pick (70 rooms) `A` 3210,3304 Rs. 2500-5000 (AP)
  • Heevan Hotel (37 rooms) `A` 3219 Rs. 1500-3000 (AP)
  • Pahalgam Hotel (50 rooms) `A` 3252 Fax : 3267 Rs. 1700-3000 (AP)
  • Natraj Hotel (28 rooms) `A` 3225 Rs. 700-1000 (CP)
  • Woodstock Hotel (57 rooms) `A` 3259 Rs. 900-2500 (CP)
  • Mount View Hotel (58 rooms) `A` 3221 / 3327 Rs. 1400-2300 (AP)
  • Grand View (15 rooms) `B` 3273 Rs. 600 (CP)
  • Shepherd`s Hotel (26 rooms) `B` 3274 Rs. 800 (CP)
  • Hill Park Hotel (32 rooms) `B` 3286 Rs. 700-1000 (CP)
  • Pine View Hotel (33 rooms) `C` 3357 Rs. 500 (CP)
  • Raj Palace (27 rooms) `C` 3276 Rs. 500 (CP)
  • Ice Rock (20 rooms) `C` 3280 Rs. 500 (CP)
  • Taj Mahal (21 rooms) `C` 3361 Rs. 500 (CP)
  • White House (15 rooms) `C` 3291 Rs. 500 (CP)
  • Volga (18 rooms) `B` 3293 Rs. 400 (CP)
  • Brown Palace (19 rooms) `D` 3255 Rs. 500 (CP)
Note:- Besides the above listed hotels, 30 Guest Houses with bed capacities ranging from 10 to 20 provide accommodation in the tariff range of Rs.300/- to Rs.800/- per double room. For details contact the Tourist Officer, Pahalgam.


Other Accommodation:

J&K TDC offers accommodation in its 26 three/two-bed room Huts, 19 one -bed room huts , one clubhouse (3 suites) and a 7-roomed Tourist Bungalow at Pahalgam. The tariff is as under:

One - bed room hut Rs. 800/-
Two- bed room hut Rs. 1500/-
Three -double bedded room hut. Rs. 2000/-
Suites in Tourist Bungalow: Rs. 650/-
Double bed room in Tourist Bungalow: Rs. 300/-

Local Hotel industry News:

KHAROF elects body

Srinagar, Sept 24 2005: The Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Owners? Federation (KHAROF) on its 5th Annual General Meeting here today elected its office bearers and executive committee members for the next twelve months.

The elected office bearers are: Zahoor Ahmad Tramboo of hotel Shahenshah Palace Boulevard as president. Latief Ahmad Bhat of Grand Hotel and Restaurant, Residency Road, and S. Narinder Singh of Pahalgam Hotel, as senior vice president and junior vice president respectively. Mushtaq Ahmad Burza of Hotel Heevan Pahalgam as sedretary general. Manzoor Ahmad of Hotel York Dalgate as joint secretary general. Vikram Madam of Hotel Vikram Mandir Bagh as treasurer.

The elected members are: Ghulam Hassan Bhat of Hotel Ahdoos, Residency Road, Muhammad Amin Tramboo of Hotel Parimahal Boulevard. Muhammad Anwar Ashai of Ashai Guest House Rajbagh. Ghulam Nabi Alikadali of Hotel Broadway, Gowhar Maqbol of Hotel Rachna. Faiz Ahmad Bakshi of Hotel Shangrilla Sonawar. Riyaz Ahmad Shahdad of Welcome Hotel Boulevard. Javed Bashir Burza of Hotel Mountview Pahalgam.



KHARA for major facelift of hotels, guesthouses at Pahalgam

GK NEWS SERVICE Srinagar, Sept 30, 2005: The Kashmir Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHARA) today appealed the Pahalgam Development Authority to ease the formalities for grant of permission to carry out necessary works on hotels and guesthouses. The association said this would enable the hoteliers to bring about state-of-the-art facilities in the hotels and guesthouses for the tourists in the next season.
The association has submitted a number of suggestions to the government. A spokesman of KHARA in a statement here said the owners of hotels and guesthouses on the leased land have time and again sought the proprietary rights over the said land.
He said the hotels on the said land are presently in a ramshackle condition and need immediate renovation. Proposing that the government should allot the said land to the hotel and guesthouse owners against a lump sum amount, he said this would enable them to carry out necessary works and made the hotels functional.
The association also appealed the government that in the upcoming 2006-Yatra the community kitchens should not be allowed to run in the tent accommodation. Maintaining that community kitchen besides telling upon the business of the local hotels and guesthouses, the association said they also create environmental pollution at the place.
Expressing its support to the government plans aimed at enhancing the beauty of world famous tourist resort Pahalgam, the association offered its cooperation to all government programmes that are meant for environment protection.
The association underlined the need for giving a major facelift to all the hotels and guesthouses at Pahalgam on priority.
The association also expressed its concern over the expansion of the road at Pahalgam saying the hotels and restaurants on the two sides of the road would get affected.
The association hoped that whatever decision the chief minister would take in this behalf shall be vigorously followed and implemented by the PDA and R and B.

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