This is going to be a short but informative review for everyone.
First of all, thank you for hosting us, it was quite a pleasure to stay in a nice hotel with good hospitality.
location- As promised the hotel on the Mall road, which is it's most plus point and the reason people book the place. Vehicles are not allowed in this area so the drivers will drop you off at the main road below. You can either take the stairs up Or you can via lift. It is my recommendation to go and use the lift, and once you are on the mall road you take a right and walk 150 meters, instead of taking the uphill steps shortcut we did. It is a 5-7 min walk from that way and it is quite steep so you will be out of breath. But lift and short walk is what you do!
- It is located slightly away from the hustle and bustle of the lift/mall road area so that's great.
- most of the rooms are on floors 2-5 etc. Expect to climb those steep stairs. That is all. We knew about it so it was okay!
- We had super deluxe room which was modern, clean and quite nice. The room is small ish but for 1 night and for 2 people that is ample space. You can take bigger rooms with balcony if you like. Very comfortable.
Washroom was also small, but clean with fresh towels provided. Hot water was available!
All in all, our stay exceeded expectations and we were happy to be so close to the tourist spots, especially since after walking uphill to the mall road, ride, church etc we were exhausted and appreciated the nearby comfort.
Special mention to restaurants, cafes and dhabas that are 1 min walk outside that just elevate the experience of having food in the mountains.
Must stay, budget hotel!
Definitely will stay again when we return to Shimla next!