Lovely stay during the winter of 2019. Stayed for two nights in middle of December. Location: Only 2.5 kms from the govt. bus stand on the mall road. The hotel is in the gated premise of A. B. Vajpayee Mountaineering Institute. There are very few properties around and the place is exceptionally beautiful. Room: Stayed in the studio apartment. A proper studio apartment with almost all equipments to use. Very, very spacious. The balcony is also very good. Food: Delicious. Cannot say anything more about it. Staying in December: We stayed in mid December. When it had just snowed a night before. It was extremely cold. If you are staying at this hotel or pretty much any hotel in Manali in December then please consider the below points. These points are specific to this hotel and could very well be applicable to others as well. The room gets extremely, extremely cold. Deathly cold. Everything in the room also gets cold. Right from the floor, tables, chairs, utensils, bedsheets, pillows, curtains etc. literally everything gets cold. Heaters are available on rent. That seems to be the standard across most hotels in the region. You'll have to rent a heater on a per day basis. Most heaters are electric, standing, single/double rod heaters. They are of no good. It will never, literally never warm the entire room. It can only warm a little 2 ft. space. So if you are travelling in December to Manali, Shimla etc. carry your own portable heater if possible. The geyser worked perfectly. So we had hot water in the wash basin and shower/tap all the time. I had a great stay here despite the cold and everything. I will definitely visit in summers once. Big thank you to Sahil who looked after us and everything.