Hotel Royal Hillcrest

This hotel is promoted as a luxury property but it is important to moderate your expectations of what luxury is at approx 8000ft above sea level. You have to park outside Bagori village and walk to the hotel (a short distance, but travel light anyway). We found no wi-fi; in fact, only Jio and Airtel networks work here. Neither was there a telephone or electronic safe in the room. But what the hotel did provide was a tolerably clean room with attached bathroom. The room was equipped with an electric kettle, had comfortable bedding and the duvet and comforters were warm and cozy even in the last days of the December winter. The place seemed to be severely short-staffed but the friendly and hardworking team of caretaker-cook Kuldeep, Shailendra and kitchen boy Santosh held the place together. They provided delicious homecooked meals and also catered to the requests of all guests, whether it be for snacks, heaters or bonfires. I must especially thank Kuldeep since I am gluten-intolerant and he accommodated my dietary needs by making ragi rotis for me (I had carried the flour with me.) All in all, it was quiet and comfortable stay made wonderful by the hospitality of Kuldeep and company.

Over all a nice place to stay Good food. Helpful staff Aakaash n Kuldip were very nice and polite Sushil was good too. Hari the youngest of the lot is no good. Needs lot of basic grooming However general cleanliness of the room and outside was found lacking. Housekeeping needs to be pulled up Aakash who manages the Homestay needs to devote more time at the property. He is only seen seldom and that too one has to call him The property needs to have wifi .. a must TV’s in the room should be working and not mere dummies The owners should take the above as positive criticism and work upon to improve It’s a nice property and can be improved further My wife and I both senior citizens did enjoy our stay though

The Royal Hillcrest is located beautifully in Bogari Village. The rooms are spacious, nicely done in wood and quite clean. The walk in the village, just outside is amazing. But there is much to be desired as far as the upkeep is concerned. The rooms need to be cleaned every day. Only the quilt was folded in the name of housekeeping! They were reluctant to turn on the generator during the evening when there was no electricity as it is costly they said, leaving the guests in the dark and cold ! TVs in the rooms are dummies The staff has a lot to learn as far as professionalism goes. But their friendly behaviour compensated for it. Akash who is in charge was very helpful in getting our trip organised. Kuldeep the cook was always ready to help with hotspot ( Vodafone doesn’t work here. And there is no WiFi). Hari and Sushil were there at a call. The food was simple home cooked meals, delicious and refreshing. Overall our stay was comfortable and cosy. But a lot more needs to be done to come up to the expectations of the modern day traveller. Wishing it all the best in the future

Great infrastructure and location but service and maintenance not worth of price. Food is good like home food but service and hospitality not worth of price...cleaniless not maintained by staff and staff were not professional.