The Chalets, NaldehraHowever, it’s not the view that matters for an urban wanderer, it’s the space that matters for the city escapists like us who live, breathe and work in polluted environs of cities. It’s a paradise for loners where one can find ample time and relax in solitude, away from the din of the city.
This boutique mountain resort, offers accommodation in quaint pinewood log cottages built with imported technology and wood from Finland. Its idyllic ambience beckons you to revel in the lyrics of nature and the music of the mountain winds.
And if you are an avid golfer, this is it. The Naldehra Golf Course is one of the finest courses on the hills. The course was built by Lord Curzon. Curzon often camped at Naldehra for weeks on an end. His third daughter was conceived at Naldehra and was named Alexandra Naldera. The quaint log cottages have a small bedroom which opens into a living room with a working fireplace. A winding staircase goes up to a second bedroom with a sloping roof. Small manicured lawns and independent balconies lined with potted geraniums add to the Scandinavian ambience.
The Chalets also boasts of a spa, which offers rejuvenating massages and treatments, steam, sauna and Jacuzzi and an all season indoor swimming pool. All with stunning views of the surrounding forest. The activity room has a pool table, table tennis, carom and indoor games.
The Chalets is also an excellent base for outdoor enthusiasts, it offers day hikes and treks and picnics in the adjoining forest, horse riding, whitewater river rafting on river Sutlej, one of the roughest rivers of India.
Evening barbecues and bonfires under the night sky followed by lip-smacking dinners are an almost perfect way to end the day at Naldehra.
