Mountain Trail Mukteshwar is an Eco friendly Green Resort in Mukteshwar, situated at 2300 m (8000 ft). It is an idyllic spot where you would love to spend a relaxing holiday in the lap of nature. Set on a gentle hill slope, facing the Himalayas, deep valleys and the sunrise, spread out amidst a 2-1/2 acre of lush green fruit orchard with over a 100 fruit trees, wild and ornamental flower beds with over 70 variety of flowers, Mountain Trail Mukteshwar is truly a round the year resort. In summer it has the ideal climate for a getaway, with pleasant days & cool nights. During monsoon months it is lush green, as far as your eyes can see. Autumn brings splashes of rust and vermillion hues to the trees while winter covers the sleepy little hamlet in a blanket of snow.
Though Mountain Trail Mukteshwar is the ONLY classified resort in Mukteshwar ( by Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of India), it does not boast of Luxury. It however assures of all basic amenities, comfort, cleanliness, hygiene, delicious homelike food & courteous services.
ACCOMMODATION
The architecture is designed to blend with nature. This idyllic small Mountain Trail Mukteshwar resort is built entirely in the hill cottage style. The TEN 14′ X 14′ DBL- Bedrooms have a very decent size attached western toilet with a verandah or glazed sit out. In addition it has TWO detached well furnished quadruple rooms, which have a quiet and private environment with mini lawns to themselves.
FACILITIES
The resort has a cozy multicuisine restaurant serving North Indian Cuisine, Kumaoni cuisine & select Chinese & Continental dishes. It has a Conference cum Club Hall equipped with a mini home theatre system, a gift shop with table tennis & Carrom, a well stocked library, a gift shop selling handicrafts & local NGO products, doctor on call, travel helpdesk, Hot/Cold running water minimum 6 hours a days, stand by generators, separate Driver Accomodation at reasonable charges. To maintain serenity and ambience we have no TV in rooms.
ACTIVITIES
Picnics/Dayouts to unexplored beautiful spots, rivulets, waterfalls, birdwatching, soft trekking, bonfires, jungle walks with guided, NGO/Village interactions. Folk dances, Lake tours, Yoga and Rock Climbing/Rapelling etc for groups with prior bookings.
We would love to plan a Happy Trip for you
Please call us on +919820976655 or email us at contact@simplyoffbeat.com
Mukteshwar is an off beat destination and does not have a Mall Road, Market, Club. It is thus ideally suited to travelers who want to be in midst of nature and are looking for an unwinding holiday.
Though Mountain Trail Mukteshwar is the ONLY classified resort in Mukteshwar (by Deptt. Of Tourism, Govt. of India), it does not boast of Luxury. It however assures of all basic amenities, comfort, cleanliness, hygiene, delicious home like food & courteous services. The architecture blends with the local environment & the 14’X14′ rooms have a very decent size western toilet with a verandah or glazed sit out. The landscape has beautifully terraced flower beds and a fruit orchard in 2 ½ acres area and thus has no space for outdoor sports.
Except the 2 Club rooms (4 Pax) all rooms face the valley/sunrise/Himalayas. The Club rooms, a few meters away have a quiet & private environment, their own USP
The restaurant runs on a fixed menu basis. However, dishes of your choice, as itemised on our menu, can be served where advance notice is given. Package meals are preplanned by our chef (North Indian Cuisine).
Although water scarcity in the hills is common, we provide running hot and cold water six hours per daythroughout the year as we have our own natural spring water source and our own pumping system.
Power supply position is good. Stand-by generators are also available.
Conference facilities available.
Activities: Picnics to unexplored, beautiful spots, bird watching, trekking, bonfires, local folk dances, jungle walks with guides, indoor sports (table tennis, carom, chess), activities at the club, including a home theatre,Yoga for groups & Angling on special requests.
Drivers: Accommodation available @ Rs. 200/- EP/NT. Meals – Fixed Veg. Dinner – Rs. 100, Fixed Veg. B/F – Rs. 50. Drivers/at Buffet shall be charged as per normal Tariff / Menu.
Maids – No separate accommodation available, shall be charged as extra adult in guest’s room only.
PLEASE NOTE
Water in the hills is scarce and is provided at great expense and effort. Guests are earnestly requestednot to wash clothes. Please ask for our laundry service.
There is no provision for self-cooking in the resort/rooms. LPG and other cooking gadgets may be deposited with the Manager.
Personal electric gadgets/equipments not permitted, as extra load may cause short circuit / fire.
*PETS are generally not permitted. Discretion of management is final.
To maintain serenity & ambience we have no TV in rooms, we have a home theatre system in the club only.
Services start at 0630 hrs & close at 2200 hrs.
Help maintain serenity of the place. Mostly people come here to relax.
Guest booking indirectly are advised to obtain full information on Mountain Trail Mukteshwar before deciding.
Though we have all the moderns basic amenities, only those who agree with the concept of OFFBEAT, ECOFRIENDLY, GREEN should opt. for this holiday.
Mountain Trail shall only provide services offered in its own published packages / Tariff and may not be able to honour extra services committed / offered by any media, unless reconfirmed specifically.
Please study fill & return ‘Decide for yourself’ form, before booking.
ECO POLICY
The resort is the first in Mukteshwar which brought the destination on the tourism map, thus uplifting the local community. It employs 100% local labour & services. Some of the current employees have worked as labourers with the project & are with us for the last 18 Years. Housekeeping is instructed strictly to switch the ‘room mains’ off as soon as guests leaves/departs. To save energy 90% of the bulbs used are CFL that too mostly of 8-11 watts range. Water is from a Natural spring source & collected by harvesting rain water. Water usage guidelines are displayed in each room. Towels / Linen suggested not to wash everyday.
Cisterns are set at water saving levels. The architecture is absolutely vernacular & blends with the village surroundings. These are ground level cottages only & has minimal impact on the natural surroundings. Mostly Traditional building methods and local craftsman builders are used. Waste is segregated as WET & DRY. Wet is used for manure in our orchard & Dry is transported to municipal dumps for recycling. No chemicals or inorganic fertilizers are used only natural manure. Eco Soap/Shampoo is purely herbal to avoid chemical discharge. Dos/Don’ts to protect environment are displayed on two ‘Information Boards’ at the reception itself. This makes guests aware of Hotel environmental programmes & learn to respect local people culture & traditions. Only paper bags are used in our gift shop. There are no TVS in the rooms. Old sheets & towels are cut to create cleaning rags. 75% of our promotion is done through websites / e-mails rather that leaflets to save paper. The gray water from the bathroom is filtered through natural soil & then used to water our garden. Employees are given annual paid leaves. Local guides are used to enhance the experience & provide an income to the hosts. An organic wild life garden has been created with a mix of Fruit Trees, wild flowers, Shrubs, ornamental flowers, local plants, vines, grass etc. to attract all sorts of birds, butterflies, bees, caterpillars, snails, amphibians, reptiles, insects, small mammals, organisms in the soil etc. Bird Houses, Bird baths been placed all over the resort to attract various species of birds. All House keeping cleansing products are environment . Fire wood used is only procured from reafforestation projects/ dead trees allotted & then transported to our . Seasonal vegetable is procured from local sources only. Furniture is all made within the district only. Compared to when we took over the 2-1/2 acres land to build a resort the greenery is now atleast 3 folds with almost over 100 fruit trees.
RECOGNITIONS
Mountain Trail Mukteshwar is the Only Classified resort (by Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of India) at Mukteshwar. It has also been approved as an Eco lodge by various International Eco societies/associations. It is a member of FHRAI, NHRA, HRAI, HRANI. Only those who love & care for nature and environment and who agree with the our ECO-POLICY should opt for this holiday. Click for “DECIDE FOR YOURSELF’Questionnaire”
ADDITIONAL USP
Mountain Trail is the only resort with its own Chocolate factory making Hand Made Centre Filled European Chocolates using imported equipment, accessories and 100% imported raw materials. Something you must carry back home for your loved ones.
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