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Kuhiro RidgeHomestay, Darjeeling
The homestay at first light, prayer flags along the garden wall

Wake up above the clouds.

Six rooms on a quiet ridge outside Darjeeling town, breakfast on the terrace, and the Kanchenjunga range from the balcony on clear mornings.

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Arriving at dawn

Demo photos: illustrations

Kuhiro means mist in Nepali

A family home with rooms for guests

Pema Sherpa and her family keep four kinds of room in the house and the garden. Mornings start with tea from the slopes below; evenings end by the wood stove.

  • 12 pmCheck-in, from
  • 10 amCheck-out, by
  • BreakfastIn the room price
  • Car from NJPOr Bagdogra, on request

The rooms

Every room has its own bathroom with hot water, heavy quilts for winter nights and a kettle. Rates are for the room a night, breakfast included; Friday and Saturday nights cost a little more.

  • The Kanchenjunga View Room: a double bed by a wide window onto the hills

    Kanchenjunga View Room

    Double, with a balcony · up to 3 guests

    The two front rooms. On a clear morning the snow peaks fill the window; on a misty one, you watch the cloud lift off the valley.

    ₹4,200a night · ₹4,800 Friday and Saturday · third guest ₹900 a night

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  • The Tea Garden Room: a double bed with a window over tea bushes

    Tea Garden Room

    Double · up to 2 guests

    At the back of the house, over the tea bushes and the garden path. The quietest rooms we have.

    ₹3,200a night · ₹3,600 Friday and Saturday

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  • The Family Loft: a double bed below and two single beds up under the sloping roof

    Family Loft

    A double and two singles · up to 4 guests

    The top floor under the wooden roof: a double bed by the window and two single beds up a few steps, for families with children.

    ₹5,800a night for four · ₹6,500 Friday and Saturday

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  • The Garden Cottage: a small stone cottage with its own porch among flower beds

    Garden Cottage

    Double, plus a day bed · 2 guests + 1

    A stone cottage of its own at the end of the garden, with a porch for the evening. Two nights or more.

    ₹3,800a night · ₹4,400 Friday and Saturday · third guest ₹800 a night · 2 nights or more

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These rates come from the homestay's dashboard, so a change there shows here. Booking online asks for 30% as an advance; the rest is paid when you leave.

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Pick your check-in and check-out days and how many of you are coming. You'll see which rooms are free for every night and what the whole stay costs.

  • Your request holds the room straight away. We confirm it within a few hours.
  • Staying longer than 30 nights, or booking for a group? Send us a message below.

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Breakfast on the terrace: eggs, toast, fruit and a pot of Darjeeling tea
A plate of steamed momos with chilli sauce on the dinner table

Home cooking

Breakfast is in the room price. Lunch and dinner are cooked in the family kitchen when you ask in the morning, vegetarian or not.

  • Breakfasteggs your way, puri sabzi or toast, fruit, tea
  • Dinnerdal, rice, a seasonal sabzi, momos or thukpa
  • Packed breakfastfor an early start to Tiger Hill

What's around

We'll help you plan the days and book a car for the longer trips.

  • Tiger Hill

    The sunrise viewpoint above Ghoom, where the first light reaches the Kanchenjunga range. Cars leave well before dawn; ask us the night before and we'll pack you breakfast.

  • Tea gardens

    The hills around Darjeeling are covered in tea estates. Some welcome visitors in the picking season; ask us which ones are open while you're here.

  • Mall Road and Chowrasta

    The town's walking promenade and its open square at the top of the ridge, with benches, bookshops and tea rooms. The place for an evening walk.

  • The toy train

    Darjeeling station is on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the narrow-gauge line that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ghoom, on the same line, is its highest station.

Getting here

Darjeeling is reached by road from the plains at Siliguri. We can book a car to meet you; tell us your train or flight when you book.

By train: New Jalpaiguri (NJP)

The main railway station for the hills. Shared jeeps and taxis go up to Darjeeling from outside the station, or a car we book meets you at the exit.

By air: Bagdogra

The airport near Siliguri. Prepaid taxis wait outside the arrivals hall, or a car we book meets you there.

The toy train also runs up the hill from the plains on some days. Check current trains and timings with Indian Railways before you plan around it. Roads in the hills can be slow in the monsoon, so leave room in your day.

House rules

  • Check-inFrom 12 pm. Arriving early? Leave your bags and have tea while the room is made up.
  • Check-outBy 10 am.
  • IDPhoto ID for every adult guest at check-in.
  • Quiet hours10 pm to 7 am. Sound carries in a wooden house.
  • SmokingNot indoors. The garden is yours.
  • Advance30% when you book online, the rest when you leave. UPI, cards or cash.
  • CancellingSee cancellations and refunds.

Questions guests ask

Is the Kanchenjunga visible in December?

Often, yes. December mornings are usually clear and cold, and the peaks show best early, before the cloud builds up. The mountains keep their own timetable though, so we can't promise a view on a given day.

Can you arrange a car from NJP?

Yes, from NJP station or Bagdogra airport. Tell us your train or flight when you book, and the driver will meet you with your name on a card. You pay the fare to the driver.

Do you serve vegetarian food?

Yes. Breakfast is vegetarian unless you ask for eggs, and dinner can be all vegetarian. Tell us in the morning what you'd like.

How cold is it in winter?

Cold enough for the quilts and a room heater, which we bring on request. Bring warm layers for the early mornings.

Do children stay free?

Children under 5 sharing your bed stay free. The Family Loft is the room for four.

Ask us anything

A group, a long stay, a car from the station or a question about the view: send it here and we'll answer by WhatsApp or phone.

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Rooms that can't be double booked

Each room's nights are held in the database itself, so two guests pressing Book at once can never get the same room for the same night.

Nightly and weekend rates

A price a night per room type, a Friday and Saturday price, extra guests and minimum nights. The site and the booking page read them live.

Guests book their own dates

They see which rooms are free for every night and the price of the whole stay, then send a request with the advance by UPI.

A rooms calendar and today's list

Two weeks of rooms at a glance, arrivals and departures for the day, check-in and check-out on the phone at the desk.

Booking.com and Airbnb in step

Calendar links both ways, so a night booked on another site closes here, and a night booked here closes there.

Reminders and invoices

A reminder the day before arrival, and an invoice from the stay with the nights at their rates, in one tap.

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