Who typically does a long stay at Misty?

Solo travellers, couples, small families, and people between chapters. Writers, remote workers, anyone who has decided that two weeks in the mountains is exactly what they need.

Is the 2-week minimum strict?

Yes. Anything less doesn't give the place - or you - enough time.

What does the Pahari kitchen serve?

A vegetarian Kumaoni menu - home-style cooking, three meals a day, made fresh. Dal, sabzi, rotis, local greens, seasonal produce. The kitchen adapts to dietary needs.

Can Misty Home guests use the Pahari kitchen?

Yes. Order any meal, any day, at the à la carte rate - ₹200 for breakfast, ₹350 for lunch or dinner. No advance commitment needed.

Is there reliable internet?

4G signal from the adjacent ridge is strong and reliable - guests have completed video calls without issue. A WiFi dongle is also available on loan.

Can I bring children?

Yes. Both cottages suit families well. Kafal sleeps 6, Misty Home sleeps 4 adults. The 1,000 acres gives children - and parents - plenty of room.

Call or WhatsApp Madhur directly. No booking engine, no form. Availability is limited - both cottages book for weeks at a time.

Long Stay • Misty Mountains Jhaltola

Two weeks. Long enough
to stop counting days.

Kafal Cottage & Misty Home — Kumaon, Uttarakhand

Minimum

2 weeks

From

₹15,000/wk

Private Estate

1,000 acres

You wake up on day three and realise you have not checked the time.

By the end of the first week, you know which bird starts before the others. You have a favourite corner of the deck. You have stopped taking photographs of the mountains and started just watching them.

The second week is quieter still. Not because anything changes — because you do.

Misty's long-stay cottages are for people who want that. Writers, readers, people between things, people who know exactly what they need and have stopped apologising for it.

★★★★★

"This was my third visit and I stayed a full 2 weeks this time. What unfolded was a quiet, deeply restorative retreat"

Solo guest · Feb 2026

TripAdvisor

Two cottages

Different in character. Identical in quiet.

Kafal Cottage

Where the deck becomes the heart of your days.

You spend most of your time there without meaning to. Morning chai while the mist lifts, afternoon books in the sun, evenings watching the forest go dark. The living room is for the nights when it gets cold.

Two bedrooms on the ground floor. An attic room above with its own bath. A private deck where the forest is close enough to feel personal.

Three bedrooms Private deck Sleeps up to 6

Misty Home

A house rather than a cottage. Entirely your own.

You settle into it the way you settle into a borrowed house from a trusted friend. The small private garden outside becomes, by the second week, somewhere you go without thinking — morning chai, afternoon quiet, nowhere else to be.

Cook when you want. Order from the kitchen when you don't. Some mornings you do both.

Two bedrooms Own kitchen & garden Sleeps up to 4 adults

The Pahari Kitchen

Food that tastes like someone knew
you were coming.

You will not find a menu card. What you will find, three times a day, is dal, sabzi, rotis from the chulha, local greens, seasonal pickles — a vegetarian Kumaoni kitchen made fresh, from scratch.

"The food nostalgic of our childhoods."

Prof. Amitava Ghose · April 2026

Some evenings the kitchen moves outside. Dinner on the chulha, fire lit, someone from the team chatting while they cook.

"One of the highlights was dinner cooked outdoors on a traditional earthen chulha. Sitting by the fire, chatting while they cooked, made for a truly memorable evening."

Ritika · May 2026

Misty Home guests with their own kitchen can order from the Misty kitchen whenever they choose. No advance commitment needed.

Weekly rates

Straightforward pricing. Nothing hidden.

KAFAL COTTAGE

Cottage only ₹15,000 / week

Sleeps Up to 6

Add meals — choose one

All meals, per person

breakfast, lunch & dinner

+₹5,000 / week

or pay per meal — breakfast ₹200

or pay per meal — lunch / dinner ₹350

Guided walks included. Taxes included.

Most Chosen

MISTY HOME

Cottage only ₹15,000 / week

Sleeps Up to 4 adults

Add meals — choose one

All meals, per person

breakfast, lunch & dinner

+₹5,000 / week

or pay per meal — breakfast ₹200

or pay per meal — lunch / dinner ₹350

Own kitchen, so meals are optional - cook for yourself or order from the Misty kitchen. Guided walks included. Taxes included.

₹25,000 / week

A couple, cottage + all meals. Minimum stay: 2 weeks. Pickup and drop from Kathgodam or Tanakpur available on request — not included in the weekly rate.

What else is included

The estate is yours to explore.

Forest & Trails

1,000 acres

Guided walks across the estate. The Lambakeshwar temple trek. The Jadapani forest trails. Birdsong you will learn by the second week.

The Village

Ram Mandir, 2km

Old terraced fields, stone houses, people who have lived at this altitude for generations. A slow afternoon outing.

Connectivity

4G + WiFi dongle

Jio, Airtel or Vodafone SIM gets reliable 4G here - good enough for video calls. No signal, or need it on your laptop? Borrow our WiFi dongle.

PLAN YOUR LONG STAY

Both cottages are available year-round.

Availability is limited by design.

CALL MADHUR WHATSAPP

Any day · 9am to 9pm

Two weeks. Long enough to stop counting days.

2 weeks

₹15,000/wk

1,000 acres

You wake up on day three and realise you have not checked the time.

Different in character. Identical in quiet.

Where the deck becomes the heart of your days.

A house rather than a cottage. Entirely your own.

Food that tastes like someone knew you were coming.

Straightforward pricing. Nothing hidden.

Add meals — choose one

Add meals — choose one

₹25,000 / week

The estate is yours to explore.

1,000 acres

Ram Mandir, 2km

4G + WiFi dongle

Both cottages are available year-round.

Frequently Asked Questions

Two weeks. Long enough
to stop counting days.

Food that tastes like someone knew
you were coming.