Accommodation in Ranikhet

 Non Government Accommodation at the township of Ranikhet

Name of Hotel/Residential Unit     Telephone Number
Hotel Meghdoot     -  91-5966-220475,220568
Hotel Tribhuwan - 91-5966-225024,220655
Cost Plus Resort - 91-5966-228369
Tourist Rest House Monal - 91-5966-221527
Hotel Alka - 91-5966-220269
Tourist Rest House, Ranikhet - 91-5966-220893
Hotel Everest -    91-5966-220402
Hotel Moon - 91-5966-220382
Hotel Tourist - 91-5966-220223
Hotel Rajdeep -    91-5966-220017
Raj Guest House - 91-5966-220447
Hotel Norton - 91-5966-220377
Hotel Chevron Rose Mount - 91-5966-221391
Hotel West View - 91-5966-220261
Holm Farm Heritage - 91-5966-220891
Hotel Royal Mountain     -
Himadri Rest House - 91-5966-220588
Shivmandir Dharamshala - 91-5966-220034
Mangalam Guest House - 91-9410311111
Ranikhet Grand - 91-5966-221144
Ranikhet Hotel - 91-5966-220919
Ranikhet Club - 91-5966-220611
Kalawati Retreat - 91-5966-220304
Windsor Lodge     -
Woods Villa - 91-5966-240374

Other hotels in Ranikhet
Hotel Parwati Inn 
Ratan Palace Compound,
Ranikhet, Almora
Uttarakhand
Tel: + 91 5966 220325 / 61
Email: parwatiinn@gmail.com / parwatihotels@gmail.com
Website : http://www.parwatihotels.com

The Xanadu Resort
Village Talli Riyuni
PO Majkhali via Ranikhet
Distt. Almora (Uttarakhand) INDIA
Tel : +91 - 5966 - 240199 (Telefax 240079)
Mobile: +91 9412093093, 9756534400
Email: xanaduresort@gmail.com,
Website : www.xanaduranikhet.com

Ranikhet Hill Station in Uttarakhand, India

Ranikhet is a hill station located in the Almora district of the state of Uttarakhand in India. This is a cantonement area and  is the home for the Military Hospital, for the Kumaon Regiment and Naga Regiment. The town is maintained by the Indian Army. Ranikhet is placed at an altitude of about 1,869 m  and is spread across the two ridges, one is called the Ranikhet ridge, which is placed at an altitude of 5,983 ft (1,824 m) and  the second, is called the Chaubattia ridge, placed at an elevation of 6,942 ft (2,116 m).

Ranikhet is a hills station placed at about at an altitude of 6132 ft ( 1869 m ) above sea level and  you can see the western peaks of the Himalayas from here. The lush green forests with pine trees, plants and the attractivebirds and the wild life, with the fragrant, fresh and pure  mountain breeze along with the beautiful enchanting view of the great Himalayas makes you feel heavenly. 

Bes‫t time to visit Ranikhet
Throughout the year except the three months December, January and February when the snow falls occur, are very good  to travel to Ranikhet. During these three months it will be evry cold and you can enjoy during the rest of the months in a year.

Accommodation facilities at Almora

Government Accommodations at Almora
Circuit House: The reservations at circuit house is made by the district magistrate of Almora and is given on the basis of availability and warrant of precedence and is generally given to visiting dignitaries and important persons. So if you belong to the above mentioned group ring up 05962-230299,230170

Forest Rest House : The reservations is made by the divisional forest officer of Almora whose office phone number is 05962-230065

P.W.D. Inspection House Almora: The reservations of the suites available is made by the Executive Engineer, Provincial Division whose office phone number is 05962-230066.

Non Government Accommodation at the township of Almora

Name of Hotel/Residential Unit     Telephone Number
Hotel Shikhar    -    91-5962-230253, 230156
Hotel Surmool   -    91-5962-230460
Holiday Home    -    91-5962-230250
Hotel Himsagar  -    91-5962-230711,232256
Hotel Ranjana   -   91-5962-230301
Hotel Aparna    -    91-5962-230192
Hotel Himtower   -  91-5962-230647
Mountain Resort Papersaili   -  91-5962-233650
Hotel Jai Vijay   -  91-5962-231052
Hotel Shyam     91-5962-232790,233043
Khem's Guest House Papersaili     -
Hotel Savoy     91-5962-230329
Hotel Trishul     91-5962-230243
Hotel Pawan     91-5962-230252
Hotel Vikas     91-5962-231455
Hotel Konark     91-5962-231217
Hotel Devdar Holiday Inn     -
Binsar Valley Resort     91-5962-253028
Mountain Resort     91-5962-251011,251198
Kalmatiya Sangam Resort     91-5962-231572,233625
Hotel Ambassador     91-5962-230118
Hotel Ashok     91-5962-231073
Hotel Himalaya     -
Hotel Milan     -
Hotel Alka     -
Hotel Kailash     91-5962-230624
Hotel Tourist     -
Snow View Resort Almora     91-5962-233650,233651
Hotel Royal     -
Sariyapani Guest House     -
Y.M.C.A. Pokherthal     91-5962-251151
Tourist Bungalow Binsar     91-5962-251110
Tourist Bungalow Jageshwar     91-5962-263028
Tourist Bungalow Shitlakhet     91-5962-244005
Hotel Himplaza     91-5962-230632
Hotel Bhagwati Palace     91-5962-230222
Khazanchand Mansion     91-5962-230337
Hotel Shelesh     91-5962-232399
Kasaar Jungle Resort     91-5962-251127,251181
Imperial Heights Resort     91-5962-251097

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Almora

Almora Hill Station in Uttarakhand, India

Almora Hill Station is in the state of Uttaranchal. This is one of the favourite hill stations in the area. Almora is surrounded by hill ranges on all four sides and all those ranges have temples at their top of goddesses Banari Devi, Kasar Devi, Sayahi Devi and the temple of Sun god. Almora is also called as the cultural capital of Kumaon.

The Climate at Almora is said to be moderate when compared to other resorts, since it has warm mornings, pleasant evenings and cold nights. The best time for tourists would be April - June and Spetember - November and the snowfall time will be end of December.

Unlike many other resorts of India this one was found by Raja Balo Kalyan Chand of Katyuri dynasty and was made his capital when he shifted from Champawat in 1568 .


Temples of Almora

Almora is one hill station from where you can watch the elegance of the snow capped central himalayas. There are many tourist spots in and around Almora like the 1000 year old ancient temple of Nandadevi.

Chitai temple 8 km away from Almora is dedicated to their local God Golu. This temple is visited by thousands of Kumaonis living in Kumaon or outside to write letters to fulfil their desires and hang a bell for their God.

The 800-year old Sun Temple at Katarmal just 7 km from Almorais known for its architecture and intricate carvings. It is one of the biggest sun temple in the whole of Uttaranchal.

Amidst a dense Deodar forest a group of 125 temples exists, dating back to 7th -11th century AD. The majority of these temples ios of Lord Shiva and the others of various godesses. One among them Jageshwar temple which is 34 kms away from Almora is a Shiva temple and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.

Govind Vallabh Pant Museum is near the main bus stand and in that museum lots of idols and statues found during the archaelogical excavations of Kumaon. Vivekananda Memorial and the Library is also there nearby Almora town, where Swami Vivekananda is supposed to have stopped on his way to the Himalayas.

How to Reach Almora?

You have to reach New  Delhi first from wherever you are travelling from and then connect to the conveyance to Almora.

If you are travelling to Almora by air the nearest airport is at Pantnagar, which is the seat of famous agricultural university, about 127 kilometers from Almora.

If you are travelling to Almora by rail, the nearest railway station is at Kathgodam, which is situated around 90 kilometers away. Kathgodam is connected by rail directly with Delhi, the capital of India, Lucknow, the capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh and Dehradun the capital of the state of Uttaranchal as well as Kolkatathe capital city of the state of West Bengal.

If you are travelling to Almora by road,  you can travel from Kathgodam, by local transport, private taxies as well as buses run by private operators, and buses run by UASRTC, the state government corporation.. Almora is connected by road  and is easily accessible from almost all the major cities of India.

Distances from some of the major cities in North India to Almora
78 kilometers to kathgodam
61 kilometers to Bhimtal
380 kilometers away from Delhi,
301 kilometers from Aligarh
451 kilometers from Kanpur
449 kilometers from Ambala
495 kilometers from Chandigarh
1257 kilometers from Ahmedabad
1038 kilometers from Nagpur
466 kilometers from Lucknow
415 kilometers from Dehradun.