Cliff Top Club Resort (Adjacent To Auli Lake)

The resort (or should i call it a hotel), is true to its name... it is on a cliff top... but now you also have accommodation option from Garhwal Mandal at same place, at lower price, so the property does not hold its USP any more further, considering the charges Rs *******and more on per night basis, you may be feel a bit disappointed considering the services and other facilities at the resort... well the owner might have invested worth of money initially in making the property, but now it appears that owner/s are not interested in maintaining the same... property is loosing all its charm... renovation work is not completed at many places and few internal section of the property appears like a dark / haunted place Most Important: you cannot drive directly to resort / hotel, if you are not driving a SUV / 4W drive... further, even that is dependent on permission from Army who control the 4 KM approach road Staying here may not be termed as Value for Money, if one see the package in totality, but If you consider the location aspect (away from all kind of hustle / bustle and amid snow capped valley view) you may feel satisfied for the price you are paying Pros AWESOME Locations - serene / peaceful BIG Rooms - perfect for a family with 2 or more kids GOOD Food - Hot and Tasty Cons The chair lift charges Rs 300 per person for to & fro journey... so daily commuting from hotel / resort may be a issue, if you are staying for more than 2 days... more so, if you have big bags / luggage the potter will charge Rs 100 for 2 bags (one way) Resort charges Rs 500 per trip, for any Trip down the hill in their 4W Jeepsey... and the condition of the same is also not very good Room Service is really pathetic... you need to call them 3-5 times even for getting a Tea... further, they serve Tea in rooms only during specific time i.e. after 4PM and after 7AM... you may not be provided tea in room between 10/11 AM to 4 PM Housekeeping is also not good...we stayed there for 2 Days and no one came to clean the room / change the towel etc.... the room heater was also not working and despite 4-5 reminders it was not changed Generator only runs upto 11 PM... so after that in case of any power failure you have to survive wither on candle or on mobile torch While the service boys and other staff is helpful and try every means to provide a better service, but the approach is not at all professional... you will find that there is no senior manager who is responsible for the daily management of the property... some local guys are managing the property, as if it is running on some contractual terms there check out billing is also not very accurate / professional no activity rooms for kids... just a bonfire at night so stay here only for location and better not to expect any kind of luxury (even 3 star hotel) service you may feel like to have at a resort charging Rs *****and more per night Room Tip: all rooms are good. however, rooms towards lake side have better view of snow capped valley...

First you need to understand, getting snow at Auli is not sure even in Winter days, you need to be lucky for that. But during the months December to March you'll get excellent views of Himalayan ranges that's sure. To reaching Clifftop resort you must have to avail the chairlift which runs till 3pm in the evening. So if you're coming from some other location ensure you start early not to miss this chairlift which runs between from Auli GMVN and ends at 200m distance from Clifftop resort. If you miss the chairlift or the service is closed for some reason, the other option is to call resort and they'll send a 4x4 Gypsy and that journey of 4km from GMVN to resort is really really bad. The road is not at all can be called motorable, either you'll bump your head or knees inside car. We got some good deal at ******* to have the family suite @***** which accommodates 4 adults and two children. The suite has two rooms and one toilet having access from both the rooms. Inside room has a super comfy large bed and outside room has a sofa which can be turned into a double bed. The suite has room heater in each room, a small kitchen with a small refrigerator, a toaster, an electric kettle. As per them the kitchen tap provides drinking water. The room we got was Mt.Nandadevi facing and it was really nice. The other side rooms also have a breathtaking viewes. Sunset views are better here than Sunrise and ensure you don't miss the sunset color on the Himalayan peaks. Room service was very good, our room rate was including breakfast and dinner. In breakfast there were options like milk-cornflkaes, puri-sabji, bread-butter-jam tea/coffee. In dinner options were veg soup, peas polao, chapati, sahi paneer, chicken, hot gulabjamun. Food items if availed separately is extremely costly. e.g.For breakfast they charges *** per person, tea/coffee -** per cup, gulabjamun 2pc - ***. Food prepared were really tasty. If you want to stay at most beautiful location of Auli this is the option, another nearby resort we saw *******resort but not sure how to book that. Otherwise the option is ******** and *******yellow color log huts.

Hotel is 50 years old...no renovation done...old furniture...too big rooms...heaters take time for room to cool.. food quality is good..but inconsistent food taste...no road to reach till hotel as its under military area and hence broekn road...hotel charges **** for their Gypsy vehicle to bring us and our luggage upto hotel...or another option is spend ***** per person to come by ropeway upto hotel (*** for porter + ** for ropeway and luggage)...only good hotel to stay in auli as you are on height and very close to snow area....bring water bottles from market below before going to hotel as they charge Rs 75 per bottle which we didnt paid and negotiated as 2bottles are complimentary by any hotel...upma (100)...tea (75)...4slice of toast (80)....inshort yes expensive but its worth a view of mountains and time you get to spend with nature so close...

While staff from GM rank to service boys were very cordial and friendly and the sceinic view was amazing besides room cleanliness , following needs to be considered : a) provide electric kettle , tea and.coffee and milk pouches in each room, B) geysers must have customized high killowatt heating elements as after draining one bucket of hot water , subzero cold water refilling geyser takes more than 30 mnts to warm up ,c) provide backup emergency light / lamp in each room and bath rooms instead of candles and match box ,D) scope exists to improve food cooking quality besides taking proper care of vegetarian food items ... construct kaccha steps from chair lift station to club and back ....