The Yamini is an Indian style hotel, with all the good and bad that you can expect... finishing touches are non existing and it seems that the concept of painting only the walls and not the light switches has yet again being forgotten. Expect worn carpets, a naff decor and the typical dirty walls, cables hanging here and there, 3,000 light switches with no particular purpose, shabby grouting, the missing or blown tile here and there, some dodgy stains in the blankets and a general lack of maintenance and dirty walls, not forgetting your lovely set of colourful buckets in the bathroom to mix your water so you don’t get scolded or freeze until you lose consciousness. There are several internal telephone numbers to connect you with room service, etc. but don’t bother as they don’t speak English, so just dial reception. Doesn’t sound too good, right? All said, if you need to spend a night in Palampur as we did and you can’t find anything else, well... it could be worse. The management was... More