Good place to be.Nice place to recharge and regain energy.Comfortable stay. Really nice food.Courteous staff. Lot of games available. Really good place to stay for a day or two if you are looking to relax.

We had to stay at this fort converted hotel while traveling from Manali to Delhi. We can taste some royal senses of Nalagarh. But rooms are not so exuberant. But people who like history can really enjoy the place. The restaurant has some rare photographs of the royal family. Staff are courteous.

On route Delhi- Dharamshala, we decided to stop at Nalagarh for a day. A short detour from the main town square to the top of a hillock, and maneuvering through some rather narrow winding roads, we got to the Nalagarh Fort.

At first glance, Nalagarh looks like any other dilapidated large fortress, but we walked in only to be charmed by it's beautiful expansive rooms, furniture and paintings from another era, and a massive terrace verandah offering a breathtaking panoramic view of the city to the Shivalik hills.

We wanted to go on an extended weekend trip not too far from Delhi. This seemed a good option to start with.
The drive from Delhi to Pinjore (most of it on NH1) is pretty smooth. We started from Delhi around 5 am & after some traffic bottlenecks near the Delhi border, the drive was pretty much smooth (Karnal, Panchkula etc.). The last 30 kilometres just before Nalagarh "fort" were not very good. The last hundred metres is a steep climb to reach the main gates of the fort.

It is situated at the border between Punjab & Himachal Pradesh near the foothills of the Shivalik hills. So, there's lots of hills with greenery on 3 sides of the fort. The view of the village lights fron the terrace of the fort was pretty good. You can sit at the terrace, enjoy your drinks & snacks and the view. For photography enthusiasts, there are lots of nooks and corners to explore and to snap different views from the vantage points in the fort.

The food options at all three buffet meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) were okay enough. We also used Nalagarh as a base to visit Parwanoo which is within a 40 km drive from this place. The Mughal gardens of Pinjore are another place that you can visit while returning from there.