We Stayed in hadimba cottages from 3rd Dec'10 to 7th Dec'10. We booked all our travel and stay in manali through HPTDC office at chennai. First thing i want to appreciate HPTDC for their excellent tourism service through out himachal. Hats off to them. Coming to Hadimba cottages, itz really a pleasant stay here. Very comfortable, very calm place to stay. it is a wooden cottage and there are 12 cottages totally with 2 cottages are built adjacent to each other. It has a reading/dining room in the entrance, a beautiful kitchen with basic utensils, gas connection and stove, marble floored attached bathroom and an wonderful double cot bed room with a heater, TV and phone. We cooked almost on all the days and enjoyed the home feel throughout in Manali(hadimba cottages). The reception person is very kind and really very helpful. The cottage is very Clean, comfortable and gives us a homely stay. We can hear little sounds from the adjacent cottage but it is very little and within limit. However we enjoyed the nature, its sounds over here nicely. It is situated 2 kms from The mall road and we get autos round the clock. Hadimba devi temple is walkable distance from here. we didnt order any food here as we prepared ourselves. Finally i would like to say Hadimba cottages will be a heaven and give a marvellous and wonderful feel for people who want to enjoy their trip leisurely by cooking themselves.

Thanks,
Ram and Priya[--]

My husband, seven year old daughter and me from Mumbai visited Shimla, Fagu, Kullu and Manali . As this was a highly recommended hotel within a reasonable budget, we had chosen this. We were very happy when we saw the rooms. These are cottages which are modelled in the form of log huts with actual woodden logs put outside. The thing that surprised us was that there was in each cottage 1 bedroom, 1 dinning room and also 1 Kitchen . The room was very comfortable with a good working heater and warm water even coming in the bathroom wash basin. The Kitchen had some basic utensils and a gas, fridge which we used occasionally to make Maggi etc. The view from the Hotel was ok but it was very close to all the major tourist locations like Van Vihar Hadimba temple etc. The only downside isthat the Hotel does not have a restaurant/ canteen. So all food including breakfast will either need to be prepared by you in the kitchen or do a take out/ eat out. We prepared Maggi for breakfast and used to eat out during the day. Good helpfull staff - overall a great experience

We travelled to Manali without any booking, and with a limited budget!

We decided on the fly to travel to Manali. We took a bus from Delhi, and reached Manali in about 14 hours. On our way, we called some hotel (Log Huts) and booked a room for one night. Reaching Manali, we checked in Log Huts. It was relatively expensive for our budget trip (Rs. 2200/- + taxes per night for a meagre room).

So we slept there overnight, and roamed in Manali in search of a better (and cheaper) place. Asking for good veg food, we were guided by locals to a place where we saw this Hadimba Cottage!!

We enquired the rates. Wow. 700/- a night (no taxes). We checked the room. Wow, cozy. Though not very spacious, but cozy. We checked the bathrooms. Wow, clean. Very clean. We checked the view. Wow again. Over seeing the Hadimba temple and the mountains, the view from the balcony was amazing.

We decided to check in instantly.

The best part of this hotel (at least for Veg lovers) is that there is a very good veg restaurant right below this place. You get the "best" aaloo parathaas there.

Named after Manali's famous Hadimba Temple and ringed by enchanting deodar wood, the cottages have a delightful view of the Beas Valley. These cottages are ideal for those who seek privacy and a touch of solitude.
The cottage is situated just 2kms from mall road and yet has very quiet surroundings.There is a lot of greenry around and a beautiful garden.