Our stay at Khilona couldn’t have been nicer. The entire staff was super warm and welcoming. The houseboat itself is an experience everyone should indulge in. Rooms are spacious. Special mention for Rinku for always having a smile on his face. And special thanks to the owners- Muzzafar and Ghulam ji for enthralling us with their stories. Can’t wait to be back.
On 12th August 2022 we arrived at houseboat in the evening by 7 PM .when I saw the houseboat i was mesmerising by its architecture .its owner was very kind and talked to us in the evening for a hours. Now came to houseboat it's having 5 room and a dining area and a drawing room when entering into houseboat.we booked this via our kashmir travel agency but u can book it directly via calling the owner. It's being rated 4 * and price vary between 3500 to 4000. We got two deluxe room with breakfast and dinner inculcate . Dinner and breakfast are good with maintaining the hyegin. There was a one guy which name was REHAN he served us nicely for whatever we ask him. Overall u can try it as our experience was great.
We stayed in Khilona Houseboat for 2 nights in July 2022. It is one of our most memorable experiences. The houseboat, Khilona is simply amazing with a beautiful decor, attentive staff and our wonderful host. We look forward to another visit in the near future.
I came all the way from Léh to have some relaxing time for myself I went to khilona heritage houseboat for a night ended up by staying for 5 nights the place is situated at quite place the boat is well maintained the staff is very friendly and food was up the mark I will be back again Wondering owner very helpful Thanks for making my holiday memorable
The scenic view around the boat and the decoration is quite good. everything look good and serene until at night.... the sellers who come up on our boat is so annoying!!. At first, the staff told us that the seller might come on the boat to show and sell there things but we can say NO if we don't want it. And, the weird thing is he told us that on 9.00 pm., his counsin will come to sell his product on our boat and he told us to give him a time to see his product.. we just say OK because we don't have any other choice although it's quite late...... when 9.00pm. no one shows up including to the staff!, so we lock the front door and go into our bedrooms. Almost 10.00 pm., someone knock and call us at the front door, we don't know who he is and we are going to sleep because we're just trekking down from the mountain and so tried, so we just say no to him, close the curtain and switch off the light. .... But, he call to the staff and then staff shows up and open the door for him and let him come to sit inside our boat!. And then the staff go to our room and call us to listen to his friend for selling his product at 10.00pm!!!!!, what is the privacy and security for this place?!!!!. We say NO almost 10 times and tell them that we don't want to buy it and he should go because it the night time but they don't listen to us at all !!!. He still try to sell his things to us. We told the staff we're not OK with this, it's almost 10.00 pm.!. It's a very terrible experience and so offend situation to us! but they don't care and still go on with his selling with supporting from the staff!!!. I think everyone want to stay privately and securely. If you want to help local people to let them sell their products, we totally understand. BUT, you should have the rules and do it properly to keep privacy and security for your clients!. You should set the proper time and ask your client for permission first before let them come up on the boat! especially on the nighttime!!!!!!!!!!! 😠😠😠. You should respect your client first because we pay the money for you to stay safe and private, not for shopping especially without our desire!. So bad experience for the first time with boathouse at this place!. please noted that and fix your rules and your staff!!!. …
This was my first visit to Srinagar and also first experience of staying on a houseboat. Staying in Khilona the houseboat was a wonderful experience. The ambience, decor and service were excellent. Maintenance and hospitality were exceptionally good. The owner took personal interest to make our stay comfortable. Staying in Khilona on the Negin lake was a therapeutic and calming experience.
Wonderful experience. The entire family thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Khilona which is at the peaceful and scenic Negin lake. Well appointed, comfortable houseboat with attentive and efficient staff. The hosts really made our trip a very comfortable and memorable one! Highly recommend!!!
Had an excellent experience visited with family the ambience, the warmth, the food, the attention to detail was all simply superb, the biggest advantage this property has that it has been recently renovated amenities are all state of the art with old world charm of Houseboat & the view you get & serenity all around is all overwhelming... looking forward to visiting again....
It's very good and comfortable and made very beautifully. Full hand made carvings in wooden wall and many more. Will visit once again. The house boat is very clean and very hygienic and attendent and owner are very polite and friendly. Food is also good.
We were a group of 13 people from Pune. We had an excellent stay at the Khilona House Boats 1 and 2. The owner Mr. Altaf and his father are very courteous and take personal interest in the needs of the guests. The boats are very tastefully done with intricate wooden carvings. The service by the staff too was very prompt. Food was good and the owners were always willing to organize Shikara rides at reasonable rates. These boats are parked at the Nagin Lake which is quite clean and has still waters. The only thing that I needed to ask for was a replacement of bath towels and to place hand towels in the room. The views from the front lobby of the boats are amazing.
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