Hotel Soulitude by the Riverside (Nainital, India)

About Soulitude by the Riverside

Soulitude by the Riverside is an updated 1940s mountain lodge and working organic farm situated beside the fast-flowing Kalsa River in the remote hills outside Nainital. The property is reached via a 30-minute trek. Accommodation choices include rooms, cottages and a three-bedroom house for groups. The accommodations offer rustic Himalayan décor, heated mattresses, room heaters, solar-powered hot water and en-suite bathrooms decorated with rocks. The house rooms feature skylights. The cottages have verandas and traditional fireplaces. Some feature an indoor-outdoor bathroom. The cosy common lounge features 360-degree picture windows. Guests can relax by the outdoor fireplace, stroll the grounds or rest at scenic riverside huts overlooking waterfalls. Internet access is available. A complimentary breakfast plus lunch, dinner and snacks are served in the dining room decorated with traditional artefacts. Outdoor meal preparation can often be observed in the dhaba. Food is sourced from the property's own farm. Soulitude by the Riverside is ten kilometres from Bhimtal Lake and 12 kilometres from the Butterfly Research Centre Bhimtal.