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Tehri Garhwal, India

Ananda in the Himalayas

A palace estate above the Ganges valley, where the kitchen follows the programme.

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The place

The palace

The restored palace of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal, on the estate.

The length

Programmes of 7, 14, or 21 nights, not a casual weekend room.

The kitchen

Menus written for the programme, including Ayurvedic meals by dosha.

The spa

24,000 square feet and 25 treatment rooms, as the brochure prints it.

The count

64 rooms, plus suites, the Viceregal Suite, and 3 villas with private pools.

Our read

Most Himalayan hotels still sell a view and a dinner menu. Ananda sells a length of time. The palace of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal is the building, and the valley is real, but the stay is a programme of 7, 14, or 21 nights, with the kitchen following the dosha or the cleanse rather than a guest's whim. That is why the 64 rooms, the Viceregal Suite, and the three villas with private pools are secondary. Come if you want the meals, the yoga, and the doctors to be one plan. Skip it if you wanted Rishikesh town, a Ganga aarti you can walk to, or the freedom to eat whatever you like at night. The estate is Narendra Nagar, forty minutes from Dehradun, not a room above the river ghats.

Come here for

  • A 7, 14, or 21 night programme, with the kitchen written to match
  • The palace estate above the Ganges valley, not a hotel in Rishikesh town
  • The Viceregal Suite, or one of the three villas with a private pool

Skip it if

  • You want to choose every meal from a restaurant menu.
  • You wanted the ghats of Rishikesh as a walk from the door.

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Ananda in the Himalayas sits on the Palace Estate at Narendra Nagar, Tehri Garhwal, on what the retreat calls a 100 acre Maharaja's palace estate, looking over the Rishikesh valley. The public reservations number is +91 80 69750000. Their own brochure counts 64 rooms with private balconies, 2 deluxe suites, 4 garden suites, the Viceregal Suite in the palace, the Ananda Suite, and 3 villas, each with a private pool. The spa is given as 24,000 square feet and 25 treatment rooms. Dehradun airport is a 40 minute drive, as they print it. The decision is not a room category. Signature programmes run 7, 14, or 21 nights, and the kitchen writes the meals for the programme: Ayurvedic menus by dosha, detox, or a yogic menu. The restaurant they describe is built in a grove of sal trees, with the Restaurant Pavilion for tea and the pool for a light plate. A traveller who wants to order freely from a hotel menu is in the wrong place. There is no public nightly rate on the page. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    The Palace Estate, Narendra Nagar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 249175. The retreat says Dehradun airport is about 40 minutes. Reservations +91 80 69750000.

  2. Live here

    A 7, 14, or 21 night programme, with the kitchen written to match

  3. Go

    Book on the hotel site. MindReach does not take the reservation.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

A programme, not a room night

Ask which 7, 14, or 21 night plan you are actually booking before you compare room categories.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

The Palace Estate, Narendra Nagar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 249175. The retreat says Dehradun airport is about 40 minutes. Reservations +91 80 69750000.

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Where is it?

The Palace Estate, Narendra Nagar, above the Rishikesh valley. It is not in the town.

How long is a stay?

The signature programmes are offered for 7, 14, or 21 nights.

Can I order freely?

On a programme, the kitchen follows the plan. That is the point of the place.

How many rooms?

64 rooms, 2 deluxe suites, 4 garden suites, the Viceregal Suite, the Ananda Suite, and 3 villas.

Where do I book?

With Ananda. MindReach does not take the reservation. Phone +91 80 69750000.

06 · Go

Ananda in the Himalayas

Tehri Garhwal, India

Most Himalayan hotels still sell a view and a dinner menu. Ananda sells a length of time. The palace of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal is the building, and the valley is real, but the stay is a programme of 7, 14, or 21 nights, with the kitchen following the dosha or the cleanse rather than a guest's whim. That is why the 64 rooms, the Viceregal Suite, and the three villas with private pools are secondary. Come if you want the meals, the yoga, and the doctors to be one plan. Skip it if you wanted Rishikesh town, a Ganga aarti you can walk to, or the freedom to eat whatever you like at night. The estate is Narendra Nagar, forty minutes from Dehradun, not a room above the river ghats.

Getting there
The Palace Estate, Narendra Nagar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 249175.
From where you are
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Ananda in the Himalayas

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