“The mountains whisper for me to wander
My soul hikes to the call.”
Yes, this is exactly what happened to us who were looking for a good escape after a tough journey of pregnancy and handling a newborn.
The first trip with our baby was to the “Queen of Hills” Mussoorie – which we will surely cherish for the years to come by!
Our priority was to seek out a good comfortable hotel for our 3 months old. Then we managed to find some useful addresses of the resorts and hotels in Mussoorie where we can spend some relaxing time away from the monotonous routine. After going through many hotels, we finally selected Shiva Continental located just 100m away from Mall Road. As I was not ready to walk much, therefore Shiva Continental’s location became a plus point. The Mall road is simply 2 min walking distance from Shiva. Moreover, it’s just 50 m away from the Govt. paid parking area. Smooth roads and accessible routes became an added advantage.
We finally landed there and the hotel turned out to be par excellence. Much more than our expectations as much as that it deserves to be mentioned in our blog.
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A Boutique Stay In Mussoorie
What actually attracted us the most is its location and view from the rooms. The balcony of the rooms give an alluring view of the magnificent mountains and the lush green trees that try to reach those mountains.It soothes the senses.
Here you wake up to a majestic view of nature that lets you breathe fresh air, and the evenings are equally delightful where you get to see the green pine trees embracing the sky and touching the misty clouds.
Magnificent Rooms
Apart from the beautiful ambience and amazing views, all rooms are well equipped with modern amenities such as tea / coffee maker, 24hrs running hot & cold water, LCD, mini refrigerator etc. to make your stay comfortable.
The hotel also has an Indoor Recreational Centre where you can enjoy table tennis, or other board games like chess and carrom with your loved ones.
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Delicious Food
And what is a hotel without good food? The food was just amazing.
On the first night, we ordered 2 Veg Thali in our room as we were 2 adults and this is what we usually order. But when we saw the quantity, we were in surprise as 1 thali was enough for 2 adults. No hotel provides you this much quantity. So yes, we were more than full.
As we became quite aware of the quantity given by them, so from the next morning onwards we ordered just half a portion of what we usually order for all our following meals and that was enough for us two.
And I need to mention the taste. Everything was so so good. You can not point out even a single thing that was not tasty. A special mention to Tomato Dhania soup….Big Thumbs up.
Oh yaa if we are talking about dinner….Let me tell you, their restaurant – ‘The Deodar Kitchen’ is so beautiful…and the ambience is great too. You can sit in the warm temperature inside or you can also enjoy your meal in the open space while looking at the hills and the region’s verdant – a perfect landscape…
I’m sharing a few pictures. Have a look.
Gardenica – Beautiful Rooftop Garden
And when we are talking about the view, there was an exceptional part. The mesmerising Gardenica which is basically their terrace garden.
As they say “A garden is the purest of human pleasures….It feeds our soul….”
They have maintained a special garden full of beautiful flowers and plants.This garden is so eye-catching or should I say it’s a treat to the eyes. We normally talk about using waste material.They have set an example of how best can be made out of waste.They have used wash-basins, old tyres, broken bottles, old jeans and many other things to grow plants in. That’s so fascinating and also a thing we can learn from.
Our Pleasant Experience
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra and they were extraordinarily good in what a hotel can offer!
It took my heart ♥
Let me tell you why. Be it Mussoorie or any other tourist place, you will surely get plenty of good hotels. But what makes a hotel stand apart is its service.
Shiva reflects the true values of warmth with excellence in service.
A good place is the one that gives you stories to tell. And I collected quite a lot of stories. Let me take you to that personal road.
Right from the beginning when we checked in, they took care of all our needs..
For instance, there was a boy who was carrying our luggage to our room. I out of courtesy, tried to pick 2 little bags by myself. But since I had a baby in one hand, he didn’t even let me pick those bags.
On Dinner table our toddler was crying uncontrollably. Thapa uncle (who was incharge of Kitchen there) came forward to ask if my child is ok…Is he doing well or not?… He even suggested a few ways to calm him down.
We started our noodles but couldn’t eat it. So we asked them if they could send it in our room. They agreed very politely. We ordered a few chapatis too and went back to our room. When the order came in our room, he brought simple roti instead of butter roti and on realising the same he said that he will just come back after putting butter on it. For that he had to go to another floor, so my husband denied by saying that its ok…we will eat this as it is.But he insisted that it will take only 2 minutes.
He actually had to make 3 rounds to our room. First for noodles, second for chapati and third for butter roti. He was so accommodating without any sign of frustration. It was so sweet of him. How can I not mention him?
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all”
And Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.
I think they have read this quote way too many times.. HaHaHa..That’s what they did to us.
If it’s Mussoorie calling ever again, it’s definitely going to be Shiva Continental.
Whether you’re looking for an ideal romantic getaway, a honeymoon destination or perhaps just some time away with the family, you’ll find everything you need right here at Shiva Continental. Give it a shot…
Bye Bye Readers……..
Enjoy every bit of life…..
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