Open View Estate

Very nice stay , 1. Neat n clean outside area. 2. Very neat n clean cottage. 3. Food is awesome 👌. 4. Very piece full area . 5. Family friendly also. Recommended if anyone want to stay with family,friends.

Pros-: Good staff behaviour and clean rooms. Cons-: Not at all cost effective. Very Money minded owner (Mr. Ashok Mehrotra) who does not per***ently reside over there so the owner look it as a money making machine rather service providing facility. The food is heavily over priced 4pieces of chicken will cost you Rs.330 and 1 chapati is Rs15 and the chapati is very lite so 1 adult can easily consume 4-6 chapati. We asked the caretaker to bring and cook 1 whole chicken for 4 people the cost of cooking 1.5 kg(1 whole chicken) was 750 that is 500 per kg this is only the cooking cost apart from what you pay for chicken itself. The loaction was good but then the ranikhet is now heavily urbanised its like living in a city among the crowd. you are on a vacation why would you pay Rs.4000 per room per night to live in a city. additionally you cant leave the premises after 7:00 pm because as the villagers said its awfully close to the wildlife so its not safe to roam in the dark. Geysers were not working properly and the water ran out. Heater they provided was also not working. We asked for kettle at 1:00 pm and got it at 6:30 pm(Because they make money by providing hot water too). The kitchen is available inside the cottage but is not in usable condition so the food comes from 100 meters away and in 5-6 degrees the food gets cold before it reaches you. There is a fire place but the wood will cost you Rs.300 and the quantity is not specified ever. Simple Yellow dal and chawal cost us Rs 800 for 4 people. Quantity was also so so. The owner told us that the price is very economical and we should focus on enjoying and let him make money. He is not at all concerned about leaving a bad impression of Uttarakhand on the tourists. Ranikhet is not worth visiting anymore because it's now heavily urbanised. so paying Rs.4000 per night per room is not at all feasible.