Overview

One of the oldest buildings in the hill station of Mussoorie, the Kasmanda Palace was originally a part of the Christ Church complex built in 1836 by Captain Rennie Tailour of the Bengal Engineers. This gleaming white stately mansion built in the Anglo-French style served as a sanatorium for the British armed forces and then as a school (one of the first in Mussoorie) before finally becoming the summer retreat of the Kasmanda Royal Family. While it has remained in this family, it is now run as a Heritage Hotel. The grandeur and stateliness of this Palace is only matched by its spectacular setting. Situated 200 metres uphill from the Mall, it has a magnificent view both of the town of Mussoorie as well as the Doon Valley and is strategically placed in a sprawling estate of 3 acres of pine forest, terraced gardens and green lawns.

Accommodation

Decades of history are unfurled from the grand entry and up the sweeping staircase that lead to the rooms. The rooms are furnished with antique Anglo-French style furniture in keeping with the architecture of the edifice. The rooms are spacious, the bathrooms immense, and family portraits, pictures of tiger hunts and old lithographs recall more than a century's worth of the Kasmanda royal family's annals in this immaculate white Palace.

There are 15 rooms whose furnishings, like the architecture of the Palace, is in the Anglo-Indian style.

Dining

The late Rajmata Saheba of Kasmanda was very fond of flowers and at Kasmanda Palace Mussoorie she had specially designed terrace gardens and got flowers and plants from all over India and Overseas. During her time there used to be flower shows in Mussoorie and each time the Kasmanda Gardens used to win all the trophies. She was particularly fond of the Magnolia Tree which has large white flowers with a powerful, lemony fragrance.

The Magnolia Restaurant is named after the favourite tree of the late Rajmata Saheba of Kasmanda. The Magnolia Restaurant is over looking the gardens and one can see the Magnolia tree and admire the flowers enjoying a meal at the Restaurant. The Magnolia Restaurant served Indian, tandoori, Chinese and selected dished of continental food and regional cuises. On special request, the cooks can also serve selected dishes of Rajasthan.

• Room Service
• Conference Facilities
• Travel Desk
• Television with satellite channels
• Attached bath with hot/cold water
• Doctor on call
• Lounge