Terms of stay

These terms apply to every reservation made directly with VAMITAG Inn — through this website, by telephone, by email or on WhatsApp. Making a reservation means you accept them on behalf of everyone in your group.

01Who we are

VAMITAG Inn is a nine-bedroom villa at Kufri, in the Shimla Hills of Himachal Pradesh, which can be booked whole, by the floor or by the room. In these terms “we” and “us” mean VAMITAG Inn, and “you” means the guest making the reservation. Reservations are managed for VAMITAG Inn by Bookings & Bridges.

02Making a reservation

A reservation is confirmed once we have received the advance described in section 4 and have sent you a written confirmation carrying a reservation reference. An enquiry, an emailed quotation or an unpaid selection is not a booking, and the rooms stay open to other guests until your payment reaches us.

When you reserve on this website we keep the rooms for you for 30 minutes while you pay. If no payment is made or reported in that time, they are released.

The lead guest must be at least 18 years old and is responsible for the whole group and for any charges raised against the reservation.

We may decline a reservation, or cancel one already made, where the details given are incomplete or inaccurate, where payment fails, or where accepting it would breach these terms. Where we cancel for any reason other than your breach, we refund every rupee received.

03What a booking includes

You can book the villa three ways, and the price covers different things:

• Full Villa — all nine bedrooms, both living rooms, the dining room and the terrace, exclusively for your group. The rate covers 18 guests; up to 24 can stay with extra mattresses.
• A floor — the 3rd Floor Attic Suites (307, 308, 309 and the attic living room; 6 guests, 7 with a mattress) or the 1st Floor Set (303 to 306; 8 guests, 10 with mattresses).
• Rooms — individual rooms, each for two guests, most taking a third on an extra mattress.

When you book a floor or rooms, other guests may be staying elsewhere in the villa and the shared spaces are shared.

04Rates

Rates are in Indian Rupees per night and cover the rooms booked and Wi-Fi. Meals are not part of a booking made on this website; they are ordered at the villa and paid for separately. A room's rate covers two guests, a floor's six (the 3rd Floor Attic Suites) or eight (the 1st Floor Set), and Full Villa's eighteen. Each further guest is charged at the extra-guest rate in section 8.

Every price on this website is the final price for the stay, and is what you pay. Your quotation and confirmation set out the detail. A rate quoted for a stay stands for that stay; rates for other dates may change until a reservation is confirmed.

05Payment

An advance of 50% of the total confirms a reservation. The balance is due as stated on your confirmation. You may pay the whole amount in advance if you prefer.

• UPI or bank transfer — no extra charge. When you tell us the payment is sent, with a screenshot, we keep the rooms while we check it against our account. Nothing is counted as paid until we confirm it.
• At the villa — the balance of a part-paid reservation, and anything ordered during your stay.

Where card payment is offered, it is handled by our payment processor under its own security standards. We never see or store card numbers.

06Cancellation and refunds

Cancel more than 30 days before your arrival date and we refund everything. Inside 30 days a reservation is non-refundable. The full policy — how to cancel, refund timelines, no-shows, leaving early and changes — is set out in our Cancellation & Refund Policy, which forms part of these terms.

07Arrival and departure

A valid government-issued photo identity document is required at check-in. Recording guests' identity is a legal requirement for accommodation in India, and we cannot complete check-in without it. How we handle and dispose of these documents is described in our Privacy Policy.

Early arrival and late departure can sometimes be arranged, depending on the rooms that day, and may carry a charge. Please ask before you travel.

08Occupancy and additional charges

The attic suites take two guests and have no room for an extra mattress; so does room 306. Every other room takes a third guest on an extra mattress. Full Villa takes up to 24. Guests beyond the number declared on the reservation may not stay without our agreement, and are charged at the rates below.

Meals are ordered at the villa from the kitchen’s menu. Children aged 11 and under stay and eat at no charge, and count towards how many a room takes. For safety, personal heaters, blowers and other heating appliances may not be used in the rooms.

09House rules

• Quiet hours are from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
• Smoking is not permitted indoors.
• Pets cannot stay.
• Damage to the villa, the rooms or their contents is charged to the reservation.
• Please tell us in advance if a driver is travelling with your group.

We may ask a guest whose conduct puts other guests, our team or the villa at risk to leave. In that event no refund is due for the rest of the stay.

10Getting here in winter

Kufri is 16 km from Shimla. Between December and February snow can close the road for hours or, occasionally, days. Please call us before you set out in winter for the conditions that day.

11Liability

We take reasonable care of our guests and their belongings, and we ask you to do the same. We are not liable for loss of or damage to personal belongings left unattended, nor for interruptions outside our control — weather, road closures, power supply or network outages — beyond the refund rights set out in our cancellation policy.

Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under Indian law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

12Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of India. Disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

Questions about these terms are welcome at official@vamitaginn.com or on +91 77188 90660.