Guys i visited this place during july 2019 never expected this homley hospitality at such place where u dont expect to get gud service i am very thankfull to Mr. Sunil bcoz he provided max Comfortable ask him anything he will get you even in short notice. I could provide this hotel 10 stars if possible 7 stars only for Mr. sunil. Ty for such experience & service

  I was traveling thru Himachal on a motorcycle completing the Manali - Reckong - Kaza - Rohr-tang Pass circuit when I decided to detour to Chitkul just to check it out. While Chitkul is nice, the real jewel of the valley is Rakchham (IMO you can skip Sangla completely unless you need supplies).

There are number of nice tented camps, but the Hotel Rupin River View and the affiliated restaurant is just great. Welcoming and with arguably the best view around it def. is a good value for the money. The restaurant did not disappoint with local foods. It is run by the cook Amar, who came out and took great care of me. I can only recommend the Kashmiri Potato with butter (more like gravy). It was and remains the best thing I have eaten on this trip. Sunil, the waiter and reception manager also goes out of his way to make your stay comfortable.

The rooms are on the smaller side—but fitting for what’s needed. The key essentials are there. Most importantly the bed is comfortable and the linens clean. The only critique I have is that like a lot of other guest houses (hot) water pressure needs a little help.

The owner, Naresh, will make certain all your needs are covered. He really prides himself on turning this small village into a great destination (which by the way has great access to motorcycling routes, trekking, and one of the best building (climbing) fields in the area.

All in all, for a 3-star level hotel at a great rate, this is hard to beat. Insider tip: take the upper floor rooms with a balcony view.

  Had an awesome stay at this hotel, though with minor problems but those can be ignored. Service was up to the point most of the time and the whole hotel was to ourselves so we were able to relax and dry all of our clothes in the open spaces of the hotel after a rainy day of riding. Golu served us really well with tea and coffee whenever we ordered and also in lifting up our luggage upto the rooms and down.

  Raksham is a mesmerizing place. When I first entered Raksham, I got a feeling of a heavenly eden. A place from where I never wanted to go back. Kinner Kailash in the backdrop, gusting Bapsa river in the middle and a sequence of glaciers along the path. This is nothing less than a film shooting site. The only trouble is place called "Rupin river view". This is not a hotel. It is nothing like shown in the pictures of the property on the holidy booking sites. In my view, it is a set of lodging locations, packaged into a single name and sold to travellers just based on some fake pictures. We stayed at one such place and it is nothing resembling the picture shown. In fact it was a barest of the bare minimum that you can expect to be called as a place to stay for a holiday. The main building is better than the above description. The manager smartly redirects the travellers to places away from the main building, saying that it is full. And you have no choice but to go to another place. The kitchen and the cook are excellent. Food is great.
But please avoid this place to stay, in order to not spoil your experience.
Other options: Raksham has limited stay options. There is a camping place. Batseri village has much better options to stay and has many more activity options.

  NARESH, the owner of the property is the biggest fraudster and cheater in the remotest yet the most beautiful corner of India. We booked our stay for 2 rooms for 2 nights via OYO rooms, good 4 days in advance after paying the full amount. We reached the hotel at 7:15 pm in the evening after some good road blocks between solan and shimla...to oue horror, we were utterly denied our bookings after reaching hotel at 7:15. The property manager at the hotel said naresh is not in town and they have no booking status.... When we contacted the owner he said i dont have the rooms you have booked available as i dont know... Whatever room is there you accept or you are free to walk away...

To which we started fighting and called OYO rooms to clear out this mess... (the oyo rooms service will be reviewed on their own website). After an hour long shouting and hurling not needed bad words.... They finally offered us very tiny and dirty 2 rooms which had only one washroom ... And we had no choice to accept the same as we were 4 adults and 2 kids at 8:15 in night at rakcham and had no where to go that late in the night as the nearest option was at chitkul some 13 kms away....

Do not book RUPIN RIVER VIEW... It is a dirty, tiny and horribly managed property, with zero ethics and spineless owner who thinks customers will accept anything stupid as they are helpless after they get to his property.

Now it is not a goof up of OYO rooms.. As we had 5 other elderly guests at the property also facing the same trouble who had done their booking from BOOKING.. Com... They were also denied their rooms which they had booked and were forced to accept what was thrown at their disposal.

As the online portals offer the packages at cheap prices, naresh has informed his staff to accept walkin guests to whom they ask 2500-3000 for a room.... While online the deluxe rooms are at 1600 - 1700.... And if the property gets over booked he sends guests to another property of his Rakcham river view which is little away....and has only one set available as of now.... Which is shady, locked and surrounded by staff that is working on the property and rakes smell of bidhi, and locked room

Please book this property only at your own risk... And better dont book as the rooms are horrible... Linen dirty.... Washbasin sink broken.... Doors do not close properly.... Its dirty and above all you are not going to argue for something which you had booked in advance after paying complete amount only to spoil your and your family's mood of holiday...

Much better book Samaa resorts at chitkul.... Far better host far far better choice... And Mr. Naresh dare you hang up phone on customer face and tell them do watever you can it doesnt matter to you... Someone if not all will read this and understand the trauma we went through due to your malpractices and they wont book at your location.. And may be someday you will learn a lesson whatever goes up comes down also.....

  I was skeptical about staying in this hotel specially after reading the last few negative reviews, but could not have been more wrong! I have contacted the owner Mr. Naresh Jishtu and was surprised to see that he is obviously a very nice and amiable person quite in contrast to the remarks written. he is outspoken but a very good person at heart. Purely its my opinion.. and I should be considered ungrateful if I dont mention the name of Mr. Pratap , Mr. Omar and all the persons who has made our stay quite comfortable even in the extremely harsh condition. They were extremely professional, helpful and always friendly. Coming to our experience. Arriving in Leh in december where -6 degree day temperature is not an exaggeration and plain madness. We have reached The hotel in the afternoon at 4 p.m. the temperature was @-6 °C. The road and the surroundings were completely covered with ice and our driver was so reluctant to go any point beyond Sangla. We had to convince him that as our booking is in Rupin River View so we have no alternative and to our surprise we have seen only one Bengali family excluding us in entire Sangla Valley. Both side of the entrance to our hotel was covered with 4 feets of Snow and we were thinking that the hotel is closed due to the extreme weather condition and we have to return... I was skeptical about staying in this hotel specially after reading the last few negative reviews, but could not have been more wrong! I have contacted the owner Mr. Naresh Jishtu and was surprised to see that he is obviously a very nice and amiable person quite in contrast to the remarks written. he is outspoken but a very good person at heart. Purely its my opinion.. and I should be considered ungrateful if I dont mention the name of Mr. Pratap , Mr. Omar and all the persons who has made our stay quite comfortable even in the extremely harsh condition. They were extremely professional, helpful and always friendly.

Coming to our experience. Arriving in Leh in december where -6 degree day temperature is not an exaggeration and plain madness. We have reached The hotel in the afternoon at 4 p.m. the temperature was @-6 °C. The road and the surroundings were completely covered with ice and our driver was so reluctant to go any point beyond Sangla. We had to convince him that as our booking is in Rupin River View so we have no alternative and to our surprise we have seen only one Bengali family excluding us in entire Sangla Valley. Both side of the entrance to our hotel was covered with 4 feets of Snow and we were thinking that the hotel is closed due to the extreme weather condition and we have to return to Sangla only. Suddenly Mr. Pratap came out of the tiny passage of the hotel to greet us and though they were very surprised that we have made this far but were prompt enough to arrange our room within 10 minutes. They had only arrived knowing our reservation was on 7th March, 2019 and they have faced extreme difficulties to clear the snow.

I wont even try to describe the beauty of the surrounding because its beyond description and no one can capture that raw beauty of the nature with a mere camera. The hotel is situated in rural surroundings of rakcham Village with an mindblowing view of the Chitkul Valley and the pristine Baspa River, only 100m from the bridge . Pleasant room and an out of the world view from Balcony.

Rupin River View has welcomed us with such great hospitality especially even in that harsh winter condition and with so much warmth and smile that any discomfort or distress of has been forgotten and we really enjoyed every moment of it and strongly wish to visit the place again and again. More

  We,two friends ,recently visited rakcham during march and made our stay at this hotel for one night. Pratap, the hotel manager was a very nice guy and extended all his support in this harsh weather. Water was available scarcely with water was provided in bucket as the water in the pipeline were frozen. Food was also good. You can catch breathtaking view of baspa river and rakcham-chitkul sanctuary from the balcony. Overall it was a pleasant stay. If you do visit rakcham this time, make sure for a stay here.

  We,two friends ,recently visited rakcham during march and made our stay at this hotel for one night. Pratap, the hotel manager was a very nice guy and extended all his support in this harsh weather. Water was available scarcely with water was provided in bucket as the water in the pipeline were frozen. Food was also good. You can catch breathtaking view of baspa river and rakcham-chitkul sanctuary from the balcony. Overall it was a pleasant stay. If you do visit rakcham this time, make sure for a stay here.

  They have 2 places. 1 right by the road side (with Rupin river view) & other one little away. Make sure which one you have booked. The other one is little tough on old people as you have to climb many stairs. Also food here...More

  Good one in Rakchham (Sangla vally).with my wife it was good experience ,in the terrible freezing temperatures they have done enough. Standatd food,with relatively high price of chiken iems. Gyser was not functioning well,& Heater for a night cost 400/- in off season. Its okey...More

  Its a good place to stay in the lap of mountains, only 10 kms from Chitkul. The foods are good like their hospitality. The rooms are clean. Thanks to Avinash ji and Narash ji to make the nights memorable.

  Our stay became more memorable at Rakchham as we stayed in this lodge.The staff were extremely good.Their hearty behaviour, fabulous hospitality and the delicious food cooked by them gave us extra warmth during the -10°C chilling nights. We celebrated Diwali together by lighting up diyas....More

  Our stay became more memorable at Rakchham as we stayed in this lodge.The staff were extremely good.Their hearty behaviour, fabulous hospitality and the delicious food cooked by them gave us extra warmth during the -10°C chilling nights. We celebrated Diwali together by lighting up diyas. Rooms are well maintained, good quality quilt and very good room heaters.

  Best view of the river and the mountains from the balcony and room. Rooms are quite good. Would recommend this for staying here. The staff is friendly and helpfull. The food is real good and tasty. 👌👌

  We checked in and found dirty linens . Simple room, nothing great we found at the expense of 2800 RS for a night. Though,staffs are friendly and food is good,but no-one would like to sleep on stained bed sheets and blanket covers. We used our...More