Customer Testimonials

" i havnt seen any awsum location before visiting rupin river view..and it was one of the best place for the nature lovers..we went in the month of march..and according to our view it was the best time to visit that location.really it the heaven on earth.the peaks of himalaya as fully covered with snow.and the veiw of the river baspa with snow makes it more beautiful.Mr.Naresh jishtu one of the most humble man.who took all the responsibility to make our trip more beautiful.and according to the place the food was best.and the services.one and all must go once to rakcham and enjoy the nature. Stayed March 2013, travelled with family "

" The location of the hotel itself is very serene along with good food and decent accomodation. even the room rents are affordable almost half cost of putting up in tents .their restaurant serves really tasty food and is economically priced. chitkul a place must to visit in sangla is near by about 30mins drive from this hotel. early morning scenes of flowing river n snow peaked mountains make your drive worthwhile. a word of caution roads are really bad and not anything around NH-22 level!! environment is amazingly fresh and non polluted. this is the best u can get at such an altitude !! Room Tip: all rooms are valley facing. "

" Stayed there for 2 nights. Horrible experience after staying in some wonderful hotel at kalpa and sangla. First they messedup with my booking date in spite of paying full amount well in advance. Then they provided a lot of excuses. We had to stay in there camp which is smaller than a big double bed and bathroom floor made up of clay. Then we were shifted to this hotel. Except the view there is nothing good and enough to spoil ur moodd with stale food and smelly blankets Stayed June 2013 "

" before reaching the hotel we had a very long and hectic drive as we by mistake went to the road to Peo.we reached there at 9.30pm and the hotel owner himself came to greet and help us.room was 4 beded simply furnished.. and next morning i saw the best ever view from the balcony..can not explain in words..being in remote area i can understand that it is only a basic hotel but roaring music of Baspa(just few steps away from hotel)and the breath taking views passifying every thing..Chitkul is only 1/2 hr drive and i saw a far better option as Rakcham rather then Sangla proper..every thing the river, the mountains nearby.. food in taste was good but serving time is little late. hotel owner Mr Naresh jitshu is a humble man and all the time available to sort out your problems.. the place like this which is not well connected ,it is the best place to stay,as they are doing their best with the limited resources.i have stayed in many star categery luxury hotels but can say the serene location, and tasty food and generous nature of the owner made our 2 days stay memorable in a simple but homely hotel.. i must say it is economically priced also. if i get a chance to visit this valley again surely Rupin River will be my choice again.. Room Tip: book the hotel not the camp,which is old construction..book prior as it seems the only good accomoda... "

" I had booked this place a couple of months in advance but still was not able to get a room. The road from Karcham was uncomfortable & dusty with blasts happening increasing our journey time. After the initial few kms, the Sangla valley spread and we feasted on its beauty. Beyond Sangla (some 12 odd kms) is the tiny hamlet called Rakcham - we chose this as on an earlier trip we had stayed in Sangla for 3 nights. We were provided a tented accomodation down by the river. The tented accomodation was decent with hot water on demand. The dining area was bad and the food below average. However the walk by the river amidst beautiful snow capped mountains made me forget all. Next day we were moved to the Hotel : The rooms have the river view and apart from this are ordinary. The food was good not great considering we are in Kinnaur I think this is one of the better options for food. Bathrooms has running hot water!!! Service, cleanliness, professionalism etc can be a lot more better. Discuss you rates before hand. Do not miss the Kamru fort and Chitkul (especially the drive - do pack ur lunch and have it on yur way besides a stream). "

" We stayed at Swiss tent provided by Hotel Rupin River View near the sangla river bed at Village Rakcham. The palce is untouched so pure and natural that we feel that 2 nights stay was not enough. The owner of hotel was very good person and very helpful. We 4 family consisting 15 person and enjoy lot. We treck upto ITBP border post along the sangla river. Amazing holiday. We traveled in May 2012. "

" We stayed at the Rupin Riverview for 2 nights in June and were blown away by the views from the room balcony. The hotel is perched right on the edge overlooking the river Baspa. Rooms on the upper floor have a fabulous view and the sound of the water was so soothing. The rooms are small with basic furniture but the view more than makes up for this.The restaurant windows too have a great view of the Baspa and the snow clad ranges and served good steaming meals which were a delight in the cold. Compared to the hotels in Sangla, we found this to be a better option to explore Rakcham and Chitkul. We took the proprietor, Mr. Naresh Jitsu's suggestion and trekked upto the glacier across the river. Walking across picture perfect meadows with gurgling streams and sheep grazing around was straight out of the Enid Blyton books we grew up on! The experience is exhilerating. My 9 yr old daughter had a great time sliding down the ice on the glacier. We also loved to walk to the little village of Racham down the road with wooden houses and a few small shops selling necessities. We definitely be back soon. "

" I along with my family stayed this hotel on the way to CHITKUL, actually our guide cum driver "SONU" sugested us to stay there and really we enjoyed a lot with wonderful experiences for two days.Hotel Rupin River View at an elevation of 3050m located on right bank of river BASPA.It has 13 rooms with all modern facilities,all rooms has balcony with tremendous view. It has a good restaurant too and while having your food one can enjoy music of baspa river ghusting down in the valley. As far as service is concerned nothing is there negative because of the team under leadership of Mr.Naresh Jishtu the owner of the hotel.So friends take a break on the way to chitkul at Hotel Rupin River View to get some fresh energy. "

" We stayed in Sangla for 3 nights (Sep28-30), a group of 6 friends, and had a memorable experience @ Rupin at Rakcham Village. Mr.Naresh, the owner of the hotel was extremely courteous and warm and went out of the way to make our vacation memorable. Am breaking down the review on a few parameters which were imp for us: Location - 10/10, Amazing view from the 1st and the 2nd floor of the Baspa river and the valley. Though ground floor rooms have their own ambiance with a view of the apple trees laden with fruit and the peaks beyond. And the ground floor rooms are cheaper too with immediate proximity to the garden where we had the bonfires. Rooms - 9/10, The rooms though not plush are more than what one can expect in such a remote location. With almost 24 hr electricity, and hot and cold running water and extremely clean bathrooms, there was nothing to complain except for the creaky beds, which otherwise warm and comfy, wailed like they were being beaten to death when you tried to change your sleeping position. "

" Rackhcham village is one of the most peaceful and soulful places you can visit in Himachal. Chitkul is about 20-30 mins away and just to walk through the quite meadows with the gentle sound of the wind and river - Its like a fairy tale story The hotel has a great view and good food as well (rooms are only average - but you are not coming here to stay in the room anyways) . Mr Naresh was very helpful and very knowledgeable (in case you want to plan some itineraries). Visit Rackhcham and stay here - You won't be disappointed ! Room Tip: Choose the top floor room with a clear view of the river "

" excellent location - of the hotel right on baspa river- rooms have porches with good view of the valley. Good food - excellent taste. Good service.Owner is good. you can go for a walk in the forest- where u may find amazing sceneries. traveled on nov 1st week "

" This is not at all a hotel which you mention in the reviews. its very small hotel with basic amenities & rooms type. BUT, the best stay we can ever stayed during a tour. The view of mountain river Sangla, the snow laden peaks in one side, in the middle of nature, all made us very satisfying in this hotel. The fresh trout fish & local apple wine was the best treat. the scenic beauty is kind of a text book picture of kindergarten. Go & stay with open mind, the surrounding & ambiance will make you forget about the luxuries of normal hotels in the plane. Room Tip: Ask for river view rooms. Ask for trout fish & apple wine. "

" We stayed at this hotel for a night during Kinnaur trip in March-2014. The best part of this hotel is the location - right on Baspa river, about 10 kms before Chitkul with some heavenly views of the Baspa valley and river. The rooms are spacious for a couple and if you book the upper rooms then you get a sit-out small balcony with amazing views and sound of the baspa river. The room and bathrooms are neat and clean and they have a nice cozy restaurant where their in-house cook turns out some good and tasty food, not to mention the fresh and hot soups. The staff is very helpful and friendly. As we had visited during end-March 2014, there was still no water in the pipes but we were provided water in buckets and heater for heating up the water - its a little inconvenient but then that's the best possible option in this kind of weather. You will have to be cautious with these heaters if you have kids staying with you. What I didn't like in particular is the hotel owner removing one halogen bulb from each of the room heaters to save electricity cost though we were charged at full rates - one point less due to this reason. Room Tip: Go in for the rooms at upper level for the best views "

" We visited Rakcham on 17/05/2014, As the village is beautiful surrounded by Ice Laden Peaks (even in MAY), the experience of the Visiting Rakcham was lowered by the management of the HOTEL. Manager was disinterested and singing about his losses of past years and how only his hotel runs for 2-3 month for everything that he was adding to our Room, Food would always take more than 20-30 minutes, waiters very dissatisfied. IT WAS SUCH DISSAPPOINTment that next day we went to CHITKUL and found that HPPWD rest house was much better, mainly because the incharge was much NICER AND HELPFUL, we immidiatly changed the hotel next day.... JUST FOR INFORMATION.. CHITKUL just 20min away from RAKCHAm is the SUPER DUPER place to stay, many guest houses and AMAZING FOOD at the Local resutaurant, VIEWS IN CHITKUL are much better and VILLAGE MUCH NICER.... BETTER STAY AT CHITKUL....Forget this Hotel, you effort to reach this HOTEL will seem to go in Vein.... Room Tip: Rooms with Four Bed are big but not COSY & You have to PAY FOR HEATER seperatly,, because HOTEL... "

" Location of hotel is gud but Mr.naresh(owner) is very unfriendly and nonco-opetative.very money minded.food is very bad and costly..service is very bad..should look for other option before staying at rupin river. "

" Hotel Rupan River View has best view in Rakchham. My. Naresh, manager of the hotel is really helpful & welcoming. We stayed there during our visit in March 2014. Hotel was full of snow & fresh snowfall added to it. Food was really nice & reasonably priced.. "

" Very poor experience with Rupin River View. We called them in advance, from Karcham, and were assured of getting a variety of rooms to choose from. On a broken road, we travelled 10kms extra to reach Rakcham to a terrible experience. At first we were not acknowledged by Mr Naresh, the manager. He was rude and told us that he gets lots of phone calls all day long. Then he made us wait for a long time, before telling us that the only room he has is on the ground floor. The room had a view of underwear hanging on a clothesline! So much for the River View. We live in Thanedhar and have travelled all across Himachal Pradesh. It was extremely disappointing to see this sort of untrustworthy behaviour in our state. While all this happened, it became dark and we stayed in Apple Pie - more expensive and basic, but at least the staff was courteous. "

" The location is good but the Owner Naresh Jistu made our stay terrible. We booked 4 rooms 2 months back, but on reaching Simla our accompanying friends had some emergency and had to return back so we informed the owner to cancel 3 rooms and paid some agreed fine When we reached the hotel on the booking date we found the Hotel booked fully The Owner harassed us for 30 minutes for the cancellation of other three rooms and put us in the room#204 which do not have any balcony or good view and is usually given to Trekkers / Biker. He promised to shift us next day to a room with balcony but next day he put some new occupants and did not bother to shift us. On mentioning about it he was arrogant enough to mention that location of hotel is good and hotel is well known so it does not matter if some people decide not to stay there. This guy used to turn off the MCB for the geyser and we have to put it on every time to get hot water. Room was dirty and never bothered to change the sheets or pillow covers. Though the location provided a nice scenic beauty and trekking and food in the hotel was good but this arrogant owner made our experience quiet bitter Room Tip: Do not book ahead, the owner will give oyu a very bad deal. Better to go there and bargain for a goo... "

" excellent location,during my visit there was snow fall and the valley was like dream.from very big and very clean dining space the view was unforgettable.nice food and very good service from all staffs.one can spend hour after hour in dining hall during snow falls. but no backup during power cut except candle. "

" I, along with four of my family members, visited Kinnar-Kailash from 19th to 27th May, 2014 and from 24th to 25th May, 2014 we visited the Sangla valley and stayed in Hotel Rupin River view. I booked the hotel based on the reviews posted in Tripadvisor. The hotel is located in a serene village, Rakchham, 12 K.M. from Sangla towards Chhitkul. Location of the hotel is very beautiful, breath-taking. I booked two rooms in the top floor of the hotel. Rooms are though small, but clean. Food is also tasty, but some may find it little bit rich. The main problem with the hotel is water, either cold or hot. Flow of water in the bathroom is very thin. The hotel promises for 24 hrs. hot water, but very frequently, you will find that the heating line is switched off from outside and every time you need to request for switching on the geyser line. Mr. Naresh, the owner of the hotel, failed to understand that once the rooms are occupied, switching off the geyser line is an insult to his guest. He can increase the tariff but he should not switch off the line from outside. In the Snagla valley, our main destination was Chhitkul and after reaching there I found many good hotels to put up. Those who are planning to visit this area may think about staying in Chhitkul, the final destination in this area. Room Tip: Instead of staying in Rakchham, one can stay in Chhitkul where numbers of hotels are available. "