The Crest Homestay

Overview

The stay

The Crest is an eco-friendly homestay in traditional Lahauli mud-house architecture at Shashin in Sissu, surrounded by apple orchards. Two cosy rooms make up an independent first-floor unit, each with an attached bathroom and a shared balcony looking onto the mountains.

It's the easiest way to spend an evening with a Lahauli family — home-cooked food, a bonfire, butter tea and the quieter, lived-in side of Sissu, about an hour from Manali through the tunnel.

Traditional mud-house build among apple orchards
Two rooms, each with attached bath & balcony views
Bonfire, hot water, Wi-Fi and parking
Complimentary breakfast and tea

Where you sleep

Rooms & rates

Classic Room

2 adults · Attached bath, running hot water

Mountain-view balconyWarm beddingToiletries

₹3,600

per room / night, breakfast & tea (published)

Superior Room

2–3 guests · Attached bath, running hot water

Extra spaceMountain viewsExtra person ₹1,200

₹4,200

per room / night, breakfast & tea (published)

Published rates: Classic ₹3,600, Superior ₹4,200 per room per night with breakfast and tea (extra person ₹1,200). Confirmed with the family on enquiry.

Amenities

What's here

Home-cooked meals
Running hot water
Wi-Fi / network
Free parking
Evening bonfire
Mountain views
Room service
Transport / driver

Food

Home-cooked Lahauli and Indian meals — complimentary breakfast and morning/evening tea, with dinner on request. A genuine taste of the valley's food.

Things to do

Around the stay

Sissu waterfall & lake

~1–2 km

Both within an easy walk or short drive.

Ghepan Ghat lake

~2 km

A serene lake under the sacred Ghepan peak.

Gondhla fort

~18 km

Historic wooden tower-house of the Lahauli thakurs.

Atal Tunnel drive

~12 km

An easy outing back towards Manali.

The road & the calendar

Getting there & season

— 1From Manali, about 1–1.5 hours through the Atal Tunnel to Sissu (~40 km).
— 2The homestay is at Shashin in Sissu; paid pick-and-drop can be arranged, and we'll send the exact pin on confirmation.
— 3Driver from Manali on request, at cost.

When it's open

Often open longer than the tented camps — roughly April to early November. Sissu pauses tourism for winter rituals (around late Jan–Feb).

Before you go

Good to know

A homestay, not a hotel — two rooms in a family house.
Sissu has reasonable mobile coverage.
Paid pick-and-drop from the highway can be arranged.

Check-in

12:00 noon (flexible)

Check-out

10:00 am (flexible)

Cancellation

Flexible — confirmed with the family on booking.

Payment

No payment until your dates and rate are confirmed.

Also listed on Homestays of India, Booking.com. Request through us and we confirm the property's own dates and rate directly — no mark-up.

On the map

Location

Map shows Sissu (Lahaul · Himachal Pradesh). Exact pins are shared once your dates are confirmed.