Prakriti-The Retreat

This resort is located on the highway connecting Harsil helipad and Gangotri, one of the char dhams. The front view of the resort is not very impressive. However, the view from the rooms and the balcony takes your breath away. If you take a short walk by the side of the resort, you will find absolutely stunning views of snow covered peaks of the mighty Himalayas and river Bhagirathi, which is one of the main source streams of river Ganga. The waters of the river are crystal clear and the sound of the river flowing just in front of you in such a peaceful and serene settings takes you to a magical world of absolute beauty and tranquility. This was, easily, one of the most unforgettable places we have ever visited. Our rooms were spacious and came with a room heater, wifi and a bathroom with water heater. However, the rooms next to the lobby tend to get very noisy at night. The food prepared in the resort was wholesome and good. The overall service was excellent. There is a mini library as well in the resort! We hope to go back to the resort during the winter months to spend a couple of days of pure bliss and magic.

When we visited Prakriti, they accommodated our early check in request happily. Before even stepping into our room we thought of checking out the surroundings. A tiny pathway that led us to the backyard of the property, surprised us and how! The most pristine part of Bhagirirathi river, crystal clear waters were just few feet away from us. Later when we checked into our room, we were even happier to see that our room had a balcony offering the most stunning views! Our room provided wi-fi, Room heating (much needed in this area), hot water supply. As we had reached early we decided to gorge on some breakfast. We had piping hot aloo puri and parathas. Our remaining meals included a full fledged Punjabi meal for dinner and traditional Garhwali thali for the lunch next day. I would like to specially mention the Garhwali Thali which was outstanding! Made from the locally sourced produce our Garhwali Thali had Gahat ka Faana, Kaphali, Chhemi ki Daal, Kode ki roti, Chaunsa, Laal Chawal, Jhangore ki kheer etc. This thali is prepared on request and is available in two sizes (Full fledged Thali and a mini Thali) Apart from this one of the days when we wanted to drift away from the local food, we also ordered a Chinese are to our surprise that was really good too. The desi Chinese you need in that cold-cold weather! Tip – they also offer Jain food. During our stay Mr. Shyam, Mr. Rawat and the entire team was seamless in their service. They were proactive and went above and beyond to make sure we have a great local experience. At no point we felt that we are in a hotel-hotel. It felt more like a homely experience.

I spent there 2 niin October 2024. It was awesome experience there. Rooms were very clean and comfortable. As well as washroom was neat and clean. Room heater was available. Location was superb, just at the bank of river Bhagirathi. Small apple orchard was there beside hotel. Service staffs were very efficient. They served very delicious food in that remote place. We enjoyed our stay very much 😀.