With a stay at Fairmount Hotel Shimla in Shimla, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Mall Road and Jakhu Temple. .This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Rothney Castle and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Christ Church.
What's nearby
Jakhu Temple - 17 min walk - 1.0 mile
Mall Road - 5 min drive - 1.3 miles
Lakkar Bazar - 5 min drive - 2.5 miles
Kali Bari Temple - 8 min drive - 4.2 miles
Christ Church - 9 min drive - 1.7 miles
Getting around
Shimla Station - 22 min drive
Shimla (SLV) - 62 min drive
Restaurants
Nalini Restaurant - 5 min drive
Cafe Sol - 9 min drive
Pappi da Dhaba - 14 min walk
Cafe Under Tree - 17 min walk
Cafe Simla Times - 9 min drive
About this property
Fairmount Hotel Shimla
Hotel with free parking, near Mall Road
Fairmount Hotel Shimla offers 16 accommodations with complimentary newspapers. 21-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Stay in one of 16 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. Additional features at this hotel include a television in a common area, tour/ticket assistance, and a reception hall. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 4 km.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Fairmount Hotel Shimla has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi; wired internet (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours on request
Free area shuttle up to 4 km
Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
Free self parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Full breakfast available for a fee
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Things to do
Arcade/game room
TV in common areas
Family friendly
Arcade/game room
Free area shuttle
Laundry facilities
Rollaway/extra bed
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Free newspapers in lobby
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Porter/bellhop
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Braille/raised signage
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
More
1 building
4 floors
Reception hall
Room amenities
Bedroom
Rollaway/extra bed
Bathroom
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
Entertainment
21-inch LCD TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
24-hour room service
More
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Free daily newspapers
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at noon
Contactless check-in available
Check-out
Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: INR 2500 per vehicle (one way)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
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Fairmount Hotel Shimla Reviews
Reviews
5.2
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 15 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 15 reviews
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 15 reviews
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 15 reviews
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 15 reviews
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6.0/10
Cleanliness
5.4/10
Staff & service
5.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
2/10 Terrible
S, Nashville, TN
Dec 20, 2017
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Room Not as Reserved and No working Wifi.
I reserved their Super Deluxe room through Expedia customer service. The Super Deluxe room was supposed to have two beds, however, when I check-in, the room that was given to me only had one bed and looked nothing like in the pictures posted on Expedia.
On top of that, their Wifi was not working, and when I mentioned to them, they could not care less. This was very annoying because I had to use my international roaming to browse which can get expensive. I've complained to Expedia and it was been more than 3 weeks, but no one cares.
The hotel is in excellent location since it is on the top of the hill. But the road to the hotel from the main road is a dirt road which is very hard to find. We missed two times to find the road. We also found the other drivers had the same problem of finding this little hidden road.Management needs to improve the sign on the road. Otherwise the hotel was excellent in all respect
Dreadful experience. Apart from helpful staff ever
We stayed in Fairmount hotel for 3 days with my family. I booked deluxe room in advance to view trip adviser rating. But hotel room, services , cleanness not up to mark not even like a ordinary single star hotels.
Room was so small, bed sheet uncleaned when i requested to hotel manager change the room they told no deluxe room is vacant now and for super deluxe room pay extra 1000 INR per night.
Mall road 2 to 4 km from hotel.
We had booked 1 delux rooms through expedia & stayed there June 2014 but we had very very bad experience. We had booked well in advance in June & paid 100% amount to expedia, but to our surprise when we checked in, very small room. The person at the reception was totally non co-operative & was also very very very very very rude in his behavior. The conditions of room was very bad, there was leakages in the walls, the windows were not closing. The clarity in the Led tv was hopeless. All this I complained to receptionist, but I think it was going in deaf ears. Next morning in the buffet breakfast there was no bread along with eggs, for which when I asked the staff, the reaction from them was that I was demanding something extra ordinary. Although they provided bread but without butter, even after requesting them for butter. they told that it was not in the menu.
Booking was confirmed by Hotels.com at Fairmount Hotel at shimla but harassed as there was no room available in that particular hotel.When contacted the hotel Authorities they confirmed the booking but diverted the same to some other hotel.The experience of Hotels.com was pathetic as I'm still awaiting my refund.No official communication for the refund as of now.Really annoyed by Hotels.com
This hotel ended up to be the best one of those offered in Shimla. It was away from the hustle and bustle of the main city and was a quiet place to stay.
Dan
4/10 Poor
Gautam Bajaj, Mumbai
May 22, 2014
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Very far away grom Mall Road approx 5 km
Worst experience from this hotel. What rooms were shown in the net, it was totally different, very small & congested. Behaviour of hotel staff very rude. No butter toast/ bread butter in breakfast. If any thing we demaned like bread butter in breakfast, the attitude was like that we were asking great favour. Worst part was on checkout when the receptionist Ms Isha wasted our one hour as she was demanding Rs 3400 extra for taxes inspite of showing her booking voucher that full amount has already been paid directly to Expedia then also unnecessary arguements. Finally spoken with Mr Chetan of Expedia who co-operated very well & with his instructions we were able to do check out without paying any extra charges for taxes. I think you should de-list this hotel as this will spoil name of Expedia.
Gautam Bajaj
6/10 Okay
wendy, Lonfon
Apr 6, 2014
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel review
We stayed for 2 nights in March 2014. It was the most we paid for a hotel with the worst bathroom facilities. The waiting staff were friendly and attentive and there was a good buffet breakfast and the restaurant food was excellent.
wendy
6/10 Okay
ketan, valsad
Mar 26, 2014
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
good location
stay was good. but when we reached there we called hotel for cab to reach at hotel . they were not been able to manage for that.
Hotel location is good surrounded with trees but room service is pathatic we take buffet breakfast &dinner the food is so so not so good tip take water bottels with u too expensive water or soda
We booked 2 rooms for 31st December 2013 at hotel Fairmount Shimla. My Itinerary number was 11174554765, I have the email with confirmation guaranteeing the rooms. A total of Rs.8524.14 was debited from my credit card account as full payment for the two rooms. When we reached Shimla the hotel did not honor the reservation.
We were on road for 6 hours, had paid the taxi Rs 4000 extra to hunt for different hotels. We faced embarrassment and suffered mental torture on New years Eve. I called Expedia customer service and the lodging at least 10 times and they kept on placing me on hold and said they will get back to me but never did.
I had to book another hotel after hunting for 7 hours and at a very high rate. My family and my sisters family were stranded on road for many hours.
The call reference number given to me was S66764975, but no one provided me any resolution. I need to be compensated for all the inconvenience and embarrassment I faced.
Cindy
6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
Jun 18, 2013
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
An OK OK experience
No wifi, no electricity points to charge your electronic devices, very small rooms.
Not worth the money they charge for the rooms.
Verified traveler
4/10 Poor
Rolando
Feb 23, 2013
Disliked: Room comfort
Location at a cost
Fairmount Hotel is okay if you need a break from the noise of the city and enjoy isolation. But this will be at the extra cost of having to commute to and from the Mall and main Shimla area. While a free shuttle service is offered by the hotel, this doesn't operate until the afternoon. Meaning, that if you need to catch ongoing transportation - often leaving in the morning - the hotel will 'arrange' transportation for you at 300 rupees per trip. The irony here is that you can get a taxi from the Mall to Fairmount for 200-250 rupees. I decided to check out a night earlier than planned (and paid for) because there was no internet service available, and I had work to complete. The hotel is in a good location in that you are immediately in the forest if you want to explore the surrounding area. And the junior staff are really trying their best to help (not so sure about the senior staff)!
The hotel is surrounded by lush green forest and beautiful scenery.
Staff is very congenial and supportive.
Super deluxe rooms are pristine and comfortable, deluxe rooms are also good but super deluxe are worth its money.
Quality and taste of food is also great. The only downside is that the pick and drop of there shuttle is slightly away from mall and one requires about 10-15 min wall to reach there otherwise the hotel is highly recommended.
Verified traveler
4/10 Poor
Verified traveler
Feb 18, 2012
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fairmout, Shimla
Bad:
1. Room was anything but super deluxe.
2. Had cigarette smell.
3. Bed linen not clean.
4. Didn't have any view except if you open the bathroom window.
5. Final stretch to the hotel 100-200 mts very unsafe.
6. No electricity atleast for last 5 hrs before checkout. (Maybe accidental but no backup not justified in snowy conditions).
Good:
1. Room service was prompt though.
When you go out to stay, point is to relax and not run around to find the room promised/advertised. As i was staying just for 1 day/night so didn't make a fuss about it. But on the whole won't suggest or stay in future.