Stargazing | Kainchi | Chef | Family | Lakeview

Welcome to Woody Trails - an intentionally intimate, Himalayan chalet, India’s first immersive stargazing, storytelling & experiential homestay. 🔭 Stargazing | 📷 Astrophotography | ✍️ Handwriting Analysis | 🌀 A/R | 🐦 Birdwatching | 🛡️ Quests | 🎊 Celebrate under the ⭐ | 🌿 Soulful Living This is a host-led retreat designed for presence, curiosity, & wonder. Curious? Scroll on 📜 Ready to book? Let the ⭐’s guide you. ✨ Galaxy and Nebula season, enjoy special rates for weekday experiences The space IG: woody_trails_bhimtal ✨ TL;DR (Too Long? You’re not alone, traveler) Here’s the cosmic cheat sheet: 🌌 Boutique chalet in the Himalayas 🔭 Private stargazing + telescope sessions 📷 Capture galaxies with guided session 🎊 Customised b'day and anniversary celebrations under the stars ✍️ Handwriting analysis & Shadow work 🛡️ Quests - Digital, physical and edible tokens 🍳 Chef on site. No dishes, just wishes. 📶 100 Mbps WiFi + peace = remote work bliss 🔥 Bonfire, BBQ, birdsong & board games 🛏️ Cozy Swiss rooms with attic nooks 🐾 Pet-friendly, kid-happy, soul-soothing 😺 Host with his pet cat stay on ground floor. __________________________________ 🏅 Recognition & Leadership ⭐ Nominated for the Global Host Advisory Board, SF HQ ⭐ Represented India for Soulful Hosting at the Airbnb Global Summit (APAC) ⭐ Airbnb Community Leader for Uttarakhand __________________________________ 🌌 In Detail (For Dreamers Who Read All the way ⬇️) Maybe you’re not scrolling...maybe you’re searching...and maybe… Woody Trails was searching for you too. This isn’t just a home. It’s a pause from momentum, where time slows, memory stirs, and wonder has room to return. Since opening, it has quietly found its way into family albums and traveler journals, a place where🪐 keeps you company by the bonfire, where kids ask big questions, under bigger skies. Guests here have ranged from families and artists to doctors, pilots, and curious travelers - people who value stillness, story, and shared moments. 📌 Our photo-gallery tells a story of light, landscape, and magic. 🗓️ Flexible cancellation: Full refund up to 5 days before check-in. ☄️You can engage as deeply or as lightly as you like - all experiences are completely optional. Some guests come to explore galaxies, others simply rest beneath it - both are equally welcome. __________________________________ 💎 Why guests keep coming back to Woody Trails Not just a stay - your private sky lounge! Every detail is designed for travelers who crave meaning, magic, and quiet luxury. ✨ Signature Stargazing (Chapter 1) Our telescope isn’t just a machine - it’s a portal. To distant galaxies, ancient light, and the part of you that still believes in wonder. See Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, the Orion Nebula, Red giants, White dwarfs & galaxies that left their star-songs behind millions of years ago. 🔮 Time-Turner Session: Take home not just a stay, but a portrait of deep space. You’ll photograph galaxies like M42 Orion, Thor’s Helmet, and more under guidance. 🛰️ Augmented Reality Sky Show: Map the sky with myth, light and meaning. Greek, Norse, Nakshatra & even Harry Potter lore… all stitched together, to show you where you are in the universe. 🎯 Authored IP experiences: 1. Mythic Astronomy A slow, story-led stargazing experience where the sky is mapped through myth, memory, and meaning. Offered on clear nights only. Small groups. On request. (60 min) 2. Skydance Skydance emerges after the sky has already opened something inside you. Following deep-space viewing, guests enter a softly, UV-lit space with glow paints, light wands, laser lights, moonlight activated scrolls and music - not to perform, but to release, play and create art 🎨. ✅ Up to 6-8 guests. Occasionally extended to 10 if the group dynamic allows. Limited slots for b'day and anniversary celebrations. On request (Please inform in advance) ⭐ The above experiences are limited not by demand, but by care, conditions, and presence. 📲If you’re curious but unsure, feel free to ask - we’re happy to guide you. __________________________________ ✍️ Script & Shadow (Chapter 2) Your story isn’t just in your words - it’s in your script. Let our expert graphologist decode who you are, and what’s yearning to grow. Shadow sessions invite stillness, honesty, and transformation. __________________________________ 🐦 Birding & Nature Trails (Chapter 3) Explore lush Himalayan forest trails and spot over 200+ species with our trained naturalist. Secret picnic spots, camera-worthy views, and soul-refreshing silence await. __________________________________ ⚔️ Quests (Chapter 4) Earn tokens for acts of curiosity & care: ♻️ The Mountain that Weeps: Clean trails, earn edible tokens🍰 🌌 Escape to Starport: Map constellations, earn digital art🎨 🍲 The Cook’s Blessing: Food memories become collectible recipes📜 __________________________________ 🏡 Inside the Story A chalet at 5,200 ft. A sky stage above. Two rooms curated for texture, warmth, and rest. 📢 Host with his pet 😺, caretaker stay on the ground floor 🛏️ 2 Swiss Chalet Rooms (first floor, need to climb 🪜 16 steps) • Room 1: King bed 👑 + attic queen mattress + sofa-cum-bed • Room 2: King bed 👑 + sofa-cum-bed • Premium bedding, attic nooks & tasteful decor 🌬️ AC with Pollen filter, oil radiator heaters, Smart TV (49") + Satellite TV+ Netflix & Amazon (Guest login required), High speed 100 Mbps - 5 Ghz Wi-Fi, USB fast charging ports for mobiles and laptops, international converters available, inverter backup (fans, lights and Wifi) galaxy nightlamp. 🛁 Designer Bathrooms: Golden sinks, spa-style walk-in showers 🚿, high speed pressure pump, organic toiletries, western toilet, toilet paper , water bidet, vanity mirror, elder-friendly features, air freshners, hair dryer (On request) 🍽️ Dining • Full-time chef 👨‍🍳 (Jain-friendly, toddler meals, custom requests) •Espresso maker, microwave, fridge, toaster Our Promise of Care: Because once your body feels safe, your mind finally gets to rest. 💧 Every sip of water at Woody Trails comes from a two-stage filtration (Livpure) and mineralization system. Purity is as important as beauty here. 🧺 Laundry: We run a separate fabric care cycle for guest linens, washed with hypoallergenic solutions, from a professional cleaning service - Tumbledry. 🔦 UV-Sterilized Linens: Hey, when your home is already equipped for interstellar glow rituals...sterilizing sheets just comes naturally. ✨ 🍷All our cutlery is washed and steam dried at 70°C, using a high-grade IFB dishwasher - because you deserve hospitality, at international standards. 📢 No self-cooking. Kitchen closes at 9:30 Pm. Food delivery till 10 pm by restaurant. Exception for preparing of baby 🍼 food. __________________________________ 🌲 Outdoor Features • Fenced, safe tiled garden for pets and children 🐾 • Balcony swing for sunrise journaling • Outdoor dining under a French-style gazebo 🏖️ • BBQ (₹1,500) food extra, bonfire 🔥 (₹850) • Ping pong, badminton, big-sky stillness __________________________________ 📚 Indoor Fun • Casio electric piano 🎹, curated books & manga (Harry Potter, LOTR, Attack on Titan, etc.) • Board games, retro music system, & creative corners __________________________________ 📍 Where We Are • In a peaceful gated community • 14 km from Nainital 🚡 | 11 km - Kainchi Dham 🛕 | 11 km to Naukuchiyatal ⛵ • Walk to local cafés: Zooby’s 🧋, I-Heart 🍕, Belpatra 🍲, Udupiwala, Let me dine __________________________________ 📆 2025 Stargazing Calendar (Highlights) Feb 1/2: Full Moon 🌕| Feb 9: Half Moon🌓| Feb 17: New Moon 🌑| Feb 24: Half Moon | March 03/4: Full Moon 🌕 Everyday: Orion 🏹 Nebula, Pleidies (7-Sisters), Horse head 🐴 Nebula, Flame Nebula 🔥, 🪐 & Jupiter visible till end of Feb. 🔭 Viewing requires clear weather. __________________________________ 🌠 You don’t just take memories… you take home a new perspective When seekers leave Woody Trails, they carry more than souvenirs. They carry a sky...a quieter mind...a sense of themselves they hadn’t met in a while. Between mountain light and cosmic dust, a small chalet became something larger - a Himalayan atelier of wonder, shaped by global ideas and deeply rooted in place. 🌌 Ready to cross the threshold? This story isn't told - its lived. Tap “Reserve” & let the cosmos do the rest. 🛎️ ✨ If something stirs inside while you read the ⬆️, trust it, and come if this kind of stillness calls to you. ⭐ We rarely collaborate - but when we do, it's with creators who move the needle of meaning. Guest access ✔Seekers are welcome to enjoy the two bedrooms on the first floor, attic, a covered balcony, a coffee table with lounge chairs, BBQ area, ground floor ☀️ deck & an outdoor dining area. In case of rain or chilly weather, an indoor dining area is also available. ✔ The colony has a private access to the nearby Pine Crest Resort (3 ⭐). You can make use of their fine dining Italian restaurant Other things to note ✔Honor the people - and buy local. Bhimtal’s soul lives in the crafts, foods, and stories of its people. ✔Driver lodging for 1 driver (bed, quilt, washroom) available for Rs. 500/day. ✔ Pick-up and Drop service🚖: Can be arranged for all our guests. Local taxi , driver & itinerary can be planned for visiting nearby landmarks🛕 ✔ Renting Scooties & Bikes🛵 ✔ Local adventure activities🚣🪂🧘: We can share a list of curated activities such as Butterfly 🦋 farm visit, Birding 🐦 📸 at famous Sattal 🌲, Local treks🧭 etc. ✔ We have a tie up with few restaurants which deliver till 10.00pm. No Zomato, Swiggy or Blinkit in the hills. 📢 Due to presence of wild animals 🐆🐒, we recommend you keep all your pets 🦮😺 🐰 indoors after sunset. 📢On-site basic medical kit available; clinic located within 600m. 📢 House rules are simple & self explanatory, please go through them. Feel free to reach out with any questions or special requests.