Ghoomakad review

Recently I finished my 8 months stay Ghoomakad. This was my second long stay here in 3 years.

If you are someone with online work, looking for a long stay in mountains, at an affordable budget, then Ghoomakad is a go to destination.

Here are the pros and cons of this place in brief:

Pros:
This place has cozy mud-houses. The earthy feel inside the rooms feel so good to me.
The host is very kind and warm. Mohinder ji and family are very humble and not business oriented, so you get a nice experience.
The coworking space has amazing peaceful vibes. It’s very spacious and comfortable.
Just in nearby there’s a big park and ground to hang around anytime. The neighborhood is lovely. Peaceful, relaxed vibes.
The Wifi service is amazing. In the coworking spaces, the power back and wifi arrangements are wonderful. I never had issues of power cut in the office space.
There’s a community kitchen which has all the basic utensils, refrigerator and gas stove. Throughout our stay we cooked food there. This kitchen makes your stay more healthy and affordable.
If you don’t want to cook then there’s an in-house Rasoi Dhaba which provides all day meal.
Every bathroom has geyser for hot water.
Enough blankets are provided.
There’s a gym at 500m from the place.
Zomato, Swiggy is serviceable till 10:30 pm
Online orders drom Amazon, Flipkart or any site reach here easily.

Cons:
As this is not a business motivated space, there is no room service, it’s a self served place. Hosts take care of the rooms regularly.
You have to keep your expectations regarding customer service very low. The concept of this place is different, that you have to understand and adapt to. There’s no service staff for guests. You have to manage few things yourself. And request owner whenever needed.
Being a village, all the nearby shops close till 9:30 pm.
For long stays, if you want a cook then it’s difficult to find one. If you don’t know cooking or don’t want to cook or lack time time to cook, then relying on Rasoi Dhaba for daily food would be tough in my opinion. Managing daily healthy meals can be challenging. Although Rasoi staffs are very friendly, they can try to cook however you ask.
No online cab service available like Ola, Uber, Rapido, etc.
You can keep contact of local taxi driver for urgent needs.
Lack of public transportation from the place. 2km down the road, there is market on the sides of Palampur road. There you can find buses for most places.
It rains a lot throughout the year at this place being a hill station. If you don’t like rains much then this may trouble you a bit.
This might not be the cheapest option for staying. But the combination of coworking space and the nice campus is not available at other places.
Food in nearby restaurants are relatively expensive.