Situated along National Highway 22, it borders Panchkula district of Haryana, and is after the towns of Pinjore and Kalka on the Chandigarh Simla Highway. Pinjore to Parwanoo is almost a continuous urban belt. Parwanoo is most known for its cable car (connecting the 2 resorts of Timber Trail Resort and Timber trail Heights). These 2 resorts are on separate hills, with a valley in between in which the river Kausalya flows. Most tourists I know go to Parwanoo drawn by the experience of staying in the resort (the resort appears as soon as the tourist enters Himachal at Parwanoo on the national highway).

Parwanoo was a small sleepy village just a few decades back, but started getting more popular as time went by, with tourists getting drawn by this scenic hill station that has a wealth of attractions to offer. The town has some great trekking trails (not the long ones, but ones that can be done by the tourists wanting to spend a few hours at trekking), there are orchards full of fruit laden trees, and some great scenery. This makes Parwanoo popular with nature lovers, honeymooners, and the general tourist. Plus, the business type who want to hold their business meetings in the lap of nature use the conferencing facilities provided by the resort while their families enjoy the other things to offer.
Parwanoo is also slowly starting to develop as an industrial area, with fruit based products, plastics, motar parts and watch components being some of the major productions of the area.

Some of the popular places nearby:
Renuka (132-km): With a circumference of roughly 2.5-kms, this is the largest lake in Himachal. It is regarded to be the embodiment of the Goddess Renuka, and attracts a large number of pilgrims.
Dagshai (28-km): Once a British cantonment, this small town is surrounded by pine trees and offers an old church.
Subathu (16-km): Still a cantonment, it has also got the remains of a Gurkha Fort.
Pinjore (10-km): Parwanoo is an excellent base to visit the famed Mughal style gardens at Pinjore, these are really beautiful.
Kasauli, situated 37 km from Parwanoo, is a charming hill station worth a visit.

Places to stay:
Timber Trail Height, Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh (link)
Hotel Siwalik: Tel: 01792-32295, Fax: 01792-32574.
Hotel Windsmoor, Parwanoo
Hotel Monal Palace Parwanoo

How to get there:
- BY AIR nearest International Airport is New Delhi 280 kms and Nearest Domestic Airport is Chandigarh 35 kms.
- BY RAIL to Kalka Railway Station 7 kms and Chandigarh Railway Station is 30 kms.
- BY ROAD towards Shimla on the National Highway – 35 kms from Chandigarh.

Situated at 8,350 feet in the magnificent Himalayas, Wildflower Hall is an equisite luxury resort set in 23 acres of virgin woods of pine and cedar. It gives a feeling of the colonial style of architecture combined with high luxury. All guest rooms and public areas overlook the snow-capped mountain ranges and cedar forests, and you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Himalayas from here. The building occupies only five percent of the property, allowing guests ample space for walks, privacy and tranquility.

Outdoor activities include trekking, picnics, bird watching, nature walks and riding. River rafting, Mountain Biking, Horse Riding, Trekking, Archery, Ice Skating (in winter) and Golf (at Naldhera) can all be arranged.In Summer, the Resort’s Tennis Court opens. Horses and Ponies are available for hire at the Resort and must be booked in advance. The hotel also has a cards room and a Billiards Room.

Room Details:
Rooms: Each room occupies an area of approximately 42 square meters, and you get all the facilities typically available at a high end resort. There are 81 deluxe rooms. Every room has a spacious marble bathroom with separate shower and walk-in closets and personalised butler service. All rooms feature a personal bar, satellite television and DVD player and direct dial telephones with dataport.
Suites: All suites have an area of approximately 85 square metres. 3 Executive Suites feature a separate living room with a fireplace.
Lord Kitchener Suite: The magnificent Lord Kitchener suite has an area of approximately 110 square metres. This suite has wonderful panoramic views of the Himalayan range. It has a four-poster bed in the master suite and a second bedroom.

Other facilities available at the Resort include: Two restaurants, one serving a range of Pan-Asian and Continental dishes, and an elegant Indian restaurant specialising in traditional Indian cooking (Lutyens). There is a bar called The Cavalry Bar where you can enjoy from 12 noon to 10 PM. The hotel has a great spa (by Banyan Tree), Gym, heated indoor swimming pool, outdoor jacuzzi, sauna and steam rooms, Yoga. Meetings with complete facilities can be held over here.

The resort is about an hour from Jubbar Hatti Airport at Shimla with regular connections from Delhi. Guests can be met from Chandigarh, Kalka and Shimla railway stations by resort staff in air-conditioned chauffeur driven limousines. Guests arriving by helicopter can land at a helipad which is a three minute drive from the hotel.

Virtual Tour available here (link)
Photos of the hotel and surroundings (link)
More photos from Flickr (link1, Link2, Link3, Link4, Link5, Link6, Link7)

Contact Details:
E-mail address : gm@wildflowerhall.com
Address : Wildflower Hall, Shimla in the Himalayas,
An Oberoi Resort, Chharabra, Shimla – 171 012,
Himachal Pradesh (India)
Telephone : +91 177 264 8585
Facsimile : +91 177 264 8686