KULLU-MANALI- The Taj group, a hospitality leader, has taken over the vintage 95 years old mud-walled Ramgarh Heritage villa that dates back to the former British Raj. The villa has come out in its new avatar today: It has earned its prestigious brand name, Ama Stays & Trails Ramgarh Heritage Villa today.
Indian Hotels Company Limited(IHCL) group managing director. Sh. Puneet Chhatwal, Sh Sumit, Ms Delna, Rohit Khosla, Sh. Taljinder Singh and Sh Prabhat Verma, Smt Priya, Sh Anil Khullar, Smt Sarita Khullar and GM Neelabh Pandey formally opened the Ama Stays & Trails Ramgarh Heritage Villa today.
“We thank them all for inaugurating the six-roomed Ramgarh Heritage Villa as Ama Stays and Trails located within a 15-minute drive of Tripura Sundari Temple and Jagatipatt Temple”, said Nakul Khullar, a hotel magnate of Baragarh Spa and Resort, which is also managed by the IHCL group.
Ramgarh heritage villa was built by the British in 1928. This guesthouse has five rooms and welcomes guests with a restaurant, free in-room Wi-Fi, and free self-parking facility.
Centrally located in Kullu-Manali, the 
vintage villa is connected to a shopping center, 13.9 km from historic Naggar Castle, and 14.3 km from Lord Raghunathjee Temple in the tourist town of Kullu.
Ramgarh heritage villa is perched on a hill overlooking the gushing Beas River.
It is surrounded by the picturesque apple orchard. Ramgarh Heritage Villa is a quaint British bungalow built in 1928, with traditional mud walls, high wooden ceilings and cosy fireplaces for winter nights.
This villa is a royal reminder of the British era for the visitors and is popularly known as Mayflower.
It served as a 5-star hotel in the early 1950s.
A secret and favourite destination for Bollywood celebrities, this five-bedroomed English-style Villa with huge garden is located in Raison on the Kullu- Manali highway, a 30-minute drive from the Kullu Manali airport.
The villa has been tastefully restored to perfection by Indian Hotels Company Limited(IHCL). Surrounded by picturesque gardens, the house has a large living room with adequate seating, a 12-seater dining room, spacious kitchen, recreation room and a tree house.
As each of the six rooms face different parts of the serene Valley of Gods, the pine wood guesthouse, complete with wooden interiors, gives a feel and colonial aura.
This heritage villa has been shooting locale for many Bollywood movies such as Bambai ka Babu, Purani Jeans, Tere Naal Luv Ho Gya, Sarjameen.
Tree House is built on 250 years old pine tree and walnut tree at the entrance of the villa that adds another beauty to the heritage village making the stay all the more alluring.
