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Hill Crest Cottage

Sittong (SW) · Darjeeling

Panch Pokhari Upper Sittong Kurseong, Sittong Khasmahal, West Bengal 734008, India

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3.65
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Ranked #100 in Darjeeling· #117 of 1,284 overall

Last scored Sep 3, 2026

Confidence tier: Deep review (20+ recent reviews) How we score

Scored from 40 guest reviews in the last 24 months.Range: Mar 7, 2025 - Jul 25, 2026.How we score

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The Five Pillars

Shelter

medium confidence4.0 / 5
"Most guests found the rooms spotless, cozy, and well-maintained, though a small cluster of negative reviews reported cleanliness lapses and insects during the monsoon."

Water

low confidence2.8 / 5
"Limited mentions; while some noted clean washrooms, others reported broken showers and lack of hot water when needed."

Hot water inconsistency and occasional plumbing complaints reported

Hearth

high confidence4.5 / 5
"Widely acclaimed for heartfelt hospitality by hosts Som and Rashmi, and delicious, fresh organic home-cooked food, despite isolated complaints regarding staff behavior."

Path

medium confidence2.9 / 5
"Access involves an unpaved muddy road and a 100-120 ft uphill walk or trek through tea gardens, with several reviewers noting the Google Maps location is inaccurate."

Difficult last-mile access via unpaved road requiring short uphill walk; map location misleading

View

high confidence4.9 / 5
"Consistently praised for panoramic, breathtaking 180-to-360 degree views of the Kanchenjunga range and surrounding tea gardens directly from the balconies."

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Google rating

4.4

Based on 132 Google reviews

Recent reviews

Google's AI summary · aggregated over all 132 reviews

Guests consistently praise this homestay for its delicious, organic, and fresh home-cooked food and the breathtaking views of the Kanchenjunga range. They also highlight the warm hospitality, friendly staff, and the peaceful and comfortable environment. Some reviews mention the service can be inefficient.

Showing 20 of 132 total Google reviews. Pillar scores use Google's full-review AI summary above.

Ristak Hossain Gazi

Jul 25, 2026

One of the best home stay ever I have seen and owner behaviour very nice and full view next level fully satisfied. We stay here with our own tent and owner is very helpful with as we meet him in middle of road and drop here .best hospitaliti

OM PRAKASH Ghosh

Jul 8, 2026

Located in a wonderful place. Room was very neat and clean. Service was also very good. Overall spent quality time with myself

Debanjan Bhattacharya

Jun 22, 2026

Great place. Picture perfect homestay. Very well kept. Wonderful hosts. The food was also delicious. Best wishes!

Md Golam Mortuja

Jun 16, 2026

Adventure এ ভরা অভিজ্ঞতা, সেখানে পৌছানো টা কস্টকর,কিন্তু মজাদার অভিজ্ঞতা, কিন্তু বর্ষাকাল এ মোটেও যাওয়া উচিত না, শুধু পোকামাকড় এ ভরা,। খাবার টা খুব একটা ভালো না, তার উপর খাবার এর পরিমান ও কম। তবে সেখানে যা সুন্দর ভিউ পাওয়া যায়,তা কিন্তু অপূর্ব।

Srawan

May 21, 2026

Great place to be in, great ambience and friendly nature by Aunty and company made it the more good. Hospitality top notch and food feels like home. Must visit place.

Sindrela Mondal

May 21, 2026

Great stay for the ambience, hospitality and the view. Must visit and aunty is very friendly.

Satyajit Tewari

May 18, 2026

Best Home stay in the Trip,best view,best hospitality,best food,,,just awesome,loved it

Monaj Kumar Mondal

May 14, 2026

Me with my family staying in this property for two nights on 13 May & 14 May 2026. I am very much satisfied with respect to standard of rooms, service, owner's behaviour and location. I will visit this property again and recommend my near one.

Prithwish Saha

Mar 22, 2026

Beautiful homestay with amazing views in Sitong. Everything was neat and comfortable. Truly a relaxing experience

Manas Palmal

Mar 20, 2026

Beautiful homestay with amazing views in Sitong. Everything was neat and comfortable. Truly a relaxing experience

Puspendu Patra

Mar 18, 2026

Best cottage I have ever seen , all services, foods are best . The owner and his family is very good and polite they feel me like family members . I am very happy to meet with them and they provide me this best service. If you want to enjoy your trip please visit this cottage.

Sabuj Mondal

Mar 8, 2026

Beat food best location beat place to visit in sillong bohut acha behavior ha bohut acha food quality bhi ha

Soumyajit Dey

Jan 27, 2026

The manager’s behavior at this homestay was extremely rude and unpleasant. The road leading to the homestay is not properly developed and is just a muddy/soil road. The homestay is located in a different place than what is shown on Google Maps, which is misleading. It is also isolated from the main area, unlike other nearby homestays. Overall, it was a disappointing experience.

apurba saha

Dec 26, 2025

*⭐☆☆☆☆* *“Disappointed Stay”* The location was nice, but the overall experience was poor. Rooms were not properly cleaned, and basic amenities were missing. Hot water wasn’t available when needed, and the staff seemed uninterested. Definitely not worth the price we paid. Wouldn’t recommend unless major improvements are

Md Salman

Dec 26, 2025

One of the worst experiences ever. The room was disgusting—dust everywhere, stains on sheets, and a persistent smell of sewage. The AC didn't work, making it unbearable, and when we complained, the indifferent front desk staff ignored us. No Wi-Fi, broken shower, and we even saw cockroaches. This place is a health hazard and ruined our trip. AVOID at all costs

Partha PS

Dec 26, 2025

Bad service

Badal Roy

Dec 26, 2025

Owner's behavior are so so bad

Rajesh 11

Dec 26, 2025

Totally Disappointed and irritated, Rooms are dirty, also owner behaviour are so bad

Taniya Bhattacharjee

Dec 24, 2025

Mind blowing location and scenerio. Just like heaven...very freindly staaf..very good hospitality. The food of this place is just awesome. Rashmi didi's cooking is wow😋😋😋😋. Every vegetables are organic and fresh. You must visit this place. Cheap and best and one of the most beautiful cottage of shittong....❤️

Sourav Maity

Dec 12, 2025

Best view in Sittong Owner staffs are very friendly and helpful in nature rooms are very good and clean kanchenjunga view is marvelous if you go to proper time frame ideal place to spend leisure time. Peaceful eneviroment mesmerize you here. Reaching the homestay is a bit problem right now because the private road is under construction and few suggestion to Hill Crest Cottage provide Wifi and sound systems other wise everythings is very good.

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