4.7 stars across roughly 67 Google reviews, 4.4 from 50 on MakeMyTrip · eight studio apartments in two houses, Markaba and Samsara · Upper Dharamkot, near The Birdhouse Cakery, behind Alt Life café · fibre internet, kitchens, pet friendly · check-in 12 pm, checkout 11 am. Ratings checked August 2026.
Cosmic Geeks is the most stylised place on this list. Tara and Sam run eight studio apartments split across two houses — Markaba and Samsara — with proper aesthetic intent: floor seating, a telescope, and rooms guests describe as tastefully furnished rather than merely clean.
If you are trying to work from Dharamkot, this is the single most important entry in the guide. The property runs a fibre-optic line rated at 100 Mbps, which it publishes rather than vaguely promising, and that is a genuinely rare thing in a village where "good wifi" usually means a 4G dongle and optimism.
The rooms
Studios rather than hotel rooms — each with a kitchen, which is what makes them work for stays measured in weeks. Markaba is the unit reviewers name most often. One house is where the owners live and contains a large studio; the other holds four accommodations across two floors.
The practical kit is genuinely good for cold months: a stove, a heater, heated bed sheets, a shared laundry machine and extra blankets. Dharamkot in January is colder indoors than outdoors by late evening, and heated bedding is the difference between staying the winter and leaving in week two. A caretaker can also cook home meals if you would rather not.
Who runs it
Tara and Sam are the draw. Expect long conversations about permaculture and everything adjacent if you want them, and total privacy if you do not. It is openly pet friendly — dogs are among the most-mentioned things in the reviews, including the house dog Coco and a steady stream of guests' own. One couple stayed with a two-month-old baby and a dog.
Where it is
Upper Dharamkot, behind Alt Life and next to <a href="/blog/birdhouse-cakery-dharamkot">The Birdhouse Cakery</a>, which means your morning bread is about ninety seconds away. Tushita and the Vipassana centre are a fifteen-minute walk, and the café strip is below you. There is a climb — that is what "Upper" means here.
Honest drawbacks, and they matter here
The rating is 4.7 rather than 4.9, MakeMyTrip has it lower at 4.4, and there are visible low reviews. "Small room" recurs. One guest who paid ₹2,000 a night for three weeks felt that was steep for the area, and there is a two-star review disputing aspects of an Airbnb stay which the owner answered publicly.
The owners themselves point at the same thing in their replies: read the listing photos and description carefully before booking. These are studios with a defined footprint, not flexible rooms, and the mismatch in the negative reviews is nearly always between what someone pictured and what they booked. Look at the actual unit.
There is also no published rate card. Rates come by WhatsApp, which means negotiation is possible for long stays but comparison shopping is not.
Best for
Remote workers who need real bandwidth, design-conscious couples, people travelling with dogs, and winter stays — this is the best-equipped property here for December to February.
If it's booked out
For a long stay with a kitchen at a lower price, Kishore Singh Homestay and Yellow House are the two to try, though neither publishes a fibre speed. Soma House is the newest-feeling alternative if the aesthetic is what drew you.
If it is purely the wifi you came for, the fallback is to work from a café: Da'Wiara advertises high-speed wifi, power at the tables and a quiet corner for calls, and opens at 8 am.
Full list: the best homestays in Dharamkot. Staying a while? The Dharamkot workation guide covers wifi, costs and the rhythm of the village, and our 30-day workation bundles a vetted stay with airport pickup and a local fixer. Hungry? Start with the best cafés in Dharamkot.
← All blog postsQuestions, answered
Does Cosmic Geeks have good wifi for remote work?+
It is the best-documented connection of any stay in this guide — a fibre-optic line rated at 100 Mbps, published by the property rather than vaguely claimed. Combined with kitchens in every studio, that makes it the strongest Dharamkot choice for working remotely. Confirm current speeds when you message, as village infrastructure changes.
Is Cosmic Geeks pet friendly?+
Yes, openly so. Dogs are one of the most-mentioned subjects in its reviews, including the owners' own dog Coco, and guests routinely arrive with pets. Message ahead about size and dates so the right studio is allocated.
Why is Cosmic Geeks rated lower than other Dharamkot homestays?+
It sits at about 4.7 on Google and 4.4 on MakeMyTrip, against 4.9s elsewhere on this list. The recurring theme in weaker reviews is room size and price rather than cleanliness or hosting — these are compact studios at a premium rate. Study the photographs of the specific unit before booking and the gap between expectation and reality closes.