4.9 stars · around 126 Google reviews · Dharamkot Studio Road, around the corner from Dharamkot Studio · rooms with functional kitchens, hot water, wifi, heaters on request. Ratings checked August 2026.
If you are staying longer than a week, start here. Kishore Singh Homestay has the highest concentration of long-stay reviews of any property in Dharamkot — guests writing about three weeks, twenty days, and in one case four months while doing a pottery residency at the studio around the corner.
That pattern is the review signal that actually matters. Anyone can have a good weekend. A property people keep extending at has solved the boring problems: water pressure, hot water at the hour you want it, somewhere to put your things, and a host who does not treat a request to stay another fortnight as an inconvenience.
The rooms
Clean is the word that recurs, and the rooms are newly built with genuinely well-finished bathrooms. The important part is that most come with a functional kitchen. Add hot water, wifi, heaters on request and a comfortable bed, and you have somewhere you can live rather than somewhere you sleep between cafés.
Ask for the top-floor room. It opens onto a large terrace that guests describe as the best view on the property, with sunrise over the valley. In a village where a good terrace is the difference between a productive month and a stir-crazy one, that is worth requesting by name at the time of booking.
Who runs it
Kishore ji and his wife run it themselves, and "helpful owner" and "homely atmosphere" are the two phrases that dominate the feedback. For a property with this many reviews, that hit rate is unusually high — it means the hospitality is consistent rather than dependent on who happens to be on shift.
Guests routinely mention asking to extend and being accommodated. If you are not sure how long you want in Dharamkot — and most people arrive not knowing — that flexibility is the practical reason to choose this one.
Where it is
Genuinely central, which is rarer than it sounds here. You are on Dharamkot Studio Road, walkable to the market, to Tushita Meditation Centre and to the café strip, with both McLeod Ganj and Bhagsu reachable on foot if you are willing. Several reviewers specifically call it quieter than the middle of Dharamkot despite all that.
Honest drawbacks
Bring your own towels and hand towels. This comes up explicitly in the review summary and it is the sort of detail that ruins a first evening if you did not know.
It is also an unfussy place. Clean, well run and well located, but not designed and not boutique — if you are after the interiors, this is not the one. And a functional kitchen in a Himalayan homestay means a two-burner and a sink, not a fitted galley; buy your pans and spices in McLeod Ganj if you plan to cook seriously.
Best for
Long stays, self-caterers, people on residencies and courses, and anyone who wants a kitchen without paying apartment prices for it. Also the strongest pick on this list for a first month in Dharamkot, because the central position lets you scout everywhere else.
If it's booked out
Yellow House is the closest alternative for a long stay with a kitchen, and has a separate one-bedroom apartment for month-plus bookings. Cosmic Geeks in Upper Dharamkot is the more designed version of the same idea, with a fibre connection if you are working.
If you would rather not cook at all, Mustard House feeds its guests properly and is ten minutes downhill.
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
Do the rooms at Kishore Singh Homestay have kitchens?+
Most do — a functional kitchen is the property's main selling point and the reason it collects so many long-stay guests. Expect a practical setup with a burner, sink and fridge access rather than a fitted kitchen. Confirm the specific room has one when you book, as not every unit does.
Is Kishore Singh Homestay good for a monthly stay in Dharamkot?+
It has the strongest long-stay record in the village, with guests reporting stays of three weeks to four months, and the owners are known for accommodating extensions. Ask for the top-floor room with the terrace, and negotiate a monthly rate directly rather than booking thirty nights on a platform.
What should I bring to Kishore Singh Homestay?+
Towels and hand towels, which are not provided — this is the most common surprise in the reviews. If you are coming between November and February, ask for a heater in advance, and bring your own cookware and spices if you intend to cook properly.