4.7 stars across roughly 95 Google reviews · main Dharamkot, near Neer Organic Thali · rooms with kitchens plus a separate one-bedroom apartment · pet friendly · balcony or terrace. Ratings checked August 2026.
The tell with Yellow House is how long people stay. One couple spent three months in the separate one-bedroom apartment, October to January. Another guest lived here for close to six months. Someone else booked one night and stayed three. When a homestay's reviews are full of durations rather than adjectives, the basics are usually solid.
Those basics: renovated rooms, well-equipped kitchens, good wifi, and — a detail the review summaries pick out specifically — good water pressure and access to a washing machine. Small things that matter enormously by week three, and that nobody thinks to ask about on a three-night booking.
The rooms
The property is arranged as a set of rooms with kitchens plus a self-contained one-bedroom apartment, and it is the apartment that most of the long-stay reviews are about. It sits directly above the unit the hosts live in, so you get independence with someone downstairs — which is the right arrangement for a month somewhere you do not know anyone yet.
Views are the other constant: morning sun into the rooms, birds, and a garden below. It is pet friendly, which narrows down quickly in this village if you have arrived with a dog.
Who runs it
Annu, also written Anup, and Archana host, and they have clearly worked out the balance between being available and leaving people alone. Multiple guests use almost the same phrase — they gave us space and were there when we needed them. For a long stay that is the whole ballgame; a host who wants to chat every evening is exhausting by week two.
A note on the name
This one is genuinely confusing and worth thirty seconds of your attention. The property appears as Yellow House Dharamkot on Tripadvisor, Agoda and Google, and some platforms carry a closely related Meraki Homes listing for a room with a kitchen and garden in Dharamkot. Separately, Mustard House — a different homestay altogether — is the building actually painted bright yellow.
So: check the address, not the colour. Yellow House is near Neer Organic Thali in main Dharamkot; Mustard House is near Ayurveda House in Lower Dharamkot.
Where it is
Near Neer Organic Thali, close to the main Dharamkot market and a short walk to the café strip, with Dharamkot Studio nearby. Quiet and residential rather than scenic-remote — you are among houses, not in the forest.
Honest drawbacks
It is a one-to-five-minute walk from the road, which one group of fourteen flagged as their only complaint. With heavy luggage that is a real consideration, and it is the standard Dharamkot tax — almost nothing here has a door you can drive to.
It is also a quiet residential setup with no communal scene and no café attached. If you are travelling alone and hoping the property will introduce you to people, this is the wrong choice; try a hostel. And the rating is 4.7 rather than the 4.9s elsewhere on this list, with a smaller review count on some platforms — good, not flawless.
Best for
Month-plus stays, remote workers, couples who want a kitchen and privacy, and anyone travelling with a dog.
If it's booked out
Kishore Singh Homestay is the closest match — rooms with kitchens, central, and the strongest long-stay record in the village. Cosmic Geeks is the design-led version and has a documented fibre connection if you are working from the room.
If you want the same privacy but lower down and cheaper, OmiHomeStay in Bhagsu Nag is the value option and is also pet friendly.
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
Is Yellow House Dharamkot the same as Meraki Homes?+
They are closely related listings — the property appears as Yellow House Dharamkot on Tripadvisor, Agoda and Google, while a Meraki Homes listing covers a room with kitchen and garden in Dharamkot. Confirm the exact unit and address when you book. Note that Mustard House, a different homestay, is the one actually painted yellow.
Does Yellow House have a proper apartment for long stays?+
Yes — there is a separate one-bedroom apartment above the hosts' own unit, and it is what most of the multi-month reviews describe. It comes with a kitchen, and the property has a washing machine and reliably good water pressure, which is what actually makes a month workable.
Is Yellow House Dharamkot pet friendly?+
Yes, pet friendly is listed among its amenities, which puts it in a small group in Dharamkot alongside Cosmic Geeks and OmiHomeStay. Message ahead with your dog's size, since room allocation usually depends on it.