KedaraYatih Resort

We arrived at the place around 3 pm and it just started to rain. They have nice and spacious parking lot. The boys were immediately there with an umbrella and whisked us to our cottage. We were two of us and thus had a double cottage. The cottages are very functional with whatever you may need available. The place is a little away from the crowd and nestled amongst Oak trees. To me this is a beautiful setting with birds – both *** made (helicopters) weather permitting of course and natural buzzing around and over you. We were a little hungry and the Paneer maggi with tea was just the meal that we needed. The place is very close (walking distance except Pawan Hans which is 2 km) to all the helipads in Phata. The IRCTC counter is also about the same distance. The staff and the owners are extremely friendly and caring. We were informed by the staff that the operator that we were booked on was not operating the flights and there was no information either from IRCTC or the operator. Anyway that is a different story for another day. The setting was super and you could see the Kedar and other snowclad peaks in the distance. Overall ambience is super and calming. The dinner was simple with a decent but yummy spread and we had the most sumptuous yellow dal tadka. The best part was the friendly staff led by Sachin. We had booked only for a night but the weather god had other plans for us. I had parked my car with all the luggage at the resort while checking out. Our attempts to get to Kedar ji on the first day were futile due to the weather but we were welcomed back to KedaraYatih with smiling faces for another night. Next day we were successful and had very good Darshan. Back to KedaraYatih, this is perhaps the only place nearby with reasonable prices, pristine clean, very functional, super wifi and cellular connectivity and very close to the helipads. It is easy to reach. I was driving a big sedan and after speaking to scores of places in Kedar ji had a little apprehensions on driving the same to Phata helipad and KedaraYatih. But the ride was very smooth without any hiccups. The funny part is that a lot of vehicle drive upto the resort looking for Kestrel helipad which is about 100 yards away every morning. Both Thumby and Global are about 500 yards through very nice road lined with thick trees with constant chirping of birds. This is also a great place if you are waiting at any of the helipads for a quick snack or meal. Overall a wonderful stay with superb hospitality and service with very nice food. We will certainly be back!! Keep up the great work and spirit Rajendera!

IF you have searched for places around Phata/ Sonprayag en route to Gaurikund/ Kedarnath you would notice there are so few options ONLINE. So we booked here for a night and extended by another night as our helicopter booking got postponed and the owner played the ever-reliable scarce goods tactic - it worked and we extended by another night, regretable in hindsight! The property is a complete cut-off from the main area and you have to take a 1.5 kms uphill detour to the property - the point at which you take the detour is when you bid goodbye to your Jio and Vodafone phone networks entirely. The property is located close to 2-3 helipads so if you are lucky enough to get a booking around then its a good companion. What I liked was the remoteness of the place and the food was decent. The staff and the owner Mr. Gosain were accommodative - they lent us their hotspot to make a few calls since there was no network and the spacious tent but what I didn't like were the following: a) Frequent power outage: you can forget any signs of electricity during the daytime and have to request staff to turn on the generator when you take a bath b) Absolutely no network: this was a big pain for us as we had to make several calls to coordinate the bookings. c) The tents were spacious but were pretty basic - no TV for instance or internet d) Compulsory buffet of 350 per head during dinner time and 200 during breakfast which I found was pretty inconveient. You simply cannot order ala carte. Given the limited spread I found the pricing excessive. Overall, I think the property can be run more professionally and there are much more amazing options few minutes away at a more reasonable price such as La Fioli - we loved staying there for one night - what a view, buffet spread, rooms with TV etc. and cheaper than KedaraYatih. At almost 8K with taxes and food I don't think KedaraYatih is VFM - but I will change my views if they reduce the buffet price or remove the compulsion, improve connectivity and resolve the electricity issues. Not to forget - add a TV to the room for the kids please!