Phibha Villa - Home Stay in Shillong - East Khasi Hills, India

Extremely happy to stay here. We've checked out today. The service of the entire staff is worth praising. They are so helpful. Hospitality is superb. All the amenities are adequately supplied in the room. Food is very good. Complimentary breakfast available here with good options. Would like to recommend for a comfortable stay.

The rooms were neat and provided all the amenities (including heating kettle, coffee, tea, milk, water, geyser, tv, fans, toothbrush, soap, bodywash and shampoo). It is located in a residential neighbourhood with a shop attached to it. Further uphill is the oxford taxi stand which is convenient. Parking is available . The in-house restaurant serves delicious food and the dining hall on the first floor was spacious. Breakfast buffet was also good and the price was included while booking.

It was a clean and cozy room setup, But if one plans to visit during festivals then one should book the hotel prior as the availability is a bit of an issue during peak seasons

Positives: First of all, ask for Henry. He will help you out. Great guy. The restaurant crew is genuinely good. Enjoyed their friendly behaviour and the chef's singing. The food is freshly prepared so it may take time. But it won't harm your stomach. Food is tasty. The menu is comprehensive (vast). They will not say no to your request provided those items are available during the season. Location is in a quiet place. A comfortable distance from police bazar. Half an hour on legs. The restaurent is well lit. Glass walled. Quite spacious. Clean. It has a washroom which is very clean. The rooms on the same ground level as lobby may be good but we didnot stay there so don't know. Those rooms have usable windows. Parking is available. Lobby is beautiful. Has a washroom. Whole property is kept neat and clean, has plants both flowering and non flowering in abundance. Breakfast is complimentary and they serve freshly prepared food, again. Quantity of food is generous. The best things are its staff and restaurant and the chef (whole crew) There are shops nearby for soft drinks, "qua" and other items like biscuits, chips. Room service is prompt. Tea is abundant. They have the best ginger tea. Ask for it. You will have more than you expected. Both taste and quantity Reception will provide you contact for scooty, bikes et c. My personal opinion is to take scooty rather than bike if weather is nice. Otherwise book a four wheeler if you want to visit cherrapunji, leitlam, mawsynram etc. You may fall sick if you do not wear rain coats and warm clothes who you travel to those places on a two wheeler. Fog and rain. Better take four wheeler. Ditch the tension, pay a little more but enjoy the trips. Power back is available. However, it is advisable to have all your bathroom activities early in the morning because if there is a powercut in the morning then the back up may not be powerful enough to pump water to the tanks. And it may hamper your travelling plans. Negatives Intercom is only for receiving, guests cannot call the reception desk. The rooms down under are the worst. Room 202, 201 and 203 are cramped. No adequate ventilation in those rooms. Windows are sealed shut. Only ventilation is small slits over the windows. You may feel suffocated. Not ideal for those with breathing issues. Please book the higher level rooms if claustrophobic or breathing problems are there. No water absorbing mats in front of the washroom. So the whole floor gets wet and sticky after a visit to the washroom . Rooms have moisture and odour absorbing pellets which do not work since they are saturated. The furniture in the room is odd. Bed takes up 70 percent of the room. Tables should have been square topped to fit in the corners but they are round tops. There is no space to maneuver in the room for two people. I hope the owner takes notice of this review and atleast install ventilation fans on the walls on both the entrance wall and the wall opposite to it. Linen can be cleaner. Parking is there within the premises but very limited space. So tell them beforehand. R estaurent tabletop clothes need to be cleaned. It needs more openable windows. More fans or may be ac. Room 202 has no ac. Btw ac is not required even in peak summer. Room prices need to be lower for the window-less rooms. The low point is the lack of ventilation and congested nature of the rooms. Still, we made the best of our stay. This was possible due to the good staff and good restaurant of this place. Hope this review solved all your questions about his place and helped you make an informed decision because this place is good for a stay but only in a few rooms.

This property do not have power back up. During my stay there was no electricity from 11 pm- 11am. There was no staff om duty after 10pm. It is an private house converted as home stay. Charges are too high. Kitchen staff were very rude if you ask for some add on. Not a good property to stay in any kind of travel.

Very good homestay, quality foods, quality service, but only one problem is, it is located 3 km away from police bazar & every time you go to police bazar, you need to pay Rs 200 for cab

Very good rooms, clean and hygienic. Near to police bazar so you can go for street shopping anytime. Just one problem door of washroom is small i struck my head 2 times during my day visit. Other than that everything is good. Specially i liked complementary breakfast ( we specifically included that during booking ). They had verity of food such as laccha paratha and daal, bread butter jam toast, fruit juice and also you can order other menu as per availability. Some times there is no lights in the night in room. They give bathing kit in room such as toothbrush, toothpaste, small shampoo bottle, face wash. Which i really liked as you can travel light if you know. All the working personnel are humble. I would give 5 star but due to the size of there bath room door due to which i had to use band-aid on my skull i am giving 4 stars

Good place to stay overnight for your Shillong tour. Rooms are big and okay. Cleanliness is acceptable. How ever food service I would rate as poor. Food taste and quality was actually good but service time and understanding our request was poor. This means nor so good manager. If they improve that, overall good place.