Hotel · Himachal Pradesh

The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla

Chaura Maidan, near The Mall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2,205m

  • Heritage
  • City Luxury
  • Fine Dining

The Cecil traces back to a late-19th-century hotel that hosted British Shimla's social season; the Oberoi Group rebuilt it in the 1990s on the original footprint just off Chaura Maidan, a short walk from the Ridge and Mall Road. Rooms carry cavalry-and-flag motifs and wooden floors that reference the town's garrison history rather than a generic hill-station look. Because it sits inside Shimla's pedestrian core, cars stop below the property and luggage goes up by trolley, which some guests find charming and others find slow. Shimla's monsoon (July–August) brings fog and landslide-related road delays on the approach from Kalka or Chandigarh, so this is a fair-weather-season hotel more than a monsoon one. It suits travellers who want Shimla town itself, its markets, churches and colonial architecture, rather than seclusion. Anyone wanting a swimming-pool resort or open forest views should look outside town, at Mashobra or Naldehra instead.

What sets it apart

  • Rebuilt on the original 19th-century Cecil site
  • Walking distance to The Ridge and Mall Road
  • Cavalry and regimental-flag decor referencing Shimla's garrison past
  • Indoor pool inside a historic hill-town hotel
  • Best reached outside the July–August monsoon

Property & Grounds

Image pending Hotel exterior and grounds, Chaura Maidan, near The Mall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2,205m
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Rooms & Suites

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Dining

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Views & Surroundings

Image pending The setting: Chaura Maidan, near The Mall, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 2,205m
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Rooms & suites

Deluxe Room

37-42 sq m period-style room with wooden floors, handmade rugs and heritage furnishings updated with modern bathrooms.

Luxury Room

34-36 sq m room decorated with cavalry and regimental flag motifs drawn from Shimla's colonial military history.

Premier Valley View Room

39-43 sq m room with a two-poster king bed and a direct view down into the pine-covered valley below the Mall.

Deluxe Suite

55 sq m suite with a two-poster king bed, separate sitting area and private terrace overlooking the town.

Luxury Suite

66 sq m suite with a full master bedroom and a distinct living room, the largest regular category at the hotel.

Facilities

  • indoor pool
  • spa
  • multi-cuisine restaurant
  • bar
  • library lounge
  • concierge
  • valet
  • banquet hall

Rates, availability and what we can arrange

Current season rates for The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla (indicative band ₹28,000 – ₹55,000), which room categories are actually available on your dates, and what a GoTravelista package around this property includes — transfers, meals, experiences and the honeymoon or celebration extras the property will arrange for our guests.

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