Renting out your home in Barot

Our advice for Barot

Barot is a small settlement in Mandi district, at around 1,830 metres, in a narrow valley carved by the Uhl river. It grew in the 1920s around the Shanan hydroelectric project, whose diversion dam was commissioned in 1932; a road only reached it in 1975. The old haulage trolley line that once carried material over the ridge is still visible above the village.

A destination for slow, outdoor travellers

Barot attracts anglers, trekkers, birdwatchers and people who want a river and a forest without shops or crowds. They come for the trout waters of the Uhl, for the Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, home to the monal and the Himalayan black bear, and for trails that link towards the Kullu side. Many stay two to four nights; few need entertainment beyond a good meal and a fire.

Access is part of the product

The nearest town is Jogindernagar, about 40 km away, the terminus of the narrow-gauge Kangra Valley railway; Mandi is roughly 65 km. The last stretch is narrow and exposed to landslides during the monsoon. Tell guests to arrive in daylight, carry cash and expect patchy mobile coverage.

What a small property needs

• Robust heating and hot water, since winter nights are cold.
• Stored drinking water and a filter, even with a river close by.
• A cook, or an arrangement with a local family, because eating options are limited.
• A drying room for anglers' and trekkers' gear.
• A generator or inverter for power cuts after storms.

Before you open

We keep remote houses running with local staff, clear guest instructions and a steady rhythm of maintenance that a long drive from the city would otherwise make difficult.