Hosted in English | 2 Hours

About the workshop

If you want to lead a life in the mountains, running a homestay is a great way to have your cake and eat it too! Your homestay will be your own home and you’ll make a living by hosting travellers from all over the world. Before you jump into it, though, there are some things to consider. The owners of Kudrat – A Boutique Homestay in Tirthan Valley take you through it all in this workshop. Here’s what they will cover:  

• Introduction to us & Kudrat homestay
  – How we started our homestay
  – Why it became our perfect retirement plan 

• Let’s talk money
  – Costs of setting up and running the homestay
  – Understanding capital and operating expenses 

• Legal rules and regulations in India
  
  
• Picking a location for your homestay
  – Renovating and remodelling  
  
  
• The building is ready, what’s next?
  – Building a small team 
  – Setting up the rooms and kitchen
  – Going local for all services
  – Understanding & solving problems 
  
  
• Promoting your homestay
  – Marketing on Instagram
  – Networking and relationship building with other properties
  – Targeting customers    

About the host

Sudhir Nehru worked as a banker before he decided to take a long sabbatical and travel the world with his wife. They stayed in B&Bs and homestays, and fell in love with these homes away from home. Later, they came to Tirthan Valley and it just clicked! They set up Kudrat – A Boutique Homestay here and also decided to make it their own home. It's been 5 years since and they couldn’t be happier with their decision. 

Check out Kudrat homestay on Instagram ‘kudratboutiquehomestay’.  

What you should carry along

A pen and paper