About this room
Max Adults: 5 · Max Children: 2 makes sense here since it's the biggest room with a sofa bed specifically for extra guests.
This is Light of Landour's grandest offering — a full two-floor duplex chalet that feels like your own private mountain home. Dramatic, deeply layered in character, and rich with personality, the Swiss Duplex Chalet is where rustic Himalayan soul meets bold artistic vision. From a cave-like lower sanctuary glowing under a gold chandelier, to a sun-drenched upper bedroom with panoramic views of St. Paul's Church and ancient Pine trees — every turn in this chalet tells a different story.
A lockable door at the base of the staircase separates the two floors completely, giving families or groups the rare luxury of two truly private bedrooms within one suite.
Ground Floor — The Cave Sanctuary
Step into the lower bedroom and enter another world entirely. Dramatic dark charcoal-painted exposed brick walls rise around you, while a thatched natural ceiling draped with fairy-lit net creates a moody, intimate atmosphere unlike anything else on the property. At the center hangs a gold crystal chandelier — a single unexpected stroke of glamour against the raw, earthy walls — casting the room in warm, golden light.
The king bed with an ornate sculpted velvet headboard sits at the heart of the room, dressed in crisp white linen with embroidered cushions. Original artwork adds warmth to the walls, while rich warm wooden flooring anchors the whole space. A floating vanity shelf, luggage area, work desk with wooden chair, and a large room cooler ensure every practical need is met.
As you move deeper into the suite, the mood shifts — the dark brick gives way to whitewashed walls as you enter the private living room, anchored by a rust-orange velvet sofa, a sleek coffee table, and a magnificent hand-painted Muladhara Chakra mandala commanding the wall. Full-height glass-paned doors and arched windows frame an unbroken canvas of swaying Deodar trees, flooding the space with forest light. A sofa bed here makes this the ideal spot for a fifth guest.
Step through the glass doors onto the shared forest balcony corridor — a long open-air wooden deck with rustic log railings, offering views of the tree canopy, Lal Tibba Road, and the distant mountain ridgeline. A quiet chair here is all you need to feel completely at peace.
Ground Floor Bathroom
The lower en-suite bathroom is a cave grotto in the finest sense — floor-to-ceiling raw Himalayan stone in deep charcoal and graphite tones, with patterned tile floors and a glass shower partition. Features include a wall-mounted WC with hand shower, a vessel basin on a solid wood countertop, large backlit round LED mirror, magnifying mirror, hair dryer, overhead shower, and geyser for hot water.
Upper Floor — The Artist's Loft Bedroom
Climb 14 wooden stairs — and lock the door behind you for complete privacy — to arrive at the chalet's most celebrated space. The upper bedroom is a masterclass in eclectic mountain luxury. Raw stone and exposed brick walls in rich brown tones are punctuated by thick live-edge wooden beams running across the ceiling, warm LED cove lighting, and a stunning full-height mixed stone feature wall behind the king bed.
The leather-panelled king bed dressed in white linen with colourful floral cushions sits beneath a bold pop-art portrait — a playful, confident statement that this room has personality to spare. A Smart TV, electric kettle, two chairs, and ample natural light from two windows complete the space.
From the bed, your eyes are drawn straight through to the large private balcony — your personal outdoor sanctuary. Step out onto the tiled terrace, settle into the suspended hanging egg swing chair, and take in a view that guests remember long after they leave: the ancient Deodar and Pine trees of Landour, the storied tower of St. Paul's Church, a grand old tree growing right alongside the balcony, and the gentle curve of the property entrance below. Morning light here is extraordinary.
Upper Floor Bathroom
A completely separate en-suite for the upper floor — strikingly designed with bold Moroccan-pattern tiles in terracotta, navy, and white covering every wall, making it feel like a boutique riad bathroom. Features include a vessel basin on a floating wood shelf, backlit oval LED mirror, magnifying mirror, hair dryer, wall-mounted WC with hand shower, overhead shower with curtain, and geyser.
