Houseboat Lily of Nageen

Location/Environment: The houseboat is situated on serene Nageen Lake, offering tranquil views of the lake, mountains, and Fort Hari Parbat. It is quieter and less crowded than Dal Lake, with proximity to natural attractions, local restaurants, and a public garden.

It’s a very quaint and peaceful houseboat with all the basic amenities well provided for . We stayed here for few days during the time which it both rained and was sunny and both the times it was a wonderful memorable experience with the views of the lake being exquisite in both the rainy and sunny days . The houseboat is located on the banks of the nageen lake and is accessible via a cute public garden . Best thing about this place is easy accessiblity to land as you don’t need to hire a boat everytime you want to commute as it’s right on the banks . If anyone wants a Shikara ride it can be arranged easily with the boat coming for pick up right at the main deck / balcony . The houseboat is big with spacious living room .. dining .. and 2 bedrooms with attached bath . A big family can comfortably stay here . We occupied one room which can easily accommodate 3 people and its windows directly opened on the lake which was really scenic. You can even sit out on the roof or the deck and enjoy the scenery . As far as the hospitality is concerned it is so warm and welcoming..everyone made us feel like family and took care of all our needs. And we had both breakfast and dinner at the boat and the dinners were impeccable with the taste still lingering on in memory. All in all it was a memorable stay with no complaints and I would personally thank all the hosts and owners for making our stay such a pleasure.

When we decided to go to Kashmir for a trip with my family and Friends, I thought about Lily of Nageen first as one of my close friends stayed in this houseboat(few years back) and she has written a blog about her stay, and she mentioned that her stay and people over there are awesome. With this feedback, I thought let me also approach Ajaz (owner of this property) and check for bookings. Talk with him was so comfortable and he provided us lot of suggestions on where to go, which time is good etc. We finally decided to stay here for around 4 days which was the best decision we made. Facilities in the boat are good, and dinner cooked by his family made us feel like home food. Mehraj who is the caretaker of this property always made us feel we are at home and Nadeem bhai who took us to all the places around was knowledgeable of surroundings. We literally explored Srinagar locals, street food, Sunday bazar in Lal chowk, Mosque, Church and Shankaracharya on one day without feeling stressed. We felt it is really worth the money and we really enjoyed wakening every morning with bird chirps and wonderful feel when we sit in the balcony of this boat with lake view. We really had good time and looking forward for next visit in future to the same property.