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FAQ - ACCOMMODATION
Can I stay at
Tushita if I am not attending a course or retreat?
Can I stay at
Tushita before or after my course?
What is the
accommodation like?
Do you provide
bedding?
I am joining an
introductory course. Can I request a particular type of
room?
Can I share a room with
my friends and family?
Can I stay at Tushita
if I am not attending a course or retreat?
Sorry, no. Tushita is a very busy centre and due to limited
accommodation space, our rooms are available
only for:
* Participants of our scheduled residential courses
or group retreats.
* Experienced meditators doing their own
individual STRICT Buddhist retreats (of a
MINIMUM 10 days duration - see info on our Personal Retreat page here).
Can I stay at
Tushita before or after my course?
It is not
possible to stay here before your course begins since we have a lot of
people to prepare for and much to do in the days running up to a
course. There are however a huge number of hotels and guest houses
nearby, you can see more information here: http://www.tushita.info/mc-accom.htm
Check-in begins at 1pm on the first day, please arrive then. If you
arrive earlier you can leave your bag in the dining room and come back
at 1pm, but please note that no meals will be provided here before
check-in.
It is sometimes possible to stay for a night or two after your course,
but we always have a fluctuating programme and won't be able to confirm
that until just before, or possibly even during your course. Again,
nearby accommodation is plentiful and flexible, it's never a problem to
find somewhere. If it is possible to stay after the course, a condition
may be that we ask you to help us to clean up. Information will be
given when you're here.
What is the
accommodation like?
Tushita’s accommodation is basic, but clean and comfortable.
If this is your first stop in India, you may have expectations based on
Western hotel standards and be disappointed by the lack of amenities in
our rooms (this is a Dharma centre, so forget about the mini-bar!).
However, most of the people who come to study at Tushita are
backpackers or long-term travelers on a budget and if like them you
have a little more experience of average accommodation standards in
India, we are confident that you will be satisfied.
We offer the following accommodation options for students attending our
courses and group retreats (individuals planning to do their own strict
retreat, please visit our personal retreat
page):
• single rooms with private
(Indian squat-style) toilet, shared showers (very limited number)
• single rooms with shared
toilet/showers (very limited number)
• small dormitories (3 - 4 beds)
with attached toilet or shared toilet/showers
• large dormitories (7 - 14 beds)
with shared toilet/showers
Do
you provide bedding?
Our
rooms are very simply furnished, with a bed and mattress. Sheets
and pillows are provided, but we request that you
bring your own sleeping bag. It is usually quite cold
here in the mountains
at night, even if it's very hot in the plains of
India and if you plan to travel anywhere else in this region it is
advisable to
have one anyway. In early 2010 we currently have some duvets available
for rental (200 rupees a course) but
there is a very heavy monsoon season here (with
3 months of almost constant rain) so with these unsuitable storage
conditions, we may not be able to make this an option later in the
year.
I am joining an
introductory course. Can I request a particular type of
room?
No, we have a tried and tested system and this is how it works: when
you register for a course, your name is added to a list. We use the
numerical order of this list to allocate rooms at 1pm on the first day
of the course, so please come on time!
This system means that early registration gives you a greater
chance of getting a single room. After many years of running these
courses, we have found this system to be the fairest and most
efficient; please do not put us in the position of having to say no by
asking for special accommodation! If you are of a mature age,
physically
challenged or have medical problems please let us know, and we will do
our best to accommodate your needs.
Can I share a room
with my friends and family?
We are a meditation centre with nuns and monks staying here, so couples
and men/women must have separate accommodation. Friends and
family of the same gender are strongly encouraged to stay in separate
rooms to help support silence and focus on the course/retreat.
MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY!
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