High on Bharari road, on the top floor of a quiet hill-station building, this attic apartment sits level with the treetops. Sloping ceilings, deodar and pine crowding the windows, and long views over the forested slopes give the home a sheltered warmth that belongs entirely to the mountains. Shimla's bazaars lie a short drive below, though the noise of the town never climbs this far up.

Four generous bedrooms run along the attic floor, each with a king-sized bed dressed for cold nights, a heater working quietly in the corner, and lamplight falling softly over the bedside tables. Warm British-inspired interiors and wooden accents carry through the rooms, and two of them open onto private balconies where morning tea tends to be taken slowly, with the forest still waking below.