The 2-star Hotel New Cosmos Shimla, located nearly 25 minutes on foot from the State Museum, offers guests a lift and free newspapers.
The centre of Shimla can be reached in 10 minutes' walk of the hotel, and such cultural venues as the modest Army Heritage Museum are approximately 4 km away. Religious sights in the area include the Sankat Mochan Temple (1.5 km) and the scenic mountaintop Hindu temple "Jakhoo" (1.7 km). Guests might as well visit jakhu park, which is about a 25-minute walk away. The New Cosmos Shimla is situated a short way from the 1840s square-towered Christ Church, while Old ISBT bus station lies 800 metres away.
Only 5 minutes on foot from this Shimla hotel, Cafe Simla Times serves Chinese meals.