Emily Cottage, Nainital was built in the year 1864 when Nainital was established as a summer retreat by the British. It is one of the oldest houses still standing in Nainital, built on the safe land-slide free side of Nainital amidst beautiful Oak forests. Emily was the daughter of Dr. Stevens, one of Jim Corbett’s closet friends and shooting partner, being hunters of only man-eating tigers and leopards. Jim Corbett’s house called “Gurney House” is just below Emily Cottage and can be seen clearly from the garden. Some of the trophies that adorn Emily were given to Dr. Steven by Jim Corbett himself. Situated in the lush green dense Oak forests of Ayarpatta Nainital, Emily Cottage is a home away from home giving the feeling of British taste and style. The furniture, dinning hall, house design, guns etc are all from the Colonial Era. The present owner has tried to maintain Emily Cottage, which is among the oldest British houses, just as the doctor left it changing only what could not be salvaged and of course constructing modern bathrooms. All five bedrooms have antique beds and accompanying furniture all dating back to the 1860's.There is a large drawing room with a fireplace that still works and a dining room with a grand carved rosewood dining table. The Emily is cradled in a thick Oak forest and the pristine Oak trees that have never been cut and surround the house would never let you feel that town ‘Nainital” is just ten minutes away. Beautiful trails run through the forest where one can go for amazing nature walks and the forest around is abound in wild life, rare Himalayan birds such as the great himalayan barbet, the red billed blue magpie, black capped sibia, the kaleej pheasant and the peora partridge, the elusive barking deer, leopards and the ghurrel (mountain goat) can be spotted.