Central Government Holiday Homes – E Sampada Holiday Homes List, Online Booking, Rates, and Other Details

E-Sampada or eSampada is an online portal operated and managed by the Directorate of Estates, a department under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Government employees, departments, and authorities can use the portal to book: 
· CPWD guest houses/ holiday homes for central government employees/ touring officers’ hostels
· General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) units, which provide residential accommodation to central govt employees
·        Venues for social events and conferences
·        Office spaces
Previously, the department managed CPWD holiday homes, guest houses, residential accommodation units, and venue booking through four portals and two mobile applications, namely:
· holidayhomes.nic.in
· eawas.nic.in
· gpra.nic.in
· estates.gov.in
· m-Awas (mobile app)
· m-Ashoka5 (mobile app)
The Directorate of Estates launched e Sampada in 2020 to consolidate the booking services offered through these different portals into a single platform.
The portal has both web and mobile versions.
· Web-version/ eSampada website – https://esampada.mohua.gov.in/)
· E-Sampada mobile app for Android devices – click here
· E-Sampada mobile app for iOS devices – Click here

The eligibility criterion for central government holiday homes is that you must be an employee or pensioner of the central or state government.

To book your rooms in a CPWD guest house/ eSampada holiday home, you must belong to one of the below categories:

1. A sitting MP
2. A serving central government employee
3. A retired central government employee
4. A serving state government employee
5. A retired state government employee
6. A serving Union Territory employee
7. A retired Union Territory employee
8. A serving employee or pensioner of the central or state Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs), statutory bodies, autonomous bodies

To book rooms in a central govt holiday home or bid for residential accommodation, you must first register on the eSampada portal. Check out the steps below on how to do eSampada registration online:

Step 1: Visit the eSampada website > Click on the Login tab on the main menu.

Step 2: A sign-in window will appear > Click on the Register Now option.

Step 3: Enter details, such as your name, DOB, employment category, city, PAN, email ID, and phone number > Verify your mobile number and email ID using OTP > Click Submit.

Step 4: A new window will appear. Enter your Date of Joining and Date of Retirement > Click on the Submit button.

Step 5: You will now get an on-screen message that your registration is successful.
Step 6: Click the login tab > Sign in to your account using your email ID/ mobile number and OTP. 

Step 7: Once logged in, you will see an on-screen message asking you to complete your profile.
(Note: If the message does not appear, click on My Profile on the top left side to complete your profile.)

Step 8: You can now see some instructions on the screen. Read the instructions carefully and click OK.
(Note: Make sure you have the scanned PDF copies of the following ready before proceeding: 1) Your order of joining, 2) the pay slip for the current post, and 3) the fixation order for your current post.)

Step 9: Fill in all required details > Attach documents wherever asked > Add a profile photo. Once done, click on the Update Profile button.

(Note: Do not click Admin Role or DDO role at the bottom of the page since you are creating the page for personal use.)


Step 10: The system forwards the application to your admin office for online approval. You will get a notification once the admin approves your profile.

Once your profile is approved, you can book central government holiday homes and use other services (apply for residential allotments, venue booking, etc.) through the dashboard.  

You can book CPWD guest houses online through the eSampada portal in a few simple steps:

Step 1: You must have an account on the eSampada portal to make central govt holiday home booking online. Check our previous question to learn how to register and create an account.

Step 2: Once you have created an account, go to the e Sampada portal > Click on Login.

Step 3: Enter your mobile number/email ID > Click on Get OTP.

Step 4: You will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number/email ID. Enter the OTP > Click on the Sign In button.

Step 5: You can see your dashboard. Choose Holiday Homes/ Guesthouse booking on the left menu bar.

Step 6: You are now on the booking page. Here, you have three options – Check room rates, check room availability, and book online.

Step 7 (optional): If you want to check the room rates before booking, click on Check Rates for Stay > Select the purpose of visit, applicant category, guest house, and room type from the drop-down menu.

You can now see the rates based on the options you have selected.

Step 8 (optional): If you want to check room availability before booking, click on Check Availability of Rooms> Enter the required details > Click on Check Availability.

You can see whether rooms are available on the dates you plan to visit.

Step 9: To book central government holiday homes online, click on Book Online.

Step 10: Select the purpose of the visit > upload the required documents.
Note: If you are making the booking for yourself, you must upload your ID card (serving employees) or PPO ID (retired employees).

If you are making the booking for a third party, you must upload other required documents.

Step 11: Select the applicant category > Choose the guesthouse > Choose the check-in and check-out dates, etc. > You can see the room categories > Select the type of room you want to book. 

Step 12: You can see all available rooms > Choose the room you want to book > Click the Make Payment button to proceed.

Step 13: Choose your preferred payment gateway and payment method > Make payment.

Step 14: Once you have successfully made your central govt holiday home booking online, you will get a notification. You can see the booking details and payment confirmation under My Bookings.

Note: You can also book CPWD holiday homes through the eSampada app. Download the app for your Android or iOS device.

Create an account/ sign in to your account. The process for e Sampada hotel booking through the app remains the same as listed above.

Check the video guide: Welcome To eSampada (mohua.gov.in)

Central government holiday homes, sometimes called CPWD guest houses or eSampada holiday homes, or e Sampada hotels, are accommodation facilities managed by the central government.

A holiday home is much like a hotel with different types of AC and non-AC rooms, food/in-house canteen, and other amenities for a comfortable stay.

Central/state government employees, both serving and retired, can book rooms in these holiday homes at affordable rates through the eSampada portal.

A touring officers’ hostel (TOH) is an accommodation facility for government employees traveling to outstation destinations for official purposes.

Though the facility is primarily for employees traveling on duty, you can also book a touring officers’ hostel for personal trips if rooms are available.

A CPWD holiday home and touring officers’ hostel are accommodation facilities for government employees traveling to outstation destinations.

A holiday home offers accommodation to serving or retired employees on personal trips, while hostels are meant primarily for employees traveling on duty.

That having said, a touring hostel also allows personal booking (family trips and vacations) if rooms are available after accommodating touring officers.

Gazetted officers are eligible for VIP suites in all central government holiday homes and touring hostels except Grand Hotel Shimla.
Only officers with pay level 13 or above can book VIP suites in Grand Hotel Shimla.

Yes. You can make central govt holiday home booking online through the official eSampada app. The app is available for both Android and iOS users.

Download the eSampada mobile app for Android devices
Download the eSampada mobile app for iOS devices

If you are a serving central govt employee, you can book holiday homes online 60 days in advance. For retired central govt employees, the limit is 30 days.

Serving/ retired employees of other categories (state government, UT, autonomous/statutory bodies, PSUs, etc.) can book CPWD holiday homes online 15 days in advance.

E-Sampada contact numbers are 011-23022199, 011- 23061319, and 011-23062231 (for queries related to central government holiday homes).

No. There is no provision for booking central government holiday homes offline. You must book them through e Sampada website or mobile app. Most CPWD holiday homes and touring officers’ hostels are available for online booking.

However, online booking is not available for some central government holiday homes. You must contact the respective allotting authority to book such a holiday home.

VIP rooms, double/three-bedded/four-bedded AC rooms, double/three-bedded/four-bedded non-AC rooms, and dormitory rooms are available in central government holiday homes.

The check-in time is 11 am in central government holiday homes. The check-out time is 9 am.