Blessed with a pleasant climate all the year round, Solan and its hill station Chail, Barog and Kasauli are visited throughout the year from all over India for honeymoon tour, weekend vacations and sightseeing excursion. Ample of resorts, cottages and hotels in Kasauli, Chail, Barog in Solan, Himachal are catering to the needs of tourist visiting here.

Solan is well known for its brewery 4.8 km from town started in 1835 with Anglo-German co-operation, and known as Dyer-Meakin Brewery, producing excellent larger beer and quality whisky. In 1950, it was taken over by the late Major Mohan, renamed Mohan-Meakin Breweries in 1966.Blessed with a pleasant climate all the year round, Solan is the district headquarters of Mashru, another city established by the British, is named after the Goddess, Soloni Devi, whose temple is located in the southern end of the town. Solan also remained capital of east, while Bhagat State for many years.