4.00/5 Excellent Stay
The property was very good & it is maintained in a clean manner, but the disappointment is over the breakfast & dinner, there are no much varieties in the breakfast. Apart from this our holiday went well
This is another nice 2-star hotel located at the corner of Gandhi Road and a lane. Unlike most other hotels in Darjeeling which have their own property, this one is part of a multi-storeyed building which is partly residential. The hotel occupies the top couple of floors of a 5-storeyed large pink colored residential building. I call it large because you won't see many such tall and large buildings in the hill town.
From outside, it doesn't look like a typical hotel. But once you get in, take the elevator to the hotel's floor and enter the reception area, you come across a very nice and mostly wood finished hotel accommodation which is maintained with personal care. All rooms are clean and well furnished. They have geysers for hot and cold showers in the attached bathrooms. Some rooms have queen beds and some two single (twin beds). This is a relatively new hotel and therefore painting and the artwork on the walls look brand new.
Other in-room amenities include cable TV, wi-fi internet service, intercom phone with std/isd facility, wall to wall carpet etc. Some rooms have a fireplace. While you can use the fireplace in the winter, some time the staff would ask you not to use it after 11pm and there is a valid reason for that. The rooms can get quite smoky and since lots of wooden paneling is used on the walls and ceilings, it can be quite risky as well to keep it lighted while asleep. The rooms have wood paneling on ceiling, floors and walls giving nice & warm cottage like feeling. Although the room service is 24 hours, you may find it hard to wake up the waiters after 11pm until early morning. But there is technically room service available even at late hours. Complementary bed tea is offered.
The in-house dining room cum lounge at the top floor is excellent. It has sweeping view of the valley and snow peaks (of course on a clear day). It's a great place to spend the evenings and read books. The menu is limited but the food prepared is quite nice. Both non-veg and veg Indian & Chinese dishes are available. You will get breakfast, lunch and dinner. But for dinner, you must order in advance and by 7pm. You are unlikely to get dinner on the fly.
There is also a charming library section here with a fireplace and complete with wooden finish. You can take books and read (although not a great collection). The hotel has its own travel desk. They organize tours at reasonable prices and they have their own cars with very friendly and knowledgeable driver. They also have laundry service.
The smiling staff and the owner himself are very friendly and cooperative. The hotel is owned by a Tibetan Family and you will find plenty of Tibetan touch in the furnishing and interiors of the rooms. The owner is usually available from 6:30pm onwards. During the day time (on weekdays), he makes rounds at his several clothing shops located at the Chowk Bazaar and Fancy market area.
There are only 10 rooms but very well appointed rooms in the hotel and the lounge cum dining space are on the top floor. So although the building looks large from outside, the accommodation inside is limited. There are three types of rooms - Attic Rooms, Deluxe Rooms & Standard Rooms. The attic rooms which are costlier have been designed for great Kanchenjunga views (take room no. 502 or 503... excellent views). Only few standard rooms (at the end of the corridor) have some views of the valley, but not all.
Stringent: No charges will be levied if booking is canceled 61 days prior to check-in. If cancellation is done between 30 to 60 days prior to check-in, 50% of the total booking amount will be charged. Post that, there will be no refund.
Pets not allowed. Smoking inside Property not allowed.
4.00/5 Excellent Stay
Written by None on 19-may-2017. Customer stayed on 16-may-2017
The property was very good & it is maintained in a clean manner, but the disappointment is over the breakfast & dinner, there are no much varieties in the breakfast. Apart from this our holiday went well
3.00/5 Good Stay
Written by None on 06-may-2017. Customer stayed on 05-may-2017
The property is good & we spent a good day at this property, the rooms are not very attractive.