Bhutan
This new place run by the former manager of the Tashi Ninjay Hotel doesn't have great views but it's a solid place, with a pleasant dining room and bar…
Must-see hotels in Bhutan
Western Bhutan
A new three-star business hotel in the heart of the bazaar area, with comfortable, smallish rooms leading off echoey, tiled corridors. Family suites have…
Western Bhutan
The 28 rooms in this modern three-star option are generally very spacious and some come with pleasant French-window balconies overlooking the football…
Thimphu
At this Indian-style hotel, marble stairs and stone-clad corridors lead to wood-lined rooms with small TVs and little Bhutanese details. It's not lavish,…
Thimphu
Quieter than the hotels right in the centre of Thimphu, this is a solid choice, with neat, wood-floored rooms that get plenty of light, and spotless tiled…
Bhutan
Shingkhar Retreat is a great base from which to explore the village. The rooms are pretty basic, with mud walls and solar electricity, but cosy. Meals are…
Bhutan
This home in the bucolic village of Tandingang offers two simple rooms with mattresses on the floor and home-cooked meals in a bukhari-heated living room…
Paro
Haven is a Thai-built luxury resort secluded in the quiet Dop Shari valley. There's way too much painted pink concrete for our liking but the rooms are…
Paro
Set on a hillside just northwest of Paro town, this hotel has great views, though it's a bit of a crapshoot whether you actually score a room with a view,…
Bhutan
So new we could still smell the varnish when we visited, this 12-room hotel is on the hill overlooking town and has views up the valley towards Kurjey…
Western Bhutan
This long-time favourite, halfway between Punakha and Wangdue Phodrang, was sold recently and now caters more to Indian travellers. Slightly old-fashioned…
Western Bhutan
This four-star hotel has striking stone-walled architecture and rooms that all boast a modern bathroom and a private sitting area, while the suites have a…
Eastern Bhutan
Run by the same family that operates the Lingkhar Lodge, this delightful homestay is in a noble family's ancestral house. The traditional building is…
Bhutan
This addition to the valley's accommodation scene feels rather isolated, and some landscaping would help. It features 18 rooms, each boasting an enclosed…
Bhutan
Just north of the town centre and the football field is this latest addition to Gelephu's hotel options. All rooms have air-con and many are spacious,…
Phobjikha Valley
This traditional farmhouse belonging to the sister of the Gangte trulku (reincarnated lama) was converted to a hotel in 1994. The simple rooms in the…
Bhutan
Valley View is the best of the local hotels in Zhemgang, with friendly staff and good food. Rooms are simple with plenty of blankets and a TV; hot water…
Paro
If you want to be based in Paro town, this simple but comfortable lodge straddles the local and Indian tourist markets. It doesn't have the sense of space…
Bhutan
This impressive local hotel is along the road to Nanglam, about 1km from Panbang. Rooms in the older wing are cosy, with wooden furniture, double beds and…
Thimphu
Spread over two mustard-coloured blocks near the Thimphu-Babesa Expressway, the Migmar is a bit isolated from the centre, but offers good service and…
Bhutan
This friendly, family-run place 2.5km from town certainly could do with a bit of tidying up and gardening, but the comfortable pine-clad deluxe rooms…
Bhutan
Located right beside the Ngang Lhakhang, the rural Balakha Farmhouse homestay is simple, but you'll get a comfortable mattress on the floor, a shared…
Bomdeling Wildlife Sanctuary Guest House
Eastern Bhutan
The sanctuary visitor centre complex just to the northwest of Trashi Yangtse has four simple rooms with private bathrooms and balconies; the upper-floor…
Western Bhutan
Overlooking the Zangto Pelri Lhakhang, the old-fashioned but friendly Namgay is aimed more at locals than tourists, with thin mattresses and crummy window…
Thimphu
This modest but quiet and friendly guesthouse is popular with local NGO staff. Rooms are only so-so, but there are five deluxe suites with homey decor, a…
Paro
This low-profile resort is located across the river from the airport, a few kilometres south of Paro town. It lacks intimacy and the dim rooms need…
Bhutan
This hidden guesthouse nestles just below the Lhodrak Kharchu Goemba, making it perfect for Buddhist practitioners headed for dawn prayers. The old,…
Eastern Bhutan
This well-run, friendly hotel has average rooms equipped with TVs and fans, and some have a balcony. The restaurant is also decent, if a little gloomy,…
Thimphu
South of Thimphu, the Ramada sits just off the expressway on the banks of the Wang Chhu. The tidy wood-panelled rooms are livened up by colourful rugs and…
Bhutan
On the outskirts of town and with great valley views, this brightly painted hotel has just 15 spacious, traditionally decorated, wood-panelled deluxe…
Eastern Bhutan
This place, the newest of Samdrup Jongkhar's accommodation options, is about 500m north of the centre of town. TD has just eight spacious rooms, each with…
Thimphu
A bit removed from the centre, south of town, this modern hotel has a gleaming marble lobby and spacious rooms with rather old-fashioned decor but thick…
Bhutan
Beside the main road above Ura, this hotel has six basic pine-panelled rooms with bukhari and private bathrooms. Two rooms have valley views. Booking in…
Eastern Bhutan
Take the stairs up one floor to this modern hotel with welcoming staff, spacious rooms with TVs and private bathrooms, and a capacious, bright and airy…
Bhutan
On a sweeping bend of the Mangde Chhu, this lodge has just four rooms in stone-and-wood cottages. Each room has a private hot-water bathroom and a sit…
Eastern Bhutan
A welcoming local hotel with 10 rooms whose sizes and configurations vary in a seemingly haphazard way. All rooms have a ceiling fan, TV and phone…
Western Bhutan
On the hill just below the Dochu La pass is this resort and restaurant, under new management, but with the same great views. There are eight deluxe rooms…
Bhutan
This lavish-looking hotel has huge rooms with wide balconies and great views. Rooms are heated with a traditional bukhari, TVs are provided on request and…
Bhutan
This local hotel is sometimes used by birding groups as a base to explore Royal Manas National Park. Rooms are basic but clean affairs with attached…
Thimphu
Tucked between Norzin Lam and the taxi stand, this apartment hotel is conveniently central, with large, wood-floored apartments that have kitchens,…
