Kashmir & Ladakh
Parkachik's Tourist Bungalow has simple lodgings but stunning mountain views, and the helpful caretaker cooks reasonably well for guests. It is in…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Parkachik's Tourist Bungalow has simple lodgings but stunning mountain views, and the helpful caretaker cooks reasonably well for guests. It is in…
Srinagar
Butts Clermont moors a handful of genteel old houseboats (dating from 1940) beside its own private Mughal garden. This is where Ravi Shankar taught George…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Tranquil Retreat has Sonamarg's most fashion-conscious decor along with thick box-spring mattresses, glass-panelled walk-in showers, in-room kettles and…
Leh
Ten spacious rooms with modern bathrooms have big windows facing out onto the vegetable garden. Downstairs rooms are carpeted and cost around ₹200 less…
Leh
The Kunzang's 12 rooms have an understated boutique quality, with fresh, pale decor, large shower heads, excellent beds and fine linens. Balconies look…
Leh
Rooms in this traditional farmhouse are simple but huge – most are on the upper floor beside a magical shrine room; a corner room one floor down is…
Leh
An enticing foyer and restaurant beckon you in with artfully mounted artefacts, old stoves and chess sets on tall stands. Rooms aren't nearly as…
Ladakh
'Love Each Day', says an Insal motto stone summing up the attitude of this super-obliging family guesthouse. Far better than you'd guess from the run-of…
Leh
A couple of simple rooms are reached via wobbly stairways in a genuine Ladakhi home; the rest are in a modest little extension. Shared bathrooms have…
Nubra Valley
This impressive traditional-style Ladakhi building is set in farm-size grounds and boasts its own bakery. Rooms are let down a bit by simple bathrooms but…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Seven fairly good-looking, well-furnished rooms seem oddly forgotten behind the pleasant restaurant of the same name. The carpeted and wood-panelled upper…
Kashmir & Ladakh
About 800m south of the main market, 200m before the mosque, this friendly four-room guesthouse has some of Padum's most attractively appointed rooms…
Ladakh
Yokma is our favourite Man homestay thanks to its authentic vibe (you might end up helping milk the goats) and its view-filled location at the back of the…
Nubra Valley
This well-run and popular guesthouse has a dozen rooms with attached bathrooms and two garden sitting areas; it also serves up good food. It's a definite…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Set back peacefully away from the main market beyond the helipad, Rigyal's rooms have small, clean bathrooms with hot-water showers, and the nice garden…
Leh
This excellent-value family-run guesthouse has a range of sparkling-clean, airy budget rooms with log ceilings. It's set behind a flower-filled, walled…
Yangdrol Schangtuk-pa Homestay
Ladakh
Set in a large garden and with views back up towards the palace-monastery from rear windows, this excellent homestay has a rooftop shrine and super clean…
Ladakh
This camp has what's currently the most appealing sweep of lake view, deckchairs from which to enjoy it and very comfy tents with unusually good bathrooms…
Ladakh
Korzok's neatest homestay (marginally), Crane has in-room toilet booths, towels and the rare bonus of an English-speaking host (contact Choktup). Room 5…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Several of Sonamarg's properties, including the next-door Hotel Kongposh, the Alpine Hut and the J&K Tourist Dormitories en route to Thajiwas Glacier, are…
Leh
A well-kept modern-traditional family home with views from the roof-shrine terrace, an enclosed garden and an amazing grapevine dominating the glassed-in…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Two minutes' walk northeast of the bazaar, the Zambala has 13 pleasant rooms with bathrooms (hot water by bucket) wrapped around a small, grassy central…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Rangdum's best value accommodation is this block of four rooms and dining room at the north end of the village. Rooms come with proper beds and share one…
Ladakh
At the edge of Thukje, Lotus has fairly standard bedded tents with en suite bathroom facilities in a small camp that's primarily aimed at birdwatchers…
Leh
Simple but clean family-run accommodation of six rooms serenaded by the sound of rushing water. Great mountain views from the rooftop and from upper…
Leh
Spick-and-span carpeted rooms in a new but traditionally styled family house with a prime location just behind Wonderland restaurant. The shared family…
Ladakh
The area's best hotel is this guesthouse just below Takthog monastery. The best features are its super-comfy mattresses and attractive valley views…
Nubra Valley
Among Hunder's bedded tent camps, Kora is hard to beat. Its central knot of prayer flags frame a gorgeous mountain panorama. It's also very competitively…
Srinagar
These two very professionally presented houseboats have boutique hotel–style beds with decent mattresses, striking wall hangings and the odd round shield…
Nubra Valley
All 16 rooms in this new three-block hotel are suites with modern bathrooms, balconies and sitting rooms of carpeted mats at Ladakhi chokse tables. It has…
Kashmir & Ladakh
On Katra's main drag, five minutes walk downhill from the bus stand, the AMR has large, stylish rooms and the attached mall complex has its own cinema…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Arguably Sonamarg's most professionally managed hotel, the Akbar has river views from the lovely lawn and from the subterranean restaurant. Rooms are a…
Nubra Valley
The lush green grounds of this bedded tent camp are its big draw, with a stupa pond, labelled vegetable plots, hammocks and wicker chairs dangling from…
Blue Sapphire Hotel & Restaurant
Kashmir & Ladakh
The Blue Sapphire is marginally Kishtwar's top choice and the best of four closely clumped options around the new DC Office. The area is 1km from the…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Just four rooms here but they are new and fresh, with windows on two sides and featuring brand new tiled bathrooms. It's unsigned 20m west of Aru's main…
Ladakh
Ever-smiling matriarch Tsiring Yandol gives this roadside place a jolly family feel, serving dinners in a particularly homely communal dining room. All…
Leh
Even the simplest rooms are appealing, with geyser-heated water in shared bathrooms, while the plush, newer section is almost hotel standard, adorned with…
Srinagar
Well-chosen elements of designer style make this 13-room boutique hotel one of the Boulevard's most appealing options. Rooms 107 and 108 have private lake…
Nubra Valley
Luxuriously spacious tent rooms and cottages ooze a whiff of style at this camp 2km south of Sumur. It's one of the best options around, though the barren…
Ladakh
The upper four of seven rooms here are small but of guesthouse standard, sharing a wide terrace with views and a large bathroom with solar shower. Meals…