Ladakh
Rooms 107 to 112 of this low-rise, motel-style place face across the breeding grounds of black-necked cranes. Decor is worn and hot water limited to one…
Must-see hotels in Kashmir & Ladakh
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Rooms 201 to 205 have some of Sonamarg's best views from their private balconies, but the rooms are pretty small for the price. It's close to the hike to…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Rangdum's most visible building masks the Tourist Bungalow behind it and has captured much of the passing restaurant trade. Ten guestrooms are Rangdum's…
Kashmir & Ladakh
The J&K Tourist Bungalow has distant but perfectly framed Nun Kun views from a lonely roadside rise north of the Damsna picnic area. Book at the Tourist…
Ladakh
Karu's best choice has 16 big rooms in two buildings. Rooms in the older back block are spacious and the best bet, with OK beds but a slightly drainy…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
A charming location by the Kokernag Botanical Gardens make this state-run property a good place to break the Srinagar–Vailoo–Kishtwar trip, especially if…
Ladakh
Four relatively clean rooms with mattresses on the floor. The shared bathroom has a sit-down indoor toilet, but the water (including for toilet-flushing)…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
The cheery Heevan has more character and buzz than much of the competition and the crewel embroidery panels are attractive, but elements of the pine…
Kashmir & Ladakh
At the centre of Padum, this old-time backpacker favourite has aging rooms with solar-heated showers set around a pleasant garden courtyard. Half-hearted…
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Easily spotted by the large sign in Hebrew, this friendly and good-value budget place has a family feel and great views from a shared balcony and back…
Nubra Valley
At this friendly family mini-hotel, cheaper rooms are at the back and some have rather overindulged fake wood veneer, but the nicest front rooms look out…
Ladakh
Niranjana is owned by the monastery to which it is attached like a limpet. The best rooms (notably 310) have fine views and good bedding, but all 20 rooms…
Ladakh
Other homestays may have more atmosphere but hostel-style Padma is the closest to the lake. It also has en suite tents that are cheaper than most of the…
Kashmir & Ladakh
With advanced reservations from Kargil's Tourist Reception Centre, the Tangole bungalow makes a possible base for those trekking into the Nun Kun Massif.
Nubra Valley
This guesthouse's entrance looks like a shopfront but leads down into a grassy courtyard of modern ensuite rooms. Handy for the bus stand. The dining room…
Kashmir & Ladakh
Zero Miles is one of central Kargil's friendlier upper budget options, with comfy mattresses and geysers in the bathrooms, though some rooms are dark and…
Ladakh
With real beds and (albeit hard) mattresses fitted with sheets, Dolphin is marginally neater than Korzok's cheaper homestays. Several rooms have en suite…
Nubra Valley
Guide and photographer Jigmat runs a simple but friendly family place. Two rooms have six or seven guest spaces per room on floor pads. There's a shared…
Ladakh
This camp's 15 en suite tents are among the best in Korzok, and the location at the north end of the village is somewhat raised above the lake, meaning…
Ladakh
Spread along two floors in the bowels of the main monastery building are a dozen chilly spartan rooms sharing a single sit-down toilet. Check in at the…
Ladakh
At the southern end of Korzok village, Nomadic Life has en suite bedded tents that are marginally closer to the lakeside than its competitors.
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
Friends is plain and some mattresses are hard but in general rooms are spacious and good value, and the welcome is friendly.
Nubra Valley
Key features here are the open if scrappy rooftop, with lovely views of the Pakistani mountains, and a small garden.
Ladakh
This simple parachute restaurant has two bedded tents with en suite toilets but a charmless roadside location.
Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley
This house directly above the temple ruins offers big bare rooms which can sleep up to eight – put your sleeping bag and mattress on the floor. Look for…
Ladakh
Above a very tatty roadside restaurant is an even scruffier guesthouse with humid, boxy rooms. However, it's the cheapest option around if you get stuck…
