Manali
Dragon's wood-panelled rooms are better kept than most in this price range but the building has been so boxed in by other hotels that only the top-most of…
Must-see hotels in Himachal Pradesh
Mcleod Ganj
In an alley off Jogiwara Rd, this bargain cheapy is run by a Tibetan monastery in Karnataka. All rooms have hot shower, with the three rooftop options…
Lahaul & Spiti
Mount Meru, 100m uphill from the bus station, has fair-priced, recently redecorated rooms that are neater than the narrow, semi-finished stairways might…
Parvati Valley
Set among pines in Old Kasol, Alpine is rather ramshackle for the price but the great plus is the expansive terrace right beside the rushing, tumbling…
Himachal Pradesh
Combining clean, no-frills new rooms with a lawn and remarkably inviting coffeeshop-cafe, this monastery guesthouse is a great-value budget choice that's…
Himachal Pradesh
Chamba’s best budget bolthole, the six rooms in this creaky little old-school guesthouse have hard beds but hot showers, towels and fine views over the…
Himachal Pradesh
The Surabhi's decently maintained rooms are most memorable for the great views from their balconies.
Spiti
Above Taste of Spiti restaurant, seven large rooms with good beds and new bathrooms are made colourful with bright curtains and prayer flags, though the…
Himachal Pradesh
Bare-bones rooms accessed up steep stairs are pretty good deals for the price given the super-central location.
Mcleod Ganj
This inexpensive 10-room guesthouse has its three best rooms fronted by a wide roof-terrace area. There’s also a cosily inviting cafe. No prebooking.
Spiti
One of the relatively unsophisticated options near Losar bus, Tashi Gatsel stands out thanks to the expansive views from its terrace.
Himachal Pradesh
With a neo-traditional facade, Rohru's HPTDC hotel has large, clean, air-conditioned rooms, a lawn, a restaurant and a bar.
Himachal Pradesh
Above Malhotra Jewellers, right on the central square, is this consistently popular budget choice.
Drikung Kagyu Gompa Guesthouse
Himachal Pradesh
Monastery guesthouse with simple rooms and a shared terrace with peaceful lake views.
Millennium Monastic Guesthouse
Spiti
The monastery guesthouse has modernised around half of its rooms, which remain simple but perfectly adequate.
Himachal Pradesh
Occupying three upstairs floors on the right of the street leading up to the Chaurasi temples, Mahadev has rooms ranging from dingy and windowless to…
Parvati Valley
Signposted up an alley just off the central old-town bazaar, this green family-run house has just five simple, musty rooms, but prices stay the same year…
Spiti
Three inexpensive but very clean bare-box rooms are accessed off an equally bare green corridor within a squat two-storey building. That's 90m down from…
Spiti
Probably the cheapest deal in town is the simple triple room in this concrete cube fronting a traditional family home. Bed sheets are clean, and reaching…
Manali
The three floors of slightly worn rooms share broad terraces with plastic-chair seats that soak up the sunshine, making it possible to forgive the…
Dharamsala
With all the charm of a 1970s school, this HPTDC hotel's main attraction is its central yet quiet location and the sunset views from its broad if…
Parvati Valley
This large, all-wood guesthouse sits right at the top of the village just 50m short of the viewpoint ridge. One of Malana's most popular budget places…
Spiti
Simple if very authentic, this local four-room homestay is set beside the steps leading from the lower to the upper sections of the old gompa. Hot water…
Manali
Fair-value, three-storey place right on Old Manali's main drag with decently maintained bare-box rooms off east-facing shared terraces. The top floor is…
