Must-see hotels in Lahaul & Spiti

  • Hotel Deyzor

    Spiti

    This inspiring place offers not just comfortable, atmospheric accommodation, solar-power back-up and great food, but also spiritual nourishment and lots…

  • Gemur Khar B&B

    Lahaul & Spiti

    From outside it looks like a 1930s suburban house, but inside this is the classiest accommodation in Lahaul, new but with exposed stonework, a Tibetan…

  • Maitreya Regency

    Spiti

    A Buddha figure and local costume displays lead guests into Tabo's most comfortable yet authentic-feeling hotel. Beautifully tiled-floor rooms have…

  • Tara Homestay

    Spiti

    With solar power, good bathrooms, little chokse tables and fresh clean linens, the excellent Tara Homestay remains the pick of Mudh's guesthouses. By day…

  • Nordaling Guest House

    Lahaul & Spiti

    From the bus station, climb 100m northwest then turn right to find this obligingly managed four-storey place. Immaculately clean rooms have sitting spaces…

  • Sakya Abode

    Spiti

    Almost invisible below the U of the main road 100m northeast of Sakya Gompa, Kaza's longest-running hotel has completely renewed the bathrooms in this mud…

  • Hotel New Gyespa

    Lahaul & Spiti

    Only 40m up from the bus station, the large rooms here are some of Keylong's smartest, accessed off polished if starkly bare corridors. The cheapest, hard…

  • Norling Home Stay

    Spiti

    Near the bus stand and post office in upper Kibber, this new but very traditionally styled whitewashed home has appealing views across the village and the…

  • Chandrabhaga Homestay

    Lahaul & Spiti

    Barely 20m from the SBI ATM, on the opposite side of new bazaar, Chandrabhaga currently looks like a building site but venture down two sets of stairs and…

  • Kanamo Homestay

    Spiti

    Expanded in 2018, Kanamo offers five lovely new rooms, of which three are ensuite for no extra charge. Rates include breakfast and dinner that can be…

  • Atithi Guesthouse

    Lahaul & Spiti

    Above an interesting handloom weaving workshop, Atithi's lavender-coloured rooms are cleaner and newer than most of the other simple guesthouses on…

  • Tashi Khangsar Hotel

    Spiti

    This old-school backpacker favourite has a relaxed, friendly vibe and, though the four rooms are a tad dated, the charm is in sharing the expansive,…

  • Namsay Homestay

    Spiti

    Namsay is built with great authenticity as a Spitian house – complete with poplar-stem ceilings and painted earthen walls. Yet it's comfortably furnished…

  • Nomad's Cottage

    Spiti

    Losar has half a dozen OK guesthouses clumped around the bus stand but for something far more atmospheric Nomad's Cottage is well worth the 1.3km detour:…

  • Travellers Shed

    Spiti

    With a low-key urban chic that's rare in Kaza, this place is aimed squarely at motorcyclists. There's ample bike parking, a specialist Enfield repair shop…

  • Parasol Camps

    Spiti

    One of the best Chandratal camps, Parasol provides cosy tents, good Indian meals, sit-down toilets and buckets of hot water for washing.

  • Hotel Tashi Deleg

    Lahaul & Spiti

    In the centre of the Mall, Tashi Deleg has two interconnected buildings. The new one has Keylong’s best eight rooms and a delightful top-floor lounge with…

  • Manirang Home Stay & Cafe

    Spiti

    Around halfway between the new and old monasteries, a descending road doubles back to what's signed as a cafe (international selection) but is also a very…

  • Hotel Ibex Jispa

    Lahaul & Spiti

    This unmissable four-storey pink eyesore is far nicer inside than out, with an attractive Tibetan-themed restaurant-foyer leading through to bright,…

  • Sonam Homestay

    Spiti

    In a building that's been painted to give a semi-traditional look, rooms here are a good budget choice, very clean, and with solar-heated water.

  • Dhankar Monastery Guesthouse

    Spiti

    Beside the New Monastery and dressed in a similar livery, this well-run place has picture-postcard views of the old monastery from the terraces, rooms 4…

  • Hotel Triveni

    Lahaul & Spiti

    The attractively set village of Sissu has the first huddle of tourist-friendly accommodation that you'll come across north of the Rohtang. The Triveni is…

  • Hotel Samsong

    Spiti

    A basic but very friendly family affair, Samsong is right at the bus stand in Losar and its solar-powered lamps keep it illuminated when most of the…

  • Zostel

    Spiti

    Kaza's branch of this Indian backpacker chain is down on the dusty edge of town, 250m past the bus stand. Its decently kept six-person dorms come with…

  • Kolong Retreat

    Lahaul & Spiti

    Truly a retreat in that it's 2km off the main highway (turning 4km south of Gemur), this offbeat alternative for those with their own transport offers an…

  • Old Monk

    Spiti

    Overlooking Kaza Nullah just above the footbridge, the 10 rooms are plain but unusually large, with modern bathrooms, and there is ample corridor seating…

  • Tiger Den

    Spiti

    Almost next to the new monastery's entrance, this is a reliable choice with clean, pink, medium-sized rooms, good hot showers and a consciously traveller…

  • Mount Meru Guest House

    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…

  • Ösel Rooms

    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…

  • Tashi Gatsel Hotel

    Spiti

    One of the relatively unsophisticated options near Losar bus, Tashi Gatsel stands out thanks to the expansive views from its terrace.

  • Kunzaum Guest House

    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…

  • Gangri Home Stay

    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…

  • Dhanker Home Stay

    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…

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