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Leh district (including Nubra valley, Changthang valley,
Pangong, Tsomoriri
and Indus valley) has 4,200 beds in its spread of 72 hotels and 185 guesthouses.
Leh town offers a stay option almost every few metres. The accommodation is
classified as A, B and C. You do not get telephones in rooms, fancy baths or
arrays of vials in Leh’s hotels – even in the top ones. And no speciality
restaurant either. What you do get is clean rooms, fresh sheets and towels,
reasonably good Tibetan, Chinese, Indian and Continental food (in the dining
room or terrace dining), friendly service and loads of atmosphere. The tariff at
A-class hotels is standardised at Rs. 2,325 and at B class hotels at Rs. 1,550
for double occupancy on an all-inclusive (AP) plan – though you may find a
little variation here or there. If you are on a budget it may be worthwhile to
check out guesthouses like Oriental and Asia in Changspa village, where at a
tariff of Rs. 300 for double, you get very clean rooms and great atmosphere.
In the top bracket, the most reliable are known to be the following hotels
(the accommodation chart includes some more options in both A and B categories):
Welcom Heritage
Shambha-la
Skara
Tel: 253500; Fax: 252607
Reservations also at:
Welcom Heritage Corporate Office, New Delhi
Tel:
011-26561875, 26561869; Fax: 26868994
A little away from the main town, this is the best of all. A charming garden
with hammocks, wind chimes and tall poplars leads to the building with latticed
wooden balconies. The rooms are a shade plusher; the traditional living room
adds a special touch. The hotel has recently tied up with WelcomHeritage and may
upgrade its bathrooms.
Yak Tail
Tel: 252118; Fax: 252735
One of the oldest hotels in
Leh, it is located right on the bazaar lane. Is
famous for its outdoor dinners and the eccentric but friendly owner. Rooms
overlook the bazaar or at the snow peaks, have TV, carpet, hot showers. Is the
kind of place that grows on you.
Ladakh Sarai
Saboo Village
Tel: 245063
For reservations contact:
Mountain Travel India
Pvt. Ltd.
33, Rani Jhansi Marg, Delhi
Tel: 23633483, 23511483, 23671055; Fax:
23677483
This is in Saboo village, four km away from town, offering uninterrupted
views. Within a garden, Mongolian yurts (tents) have been pitched with attached
baths. The meeting point/restaurant/lobby could be the traditional and tasteful
living room of a Ladakhi house.
Kanglachan
Karzoo
Tel: 252144, 252523; Fax: 2520414
Off the Leh bazaar, it is a little away from the bustle. The rooms have large
windows overlooking the gardens and come with TVs and clean showers. The hotel
also has an in-house travel agency.
Omasila
Tel: 252119, 251178
At the edge of Changspa village, it is a largish hotel with gardens, terrace
gardens, views of mountains and the sound of a stream. Traditional architecture.
The rooms come with carpet and hot showers.
Lha-riMo
Tel: 252101, 252177
The main road is kept away with a garden. The rooms are possibly the largest
in Leh, offer TV on demand and fruit platters. Traditional red wood architecture
with intricate carvings.
Bijoo
Shagaran
Tel: 252131, 252346
Caravan Centre
Skara
Tel: 252282, 253779
Ga-ldan continental
Tel: 252173, 252436; Fax: 252414
Khangri
Tel: 252762, 252311; Fax: 252051
Lasermo
Chulung Old Road
Tel: 252313, 250778; Fax: 252313
Sun-N-Sand
Changspa Tel: 252468
Bimla
Faeka
Tel: 252754
Choskor
Chulung
Tel: 252481
Himalaya
Chumik
Tel: 252746
Rockland
Fort Road
Tel: 252589
Snow View
Changspa
Tel: 252504 
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