Le Méridien Paro, Riverfront

Here’s a polished review you can use: ⸻ Review: Le Méridien Paro, Bhutan I had a wonderful stay at Le Méridien Paro, a place that truly captures the serenity and beauty of Bhutan. The hotel offers a stunning river view, which instantly puts you at ease the moment you arrive. The staff are incredibly friendly, warm, and attentive, making the experience feel personal and welcoming. My room was spacious and thoughtfully designed, with large windows that opened up to breathtaking scenery. I especially appreciated the warm flooring, a small comfort that makes a big difference in the cool Paro climate. After my hike to Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest) Monastery, soaking in the room’s deep bathtub was the perfect way to relax and unwind. Overall, Le Méridien Paro is a beautiful blend of comfort, hospitality, and nature. Highly recommended for anyone visiting this magical part of Bhutan. Few things that I did not like was the way soup was served in a teapot for in room dining, all the prawns and chickens remained on the base. The naan was too crispy like papar or popaddam . The hi tea deep fries stuff too many people are more health conscious nowadays but sandwich was good . Few more snacks would be added bonus. Masala tea served was not piping hot it was Luke warm…And lastly the packed breakfast was great but if only the eggs were wrapped in aluminum foil it would have been warm. Instead the fruits were in aluminum foil. But the apples were superb.

Absolute delight of a hotel in the heart of Bhutan! Great buffet breakfast with variety of choices Amazing spa, with great therapists And special shout out to Depan, he is THE person to take care of things in this property. Will be back

A very nice and comfortable stay at this hotel. First time ever experiencing heated bathroom flooring which is a welcome during freezing weather. Staff were friendly and accommodating. For me, there was one standout… great personality, friendly and most accommodating. My request for decaf coffee with soy milk due to my lactose intolerant condition would have been a little over the top for some but not for my man, Tshering Tenzin. Any hotel would be fortunate to have a friendly, accommodating and approachable person as him. As they say “ small gestures go a long way”… and in this case, he made my stay! Thank you Tshering! 🙏

This is a soulful trip with all the best adjectives.The location is picturesque and full of scenic beauty. The food, room and everything was amazing. The staff was so courteous and helpful specially Ms. Dorji Choden. We’ll certainly visit again with family in near future. Wish you all the very best…

We stayed a wonderful three days at Le Meridien Paro. The ambience and food were wonderful along with an incredibly friendly lobby staff including Nim, who went above and beyond to help us when one of our group members got sick. We also got fantastic massages by Aita and Dawa with a very peaceful atmosphere! Highly recommend staying here if you visit Bhutan!

Lovely hotel in quiet and beautiful Paro. The service and hospitality from the staff was outstanding! Almost every member of the staff made our experience memorable - I can only remember Dorji M'am and Ugyen. They accommodated many of our requests without any sweat. For improvement - the next I come I'd love to have better coffee if possible.

I really enjoyed my stay here. We were there for 3 days and luckily were right on time for Halloween celebrations. The restaurant was decorated for the occasion. The buffet dinner servings had interesting names and the servers were dressed for the occasion. Children had a wonderful time and they were given horns to wear and treated like royalty.

This was second choice as our agent screwed up on the original booking at Uma Paro and he recommended this property. He also got us “upgraded” to corner suites.||Maybe we start with the good stuff. The staff here is generally very friendly and only certain restaurant staff are outstanding - the one who deserves mention is Narad. He had observed that i wasn’t eating much (will be explained later) so he offered to get the chef to cook up something. The first night i had a pizza, the second night i had a Chinese dish with fried rice while my friends had salmon each. ||The WiFi is strong. The corner suite is indeed very large. Amenities are quite complete. Even an overhead fan is present, in case it gets too hot in summer? ||And that’s about it on the good things. ||Two stars are taken away (and that’s being generous already) from a potential max of five stars, because:||(1). Food at the buffet was absolutely horrid. Considering this is an international five star hotel, having 90% of the dishes being Indian is completely unacceptable. For the record, I am far from racist - one of my best pals is Indian! And giving the trite excuse that “most of the clients are Indian” is not gonna work here - on each of Friday and Saturday evenings, we only saw ONE table of Indian customers. Ironically, even the Indians were seen not to be eating the Indian offerings…||(2). Housekeeping falls short of expectations. No turndown service was rendered for each of two nights. My friend in room 114 had a cockroach in the toilet and had to call for someone to remove it. Presence of cockroach simply means there is some food lying around - which in turn meant the floors and carpets were NOT properly cleaned or vacuumed. Furthermore right now outside my room 315, is a tray of empty plates (probably from adjacent suite) which was sitting there for hours - that is despite me spotting a few staff walking past. ||(3). Corner suite room 115. My other friend was given this room, which not only provided NO river view, but also had half the windows blocked by walls. He contacted reception who offered to “downgrade” him (first time I hear of hotel offering a downgrade instead of an upgrade, but I guess they don’t have anything better than a corner suite) to a deluxe room which was significantly smaller, so he decided to live with this corner suite 115. We then did an internet search and discovered that others had complained about this specific room too?!!! Yet we were given this 115 room despite having made the booking about a YEAR AGO.