Stok Palace Heritage

We have been extremely lucky to stay two nights at Stok Palace Heritage hotel. Dolma, the hotel manager, and her team are taking exceptional care of their guests |This hotel gives its guests the opportunity to stay and sleep in the middle of the royal palace. Rooms are traditional (beware you head when going through doors) but well equipped. We enjoyed a private visit of the Palace museum.|Dinners are superb and served in a traditional Ladakhi dining room. Breakfasts are served in room with breathtaking views on the Indus Valley. And the home-made apricot jam is simply delicious.

This deserve six stars! The staff is super friendly, and the rooms are in perfect condition. When you look outside of the window, you can see the beautiful Himalaya and the capital city of the Ladakh, Leh, is not far away. The house is an ancient building, though it does not seem like it. Everything is so well-maintained and there is art everywhere. The food that we ate was delicious and balanced.

We stayed as a family of four at Stok Palace in the Queen’s Suite and another suite with balconies overlooking the village of Stok and the Leh valley for three nights. We had an extraordinary stay in a building built in the 1800s with decorations and interiors dating back to that time. Rinchen was our very attentive guide at the Palace for our three days where we were educated about the family, the history, the private Buddhist temple and museum as well as sampling Indian, Kashmiri and traditional Ladahki food for our evening meals: all served either in the traditional kitchen of the palace or in the very beautifully restored dining room. There is Wi-Fi for those that don’t want to switch off, but, just sitting on the terrace and being in the rooms was enough to make one draw deep breaths and then remind yourself you are in a Palace. We met the princess, back from school who was incredibly polite and confident and welcomed us to her family home. All of our excursions from the palace were seamlessly sorted by Rinchen and her team and we really did feel like Royals. The staff were amazing and could not do enough to help us. If you want to stay somewhere truly different and soak up the atmosphere of Ladakh from a different era then this place really is incredible. Well done to all the team. Please go and visit and stay with them.

Stok Palace is located high above the Indus Valley, with sweeping views across the mountains and monasteries. Staying in one of the old rooms is like stepping back in time, with traditional architecture and decoration, and we had a traditional Ladakhi tasting menu served to us which was very special. This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and provides a very memorable stay during a trip to Ladakh.

For anybody who loves art and heritage, the historic Stok Palace makes for a great stay. The beautifully restored palace has a lot to offer; rooms with stories, well preserved artefacts, and thoughtfully prepared food. While it has an independent museum with the most stunning thangka collection, your entire stay feels like living in a museum! Thank you for the hospitality and keep up the good work.

My mum and I stayed here for 2 nights in one of the heritage rooms overlooking Leh. It was stunning ornately painted and very comfortable bed and bathroom. The doors are small as it is over 200 years old, so watch your head! I was surprised to have good wifi in the room, the service and hospitality of all the staff was incredible. We were given a private tour of the museum and palace. The ladakhi meal on the first night was very tasty and beautifully presented and the second night we had an Indian meal in the royal dining room. It’s truly amazing to stay in a palace that still has their royal family living here too. Thank you for an unforgettable experience.

A timeless experience. The location is exceptional. The palace is worth visiting, but also the village and the surrounding area.

Serenity and scenic destination. This place is quite away from the main city which makes it more quiet and the views around are mesmerising