Plush quarters in an upscale hotel offering 2 refined restaurants, a spa & a heated indoor pool. Nestled in the Himalayan Thimphu Valley, this high-end hotel is 1 km from the animals at Motithang Takin Preserve and 2 km from Tashichho Dzong, a Buddhist monastery and fortress. Featuring wood screens and cloud murals, the posh rooms offer free Wi-Fi, flat-screens, marble bathrooms and mountain views. All have tea and coffeemaking facilities, and pull-out sofas; upgraded rooms add balconies. Plush suites include living rooms and free-standing tubs; some are bi-level with spiral staircases. Room service is available 24/7. Amenities include 2 polished eateries, an elegant bar and a tea lounge. There's also a spa, a heated indoor pool and a gym.
"This five-story structure is a welcome addition to the emerging kingdom’s small capital city. With an appealingly chic design, it also reflects traditional architecture. Its exterior walls are painted a saffron hue with swirling dragons and Buddhism’s eight sacred symbols. The 66 elegant rooms—the smallest of which measure 450 square feet—are a haven with high ceilings, dark-brown lacquered wood floors, walls mounted with mandalas, heated bathroom floors, and cushioned daybeds from which to gawk at the Himalayas. Early-morning risers may catch sight of the monk who chants prayers in the outdoor courtyard, also where traditional dancers perform most nights around the sunken fire pit. Mirrored walls affixed with an auspicious 108 Tibetan horns decorate the walls at the restaurant Chig-je-gye, where the impressive Bhutanese menu includes a milky river-weed soup and ema datshi, the national dish of melted cheese with grated chilies. Rimps, the lobby-level tea lounge with dramatic carved walls rising another four stories, serves a tasty salted butter tea and a selection of authoritative reads on the region. Beneath the indoor pool is the aromatic Jiva Spa."
"An incredible hotel that feels close to home for Siddharth Kasliwal."
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Tshering Dorji
Tim Gleason
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Yogen Bhandari
Erin Powell
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