Stays
Where to stay in Sikkim
Real hotels and homestays we book, with an indicative price band for each and a plain note on what the room is like. Heating, hot water and the view matter more here than stars.
Budget rooms in Sikkim cost about ₹1,500–3,000 a night and village homestays about ₹1,200–2,500 per person with meals. Mid-range hotels with heating and views run higher, and the top hotels cost ₹12,000 a room and up. Price bands below are indicative: check current rates before you travel.
Every stay
Budget
Mintokling Guest House
A long-running, family-feel guest house on Bhanu Path, just below the Secretariat road and about 10 minutes on foot from MG Marg. Quiet garden, …
Budget
Hotel Sonam Delek
A small Tibet Road hotel that has been running since the early 1990s, a 10-minute walk from MG Marg. Rooms have balconies facing the …
Martam village homestays
Family homestays and small village guesthouses in Martam, a farming village of terraced paddy and cardamom about 29–34 km from Gangtok via Rumtek. Home-cooked …
Value
Netuk House
A family-run heritage house on Tibet Road built in the late 1950s for Gellong Netuk Lama, a counsellor to the Chogyal. Traditional Sikkimese rooms, …
Value
The Hidden Forest Retreat
A family-run guest house in Middle Sichey, about 2 km from central Gangtok, set in roughly three acres of garden built around an orchid …
Value
Hotel Tibet
An established mid-range hotel on Paljor Stadium Road, a few minutes' walk from MG Marg, decorated in a traditional Tibetan style. Suites and deluxe …
Comfort
The Chumbi Residency
One of Gangtok's best-known mid-range hotels, open since 1997 on Tibet Road, five minutes' walk above MG Marg. Consistent service, valley and Kangchenjunga views …
Comfort
The Elgin Nor-Khill
Built in 1932 as the royal guest house of the Chogyal of Sikkim, Nor-Khill sits in its own gardens beside Paljor Stadium in central …
Premium
Mayfair Spa Resort & Casino Gangtok
A five-star resort at Lower Samdur near Ranipool, about 10 km below central Gangtok on the NH10 side, with a full spa, a casino …
Premium
Taj Guras Kutir Resort & Spa, Gangtok
IHCL's Taj resort in the Pangthang forest, about 20 minutes' drive from Gangtok, opened in September 2023. 69 rooms and villas across 14 acres, …
Premium
Yarlam Resort
The most polished hotel in Lachung, set on the slope above the village near the army camp, with valley-facing rooms, room heating, a restaurant …
Comfort
Le Coxy Resort
A larger, modern resort at Fakha on the Lachung side of the valley, popular with families for spacious rooms, heated mattresses and a buffet …
Value
Fortuna Lachung
A well-reviewed mid-range hotel near the police check post on the Yumthang road, with valley views and staff who understand cold-weather guests. Good value …
Value
Snow Lion Mountain Resort
A friendly, modestly priced hotel near the State Bank ATM in Lachung, close to the river, often praised for its hosts and home-style food. …
Budget
Lachung family homestays
Several Lachungpa families take guests in their homes, with dinner and breakfast cooked in the family kitchen. It is the cheapest way to sleep …
Comfort
Summit Gangchen
Run by the Sikkim-based Summit Hotels group, Summit Gangchen is the largest and best-equipped hotel in Lachen, with electrically heated beds and a multi-cuisine …
Budget
Lachen family homestays
Lachenpa families in the old village above the road host guests in wooden and stone houses, with dinner and an early breakfast. A low-cost, …
Hotel Tamarind
A Jain Group hotel on the North Sikkim Highway at Mangan, one of the few larger hotels in the district headquarters. Useful as a …
Budget
Mayal Lyang Homestay
A Lepcha family homestay at Passingdang in Upper Dzongu, run by Gyatso Lepcha and his family, one of the first in Dzongu. Wooden rooms, …
Budget
Dzongu Lepcha homestays
Lepcha families across Dzongu villages such as Lingthem, Lingdong, Passingdang and Hee Gyathang host guests in traditional homes. Homestays began here around 2006–08 as …
Premium
The Elgin Mount Pandim, Pelling
A hotel run by the Elgin group on the ridge just below Pemayangtse Monastery, with lawns that face Kangchenjunga across the Rangeet valley. The …
Premium
The Chumbi Mountain Retreat and Spa
A large resort in Pelling from the group behind The Chumbi Residency in Gangtok, with a spa, several dining options and rooms that face …
Comfort
Norbu Ghang Retreat and Spa
A well-known Pelling resort with wide Kangchenjunga views, a café and a hot stone bath spa. Our usual comfort-tier pick in Pelling when the …
Comfort
Summit Newa Regency, Pelling
A Summit Hotels property on the Pelling–Pemayangtse side of town with a spa and mountain-facing rooms. A solid comfort-tier base a few minutes by …
Value
Yuksum Residency
One of the better hotels in Yuksom, with a terrace and garden, used by families on the Pelling–Yuksom circuit and by trekkers resting before …
Value
Hotel Tashigang, Yuksom
A long-running Yuksom hotel popular with trekkers and families, which can help arrange trekking equipment. A good-value, practical base for Norbugang, Dubdi and the …
Value
Daragaon Village Retreat, Darap
A community-minded eco homestay in Darap, the Limbu village 8 km from Pelling, offering farm walks, day hikes and home cooking. It won silver …
Budget
Hotel Garuda, Pelling
Pelling's long-standing backpacker favourite in Upper Pelling, near the helipad viewpoint, with good-value rooms, Kangchenjunga views from the terraces and a restaurant serving Sikkimese …
Budget
Yuksom village homestays
Family homestays around Yuksom, several linked to the Khangchendzonga Conservation Committee, a Yuksom-based community group. A low-cost, local way to stay at the gateway …
Budget
Uttarey village homestays
Family homestays in Uttarey, the cool village at about 2,000 m on the Singalila Ridge near the Nepal border, beyond the Singshore Bridge. Simple …
Borong village homestays
Family-run rooms scattered across upper Borong, about 5 km beyond Ralang Monastery at roughly 1,770 m. Simple, clean, home-cooked food, and a front-row view …
Kewzing village homestays
A Bhutia village on the Ravangla–Legship road that started a community homestay programme in 2003. A village tourism committee shares guests between participating families. …
Budget
Yangang village homestays
A small group of family homestays in Yangang, a Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepali village below Maenam hill on the Ravangla side. Expect simple rooms, …
Value
Mt. Narsing Village Resort
A long-running cottage resort on the Ravangla–Pelling road, a few kilometres from Ravangla town. Two wings at different prices, lawns and gardens, an indoor …
Value
Cherry Resort, Temi
A mid-range resort inside the Temi tea estate, on land owned by the Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation and run privately. Rooms look over tea …
Value
Bon Farmhouse
A family-run farmstay at Kewzing, set among a few acres of tea, cardamom and vegetable fields below Ravangla. Responsible-travel listings have featured it for …
Comfort
Seven Hill Resort
A cottage resort on about six acres of sloping, landscaped ground at Phalidara above Namchi. Traditionally designed cottages with balconies face Samdruptse, Solophok's Char …
Comfort
The Barfung Retreat
A small cottage retreat in Barfung village just outside Ravangla, above the village primary school. Wood-panelled rooms in three cottages, breakfast included, and walking …
Premium
Sobralia Hotels Casino Resort & Spa
Namchi's largest upmarket hotel, formerly Summit Sobralia Resort & Spa, on the road up to Char Dham. A five-storey building with valley and Kangchenjunga …
Premium
The Temi Bungalow (Eco Adventure Resorts)
The restored Bada Bungalow inside the state-owned Temi tea estate, now run by Eco Adventure Resorts with newer cottages around it. Old missionary-era architecture, …
Budget
Zuluk village homestays
Family-run homestays in Zuluk, the old overnight stop for Silk Route mule caravans at about 2,800 m. Simple rooms, thick quilts, home-cooked dal-bhat and …
Budget
Nathang Valley homestays
A handful of family homestays in Gnathang, a small high village of yak herders and army neighbours at about 3,750 m. The coldest and …
Budget
Padamchen village homestays
Quiet forest-edge homestays at Padamchen, about 2,200 m, between Lingtam and Zuluk. A good first night on the Silk Route for families who want …
Budget
Lingtam village homestays
Farmhouse homestays in Lingtam, a warm village at about 1,400 m just above Rongli, where cardamom, maize and vegetables grow around the houses. The …
Budget
Rolep riverside homestays
Village homestays at Rolep, a farming hamlet at about 1,200 m on the upper Rangpo river, around 20 km beyond Rongli. River sounds, terraced …
Budget
Lungthung homestays
A few high homestays at Lungthung, around 3,800 m, a short drive above Thambi View Point on the road to Nathang. Sunrise over the …
Value
Aritar lakeside homestays
The better family homestays around Lampokhari lake and Aritar bazaar, at about 1,450 m. Rooms with attached baths, good home food and walks to …
Value
Mankhim hill homestays
Homestays on Mankhim hill above Aritar, near the Kirat Rai temple, at around 1,900–2,000 m. Wide views over the hills to the Kangchenjunga range …
Value
Lampokhari Village Resort
A small village-style resort at Dalapchand, Aritar, close to Lampokhari lake. A step up from homestays, with private rooms, meals on site and parking, …
Vivanta Sikkim, Pakyong
IHCL's Vivanta hotel at Pakyong, set among paddy terraces and bamboo a short drive from Pakyong airport. A heated outdoor pool, a Jiva spa …
Budget
Rinchenpong village homestays
Family homestays spread along the ridge between Rinchenpong bazaar, the old monastery and Kaluk. Simple rooms, home cooking and Kangchenjunga outside the window on …
Comfort
Yangsum Heritage Farm
A family farmhouse built in 1833 and remodelled in 1966, on a 44-acre organic farm about 2 km from Rinchenpong bazaar. Wood-panelled rooms, meals …
Value
Ghonday Village Resort
A long-running village resort on the road below Rinchenpong in Kaluk, listed by the Soreng district administration. Cottage-style rooms, a restaurant and garden terraces …
Value
Mandarin Village Resort
A hillside resort on the Kaluk–Rinchenpong road near Kaluk bazaar, spread over terraced grounds with mountain views. It suits families and couples who want …
Budget
Okhrey Sherpa village homestays
Homestays run by Sherpa families in Okhrey, a village of about 2,300 m below Hilley, the road gateway to Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. Wood-lined rooms, …
Budget
Sherpa Lodge
A family-run Sherpa homestay in Okhrey, about 30 minutes by car from the Hilley checkpost. Seven wood-panelled rooms with attached bathrooms, all meals included …
Budget
Hilley and Barsey trailhead homestays
A handful of small family homestays at Hilley, around 2,750 m at the road-end entrance to Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary. Basic rooms and hot meals, …
Budget
The Orchid Hotel
A plain town hotel at Pragati Chowk in Soreng, the district headquarters, listed by the Soreng district administration. Practical private rooms for a night …
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Shared jeep and homestays
Clean budget hotels and family homestays, shared or small cars, breakfast and often dinner. The way most people in Sikkim travel.
Your own car, good 3-star rooms
A private small car and driver, reliable mid-range hotels and the better homestays. The best price-to-comfort ratio.
Private SUV, the best mid-range stays
An Innova or Xylo-class SUV, resorts with views and heating, slower days and a few set pieces.
Top hotels, private everything
Sikkim's finest hotels, private guides, the best rooms with Kangchenjunga views and the most comfortable vehicles.
Village homestays
Sleep in the house, eat in the kitchen
Registered homestays in Lepcha, Bhutia, Limbu and Nepali-speaking villages are the cheapest way to stay in Sikkim and the way you learn the most. The money goes to the family.
- Rooms are simple and clean; some houses share a bathroom
- Dinner and breakfast are usually included, cooked by the family
- Hot water can be a bucket in winter, and nights are cold above 2,000 m
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