Hotel Index
Premium Hotels in Ladakh
Real premium hotels and resorts in Ladakh — every one visited and chosen in person, not picked off a ratings page.
Kargil, Ladakh
Hotel The Kargil
★★★☆☆
Hotel The Kargil sits in the middle of Kargil town, off the main market on Hospital Road. It opened in 2017 and was the first fully air-conditioned hotel in Kargil. There are thirty rooms and three suites, all heated, with modern bathrooms and hot water around the clock. The upper floors look out over the town and the surrounding hills. There is a restaurant serving Ladakhi, North Indian and Kashmiri food, a coffee shop and a travel desk that arranges permits and cars. Kargil has no luxury hotel. This is the best in town, and it is the property both our premium and luxury western-Ladakh trips use for the Kargil night.
Leh, Ladakh
Stok Palace Heritage
★★★★☆
Stok Palace is the home of the Ladakhi royal family. It was built in 1820 and sits in Stok village, about 14 kilometres from Leh, on a ridge above the Indus valley. The family still lives in part of it. A few of the palace rooms are let to guests, each one furnished with old Ladakhi pieces, painted woodwork and family objects. This is a heritage stay, not a hotel. There is no television, no air conditioning and limited Wi-Fi, by choice. Meals are Ladakhi and are taken with the family or in the palace kitchen. The palace museum, one of the best collections of Ladakhi royal art and thangkas, is on the same site. Stok is quiet, rural and dark at night, a complete change from the town.
Sham Valley, Ladakh
The Apricot Tree
★★★★☆
The Apricot Tree stands just outside Nurla village, on the road between Leh and Lamayuru, looking down on the Indus. It is a modern hotel built in the Ladakhi style, with carved wood, stone walls and warm interiors. The rooms are large and well heated, and most face the river and the mountains beyond it. There is a garden, a terrace restaurant and a quiet lounge. Nurla is a good base for the western Sham valley. Alchi is a short drive one way, Lamayuru the other, and the hotel sits low enough that guests sleep well. It is the sensible premium choice for a night or two in Sham, a real hotel with hot water and heating rather than a basic guesthouse.
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