Heevan Retreat

Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley


The cheery Heevan has more character and buzz than much of the competition and the crewel embroidery panels are attractive, but elements of the pine interior and some of the furniture are showing signs of wear.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley attractions

1. Pather Mosque

24.56 MILES

Unlike most typical Kashmiri wooden spired mosques, Pather Masjid is a heavy Mughal stone structure, built by Nur Jahan in 1623. The road-facing side is…

2. Badshah Tomb

24.61 MILES

Looking more Byzantine than Kashmiri, the multidomed 15th-century brick tomb of King Zeinalabdin’s mother was built on the plinth of a much older former…

3. Khanqah Shah-i-Hamadan

24.66 MILES

This distinctively spired 1730s Muslim pilgrim hall is Srinagar’s most beautiful mosque. It was constructed without any nails, and both frontage and…

4. Sri Pratap Singh Museum

24.79 MILES

It's worth visiting this richly endowed historical museum for its fine 7th-century Buddhist statues, Mughal paper mache work, 4th-century tiles from the…

5. Bund

24.82 MILES

A few colonial-era half-timbered buildings remain along the northern towpath of the Jhelum River. The most splendid example is the former British…

6. Jama Masjid

24.84 MILES

Looking like the movie set for an imagined Central Asian castle, this mighty 1672 mosque (built on an earlier 1394 construction) forms a quadrangle around…

7. Naqshband Sahib

24.98 MILES

This beautifully proportioned if uncoloured 17th-century shrine was built in Himachal Pradesh style, with alternating layers of wood and brick to…

8. Rozabal

25.18 MILES

At the north end of the triangular patch of grass near the Sufi shrine of Pir Dastgir Sahib is a small, green shrine known as Rozabal. A highly…