Deskit Villa

Top choice in Leh


Hidden behind a family garden guesthouse that's delightful in itself, this 'secret' eight-room boutique hotel is one of the best choices in Leh, with supercomfortable beds, a stupendous rooftop panorama and lots of public and garden space in which to unwind. The dining room is designed like a traditional Ladakhi kitchen.

All rooms have balcony access and shared fridges. Near the entrance, a comfy garden gazebo stocked with books makes a lovely place to enjoy the late afternoon rays. Charming family owners.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Leh attractions

1. Ladakh Rocks & Minerals Museum

0.15 MILES

This sweet one-room museum outside Sankar Gompa presents labelled examples of Ladakh's geological curiosities, including a natural lingam (phallic image…

2. Sankar Gompa

0.16 MILES

The timeless two-storey Sankar Gompa is Upper Leh's modest main monastery. It's a calming, meditative place, and the walk to reach it from Sankar Lane…

3. Sankar

0.19 MILES

For a charming wander, follow canal streams in the captivating yet relatively accessible area around little Sankar Gompa and the one-room geological…

4. Tisseru Stupa

0.38 MILES

Ladakh's largest stupa is unlike anything else in the region – a giant, bulky mud-brick structure that looks like a half-built ziggurat (stepped pyramid).

5. Gomang Stupa

0.45 MILES

This large 9th-century whitewashed stupa rises in concentric serrated layers flanked by numerous chortens. The charming, shady setting retains a…

6. Shanti Stupa

0.58 MILES

Dominating Leh from a high, rocky ridge, this gigantic white spired pudding of a stupa was built between 1983 and 1991 by Japanese monks to promote world…

7. Tsemo Gompa

0.66 MILES

Namgyal Tsemo Gompa consists of two little 15th-century temple buildings directly beneath the Tsemo Fort ruins. One enshrines an 8m-tall gold-faced…

8. Tsemo Fort

0.67 MILES

Visible from virtually everywhere in Leh, 16th-century Tsemo (Victory) Fort is a defining landmark that crowns the top of Palace Ridge, though there's…