Hotel Dew Pond

Gangtok


Relatively luxurious for the price, this assiduously cleaned, 20-room hotel near Paljor Stadium has Buddha-feature decor and little triangular sitting areas decorated with artefacts. Better upper rooms have smart, contemporary styling.

Those downstairs have bathrooms that are somewhat less impressive. Across the road, the recently re-equipped public playground is handy for younger children.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Gangtok attractions

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2. Enchey Gompa

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4. Tsuklakhang

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5. Ganesh Tok

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6. Himalayan Zoological Park

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7. Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

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8. Lingdum Gompa

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