This erstwhile royal getaway is perched on a hilltop near Pemayangtse Gompa with stupendous views in all directions. Highlights are the manicured lawns and the welcoming lobby; it's everything you'd want in a heritage hotel, busy with uniformed staff and packed with interest but welcomingly unstuffy.
Cosily luxurious rooms come with very fresh but unflashy bathrooms in the main building, snazzier ones in the annex, three minutes' walk away through the garden. It's around 2km east of Upper Pelling.