If you are planning to be trekking in the
Himalayas of Darjeeling, Sikkim, Nepal or Bhutan, or just holidaying in the region, and would like to relax with your feet up, or with nothing to do with a couple of days in hand in this area, then this is THE place for you in KALIMPONG.The Himalayan Hotel. In the early days of the last century the hotel was the family home of David Macdonald. After accompanying the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa in 1904 as interpreter, Macdonald was posted to Tibet as a British Trade Agent, serving in Yatung and Gyantse until his retirement in 1924.Macdonald assisted the 13th Dalai Lama`s escape from Tibet in 1910, and he was later invited to Lhasa in 1921. Prior to his retirement he served briefly as Britain`s Political Officer in Sikkim, in charge of Britain`s relations with Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim. After he retired, with his large family grown up, Macdonald turned the family home into a Hotel, and it has remained in the Macdonald family ever since.
Location in Himalayan Resort :Darjeeling 734 101, West Bengal - India
Room Facilities in Himalayan Resort :There are 16 rooms, most with their own fireplaces, attached bathrooms with running hot and cold water, fitted with showers.
Dining in Himalayan Resort :The cuisine is Indian, European with Tibetan and Local Gorkha dishes on request.
Facilities in Himalayan Resort :- Indoor Games
- Safe Lockers
- In house Generator
- Foreign Exchange
- Conference Hall
- Travel Counter
- Car Park
- Car hire service
- doctor-on-call
- express laundry / dry cleaning
- 24 hour in-room dining.
