Bamboo Retreat Hotel
Sajong, Rumtek
Gangtok Sikkim India
Rated 89 / 100 based on 15 customer reviews.
The quality of service and hospitality at
Bamboo Retreat Hotel has been identified as outstanding based on consistently
high customer review ratings.
The customer review score on Gohotels is calculated using
a proprietary algorithm to determine an overall customer
rating between 0 and 100. Multiple factors such as cleanliness,
facilities, location and service are considered.
Properties with a customer review score in excess of 75
/ 100 are presented with an Outstanding Service Award.
Bamboo Retreat Hotel has achieved a score of
89 / 100 based on
15 customer reviews and has therefore qualified to receive
an Outstanding Service Award from Go Hotels.
If you own or represent this business click click here to learn more about this award and how it can benefit your business.
Set in three acres of paddy filelds, gardens and forest with wonderful views of the Himalayan mountains bordering Tibet, Bamboo Retreat is a quiet and interesting mountain retreat to base yourself during your visit to Sikkim. The star of the show is a wonderfully authentic top floor meditation room, complete with traditional Buddhist altar and glass windows looking out to mountains. A perfect place for your own yoga or meditation practice, or an introduction to meditation can be arranged. There's also a special room for herbal baths soak in one infused with cytronella-grass from the garden, lit by candle light and with a relaxing herbal tea. Workshops available on request include basket weaving, cooking and Tibetan mandala painting with a Thangka Master. Mountainbikes are for rent at the retreat and you can plan some inspirational treks or mountain bike rides in the surrounding area. Visits to local Buddhist monasteries Rumtek and Ranka Lingdum with expert guides can be arranged. And there's a library with a good selection of books and videos on the Himalayas. The main house is a big stone building built on the principals of Feng Shui. All ten rooms are painted a different color and cover the four elements root yourself inside the green room or booster your energy sleeping in red. Trendy lamps sit atop locally made bamboo tables, beds are raised futons and all rooms have en suite bathrooms and iron balconies with enriching mountain views. Meals are served buffet-style inside the marbled dining area or on the terrace, using ingredients from the organic herb and vegetable garden. There's locally sourced poultry wherever possible, and Sikkimese, Tibetan, Swiss and Indian dishes are all available, as well a home made pizza cooked in the wood-fired pizza oven flown in from Europe. Locally produced items including bamboo handicrafts can be bought from the small shop.
Facilities @ Bamboo Retreat Hotel include:
Restaurant Parking Valet Parking Conference Room Cable / Satellite TV Coffee / Tea Maker Hair Dryer Television Laundry service Garden Spa & Wellness Centre WiFi Bathrobes Shower Free Wi-Fi
