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Butter Chicken Meals Lodge, Main Market, Ladakh

Leh· 4.6 · 193 stays

“A quiet home in Leh, set around a flower garden. Nineteen rooms, each with large beds and clean linen. The staff are helpful, and the kitchen is known for its delicious meals - guests often mention the butter chicken. A good place to acclimatise before heading to the high-altitude lakes. Near the main market, with parking on site.”

19 bedroomsSleeps 3819 beds19 bathsHouseWifiHot Water

A look around

What's here

The first thing you notice is the garden, full of flowers, a quiet spot in front of the parking area. Inside, the home has a traditional Ladakhi feel, with wood-panelled walls and carved details. There are nineteen private rooms in total, each with a king bed, an attached bathroom, and clean linen. Some rooms also have an extra single bed. There is a common lounge with sofas and a television, and a large, separate dining hall where meals are served. The staff are frequently mentioned by guests for being helpful and polite. As one guest put it, "The staff is nice, especially the always smiling Mr Suresh." The kitchen serves a variety of food, and many find it a highlight. "The chef always prepared delicious meals for us, especially the butter chicken was very tasty." The rooms are spacious and kept clean, with one visitor noting, "Big size room. Well behavior and helpful staff. Very good quality food."

What guests wrote

4.6· 193 stays

“We spent more than a week here in two parts. The hotel has a very nice front garden full of flowers, where you can cool down pleasantly. The only problem is the many flies, as animals are kept on the neighboring plot. The room and bathroom are quite large, properly clean. The staff is nice, especially the always smiling Mr Suresh. The food is tasty and delic...”

Nemzeti Pank

“It’s very cozy place to stay. Staff is very cooperative & well behaved. Food is good. Ambience is beautiful, they have mesmerising garden in the front of parking. Rooms are clean & washrooms are hygiene. Hotel is near by market place.”

Vardhana Jain

“Very confortable hotel in a quiet place with good service and very kind staff. Our room is very big and the beds are very comfy. We had a also a delicious dinner. The garden in the front is very cosy and quiet.”

Valérie van Delft

“Big size room. Well behavior and helpful staff. Very good quality food. Nice ambience, amazing stay at one day in last Ladakh trip. Amazing garden in hotel premises.”

DIBYENDU GOSWAMI

“The hotel has a beautiful garden. The room is a good size, the towels and bed linen are clean. You have to request the room cleaning separately at the reception. Comfortable well-equipped accommodation, but it could do with some attention here and there. The bed headboard was covered in cobwebs and dust, the dining room counter was cracked, the tablecloths w...”

Adrienher

Around the stay

Things to do nearby.

Leh is the hub for exploring the wider Ladakh region. From here, you can drive to some of the Trans-Himalaya's most iconic landscapes.

Pangong Tso is the famous high-altitude blue lake on the border with China, about a 160km drive from Leh. The journey itself is a major part of the experience.

Nubra Valley is reached by driving over Khardung La, one of the world's highest motorable passes. The valley is known for its stark sand dunes at Hunder, where you can see double-humped Bactrian camels.

Tso Moriri is a quieter, more remote lake than Pangong, located about 220km from Leh. It's a protected wetland reserve and a breeding ground for brown-headed gulls and other birdlife.

Closer to Leh, you can do a half-day loop through the Indus Valley to visit the monasteries at Hemis and Thiksey, two of Ladakh's most important spiritual centres.

Another half-day trip west of Leh takes you to the Zanskar-Indus sangam (confluence), the optical illusion of Magnetic Hill, and the historic Gurudwara Pathar Sahib.

Logistics

Getting there.

The easiest way to reach Ladakh is by air, though road journeys are possible in the summer.

By Air: The nearest airport is Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Airport (IXL) in Leh. Flights are typically in the morning due to weather conditions, and diversions are common. The home is within Leh town.

By Rail: There is no railway line in Ladakh. The nearest major railhead is Jammu Tawi, 700km away. From there, you would need to travel by road via Srinagar.

By Road: Leh is the main road hub. The Leh-Manali highway (470km) is open from June to mid-October. The Leh-Srinagar highway (420km) is generally open from April to end-November. Kargil is the halfway point to Srinagar, about 220km from Leh.

Seasons

Best time to visit.

The best time to visit Ladakh is from June to September. The weather is pleasant, and all major road routes and passes are open. By October, temperatures drop, and snow can lead to road closures. The Leh-Manali highway typically shuts by mid-October, followed by the Leh-Srinagar road at the end of November.

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