Hotel Swiss

Top choice in Srinagar


One of India's friendliest family guesthouses, the Swiss isn't showy but offers high-quality, spacious en suite hotel rooms decorated with plush carpets and set around a sunny lawn. It's handy for the lake, yet far enough to avoid traffic noise in an area that generally stays safe during periods of unrest. Best of all is the invaluable and tirelessly helpful manager Rouf.

There's free wi-fi in the communal sitting room, where travellers swap notes. The best rooms are in the spacious new block on the upper floors.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Srinagar attractions

1. First Row Houseboats

0.51 MILES

For guests, the first-row houseboats can prove noisy and lacking in privacy. However, as an attraction they collectively form Srinagar's signature image.

2. Shankaracharya Mandir

0.52 MILES

On top of thickly forested Shankaracharya Hill, this small Shiva temple is built from hefty blocks of ancient grey stone. Previously known as Takht-i…

3. Floating Vegetable Market

0.61 MILES

In the maze of channels at the edge of Dal Lake, the dawn vegetable market is a photogenic sight, even if vendors flogging souvenirs and saffron can…

4. Dal Lake

0.65 MILES

Over 15km around, Dal Lake is Srinagar's jewel, a vast sheet of water reflecting the carved wooden balconies of the houseboats and the misty peaks of the…

5. Mirzabagh Veg Boat Dock

1.09 MILES

Much of Srinagar's fresh produce is brought in from 'floating gardens' and landed at this tiny dock, making for photogenic scenes.

6. Pir Dastgir Sahib

1.62 MILES

This large, popular Sufi shrine was ravaged by fire in 2012 but the colourful paper mache interior work for which it was renowned has been restored. The…

7. Naagar-Nagar Interpretation Centre

1.67 MILES

Beside the Makhdoom Ropeway, this empty hall has a few boards explaining the Mughal history of the Hari Parbat ('Naagar-Nagar') walled city.

8. Rozabal

1.69 MILES

At the north end of the triangular patch of grass near the Sufi shrine of Pir Dastgir Sahib is a small, green shrine known as Rozabal. A highly…