Hotel Garuda

Top choice in Sikkim

Great for meeting fellow travellers, Pelling's backpacker classic is very hard to beat across several categories, with great-value rooms, good free wi-fi, travel assistance and excellent food including authentic Sikkimese options. Khangchendzonga views are superb from common terraces and classier upper-room windows.

Even the more basic rooms are remarkably clean, spacious and equipped with geyser, towels and soap. Online rates are higher than the specially low walk-in rates for foreigners.

Its excellent home-cooked food includes lovely churpi (tomato-cheese soup), superb veg momos and 'Sikkimese Rice' (₹140), which is in fact a whole local thali. Great banana pancakes, too.

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Address

Main Rd. Upper Pelling

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9733076484

https://www.hotelgarudapelling.com/

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