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This sprawling Newari brick hotel lives up to its name, with grand entrances, winding corridors and an impeccably trimmed garden terrace looking out over a natural amphitheatre of peaks. While part of the hotel collapsed in the 2015 earthquake, 80% was salvaged and reconstituted as a new wing with classic architectural detail and fine views.

The dignified rooms are split between here and several very cosy cottages nestled in a wooded hillside below, with rustic wood-fire furnaces (make sure yours has been aired out in the off season). These take some legwork to reach so opt for the main building if that's an issue. Everyone will enjoy the atmospheric restaurant rooted in home-grown ingredients.

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