The Elgin, Darjeeling - Heritage Resort & Spa

A beautiful oasis of calm in the noise and bustle if darjeeling. Largely overlooking the central part of the city and easy walking distance to fascinating markets and temples. There should be fabulous views of the Himalaya but I can't comment as we had an entire week of fog and mist (not the fault of the hotel of course). The hotel has large bedrooms and bathrooms...with comfortable and very large beds...a welcome relief from other hots on our travels. The bedrooms I guess have great views. Perhaps lacking is air conditioning which might be an issue as opening windows is discouraged due to local monkeys. Bathrooms are modern with double basins and separate shower and bath. The common areas are as they should be for a heritage hotel. Lots of period character. Food has been excellent- difficult to fault nland easy to praise. Staff, again as one would expect, were exceptional. Negatives? We were unlucky and we shared our floor with a selfish family group that kept their doors open so children could run back and forth, shouting and generally have fun - all very well, but not as it approached midnight. Hotel security did their best but it's difficult to deal with selfish, entitled people sometimes. It happens. Darjeeling is lovely. Great character...and of course the mountain railway.

A fabulous hotel with wonderful staff. The rooms are huge and have lovely views of the mountains. It's in a great location, a short walk from town but away from the noise. Thanks to all the staff for an amazing stay. We'll definitely be back again.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at The Elgin which is located in easy walking distance to the main shopping and markets area. Also a short 2k walk to the outstanding Himalayan Mountaineering Institute and famous Zoo. The service was always professional, attentive and helpful (Priyanka, Dileep and Ashoka are just a few names). The buffet style food for breakfast and dinner was also of a high standard. Both inside and outside areas are wonderfully enjoyable to sit and enjoy lunch and a beautiful cup of Darjeeling tea. Our only recommendation would be for an update to the bedding and bath towels but we still rated it 5 stars as everything else far outweighed that small negative. Would highly recommend this historic hotel for an authentic Darjeeling stay. Janet & Baz, Australia.