Zhingkham Resort

The view is unbeatable. The room is spacious. The air conditioner works well. The food is ok. Issues: 1. Water: they pick up used plastic bottles and refill them with filtered water. We asked how they clean the plastic bottles and they said they rinsed them with soap and water. No disinfection!! Unbelievable!! If they had used glass bottles and disinfect them thoroughly, then it would be acceptable. This way is disgusting. We brought our own water. 2. WiFi: there are two WiFi networks with the SAME name and different passwords!! So one has to constantly FORGET the network and re-enter the two different pwd depending where one is on the property. 3. Massage/Spa: the sole masseur there is obviously very skilled. However, there is no one to take appt except him. And he is in session with clients most of the time . The front desk won’t help. All they do is pass the msg to him. We are only there one or two days so it is hard to get a confirmation if we have an appt or not. There’s supposed to be another masseur but we never really found out if that is true. I was the last client of the night and the masseur was obviously tired. My friend who had him earlier in the day had a great experience. For me, he kept putting layer after layer of oil on my back and just rubbed it around. By the 5th layer, I told him to stop and actually do some massage work. Annoying but understandable. 4. Housekeeping: I can’t believe that the maid would come in to take the garbage out, replace the towels and NOT make the bed. 5. Restaurant: we had some soda. Day 1 was 100 each. Day 2 was 200. No idea why. All in all, management can be improved at this hotel which has a commanding view of this beautiful valley.

- Nice view overlooking Punakha Dzong as the resort is located above the hillside - It is not walkable out of the resort by yourself, do take note. - The room is spacious and clean. - From the rooms to the dining room, there are a lot of stairs between, do cater time to travel between both places.

The view from our room was just gorgeous and I would love to come back for the view again and again. The room was nice, clean, and had a balcony which offered a full view of the valley and Punakha Dzong. The people were very helpful and it was really nice to see such a strong labour force of women workers. We did have to climb 100 steps to reach the dining room but if mobility is an issue, you can get to reach your room by car as well, or ask for a lower level for accommodations. Overall, an extremely memorable stay. Food was nice and team was willing to help you out should you have any food preferences.

It was a disappointment. I understand the hotel is owned by a cousin of the royal family. What a terrible representation of a beautiful country. Complete shoddy construction. The doors were off track. The bathrooms had holes in the wall. The WiFi was slow and the electricity went out twice. The saving grace to this place is the wonderfully kind staff, the fantastic spa and the view. The owner missed the mark with poor infrastructure which spoiled it for us.

Our motorcycle tour group came here. The hotel is high on the hill overloooking the fort. The road is steep and narrow. Welcome, service and facilities were all very good. Excellent WiFi. Food was very good.

Das Hotel besteht aus einzelnen Bungalows mit circa acht Zimmern pro Bungalow. Die einzelnen Häuser sind unheimlich hellhörig. Die Zimmer sind spartanisch eingerichtet und auch schon etwas abgewohnt. Man hat einen schönen Blick über die Stadt. Das Personal ist wenig flexibel und entgegenkommend. Das Frühstück bietet eine für Bhutan außergewöhnliche Auswahl, erinnert aber eher an die Speisung der 10.000, offensichtlich wird das Hotel von vielen Gruppen frequentiert. Es gibt auch viele asiatische Touristen dort. Man muss auch wissen, dass für alles Geld verlangt wird. Ich wollte beispielsweise zum Frühstück eine Flasche Wasser, die es im Zimmer umsonst gibt, die sollte ich bezahlen. Meinen Mitreisenden ging es mit anderen Dingen ähnlich.

One of the biggest and best resorts in Punakha with an amazing view of the rivers and the Dzong. Cozy rooms, spacious restaurant and pub, great view from the balcony and terraced, well kept room and smiling staff....perfect ingredients for a good stay. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

Nice place with very good views and decent bedroom and bathroom. The food was good and the staff in the restaurant were very obliging and keen to please. It represented good value and I don’t have anything negative to report. They have a separate bar area which was quite large and not very conducive to sit in as the likelihood I would have been the only one. Like many of these hotels in Bhutan they’re very practical but rather bright and soul-less.

Ce complexe hôtelier est immense et impersonnel. Après avoir vu de nombreux hôtels au Bouthan, celui-ci est construit pour le tourisme de masse : c’est un peu l’usine. C’est dommage dans un pays si calme et menant usuellement à la détente. Dans les bâtiments prévus pour dormir, les chambres sont simples et propres mais il y a zéro décoration. Il y a rien qui donne envie de rester dans la chambre est simple. C’est triste surtout qu’il n’y a pas de baignoire pour se détendre et oublier les voisins bruyants. Le restaurant, qui est en réalité un hall qui sert un beau buffet mais ressemble à une cafétéria quand les 70 clients se retrouvent tous en même temps pour y manger n’a pas de charme et ressemble à une cafétéria. Le point positif c’est qu’il y a plusieurs fruits en dessert et de bon jus de fruits pour le petit-déjeuner.