
07/04/2025
I don’t tend to write many posts that are just about a hotel, since it’s usually more what happens outside that excites me. But thanks to a day laid low with altitude sickness I spent most of my time .ladakh within its lovely compound, and oh it’s such a beautiful place.
The design is exceptional, Lachik has the most exquisite taste; and principles to match. All the building materials are locally sourced: mud and straw walls, poplar and bamboo ceilings, bedspreads and cushion covers woven from Ladakhi sheep and yak wool, even buckwheat in the dreamy pillows.
The two storey cottages (sitting room downstairs with patio) bedroom and bathroom upstairs (with balcony) are bathed in sun throughout the day and have spectacular mountain views. They surround an apricot and apple orchard with old trees and new saplings, bird feeders hanging from many of them.
And the restaurant .dolkhar , oh my! Vegetarian, hyper-local, recipes old and new and all sorts of clever combinations - buckwheat pancakes with beetroot hummus; a noodle soup with nettles. M says it was the best restaurant food he has eaten in India (and he’s been here a lot).
Oh, and a small but far too tempting shop where I bought a very large shawl and a very small sheep.
Thank you Lachik. An extremely special treat.