The Elgin Mountain Pandim, Pelling, Sikkim

As with all The Elgin hotels, Mount Pandim, Pelling channels a bygone era of charm and style. Each of its 30 rooms is decorated with chandeliers, silks, evocative of Sikkim’s heyday, and include views across the Singalila range. The restaurant serves local, North Indian, Chinese, and Continental dishes, whilst guests can enjoy an evening drink at the bar. For the best views, there are plenty of white, wicker, chairs and tables dotted about the lawns, with wrap-around views of the Himalayas. Boasting a great location, at The Elgin, Mountain Pandim you are just a ten-minute walk from the Pemyangtse Monastery, one of Pelling’s most popular sights, and under a kilometre from the Rabdentse Ruins, the palace of the former Sikkim royal family, Pelling is also the gateway to some of West Bengal’s greatest unexplored beauty from the sacred Khecheopalri Lake to the to the Khangchendzonga waterfalls.