A very unique peaceful zen property minutes from the city bustle! Great staff and lovely common areas I’d go back in a heartbeat!

nice property and good location

Nice Hotel with friendly staff. Short walk from the city center and lake (though the walk back is a bit uphill!). The attached restaurant serves freshly made, tasty and healthy food. The choice is somewhat limited, but then it's a small kitchen so I guess that's why they try and keep it simple. The staff here is extremely helpful and tuned to your requirements. Ganesh manages the place very well and has interesting information to offer to guests about the local sights. He is ably supported by Toby and a few others. Great place to stay I'd say.

it is very beautiful. the various ornamentations are amazing. it is not far away from the town areas. the staff is nice.

Banyan House is a beautiful old house a few minutes walk from the centre of town. It has lovely grounds and shared seating areas, and Biang Bistro next door is awesome - very handy for monsoon weather. It's a lovely place to relax and eat great food. We stayed for 3 nights, and for most of that time the hotel was half empty. Our room was very comfortable. One downside was the building work being done in the courtyard - I think they are extending. We were disturbed at 8.00am by a jack hammer digging up the courtyard. When I complained, the management did stop the builders, but I wonder why they kept the hotel open during major renovations. It put me off using the shared lounge areas - the builders were all around that area. I wish they also had put leaflets or maps of the surrounding area. We had a guide book, but even so, it's something you would expect to see and it would have been helpful. The lake is pretty and we had a great day tour of the local sights, seeing the waterfall and the cable car and monastery amongst others- both are excellent and highly recommended.