Our one night stay at Ivanhoe was very convenient. Walking distance to Chowrasta Square and the main pedestrian malls of Darjeeling, as well as Observatory Hill for a nice view of the mountains. Staff were very pleasant and helpful throughout and our room was very large, with the lovely character of the old building still maintained.
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Region:
India >
West Bengal >
Darjeeling
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge
Free Breakfast
Restaurant
Room Service
Suites
Wheelchair access
Ranked #15 of 74 hotels in Darjeeling
Price Range:
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- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
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We are a 2-storey Heritage House of India – originally built in 1871 - as a “quietly comfortable and elegant” Boarding House for British Raj families”. Famous names like ‘Vivien Leigh’ (of ‘Gone with the Wind’) and ‘Julie Christie’ (of ‘Dr. Zhivago’) used to live here. Sir George Everest, the Survey General of India (who discovered Mt. Everest as the highest point on earth) was here, along with Col. Younghusband, who led the British Expeditionary force to Lhasa, Tibet (then a forbidden country to enter). The House was also occupied by the Vicereine of India, Lady Curzon (wife of the then Viceroy); Sir Charles Bell (Indian Civil Service – British Political Officer for Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet); George Mallory and Andrew Irvine – British mountaineers who disappeared below the summit of Everest in 1924 and alas, never returned. ‘Ivanhoe’ was, of course, one of King Arthur’s beloved knights of ‘The Knights of the Round Table’ fable (or was it true?!)Today, we are delighted to see a rising tide of discerning domestic guests, who relish a stay in “an old place from the Indian Colonial days”. We also host the stays of overseas guests (with, or without, family), who feel that an old Colonial home is just right for them!
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