Need to know
Rooms
16 suites and four villas.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible for a fee. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
Also
Bhutan is not your average far-flung ancient kingdom: it’s forbidden for foreign tourists to travel independently and so you’ll be accompanied by a guide at all times. Certain areas will require permits, which can be applied for via the immigration office in Thimphu.
At the hotel
Free WiFi throughout, car park, gym. In rooms: TV, air-conditioning, minibar, free bottled water, tea and coffee, and Bose speakers.
Our favourite rooms
Each of the wood-panelled rooms has head-in-the-clouds views, with the best place from which to appreciate them being the bath tub, obviously. Groups will love the Three-Bedroom Villa, which has plenty of indoor and outdoor space, hand-chiselled stone walls and a Paro Valley-facing deck where the chef can serve up spectacular private dinners on request.
Poolside
There’s a heated indoor pool overlooking the Paro Valley and its forests.
Spa
The spa has four treatment rooms for rituals including deep-tissue, Marma and holistic massages, and detox scrubs. Private yoga and meditation classes can be arranged.
Packing tips
This is one for the outdoor wear – Gore-Tex is actively encouraged, along with waterproofs, especially if you’ve travelled during monsoon season (late June to late September).
Also
The hotel is not easily accessible for wheelchair users.
Children
All ages are welcome. Extra beds and cots can be added to all rooms. Mini Smiths are allowed in the restaurant at all times, but there’s no special menu. Special activities, including farm trips and cooking classes, can be arranged for children.
Best for
There's something to suit all ages.
Activities
The Grow With Six Senses programme offers a tailored programme for kids. This includes dressing up in national costume, archery tournaments, sand-mandala making, khuru (darts), yoga and hiking. And if none of that appeals to your little one, talk to your Guest Experience Manager who'll think of something fun to do.
Meals
The hotel's seasonal, locally inspired meals (simple rice dishes, sandwiches, momo dumplings, banana pancakes) will suit little Smiths too. The chef will happily tweak things or cook something afresh for fusspots.
Sustainability efforts
All Bhutan’s power supply is hydro, so the hotel can’t take credit for that; it does minimise its plastic use, though. Other admirable actions include local wood being used for fires, organic produce being grown on site, and Bhutanese suppliers, artists and designers helping out with the decor. You're also encouraged to immerse yourself in local culture with dinner at the Talu Farmhouse
