Mr. Tsewang - Very nice, honest, responsible owner of the hotel. The rooms are clean and sunny. Bed linen perfectly fresh. Hot water is always in the morning - no problems. Do not go here for very low price! Stayed here 2 years Russian groups - all was good. Love this guesthouse. Thanks Mr. Tsewang.

Located a short uphill walk from the center of the city, there are stunning views of the mountains and the monastery on the hill. Greeted with tea and biscuits on the outside deck area in the gardens, just beautiful. We arranged day trips and an overnight trip through the guesthouse to see other areas in the region- a great stay.

My husband and me were guests at Smanla´s Guesthouse last summer 2012 and we all were very very happy to be there! The guesthouse is situated about 10 to 15 Minutes footwalk from the city centre of Leh and has an awesome view ( Mountains and Monastry) when sitting on the terasse. Everyone working there was helpful at all times... More

I stayed at Smanla guest house for 12 days in June 2012. After arriving from Sarchu in the late afternoon tired and hot, I was greeted by Tsewang the owner. He was very helpful in letting me call the travel agent in Delhi to get in contact with the local tour guide as I didn't have any contact details for... More

Stayed there for a few days in summer 2011. I've found this guesthouse in internet and their website was so nice, friendly and promising good facilities for a reasonable price, that we booked it via e-mail and requested an airport pick-up. Everything was confirmed by the owner. When we arrived at the airport, nobody was waiting for us. Ok, we... More

My husband and I selected this guest house after reading the excellent reviews on TripAdvisor...and it was the first time that our experience was significantly different from what we had read. We would definitely not recommend this guest house to others...in particular if they are travelling in the "low" season (we were there in early May). There are much nicer/newer... More

Leh has become a hot spot for tourists off late and a lot of domestic crowd as well as foriegn nationals travel during the months May - August. Keep this in mind and make your travel arrangements in advance as all the good hotels and guesthouses are gone if you are one of the late bookers. I was a little... More

We had a wonderful time in Smanla Guest House. The doctor owner was very great and helpful with all of us. The room is good and clean. Sometime hot water doesn’t work but the owner will carry hot water bucket for you. Hot tea is available every time you want and it is great in the cold time. We got... More

I arrived in Leh planning to trek - I had booked in to Smanla because of the good reports I had read and because my emails had been replied to quickly and the price was reasonable. When I arrived Tsewang was waiting at the airport (even though the plane was a couple of hours late). I had lots of questions... More