This is a cute and well run hotel. The rooms are good size, clean, and renovated, not run-down. I was here for 2 nights in Jan 2012, and in both cases, the room heaters were very effective. The wifi is solid, unless you get a room on the 3rd floor - the second time, my room was on the 3rd floor, and wifi never worked there at all. I doubt if it ever works on that floor, so i would suggest avoid that if possible if wifi is important to you. I had no problems with street noise or barking dogs either time- nights were quiet and peaceful.

By Bhutanese standards, this is a pretty well run modern hotel. By international standards however, its somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. The restaurant is decent - i had breakfast and dinner there for 2 of those days. The chicken tandoori and deal makhani were both very good - rest were ok but not memorable. The location is excellent though, right in the heart of downtown Thimphu. Service was professional and friendly for the most part.

The Jumolhari Hotel claims to be a "boutique hotel." If you come from the States or Europe, you probably have a very clear idea of what a boutique hotel is. This is not a boutique hotel. This is the equivalent of staying in a really old, not very nice Holiday Inn Express or average-grade motel. There's nothing unique or charming or boutique about this hotel at all.

That's not say that it's not a fine place to stay. The rooms are pretty average, bed, bathroom, TV, the norm. It was very cold when we were in Bhutan, and all they had in the room was a tiny space heater that really didn't work at all. So, we had to bundle up under the covers anytime we were in the room, which was kind of a bummer. We paid about 70 bucks a night for the room, which I thought was way too much considering what we were getting. However, Bhutan is pretty expensive generally.

The worst part about this hotel was the restaurant. I couldn't believe it was rated so highly in TripAdvisor -- the food and the service was really terrible. We pretty much ate pancakes, daal and naan for every meal because there was nothing else on the menu that wouldn't upset our stomach or be fried in an unbelievable amount of oil. Apparently the Jumolhari is supposed to have good Indian food; they really don't. The daal is the only good thing on the menu. The staff might as well be working at the Gap. They have no idea what is going on, speak English but always bring the wrong thing to the table, and seem like they don't really want to be there at all. There has been no training in restaurant service at all, which is reflected in the service you get and the food you are served.

I would suggest this hotel to travelers who can't afford to stay at the Druk or the Taj, but want something slightly more upscale than some of the hostels in the area. But don't expect a charming boutique hotel, you wont' find that here. And don't eat at the restaurant.

Best described as a scruffy Premier Inn. We had a 'de-luxe' room - it was small, featureless, and generally scruffy but not dirty, no way was it 'de-luxe'.
The window overlooked a piece of trash laden waste land which was the meeting place for stray barking dogs from about 11:00pm!
The food was dreadful - I ordered Steak Chasseur was minced cooked beef formed into burgers; my wife ordered the 'Tenderloin Steak' also minced cooked beef formed into burgers!
The final straw was when we asked for replacement bottled water in our room on Day 2, we were told we had to pay for this as 'bottled water was only free on Day 1!

This hotel benefits from a central location just off clock tower square, providing a great opportunity for wandering the streets of Thimphu. The rooms are on the small size, but had all necessary amenities. Like a previous reviewer our room smelled of smoking; however it was clean.
The staff were very friendly and the lady on reception was able to point me in the direction of a barbers for a much needed post-trek shave (not something she would have reason to use.)
The restaurant was very good and the indian a la carte menu was delicious.
The hotel also had good free wi-fi, particularly near the business centre.