
From
AustraliaWhat can I say, we arrived at Dakpa House and simply found the place amazing. We had arranged to check in a little earlier than normal due to connecting flights and could not believe the property was every bit as good as the photos.
The owner and his team personnally greeted us on our arrival and guided us as to how best to adjust to the altitude (Ladakh is at a height of approx 3500m we you are breathing 30% less oxgyen than at sea level). We then settled into our room and the view, breathtaking. Each morning we awoke to a view of snow capped mountains and all we had to do was raise our heads from the pillows. Our room was very spacious and would put a number of 5 star hotels to shame.
Then the food, every meal was a small banquet with the even meals consisting of no less than 5 seperate dishes and then desert, all freshly prepared with produce they grow themselves. Anything we could think of the chief was more than happy to prepare. We had planned a day trip to Pangong Lake on day 3 and the team even prepared a basket of food and drinks for us to take with us so we could ebjoy the view even futher.
After several discussions with the owner, we discovered he is also an experienced rock and ice climber who regularily takes groups climbing. With views of where we could have treked if we had know we would have tried to organise a longer stay in Ladakh and organised a short trek ourselves.
We cannot praise highly enough the property, staff and owner for our stay in Dakpa House. It is definately on our list to re-visit in the future.