Sonam's Guest House, Hanle

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Awesome, thank you so much for this info, Dhiren. I am adding it to the first post.

 

[dhirenmalani]

Yogesh, i also forgot to add that Sonam home stay has 3 rooms currently, one of which is also being converted to have an attached toilet, and more importantly, the common toilet is ready.

 

[John Mathai]

Very useful info, Dhiren saab thanks for sharing. Any pics of the rooms?

 

[dhirenmalani]

Very useful info, Dhiren saab thanks for sharing. Any pics of the rooms?

John sir, we got lucky with the observatory GH, so did not stay in padma home stay, so no pics of the rooms, we did go upto the GH, and it definitely is getting a facelift, looks much different from the picture originally posted, construction activity was on full swing,

BTW, the champange is defitinely out, we did the chushul route without any hickups.

 

[John Mathai]

Thanks Dhiren saab

BTW, the champange is defitinely out, we did the chushul route without any hickups.

So a new thread titled "Chushul Route is Open for Tourists" is very much on the way..., it seems

 

[dhirenmalani]

Thanks Dhiren saab



So a new thread titled "Chushul Route is Open for Tourists" is very much on the way..., it seems

john sir, the more apt title would be "tips on bypassing the chushul checkpost"

 

[zack2137]

... one of which is also being converted to have an attached toilet, and more importantly, the common toilet is ready.

This sounds like Sonam's Guest House!

 

[dhirenmalani]

This sounds like Sonam's Guest House!

The guest house is called "Padma Home Stay", as per the visiting card given to me by sonam dorje. So i guess the name of this thread has to change.

 

[zack2137]

The guest house is called "Padma Home Stay", as per the visiting card given to me by sonam dorje. So i guess the name of this thread has to change.

Nischaya, FTW

 

[dhirenmalani]

I spoke to Sonam about his guest house plans when we went to Kyun Tso.
.He had big plans, which included a room with attached toilet. However, he said that due to Chushul restrictions, tourist rush as come down a lot, due to which he is not sure if he can sustain this business. There was one other villager in Punguk(Village behind Hanle) who abandoned his plan due to chushul restrictions.
Add to that the Loma no camera business, and tourist rush is going down further.
Very soon, there may be no guest house in Hanle!

tanveer, sonam conveyed his regards to you and Mrs tanveer, i was discussing your trip to kyuntso with him in his pickup.