Hotel Simla

This golden town on the edge of the desert is dominated by its fort, and strategically, This is where Hotel Simla is Located. Impossible to guess from the outside just how lovely it is on the inside. Six rooms with views (you’ll be gazing up at stars from your bed), window seats with bright cushions, rich Indian bedspreads, Cantilevered beds made of Jaisalmer stone, and stunning views from the rooftop. Walk out of the hotel and you are in the midst of fort’s best shopping, where you can pick up everything from leather-tooled books, bags,hats and shoes to silver jewellery, hand-woven blankets and shawls and mirror work. Some of the best bazaars to do your shopping in are Sonaron ka Bas, Manak Chowk and Sadar Bazaar. There are also the government-owned emporia Zila khadi Gramodan Parishad, khadi Gramodyog Bhawan and Rajasthali, if you’re sick of bargaining, but they aren’t half as atmospheric as the Other.

Tariff Range

Rs. 1,000 for a double room

Hotel Simla
Kund Para, Jaisalmer fort, Jaisalmer,
Rajasthan
(02992) 253 061

Co-ordinates: 26.913001, 70.910611 Nearby Places: Jaisalmer