WELCOME WINDAMERE

Welcome Heritage’ s Windamere Hotel is situated on the Observatory Hill and it overlooks the town’ s main promenade. From here you can get a magnificent view of the Himalayas and the frontiers of Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal & Sikkim. Described by a celebrated travel writer as “one of the three jewel of the Raj”. Windamere Hotel is famed for its unique ambience and charm. Set up in the last centaury as a cozy boarding house for bachelors English Tea Planter, it was transformed into a Hotel just before the outbreak of the Second World War.

The Windamere wing appeals to guests who like tradition, who would be comfortable in a bygone age, and who want a reminder of how people got on with their lives in old Darjeeling.

LOCATION

• 80 km from Bagdogra Airport
• 85 km from NJP Railway Station
• 01 km from Motor Stand

ACCOMODATION

Windamere Resort offers 37 Rooms and Suites. All rooms are well equipped with all possible aminities. All rooms are devided in two Wings: -


Ada Vila
The Windamere wing appeals to guests who like tradition, who would be comfortable in a bygone age, and who want a reminder of how people got on with their lives in old Darjeeling. There are no TVs and telephones in the main house called Ada Villa; and only telephones, by request, in the Annexe. Guests, who choose this wing, prefer to avoid the distractions of modern life for the duration of their stay.





The Little Windamere
The Little Windamere wing appeals to people who need to remain in touch with modern life, even while they indulge their love of the past and old things. The residential houses in this wing, Annandale House, and Observatory House, are provided with TVs and telephones. The bathrooms have fittings, which were once the property of the Loreto Convent Girls School. These were donated to Windamere Hotel when the Convent closed down its boarding school after 130 memorable years. The Convent is the oldest European school in Darjeeling District, having been founded in 1846. It counts among its many famous former pupils, Vivien Leigh, the actress of “Gone With The Wind” fame.

DINNING

CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Situated on the Mall, Darjeeling’s beautiful scenic walk, and overlooking the Chow Rasta, the town’s famous promenade, the Windamere Conference Centre is an attractive location for meetings of up to 40 people. The Centre offers board room and conference facilities, in elegant surroundings. The setting is intimate, camaraderie comes easily, and people speak as friends. The Centre is well equipped with modem projection equipment, and computers for E-mail and Internet access.

HOTEL FACILITIES

• Television & Telephone (Only in Little Windamere)
• Doctor – on – Call
• Laundry Service
• Log fire in every room
• Baby sitter available on request
• Small Library