In this first article of the series – Preferred Hotels or Accommodation options in Leh – Ladakh, I am enlisting down some of the preferred places to stay in Leh – Ladakh which are cheap and very economic. If you are looking for a decent, clean and comfortable but cheap or very economic options of stay in Leh – Ladakh then you can refer the list of below guest houses or hotels compiled after reading various resources/reviews of many people over Internet mainly reading IndiaMike and BCMT forums (of course, I cannot stay in all of them :lol:).
Most of these places are ideal to stay even for long time, say months and people indeed have stayed for months in many of them. However, if you are looking for an exceptional in-room service, finest linen, satellite TVs, Internet facilities etc. in a hotel and that too for a price range of Rs 200 – 500 then you must be kidding me, am I right ;)… Well, you may find one or two such services too in the below guest houses but no certainty.
LAST UPDATED: 9th Feb 2015
The article has been updated to match the current prices of most of these hotels or campsites or homestays for the year 2015.
You can check the location of these guest houses which are near by each other at the wikimapia link here.
Cheap Budget Hotels or Accommodation options in Leh, Ladakh
- Atisha Guesthouse
Highly Recommended by many, very clean, spacious, hot water till 2 PM. Rooms at 2nd floor are spacious while first floor rooms are small and dark but cheaper. Most rooms with attached bath.- Price Range: Rs 400 – 500 for single bedroom, Rs 700 – 1000 for double bedroom w/w/o attached baths
- Contact: Sh. Tsering Dawa – 09906992187
- Location: Farka, Leh / Malpak, Leh / in a small lane near Fort Road
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Greenland Hotel
Recommended – Lovely garden, clean place, tasty food, filtered water to refill, hot water heated through solar between 10 and 5 in evening (or else heated separately in a bucket). Traditional Ladakhi compost toilet. Both Main Market and Changspa road are very near to it.- Price Range: Rs 400 – 500 for single bedroom, Rs 700 – 1000 for double bedroom
- Contact: 01982–253156
- Location: Changspa Road, Leh / Right Across Asia Guesthouse
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Hotel Padmaling
Very much Recommended in this price range. Nice, large clean rooms with large clean attached bathrooms. Hot water available in morning. Good parking space. have attached bathrooms but without TV.- Price Range: Rs 700 – 1000 for double bedroom
- Contact: Smt Tsering Angmo – 01982-252933
- Location: Karzoo, Leh / Near Changspa Road, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Ashoka Guest house
Very much Recommended. Clean, good stay, well maintained, a bit inside and no food only tea is available. Close to Leh main market. Hot water is available.- Price Range: Rs 800 – 1200 for a double bedroom, Rs 600 – 800 for a single room
- Contact: +91-1982–252725 / +91-9622976331
- Location: Tukcha Road, Leh / Off Fort Road
- Category: Economic / Moderate / Home Stay
- Julay Guesthouse
Nice, clean and good accommodation with little garden.- Price Range: Rs 400 – 500 for single bedroom, Rs 600 – 900 for double bedroom
- Contact: Sh. G.M. Sheikh – 01982–251163
- Location: Farka, Leh / Malpak, Leh / in a small lane near Fort Road
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Seven Seas Guesthouse
Nice, clean and good accommodation with big, nice garden.- Price Range: Rs 600 – 900 for double bedroom
- Contact: 01982–252830
- Location: Farka, Leh / Malpak Zangsti / in a small lane near Fort Road
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Irfan Guest House
Very nice, decent and clean. Good place to stay at this price range.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 800 for double bedroom
- Contact: ??????
- Location: Farka, Leh / Malpak Leh / Off Fort Road
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Dolma Guest House
Fine, clean small rooms and good garden BUT bucket shower.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 800 for double bedroom
- Contact: Smt. Tsewang Dolma – 01982-253311
- Location: Malpak / Off Fort Road, Leh / Next to Bimla Guest House
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Malpak Guest House
Decent, Clean and OK to stay.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 800 for double bedroom, Rs 400 – 500 for single bedroom
- Contact: Sh. Sonam Norbu – 01982-253426
- Location: Malpak, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Hotel Bimla
Hot water, decent and OK to stay BUT NOT better in comparison to other nearby Guest Houses in similar price range.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 800 for double bedroom
- Contact: Sh. Nathania Batapa – 01982-252754
- Location: Farka, Leh / Off Fort Road / On the alley just across from Hotel Tso Kar
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Indus Guest House, Ti-Sei Guest House, Dhelex Guest House
All these are hotels are near by each other and offer similar range of prices. Quite cheap but you should check them before check-in especially Indus Guest House as it do not have much positive reviews about cleanliness. So, keep it a last resort.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 800 for double bedroom
- Contact: Sh. Sonam – 01982-252502 (Indus), Smt. Tsewang – 01982-252404 (Ti-Sei)
- Location: Farka, Leh / Malpak, Leh / Off Fort Road
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Semnet Guest House
Home stay type, good place to stay. There are two rooms with attached bath and two more with shared bath. Room Rates in the range of 500-600. No parking, so it should be done on main road.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 600 for double bedroom
- Contact: Mr. Dorje – ??????
- Location: Old Leh Road, Leh / Shenam, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic / Home Stay
- Hotel Khayul
Good parking space, decent rooms with running hot and cold water.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 600 for double bedroom
- Contact: Mr. Basheer Ahmed – 01982-252321
- Location: Old Leh Road, Leh / Chulung, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Galwan Guest House
Very nice and clean. Good food, hot water available and lot of greenery around.- Price Range: Rs 500 – 800 for double bedroom
- Contact: ??????
- Location: Shanti Stupa Road, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Palace View Guest House
Comfortable beds, small garden, 24 hrs hot and cold water but in buckets. Parking space available for night only.- Price Range: Rs 600 – 900 for double bedroom
- Contact: 01982 – 252959
- Location: Near Polo Ground, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic
- Dreamland Guest House
Very basic but VFM.- Price Range: Rs 600 – 900 for double bedroom
- Contact: Smt. Jamila Didi – 01982-252089
- Location:Fort road, Leh
- Category: Cheap / Economic
Conclusion
I hope you find the above list of cheap or economic hotels or accommodation options useful for your upcoming Leh – Ladakh trip. If you happen to know any updated contact numbers or missing contact numbers of these hotels or any other nice, cheap option of stay in or around Leh town, kindly leave a comment as it will be helpful to others as well. If you have ever stayed at any of these hotels, please share your experience with us too. In the end, again these hotels or guest houses are not for people who are looking for luxury and ultra comfort and in case may be not even suitable for family as well. However, for bachelors or backpackers or others who want cheap/economic options of stay for longer duration in around Leh Ladakh, these hotels may be worth to look out 🙂 …
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thanks Dheeraj for your blogs.
this is the most helpful blog for leh ladakh accommodations. i have one question about accommodation, is the “double bedroom” enough for 4 person??
It should be enough, you can ask the hotel guys to give you extra beds.
Thank you Dheeraj ji for excellent job of guiding us.
My travel agent has suggested to stay in “Ladakh Terrain Camp” in Hunder (June month), which is a new camp site as per them, and hence I couldn’t locate it on map.
Do you have any idea about its location, facilities and are any reviews available?
Thanks in advance.
No bhai, I am not aware about it.
hi
This article was last updated in 2015. Do you have update of the rates for listed hotels? Or confirmation these businesses are still operating and providing clean and simple service?
Thanks
Most of them are operational and provide similar service. The rates can be bumped by a couple of hundred bucks though. Thanks for reminding me, I will be updating the article this month 🙂
hi dheeraj
we are 2 couples n 2 children of 10 n 15 yrs. from ahmedabad n need to plana bdgeted package from srinagar to leh to manali.planning to start from srinagar from 27.5.18. also we are jain so what about food. also please take aome time n make me d best budgeted itinary to cover all places. feel free to call . 9227492272. tejas shah
Hi Tejas,
You can read the articles: How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport , 5 Tips for a Budget Trip to Ladakh and How to calculate cost or budget for Leh – Ladakh trip
These articles will help you with sample itineraries to decide what is the apt budget. If you have any questions after reading these articles, feel free to post them here.
Regards
Dheeraj
This is the most helpful blog for leh ladakh trip. I am going leh on 26th Aug,17.
I have not yet booked a hotel.
Where I need to go after reaching leh airport to search hotel and how to go?
Need guidance plz.
Sashwata, best will be to book a taxi and then ask the taxi driver to help you find an economic option of stay. There is no taxi stand near Leh airport and hotels are a bit far, so you will have to reach the market. You can call the local drivers directly to connect with them and check the more comprehensive List of Taxi Drivers for Ladakh – Srinagar – Leh – Manali with recommendations/reviews for DoW community members.
Thanks a lot Mr. Sharma.
Hats off to you for your effort..we all are thankful to you for helping us.
One more quary I have…
I am a solo traveller. I will your tour calender for a partner. But if not find anyone, then is it possible to get share car/bike for nubra valley and pangaon lake trip?
Yes, very much possible. I will recommend that you read: Top 10 Tips for a Solo Trip to Ladakh or Spiti Valley
Any cheap hotels near the Leh bus stand? I will travel via bus and most long distance buses leave early morning, staying near the bus stand will be pretty helpful for me. Thanks in advance.
Sunil
You will find plenty of them Sunil once you land there. There is no dearth of economic hotels in Leh.
Cool, thanks for the info man.
hey dheeraj, first of all thank you for creating such a wonderful platform for helping travellers around the world with your experiences and insights. Long live you great soul 🙂
I’m a solo traveller landing to Leh directly from Mumbai in third week of July 2017.I’m taking a road journey way back as per your suggestion from leh to Manali and not a road trip from Manali to Leh. I’m not taking a bike with me but all up for a community experience and meeting new people and exploring the local culture.
I have around 12-14 days to experience the mesmerising Ladkah and attractions around.
Can you help me with the best budget plan to stay and explore it’s beauty.
Thank you Ayush !!
You should read: How to make a budget Ladakh trip by public transport and Top 10 Tips for a Solo Trip to Ladakh or Spiti Valley
H Dheeraj,
I am going to Ladakh in July 2017. I just want to know about the river rafting in Zanskar river and is it recommended to do or not.
Chirag, you can go to Nimmu or Phey to do rafting in Zanskar or Indus river. It is like any other rafting experience but yes with more beautiful views than Rishikesh and Manali