Hotel Iinorri

Hotel Iinorri is a rather exotic name for a hotel. Before you ask me, I have no idea what it means or where it originated from. The hotel itself is a mixed bag though. It suffers form being situated at a disadvantaged location but compensates by providing great rooms at affordable prices. More details below. Location: The location is probably the biggest reason for you not to choose this hotel. From central Gangtok (read M.G. Marg) you'll have to take the road towards District Court. The road goes down steeply for a couple of kilometres till you reach the narrow Upper Sichey Link road. Another 50 - 70 metres down and you reach the hotel. Before you think you'll be able to walk the distance be warned the road is very steep so walking up to M.G. Marg from the hotel will be a tough ask. In the evenings there are long dark stretches with no pavements which I think would be enough to deter you. But you can walk up the short stretch of the Upper Sichey Link Road and take a share taxi (Rs. 20 per head and available late into the evening) to the vicinity of M.G. Marg. The lowering of altitude ensures that you do not get views of the snow capped Kangchenjunja range from any room in the hotel (this you get from some hotels higher up on M.G. Marg or Tibet Road). There is a steep narrow lane by which you can drive your car onto the front porch and park it there. The neighbourhood is a sleepy residential area nothing by the way of 'happening' here. If you want to stay close to M.G Marg or want to see the magnificent Kangchenjunga from your room then look elsewhere. Rooms: The rooms are very clean, moderately spacious with modern tasteful decor. The bathrooms are spotlessly clean and have expensive fittings. While there is a hot water geyser in every bathroom, be warned that they do not work during power outages. There are master switches for the geysers with the room service guys and they switch it off during the night. This can be very infuriating if you plan to use the bathroom early in the morning. Room 103 has a bathroom with specially fitted handholds for differently-abled or older folks. There is a wifi connection present but there seemed to be no internet connection on it every time I tried connecting. Despite some of the aforementioned issues the rooms are a big positive for this hotel. Service: The service provided by this hotel was somewhat poor in my opinion. In room 110 we found that the intercom was defunct. Then it took them over half an hour to locate and give us a menu card for the restaurant (which was stained and sticky and seemed to be the only one they had). Our request for a cup of tea late in the evening (after a tiring day-trip to Nathula Pass) was politely turned down as the cooks (same guys who double up for room service) were busy preparing dinner for the guests. By the end of our stay we would take our water jugs to the kitchen to be refilled instead of relying on room service. But on the better side, everyday while we were out the rooms and bathrooms were cleaned and our beds made. Our belongings were always safe and there were no unpleasant incidents. The root cause of the average service is the failure to employ an adequate number of staff during the rush of the tourist season. Food: The hotel has a decent restaurant and bar. They have no problems serving the food in your room though. The menu has both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items though you will not find all the items in the menu available at all times. Try to order early as with time lesser items seem to be available. The food is decent enough and served hot. Quantities are average and not comparable to the average city restaurant. Prices are on the higher side. If you'd like some cheaper food then walk up the Upper Sichey Link Road to the junction where you'll find a road-side restaurant which serves decent fast food. Lastly the buffet breakfast is nothing to write home about with the staple fare of Bread-Butter-Egg and Puri-Sabzi. On the whole you will most likely be delighted with the rooms but disappointed with the location and the quality of service.

Manager of hotel so arrogant and trying to get more money with different reasons. Inspite of my family includes children and senior citizens, he has harassed me to get additional bed even though we have proper booking with all details,

its better to stay in footpath than this hotel .. stingy rooms .. worst bathrooms .. no cleanliness .. Receptonist an alcoholic .. Not a good place to stay .. there are many more good hotels in gangtok !!

very good hotel..access road on maintenance, so takes some times. rooms and cleaning was very good.. pressures of tap water was low but continuous..