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Cheap Budget Hotels or Accommodation in Leh – Ladakh

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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.

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 200 – 250 for single bedroom, Rs 300 – 500 for double bedroom
    • Contact: Sh. Tsering Dawa – ??????
    • 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. 200 for single and Rs. 350 – 500 for a double bed room
    • 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 200 – 400 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 500 – 700 for a double bedroom, Rs 300 – 500 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 200 – 250 for single bedroom, Rs 300 – 500 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 350 – 500 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 200 – 500 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 300 – 500 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 300 – 500 for double bedroom, Rs 200 – 250 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 300 – 500 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 300 – 500 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

  • Khan Manzil Guest House

    Nice and decent stay with view of Leh Palace. Both Main Market and Changspa road are very near to it. Rooms at right side of staircase are much smaller and gets too hot in daytime, so choose rooms to the right as you get off the staircase.

    • Price Range: Rs 300 – 500 for double bedroom
    • Contact: Sh. Mohd Deen Khan – 01982-252681
    • Location: Zangsti Road, Leh / Opposite Leh Palace
    • 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 100-300. No parking, so it should be done on main road.

    • Price Range: Rs 200 – 400 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 200 – 400 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 300 – 500 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. Read review here.

    • Price Range: Rs 250 – 400 for double bedroom
    • Contact: 01982 – 252959
    • Location: Near Polo Ground, Leh
    • Category: Cheap / Economic

  • Dreamland Guest House

    Very basic but VFM.

    • Price Range: Rs 300 – 500 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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14 Comments

  1. nataraju hs says:
    May 16, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    sir,we reach jammu 30-6-12 to phalgam to amaranath returnto baltal on 4thof july next to srinagarto leh is our plan travel cost of single from baltal to srinagar snr to leh +leh sorroundingstowards manli app-cost in-econamy pl,

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      May 16, 2012 at 11:24 pm

      Hi Natraju,

      I am sorry, could not understand what is your query. If you are talking about the budget then you can check the article here:

      I hope this helps. Please let me know incase you have any queries or doubts.

      Regards
      Dheeraj Sharma

      Reply
  2. Dr. Ankit mittal says:
    May 16, 2012 at 8:43 am

    thanks sir for replying , it would be of great help sir ,can u please tell me wether to stay in manali or some where near by district to take halt for aclamatization, as I would like to prefer the route through manali

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      May 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Hi Dr. Ankit,

      Prefer to stay at Solang Valley about 16 KMs ahead of Manali but it helps in acclimatization being at about 2600 Mtrs while Manali does not help being lower than 2000 Mtrs. Then for the second night, you can either stay at Keylong or Jispa and then on thrid day you can move directly to Leh by leaving Keylong/Jispa early in the morning, say by, 5 AM types.

      I hope this helps. Please let me know incase you have any queries or doubts.

      Regards
      Dheeraj Sharma

      Reply
  3. Dr. Ankit mittal says:
    May 15, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    sir what time I should go that it will be cheap to stay and also the roads would be good and climate is also adeqate for riding as I will be traveling by bike.

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      May 16, 2012 at 12:09 am

      Hi Dr. Ankit,

      In such a case, go by mnid- September types when monsoon resides. Roads are much better a week after monsoon resides, awesome burning colors all around, less tourists, good deals and a little cold as well :)

      Regards
      Dheeraj

      Reply
  4. babli says:
    May 10, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    hello, sir, i m planing to go to leh in the last of june. so i need your advice where to stay, how to travel and with low a little bit of low cost. i am travling by air it is for 5 days and i m going with my husband. waiting for ur reply…………thanx…………….

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      May 12, 2012 at 7:33 am

      Hi babli,

      For 5-6 days and reaching by flight to Leh, you can follow the following itinerary:

      Day 1 | Delhi – Leh (By Flight)
      – Checkin at Hotel. Many hotels provide free pick and drop from Airport. Ask while you book them.
      – Take ample of rest as well as water or anything that keep your body hydrated enough. DO NOT OVER HYDRATE. Take ORS Soluted water or ORS – L tetra packs from home.
      – Do not over exert your body at any cost. Avoid too much up-down on stairs or avoid it in entirety, if possible.
      – After 5-6 Hrs of rest you can visit Leh Palace, Local Leh market, Shankar Gompa .
      – If you feel exerted go back to Hotel, have dinner at Hotel and take rest. Avoid any exertion. Else continue and,
      – Follow the sunset by stroll at Changspa road and have a nice dinner on varied cuisines offered in-around Changspa road.
      – Go back to hotel for overnight stay at Leh.
       
      Day 2 | Leh Local Sighseeing + Inner Line Permits
      – For more details on inner line permits process and to download application form read the link here:
      – Hire a taxi from Leh taxi stand or Hotel whichever suits you.
      – Bargain hard with taxi driver. Book that single taxi for entire trip after explaining the complete plan.
      – Take his inputs if you feel reasonable and if required modify the plan accordingly but should suits you best.
      – Ask him to be with you guys starting first day itself, if required and charged reasonable else do it at your own.
      – Again DO NOT over exert and take little steps and slow walks only.
      – If feeling OK then do Local sightseeing include Namgyal Gompa, Leh Palace, Shanti Stupa, Shankar Gompa, Main Market, Hall of Fame, Spituk Gompa, Changspa Road Stroll in evening
      – Do not use stairs at any of these places just to see them as it will exert your body much more.
      – Overnight at Leh
       
      Day 3 | Leh – Khardung La – Diskit – Hunder
      – Head for Nubra Valley and stay overnight at Hunder / Diskit
      – On the way enjoy a cup of soup at Highest Motorable Pass (as claimed) Khardung La
      – Diskit has monasteries with tallest lord Buddha statue and Hunder has sand dunes and bacterian camel safari

      Day 4 | Hunder / Diskit – Sumur – Panamik – Sumur – Khardung La – Leh
      – Sumur has a famous monastery to check out and Panamik has hot water springs
      – Overnight at Leh

      Day 5 | Leh – Pangong Tso – Leh
      – Do not plan to stay overnight at Pangong Tso as you will not be acclimatized and may fall sick. So, make a day trip only.
      – Overnight at Leh

      Day 6 | Rest day at Leh to enjoy local culture and some shopping OR Monastery tour OR Sham Valley tour OR Fly back home
      – Overnight at Leh
      – Monastery tour may include Hemis, Thicksey and Shey monasteries. They come on the route of Pangong Tso but as you will be doing day trip, it will be a bit hectic to include them on that day only.
      – Sham Valley include Alchi, Likir, Basgo Palace, Magnetic Hills, Confluence at Zanskar, Gurudwara Pather Sahib

      I hope this helps. Please let me know incase you have any queries or doubts.

      Regards
      Dheeraj Sharma

      Reply
  5. Shashidhar says:
    March 21, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Can anyone who has been to Leh in the second week of April tell me if we can manage without a room heater during that time?
    This is because I am able to find many guest houses but do not provide room heater.

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      March 21, 2012 at 1:03 pm

      Hey Shashi,

      I guess I replied to this on one of the forums. In April, night temperatures could go around sub-zero or below. It depends upon the tolerance level for cold, generally I have spent sub-zero nights without any heater. So, it depends. Since, you told you can carry small electric heater with you, it would be good I guess. Also, if there will be no electricity then heater would be of no use. Unless the weather is dark and cold or snowing around you would be good with the heavy woolens and quilts that hotels provide. You can ask them for extra quilts in such a case.

      I hope this helps. Let me know incase of any queries or doubts.

      Regards
      Dheeraj Sharma

      Reply
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  9. H V Kumar says:
    January 20, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    Are these peak season rates? If so, I guess they will be cheaper in Sep-Oct? And are these also open after peak season ends since many of the smaller guest houses close down after Sep 15?

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      January 20, 2012 at 3:52 pm

      HVK sir, these rates are general and yes holds good for peak season as well on the higher end of the range. Yes, they may be cheaper in September – October but only to the lower end of the range specified. That means some of them may be around Rs 400-500 in peak season while in lean season these rates may come down to Rs 200-250. I feel apart from few exceptions, anything below Rs 200 will be hard to find even in lean season. Most of these guest houses remain open till mid-October types, AFAIK but they start packing up by mid-September types. By packing up I mean, in late season some of them may be missing cooks so no food available, service will be more lethargic due to lack of helping hands etc. But again, if you are there only for a cheap or economic stay and OK with the fact of eating out then these may be the perfect choice.

      Just published the second list of hotels having moderate budget (Rs 600-1500) here.

      Regards,
      Dheeraj Sharma

      Reply
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  11. ilikaranjan1 says:
    January 16, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    blog is nice and available information about travel places like orissa, bandhavgarh, jaisalmar, gopnath traveloughe, ladakh places.

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    • Dheeraj Sharma says:
      January 16, 2012 at 6:23 pm

      Thanks alot but I am yet to discover the beauty of Orissa, Bandhavgarh and Gopnath :) .. IF god permits, I will surely update their info. at the blog as well.

      Regards
      Dheeraj Sharma

      Reply
 
 

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