Rumtek Homestay

Sungay House: This guest house cum homestay located just few yards away from the main entrance of Rumtek Monastery. The home is managed by a local family, they lives just in the next building. They provides 3 wooden flooring rooms with clean beds and awesome food. Tariff starting at Rs.500 per night with double occupancy. Rooms are very well furnished and come with attached bath and hot showers. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are served. If available then ask for rooms with balconies which have views of the valley towards Gangtok.

Waterfall Homestay: This homestay located in Rumtek near the monastery in a very quiet, peaceful and magical place, nestled in dense forest. Two brothers Deepak and Bhusan runs the homestay, you can feel home away home with wooden panelled rooms and simple but delicious food.

Mustard Seed Farmstay: If you are looking for luxury accommodation in Rumtek then Mustard Seed Farm stay is good staying option only 10 mins of driving distance . They provides luxury huts with Kitchen, wooden planks made double bedded room, Front balcony and attached toilet/bath. Tariff starts from Rs.2500 without tax.

Kunga Delek Hotel: You also can stay at monastery's own hotel in Gangtok, opposite the entrance to the courtyard with small clean rooms, attached bathroom, nice views and good food.

How to Reach Rumtek

Rumtek situated on 24 kms away from capital Gangtok, Sikkim and 115 kms away from Siliguri of West Benagal. Nearest railway station is New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and nearest airport is Bagdogra (IXB). Direct taxis/cars are available from Siliguri and Bagdogra through Sevoke road, Teesta Bazar, Rangpo, Singtam and Ranipool.

Public transports are also available to Rumtek from Gangtok. Shared jeeps are available from taxi stand just below MG Marg, near police head quarter and cost will be around Rs.30 to Rs.50. Gangtok to Rumtek bus service also available but not frequent.

Nearby attractions of Rumtek

Selep

Lingtam

Namthang