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20 Ιούνιος 2024
Yangang is a quaint town in the Namchi district of South Sikkim. It is host to age old traditions and the new site for Sikkim University. Surrounded by the Maenam hills and a majestic view of the Teesta and cascading waterfalls, it will also be home to the Bhalleydunga Ropeway system soon. The natural beauty is ethereal, the flora and fauna absolutely captivating, this hidden gem is one to be explored at ease. Sinclairs Yangang is possibly the only known brand franchise operating here. Close to the Yangang market, it is an uphill drive from the main road on a diversion easily missed. The property, while not being spread over acres like their other franchises, is cosy and warm. The larger, better rooms are at the back, facing tin roofs while the rooms with better view (mountain facing) are smaller and less lavish. Only 3 rooms have balconies – one on each floor, facing the front porch and the mountains. These provide an exquisite view of the distant waterfalls, the diverging Teesta and the misty Maenam hiils. With the place not known to many, the footfall is quite low; hence the food options too are pretty limited. The chef does his best to cook as per your choice, but is restricted by availability of required infrastructure and raw materials. Pork and mutton are not available in the hotel. Breakfast is pretty repetitive with bread, eggs, puri/parantha, packaged juice and diced bananas. Lunch and dinner can be ordered on a -la-carte provided the chef has the required materials at his disposal. A good cook, he does his level best to ensure the food is to your liking. House keeping staff need a complete retraining on basic hospitality – they refuse to smile, do a shoddy business of cleaning and do not replenish toiletries/tea etc. unless asked for multiple times. They take forever to respond as well. Room service too is quite slow, with very less staff. The manager is new and is not yet abreast of tourist spots around, so best to check on google or ask the locals. Taxi stand is in the market, which is quite close to the hotel – so recommend you book your travel from one of them instead of the hotel who would charge you more unnecessarily. Overall a great experience if you like being far from the madding crowd. Lazily read on the balcony, cherish your glass of poison after sundown, enjoy the food and go for the occasional sight seeing around. The roads are good, weather splendid and journey absolutely charming.
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