This was perhaps the most ornate and beautiful hotel I can remember seeing, ever. The Bhutanese have a very simple and gorgeous architectural style, which is used just about everywhere, albeit at different levels of quality and detail. As hotel architecture goes, I like the style of the Post Ranch Inn more, but this place was gorgeous. Zhiwaling had amazing art and murals on the walls, beautiful carved and painted columns to support the building, and lovely details in the rooms, including ornamented ceilings above the tall windows that overlooked the clouded mountains. Also, somehow we got a free upgrade, and after many weeks (months?) of being almost on top of each other in hotel rooms, it was luxury to have 2 large bedrooms with a connecting living room. Oh, and before I forget – the internet actually worked! That was sure nice. Ten out of ten, would definitely stay again.
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