We had a lot of concerns while booking a hotel in Gangtok and took a leap of faith with 100 petals. The result is we would go back to Sikkim just to spend time at 100 petals. 1. Property and Room : Room with balcony was spacious enough for 2 people. Very nice space to eat meals as well next to the balcony. Excellent and calming views from the balcony. A third of our time was spent there. Extremely comfortable bed, hygienic and running hot water. Property is not ostentacious but very cosy and a 15 min cab ride away from the main market, MG Marg which will cost you around 150-200 INR one way. 2. Food : The variety of food ***** with taste was just brilliant. We ended up having breakfast and dinners at the property. Extremely fresh and tasty vegetarian food with a huge variety. Breakfast over 2 days - Puri Bhaji, Aloo Paratha with Curd, Coleslaw sandwiches, Omelette, Masala Poha, cut fruits and local orange juice. Dinner over 2 days - Chicken kadhai, Butter chicken, mixed veg sabzi, veg kolhapuri, roti, jeera rice, plain rice, salad, dal, clear veg soup. 3. Staff : The best aspect of 100 petals was the staff, the best of the best being Tshering Youngming, Sandesh, Prem (apologies for not remembering the others at the reception desk). Tshering was especially outstanding from the start of booking our rooms, allaying our concerns and being prompt with confirmation and query resolution. On the day we were supposed to reach , the 3.5 hr journey from Bagdogra to Gangtok took 7 hrs. Tshering proactively spoke to Nirmal Gurung our super cab driver and gave him directions. Inspite of the late hour (10pm - everything closes at 9), Tshering realising that we must be tired after the horrendous car ride, politely asked if he should send the food to the room after we freshen up. He also took down Nirmal's number and coordinated with him regarding our timings the next day. What a lovely holistic time we had at Sikkim, nothing touristy and only genuine people, nature, cute fluffy doggos and food. PS: We made the mistake of spending 3 days in Darjeeling. Absolute disaster. Extreme overcrowding, very very touristy, more vehicles than people with diesal fumes rampant in the air. Both of us fell sick there. The only redeeming quality of Darjeeling was the Zoo. While choices are strictly personal, spend more time in Sikkim rather than Darjeeling.
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