Alchi

We pick this over Ule Ethnic Resort (12 km out of Alchi) because it sits in the Sham Valley itself. The 300 sq ft private-balcony rooms facing the Indus, apricot gardens, and Alchi Dam are the largest and most view-specific rooms the dossier surfaces. The lower altitude relative to Leh—roughly 2,000 feet below—also makes this a practical first-night stop for acclimatization before pushing further into Ladakh. Review volume is thin (18 rooms, newer property), so we'd treat this as the best availa

Tripadvisor's #1-ranked Alchi lodge as of 2025, with consistent recent praise for food, staff, and a location that puts Alchi Monastery within walking distance. At ₹2,000–4,700/night it is the most reviewed and most consistently rated property in the dossier at this price point. Beats Alchi Resort (₹3,300–3,500/night, 2/5 Tripadvisor rating with reports of aggressive ownership and broken plumbing) on every measure that matters.

The only property in the dossier described as directly adjoining the 11th-century Alchi Choskor temple on the Indus river bank. If proximity to the monastery complex is the reason you're in Alchi rather than Leh or Nubra, this is the address. The owner has a track record of arranging bike rentals and early airport drops—useful when you're working around Ladakh's limited transport windows. Tripadvisor ranks it #1 of Alchi B&Bs/inns with a 4/5 on 22 reviews, the strongest signal set in the locatio

Family-run since 1974—predating Ladakh's tourism infrastructure by decades—and sitting on a river-cliff above the Indus at Ule Tokpo, 12 km from Alchi. The 15 deluxe cottages and 15 huts are the closest thing in this dossier to a camp-style river stay without the tent markup. The Zanskar-Indus confluence is in this corridor; you are not in a village, you are on the river. The trade-off is concrete: you need a vehicle to reach Alchi Monastery and back, adding roughly 25–30 minutes of travel each