I selected the Songtsam Meili Hotel as the final destination of our trip and the highlight of the holiday. It didn’t disappoint! It really is a very special place, high up in the mountains about six hours north of Shangri-La, in its own valley above the road from Zhongdian to Diqing.
We were very warmly welcomed by the staff.
Some of the staff
As the hotel hasn’t been open for very long, and in fact is closed during winter, some of them were a bit shy.
When was the last time you were greeted at a hotel with a smile like this?
The hotel is gorgeous! And what a view!
Our room was perfect
View from the room
The terrace
View of the Meili Snow Mountain
Clouds building up on the Snow Mountain
In the evenings, when you’re having dinner, they prepare a fire in your room.
We were the first to arrive in the impressive dining room.
The dining room
The food was excellent, and they kept bringing out dishes until I could hardly fit them all into a photo.
Dinner
Dinner on the second evening
Me and the chef. The man can cook.
I can’t recommend this hotel more highly. If you’re in the area, make sure you stay at the Songtsam Meili. No wonder it is in the Tatler 2012 Travel Guide as one of the 101 favourite hotels from around the world.
I’ve never seen a view to match that one!
The panning is very smooth. A fancy tripod, or image stabilization?
YouTube can stabilize them. I forgot to do that with the first one, but it has been done now.