hotels of kalimpong

Silver Oaks
		Silver Oaks (Category : Deluxe , Executive , Luxury) There can be only one word to describe this mansion that reminds one of the leisurely ways of an era not so long ago yet whose traces are difficult to come across in today's maddening headlong rush towards modernity: "idyllic".  Lounging in the well-kept garden that is a riot of colour all year round, one is treated to a magnificent view. When the sky is clear, the imposing peaks of the Kanchenjunga range can be spotted past the rolling blue green hills, the bottom of one's frame of vision ablaze with blooming petunias and asters , the serrated violet edges of iris, iridescent butterflies fitting through multi-coloured azalias, drooping geraniums, proud orchids, lavender camilias…it is heaven on earth. The bracing mountain air adds to the flavours of the Darjeeling tea that you sip, sitting in one of the quaint gazebos that dot the sloping gardens of Silver Oaks. The ground floor of the imposing building that is Silver Oaks today, was built in the 1930s by a British jute magnate, who later sold it to Fredrick Desraj, an architect and builder who also built the old Teesta bridge. The present management extended the building and built a first floor as a natural extension of the old style of architecture. It is a building with more windows than walls, which allow the breathtaking beauty of the great outdoors to fill the indoors with the light and quiet energy prevalent all around. The only member of the Elgin Heritage hotels in Kalimpong, Silver Oaks, rated a 4-star hotel, provides the best comforts and luxary to the hill station's diserning tourists, with modern aminities tastefully integrated with the charming Victorian décor. Water colours and lithographs by old masters adorn the walls. Period furniture offer comfort as well as add to the old world opulence of the interiors. The effort is validated when our guests visit us again and again. Choose Kalimpong. We would love to welcome you at the Silver Oaks.
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