Hotel Pemako Punhaka – Bhutan | Where Time Stops in the Foothills of the Himalaya

 

The Pemako Punhaka Hotel located in the fascinating and captivating Punhaka valley where, among impervious mountains, in the eastern Himalaya in west - central Bhutan at an elevation of approximately 1,500 metres this fascinating site, famous for its white and red rice farms along the rivers Pho and Mo Chu, east of Thimphu is a place where time stops with its unspoiled nature and where the millenary traditions continue to be alive in the foothills of the Himalaya.

This luxury hotel is the first of its kind to be opened in the Phunaka Valley and run by Bhutaneses, which increases the opportunity to enjoy memorable experiences by entering deeply into the local culture.

The design of the hotel created by Bill Bensley, American landscape architect, architect and interior designer from Orange County - California, well known for his hospitality projects all over the world blends with the local natural landscape and is inspired by the lotus flower which in the deep oriental tradition and culture represents the symbol of purity, spirituality,  irrepressible beauty, persistence and evokes a sort of rebirth.

 All that is linked to the name of the Pemako hotel, which translated means "hidden land in the shape of a lotus"that immediately inspires the traveller to get in deep contact with the place and generating the strong desire to enter in a new world to discover and enjoy.

Pemako is a gateway to a land steeped in magic, narrations and mythology and the Pemako Hotel is inspired by the beyul, a remote sanctuary in the Himalayas, in a mountain paradise with a mild climate all year round.

This place has to be discovered and experienced metre by metre exploring the fertile and calm Punhaka valley, well known for Buddhist festivals and where the iconic Punhaka Dzong stands, one of the Bhutan's oldest, largest and fortified monasteries holding an important relic over which many wars were fought with the Tibetans.

The hotel complex consists of a group of buildings developed in wood, with sloping roofs, characteristics that fully reflect the traditional Bhutanese architecture among which there are 21 villas with semi -fixed tents, extending in layers,as if they were the petals of a lotus flower.

Each villa provides the maximum comfort,  characterized by its typical Bhutanese design and features stylish accessories, Serge Ferrari fabrics and copper pieces, among others.

The hotel's creators point out that the minimum number of trees was cut down to create villas with between one and three bedrooms, each equipped with a private pool and a spacious terrace.

In this place where time stops, stress vanishes, the disconnection is immediate and the mind is filled with positive feelings, the guest's experience becomes unique and memorable and every day is a treasure trove of new discoveries, revitalizing the spirit and indulging the senses.

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