Gangtey Palace

Gangtey Palace
Paro
http://www.gangteypalace.net/

Wifi / Yes
Fridge/ No
Kettle/ No
Heater/ Yes
TV/ No
Hot Water/ OK

- 2 storeys stone building, every traditional
- spectacular view, look out of Paro city
- a beautiful deck for coffee/tea
- it has wifi signal everywhere, but no connection to Internet
- there is a computer room (3 desktop computers) with Internet Access
- dinner is OK (Indian, Chinese, Bhutanese, Continential => curry, vege, yak meat, fried potato)
- mattress is OK (not too hard, not too soft)
- hot water is just OK, water pressure is good
- a beautiful courtyard in the middle with 2 round tables for chatting or relaxing
- local newspaper @ the reception (Bhutan Today & Kunesel)
- could hear dog barks, but no need earplug when sleeping)

Dochu La Resort

Dochu La Resort
Punakha

Wifi / No
Fridge/ No
Kettle/ No
Heater/ Yes, 2
TV/ No
Hot Water/ Good

- spectacular view on the top of the mountain
- has binocular on 2/F to have a panoramic view the Himalayas
- rooms are spacious with all solid woods around (feel like sleeping in a sauna room :-p)
- mattress is soft (I prefer hard)
- shower & bath tub inside the bathroom
- towels are little bit dirty
- water pressure is good, lots of hot water supply
- there is a heater in the bathroom as well (feel cold even in summer as it's 3150m high)
- wonderful breakfast (omelette, Bhutan style congee, yak meat, honey)
- dinner is just OK (vege, yak meat, fried fish which is very hard to bite)
- service is excellent, staffs are friendly
- manger is very kind & helpful
- many bugs, flies, and moths coming into the room
- dogs bark at late night and early morning

** We are very lucky that the night we stayed there, we met a group of monks and lama (one of the 4 highest monks in Bhutan).  Coz on the next day, there is a purification ceremony of a very big tongkha at Dochula.

Meri Puensum Resort

Meri Puensum Resort

Punakha

Wifi /Yes (near restaurant / patio)

Fridge/ No

Kettle/ Yes

Heater/ No

TV/ Yes

Hot Water/ OK

- 2.5 stars hotel

- king size bed with very hard mattress (but I like hard mattress)

- bathroom is just OK

- no heat inside the room (maybe cold if you come in winter)

- have a great outdoor patio overlook terraced field

- hear dog barking at night and in the morning

- 32 TV channels (NHK world, Arirang Anime, National Geographic, ESPN, BBC World, HBO, etc)

- buffet style dinner at the restaurant (one dish is gone when we started our dinner at 7pm)

- Samsung Air Con in the restaurant

Hotel Phuntsho Pelri

Hotel Phuntsho Pelri Phendey lam, PO Box 159, Thimphu

Wifi /Yes (300Nu)
Fridge/ No
Kettle/ Yes
Heater/ Yes
TV/ Yes
Hot Water/ Good

- 3 stars hotel
- clean & neat
- not much sunlight coming in
- although it's hot outside, it's cool inside the hotel
- 60 TV channels (CCTV world, Arirang Anime, National Geographic, etc)
- easy access to main street
- still hear dog barks, but no need to wear earplug
- mattress is hard (hard is good for me)
- restaurant is good (we had dinner & breakfast there)

Druk Air

DRUK AIR is the only airline in Bhutan.  It has two Airbus A319, flying from and to Bangkok (Thailand), Kathmandu (Nepal), Kolkata (India), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Delhi (India), Bagdogra (India), Guwahati (Indai).
http://www.drukair.com.bt/

Usually, people take flight from Bangkok(BKK) to Paro(PBH).  During summer, there is 1 direct flight flying between BKK & PBH per week.

Sat  KB129  depart BKK at 08:45pm, arrive PBH at 10:45am
Fri   KB128  depart PBH at 12:15pm, arrive BKK at 16:15pm

Vaccination

Recommended Vaccinations for travelling to Bhutan

Typhoid fever 傷寒

Polio 小兒麻痺

Cholera 霍亂

MMR 德國麻疹及流行性腮腺炎

DPT 白喉 / 百日咳 / 破傷風

Rabies 狂犬病

Hep A & Hep B 甲型&乙型肝炎

BCG 卡介苗 (預防肺結核)

Malarone for Malaria 瘧疾

此藥應在訪疫區前一天開始服食，在旅途中每天服食，離開疫區後繼續服食七天。

Acetazolamide for Mountain Sickness 高山症

在登山前一天開始服食，直至登山後數天才可停藥

Betadine (iodine based antiseptic) for insect bites

Lamisil / Clotrimazole for Fungal rash

Loperamide for diarrhoea

Links
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/bhutan.htm

http://www.travelhealth.gov.hk/tc_chi/vaccine_prophylaxis/vaccine_prophylaxis.html