Glenburn Tea Estate - Darjeeling, India

Accommodation

The 8 individually-decorated suites of Glenburn Tea Estate are split between 2 bungalows - The Burra Bungalow and the Water Lily Bungalow - each with its own drawing room and dining room, gardens, verandahs and terraces. The Burra Bungalow was once home to planters and houses the dining room where romantic candle-lit suppers are held and a large living room complete with fireplace. Rooms are decorated in a light, country style, with a palette of natural colours and some wonderful floral prints. Antique furnishings can be found throughout, and The Planter's Suite has a particularly lovely turn-of-the-century four-poster bed in Spanish mahogany. This wonderful suite will transport you to colonial times with oriental figures in the Toile de Jouy furniture and old maps and prints around the walls. Enjoy views out to the hills and Sikkim from the terrace. The other suites are no less alluring, each with their own theme and spectacular views. The bedroom and living room of The Simbong Butterfly Room are divided by a muslin drape embroidered in butterflies, while wisteria adorns the wardrobe and birds and bees appear across the furnishings. Each suite has been thoughtfully conceived to beautiful effect.

All of the rooms have en-suite bathrooms with old-fashioned bath tubs with hand showers, and 5 of the suites have walk-in rain showers. On chillier nights, guests can cosy up with a hot water bottle or electric blanket and there are overhead fans to keep guests cool. For larger groups or families, some rooms have single rooms attached to the main bedroom for sleeping extra guests and the Kanchenjunga Suite has a queen-size bed in addition to the canopied king-size in the main room as well as an adjoining room, perfect for families. Hand-embroidered bed linen, towels, bathrobes, slippers, fresh fruit, fresh flowers, Darjeeling Green Tea toiletries and hair driers are provided.