Hotel Prestige (Shimla, India)

Perched in a lofty position in Shimla, India, Prestige is a modest multi-storey hotel that enjoys superb views of the city and surrounding peaks. The cosy, simply furnished rooms have heating and private bathrooms with showers and free toiletries. Many rooms boast city and mountain views. Standard features include telephones, desks, wardrobes and flat-screen TVs. Family rooms are available too. There is room service and free Wi-Fi throughout. Further amenities include a 24-hour reception, laundry service and meeting rooms. The on-site Sky View Restaurant enjoys terrific views. It serves breakfast plus Indian and Chinese dishes later in the day. Prestige is roughly a two-kilometre walk from the difficult to access Jakhu Temple. Pedestrian-friendly Mall Road, the main shopping street of Shimla, is about one kilometre away by road. Shimla’s railway station, at the head of a scenic World Heritage Site line, is just over five minutes’ drive away.