Hill HomeStay Mankhim

From the bed you can witnesses the sunrise and beautiful view of the valley.
From the property view point is just 2 min walking .you can watch aritar lake And sunris and sunset from the property with a warm tea.food quality lis good ,freshly made home cooked and tasty .owner always available for any query and helpful.best place to stay and enjoy the aritar /MULKHARKA and manikhem area.

Mankhim and Aritar have better alternatives. This is most important point. The place is located at a good point on the road but you have to climb quite a bit to reach the place. We stayed in a room which had 3 beds (front building backside room). We had booked for one night stay in the first week of May 2022 and had very bad experience with the owner. We had also booked the vehicle along with the room from him for our pick up from Bagdogra airport and the vehicle to reman with us till the end of the trip (10 days) at an agreed rate of 3500/- per day till Gangtok and a bit higher for Kaluk / Mirik side. The advance was paid and 7000 more was paid to him and driver keeping in mind that the vehicle will remain with us till end of the tour and we will sue the same on our way for sightseeing as well. After reaching Gangtok, the driver suddenly tells that he will not go beyond Gangtok (he arranged one vehicle to drop us at Kaluk from the taxi stand but the new driver said his responsibility is to simply drop as the agreed cost and he would not stop anywhere for a bit of sightseeing). The excess advance was not paid

We are 10 people (8Adult+ 2Child) visited here on 3rd & 4th April 2022. We would like to visit there after seeing very good reviews from some famous bloggers. Location wise the home stay was very good. Rooms are good but the bed sheets are dirty with black patches. Blankets are also dirty & one blanket found a teared condition. Toilets are not clean, One of the mugs was found damaged, buckets are blackish with full of black sediments. This is a home stay but family members are not involved with guest hospitality. They never come to see us. They are operating the homestay like a hotel with the help of two employees. Foods are half cooked & test less & given low quantity. Vegetables, YY & potato fry are sandy.
First day we did not take evening snacks due to late arrival at homestay but on the second day they provided very small quantity snacks which was not sufficient
for ten people. Our mineral water was almost finished, which was brought from NJP, so asking for two bottles of RO water from their kitchen, they are told RO is out of service & given to me raw water from the kitchen.
Last night they served us half cooked raw chili chicken & musty fried rice( god knows what is it). We did not feed our child with this half cooked food so they are survived. However, from midnight our tour members are started falling ill with loose motion & vomiting & it was continuing on the last day of our tour. One of the employees came and asked for hard drinks & we were given hard drinks & cigarettes because their behavior was too good. But they served us raw food & water very much willingly. Even last day of morning supply water was not available due to pump started very late. We were not able to bathe in black water. Our time, money was wasted & health was badly affected for this home stay. Lalit Rai ji it was not expected from your end.

Best place to stay at Aritar - Mankhim area. Nice location and splendid view of Kanchenjungha peak and Lampokhri lake. It is not a hotel, but more than a homestay efficiently managed by Mr. Lalit Rai and family. He is a very nice person who actually crafted the total silk route tour for us. The staff are very much friendly. A must visit place is Sikkim.

This home stay can actually be called a basic hotel from the number of rooms it has. It is located on the mountain above Aritar Lake and commands extra ordinary all round views. You can basically sit on the terrace whole day and enjoy the view. You may also take light stroll along the Mankhim village. Nice idyllic place.

Rooms are basic, quite clean and the attached toilet has working geyser. Food is limited but tastes ok. You should not expect professional services as in a normal hotel. But the Rai family and all the guys out there do there best to provide you all the amenities. Lalit Rai (the owner) is a gentleman and a well known face in the area. He will try to help you as much as he can.

Cons:
1) You'll have to climb quite a few steps after getting down from the car, which can be bothersome for elderly.

2) A bit more variety in food may be a welcome initiative.