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was a princely exercise in aesthetics; the finest craftsmen building tube town snowmass a summer palace of luxury in a blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles. The delightful waterborne approach by speedboat (passenger/boat 20/400) or fancy rowboat (boat 100) is the most enjoyable part of visiting. tube town snowmass

All Dirang s commercial services are in New Dirang, with a strip of cheap hotels, eateries and sumo counters around the central tube town snowmass crossroads. Tourist Lodge (%200176; d 825), a kilometre south and overlooking New Dirang, is a basic but friendly family hotel in an old-style hill house crowded with potted plants. Nicer is the next-door Hotel Pemaling tube town snowmass (%207265; s/d 1815/2420), which has shiny rooms, excellent service tube town snowmass and a very pleasant garden where you can enjoy the views towards the sometimes snow-bound Se La and the high Himalaya beyond.