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Serenity Nest, Lava

Lava / Lolegaon (NE) · Darjeeling

Rishi Rd, Lava, Kolbong Forest, West Bengal 734314, India

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+91 98832 51988 Website

4.39

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Ranked #150 in Darjeeling· #171 of 1,284 overall

Last scored Sep 9, 2026

Confidence tier: limited How we score

Scored from 72 guest reviews in the last 24 months.Range: Oct 7, 2024 - Aug 25, 2026.How we score

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The Five Pillars

Shelter

medium confidence4.8 / 5

"Guests consistently describe the rooms as spacious, cozy, thoughtfully decorated, and impeccably clean, noting comfortable beds and modern amenities in a relatively new property."

Water

low confidence4.5 / 5

"Reviews praise spacious, clean bathrooms with 24/7 running water and functional geysers, though direct mentions of plumbing are limited."

Hearth

medium confidence4.9 / 5

"Exceptional hospitality from the owner Soumya and team, accompanied by universally praised home-cooked meals including fresh Bengali food and barbecue chicken."

Path

low confidence4.0 / 5

"Conveniently located within a 5-minute reach of Lava Monastery, though specific road conditions or last-mile transit details are rarely detailed in reviews."

View

medium confidence4.9 / 5

"Abundant praise for panoramic mountain and valley views visible directly from room windows and private balconies, with clear views stretching toward Nathula Pass on clear days."

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Google rating

5.0

Based on 96 Google reviews

Recent reviews

Google's AI summary · aggregated over all 96 reviews

People say this homestay offers delicious, homely food, including barbecue chicken, and features neat, clean, and well-maintained rooms with spacious, spotless bathrooms. They also highlight the amazing mountain and valley views from private balconies, providing a calm and quiet environment. Guests mention the staff are professional, polite, and helpful, providing excellent service and warm hospitality.

Showing 20 of 96 total Google reviews. Pillar scores use Google's full-review AI summary above.

R Basu

Aug 25, 2026

Mesmerizing view from room 303 where we stayed. Amazing hospitality, decent food and all necessary amenities available. Absolutely upholds its name

SOUVIK SAHA

Jun 14, 2026

Just Outstanding 🔥

Chanda Ghosh

Jun 6, 2026

Nice view of nature

Subhajit Dasgupta

Jun 6, 2026

Great Hotel overall

Anushree Indra

Jun 5, 2026

Amazing outstanding... I just love it ..

Subrata Naskar

Jun 3, 2026

10 on 10

jayeeta maity

Jun 1, 2026

The view from the property is excellent, comfortable rooms, grand balcony and delicious Bengali food. We enjoyed staying here.

SHRIJIT SARKAR

May 29, 2026

Good behaviour & Excellent service

Arindam Karmakar

May 29, 2026

Very good service & behaviour

Dr arkaprava jana

May 29, 2026

Wonderful stay

Moumita Mukhopadhyay Banerjee

May 26, 2026

Nice service and very good arangement....the food quality is also very good .....rooms are well cleaned and premium....the behaviour of the staffs are amazing....❤️❤️

Pratithi Patla

May 24, 2026

Bestest homestay I ever visit. Very impressive hospitality. Specially the owner is very genuine person.

Sangram Ganguly

May 19, 2026

Nice food, Good ambience..... Must try

Dipu Roy

May 16, 2026

Good experience 😃😃😃

Suman Barman

May 16, 2026

Good experience

Sutanuka Choudhury Palit

May 11, 2026

Best ever property at Lava and owner Soumya is very helpful and cooperative, it was a great stay there

Sujan Saha

May 8, 2026

We visted this place 8th may, 2026. First of all the environment is awesome. Like so calm and quiet environment around this place. And the rooms are so neat and clean. And washroom are spacious and very clean and water is 24×7. And food is simple but very delicious and i think it is worth it because during traveling we should eat light and delicious meals.so definitely recommend to anyone. Please come and visit here.

Sayanti Baidya

Apr 25, 2026

Stayed there on January 10th 2026.. rooms bathrooms were clean. Awesome view from the room.. service and behaviour of the staffs are very good. They also serve good food..we really enjoyed our stay.

Sanjoy Baidya

Apr 11, 2026

VERY NICE BEHAVIOUR AND SERVICE

Prasanta Singha

Feb 5, 2026

“Had a wonderful stay! The service was excellent—staff were polite, helpful, and always available. The room was very clean, comfortable, and well-maintained. The view from the balcony was absolutely beautiful—peaceful mountains, fresh air, and a perfect place to relax. Truly a memorable experience. Highly recommended!