QAYAAM GAH SRINAGAR
Condé Nast Traveller India|August - September - October 2022
The boutique hotel is a stylish nature retreat with Sufi vibes.
Saumya Ancheri
QAYAAM GAH SRINAGAR

Four villas stand on a ridge backed by the green carpet of the Zabarwan Hills, overlooking the shining crescent of Dal Lake far below. Sitting in bed in my villa named after Habba Khatoon, the mystic poet and love of Kashmir's penultimate native ruler, I am flanked by windows that open out to sunset views of the Dal on one side, and a panel that frames peaks lit by the rising sun on the other. Anchored between valley and peak, sky and lake, the sun and moon, Qayaam Gah has a mystical air by its setting alone.

A seven-key property spread over three acres, this is a retreat for those who want to experience mountain solitude with access to the city's sights, a 40-minute drive away. Built of cedar wood, glass and stone, and made sumptuous with rugs, woodwork and flowers, Qayaam Gah exudes spaciousness and has an easy indoor-outdoor flow.

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