About this hotel
General information
Amankora Paro is Aman’s lodge in the pine forests of the Paro valley, 2,250 m above sea level. Its 24 suites look out to the snow-covered summit of Jomolhari and the 17th-century Drukgyel Dzong, while Taktsang, the Tiger’s Nest monastery, clings to a cliff not far away. Quiet, timber-lined rooms warmed by wood-burning stoves make for restful evenings after days in the mountains.
Paro is where most Amankora journeys through Bhutan begin or end, and the lodge is usually combined with the other Amankora lodges in the country’s valleys; stays are arranged as itineraries rather than as single nights. The lodge’s particular strength is wellbeing: a two-storey spa with a traditional hot stone bath, and a hammam spa house with an open-air pool. A guest lounge with a bar, a library, a boutique and a meeting room complete the picture.
Location
The lodge sits in pine forest in the Paro valley, close to Drukgyel Dzong and the trail up to Taktsang. Paro airport is about 17 km away, a drive of roughly 25 minutes, and each stay comes with a private vehicle, driver and guide.
Spa
The two-storey spa has five treatment rooms, a sauna, a steam room, a yoga studio and a yoga pavilion. Its Himalayan hot stone bath follows local custom, with heated river stones lowered into water infused with the native Khempa herb. The Hammam Spa House adds a double treatment room, a relaxation area, steam, a hot bath, a cold plunge and a heated outdoor pool, with an hour-long hammam ritual of scrub and bath or a half-day journey of up to four hours that includes a 90-minute massage. Traditional medicine and acupuncture, including moxibustion, and singing-bowl sound baths are also on the menu.
Sports & leisure
Days in the Paro valley move between trails, temples and stillness:
- the hike to Taktsang, the Tiger’s Nest, a monastery set on a cliff some 900 m above the valley floor – around four hours on foot
- hiking and cycling routes of varying difficulty from the lodge
- traditional archery, with both classic and modern bows
- a complimentary morning yoga and breathwork session in the studio, open to all levels
- lighting 108 butter lamps at Kyichu Lhakhang, one of Bhutan’s oldest temples
- prayer-flag printing and a calligraphy lesson with a local monk
- tours of Paro’s markets and a walk through the lodge’s kitchen garden with the gardener
Restaurants & bars
The lodge cooks Bhutanese and Western dishes, and dinner often moves outdoors:
- Dining Room – Bhutanese and Western cooking, with a terrace facing Drukgyel Dzong
- Firepit terrace – dinners around the fire with the same view
- Guest Lounge bar and the library, which has its own bar and doubles as a private dining room
- Forest and Fortress Barbecue Dinner – a private dinner in a forest clearing or a ceremonial tent, with dancers or musicians if wished
- Log Cabin Recovery Lunch – a private lunch in a log cabin below Taktsang after the hike
Swimming
A heated outdoor pool is part of the Hammam Spa House, alongside a hot bath and a cold plunge.
Rooms
The lodge has 24 suites of a single type, each about 52 m², looking over pine forest towards Jomolhari and Drukgyel Dzong.
Every suite has an open-plan bedroom with a king-size bed, a wood-burning stove, banquette window seating and a terrazzo-clad bathtub.
Suite
An open-plan bedroom with a king-size bed, a wood-burning stove and banquette window seating, plus a bathroom with a terrazzo-clad tub. Windows frame the pine forest and the mountains around the Paro valley.
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