01 / 03River view
Premium Deluxe
The river on one side, the mountains on the other.
Windows on the Jhelum or the Zabarwan range. Quiet, warm, and made for slow mornings.
- View
- River view · Mountain view
- Rates
- By season, on request
Where the river meets the hills
Lakeand Leaf
A hotel between the river and the mountains, ten minutes from Dal Lake.
08:00 · Morning on the Jhelum
A hotel on the river, in the leafy heart of Srinagar.
Lake and Leaf sits on a bend of the Jhelum in Rajbagh. The river runs below the windows, the Zabarwan hills rise behind it, and Dal Lake is ten minutes away.
We built it for slow mornings and unhurried days: kahwa in the café, long lunches in the restaurant, and evenings on the terrace while the chinars catch the last of the light.
Close enough to the city to walk to it. Quiet enough to forget it is there.
10 min
To Dal Lake
River & hills
From the rooms
3
Places to eat and drink
09:30 · Your room
Rooms & Suites
Three ways to stay, and every room faces the river or the mountains. Rates move with the seasons, so choose your dates to see today's price.
02 / 03River or mountain view
Family Room
Room for everyone, and a view for everyone too.
Generous rooms for families travelling together, with space to spread out after a long day in the valley.
- View
- River or mountain view
- Rates
- By season, on request
03 / 03River and mountain view
The Suites
Our two most private rooms.
The most private rooms in the house. More space, more light, and the best of the views across the river towards the hills.
- View
- River and mountain view
- Rates
- By season, on request
11:00 · A sense of place
Between the river and the hills
From here, Srinagar is easy. The lake in the morning, lunch in Lal Chowk, the Mughal gardens in the afternoon, and back to the river by dusk.
01The neighbourhood
Rajbagh
Green, quiet and lived in. A bend of the Jhelum lined with gardens and old chinars, a short walk from the city's bridges.
02Across the river
The old city
Cross a bridge and you are among wooden houses, spice sellers and the bazaars below the fort on Hari Parbat.
03Above it all
The Zabarwan
The hills that frame Srinagar to the east. Snow on their shoulders in winter, and gold light on them every evening.
“If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.”
A Persian couplet, long said of Kashmir
13:00 · A day in the valley
Sunrise to lantern light
Srinagar rewards an early start and a late night. A few of the moments we hope you will find, from the lake at dawn to the houseboats at dusk.
Swipe →
05:40A shikara at first light
Dal Lake before the city wakes. Mist on the water, and the only sound is the paddle.
06:30The floating market
Farmers trade vegetables boat to boat, the way they have for generations.
10:00Mughal gardens
Nishat and Shalimar step down the hills towards the lake in terraces of water and chinar shade.
13:00Up to Gulmarg
Meadows in summer, snow in winter, and one of the highest cable cars in the world.
16:00Under the chinars
In autumn the whole city turns red and gold. Walk it slowly, leaves underfoot.
18:20Houseboats at dusk
Lanterns come on along the water. The best time to be nowhere in particular.
17:30 · The table
Three rooms
to eat in
A restaurant, a café and a terrace, each with its own pace. Stay in, or come by from the city.
01 / 03 · Breakfast, lunch and dinner
The Restaurant
Wazwan on a winter night. Dal and rice on a Tuesday. Pasta when the children ask.
One kitchen, many cuisines. Kashmiri classics sit beside North Indian, continental and the dishes guests miss from home.
02 / 03 · All day
The Café
Kahwa, saffron and almonds, poured slowly.
Coffee, kahwa and something baked, in a corner of the house made for reading, waiting out the rain, or planning tomorrow.
03 / 03 · Best at sunset
The Terrace
The river below. The Zabarwan above. Tea in between.
Our open terrace is where the day ends. Watch the light leave the hills, then stay for dinner under the sky.
In the house
The things you'll actually use
- 01
River and mountain views
From the rooms themselves
- 02
Restaurant
Many cuisines, one kitchen
- 03
Café
Kahwa, coffee, all day
- 04
Open terrace
Sunsets over the Zabarwan
- 05
A spacious lobby
Somewhere to land
- 06
Central Rajbagh
Minutes from Dal Lake
19:00 · Seasons and stays
Every season is a different Srinagar
October to November
Chinar season
Autumn in Srinagar, when the chinars turn red and gold and the city is at its most beautiful.
December to February
Winter in the valley
Snow on the Zabarwan, kahwa by the window, and Gulmarg a short drive away.
Seven nights or more
Longer stays
Use Srinagar as your base for the whole valley. Tell us your plans and we will shape the stay around them.
20:00 · Nearby
Everything is close. Some of it is very close.
Approximate road times from Rajbagh. They change with the season and the traffic, so ask us on the day.
- 01Dal Lake and the BoulevardLake10 min
- 02Lal ChowkCity10 min
- 03Hari ParbatHeritage20 min
- 04Nishat and Shalimar BaghMughal gardens30 min
- 05GulmargDay trip1 h 45 min
- 06SonamargDay trip2 h 30 min
- 07PahalgamDay trip2 h 45 min
This space is saved for our first guests.
Reviews from our guests will live here. Stay with us, and write the first one.
Inside the house
21:30 · Getting here
Finding us
Lake and LeafRajbagh, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir 190008
By air
Srinagar International Airport
About 12 km, around 30 to 40 minutes by road.
By rail
Srinagar railway station
Around 25 minutes by road from Rajbagh.
By road
Via NH44 from Jammu
A long, beautiful drive through the Banihal tunnels.
Travel times are approximate. Parking and airport transfer details coming soon.
23:00 · Goodnight
Your stay begins here.
Book direct for the best rate on the house.