Khimchen Dzong Regency Village Resort

Living and working up here in Ravangla is a lot different from the plains. At Khimchen Dzong Regency Village Resort, we wake up to the cold air every single day. The resort sits where you can see the hills clearly when the clouds decide to move away for a bit. I spend a lot of my time making sure the kitchen has enough supplies because getting things delivered up the winding roads can be tricky sometimes. We have rooms that face the valley and I personally check the blankets because it gets really chilly at night here. The staff mostly comes from the nearby villages and they walk to work every morning. We don't have a big corporate team, just a few of us who know how to fix a leaky tap or cook a decent meal for someone tired from traveling. Sometimes the electricity goes out when there is a storm, so we keep the candles and torches ready in the drawer by the desk. Guests come here wanting peace and they usually get it since there isn't much noise except for the birds in the trees. I like sitting on the porch after the guests have checked in and the sun starts to go down behind the mountains. It is a quiet business to run. We do our own cleaning and gardening and try to keep the plants alive despite the frost. It’s not a fancy life but the view makes it worth it.