Budget
Hotel Aliment
Located at the top of the hill, the views are nice, but the 15 min walk from the clock tower is quite steep. In some double rooms there is hot water 6:30PM-7:30PM, but they can fill up a bucket with hot water the rest of the day. There is also a simple restaurant, which houses an impressive library.
Revolver
A Beatles themed lodge and restaurant. The lodge features five cosy rooms, each named after the fab four and Brian Epstein, considered the fifth Beatle. Very affordable, each room has a double bed, attached bathroom with hot water and closet. The lodge showcases a constantly growing list of Beatles memorabilia. Free WiFi available.
Hotel Pineridge
All rooms face Kanchenjungha. Rooms are dank & dreary with rickety old furniture. Offers a hint of the old world charm.
Darjeeling Tourist Lodge
Property belongs to West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation and has a breathtaking location with views of Kanchenjunga.
Birds Eye View
Opened in October 2008.
Zakir Hussain Rd Lodging
Offers a clutch of backpacker-oriented places. On a north-facing slope which is perpetually misty so these places get very cold and damp, with the lack of sunshine often being felt in the attitudes of the proprietors too.
Midrange
Bellevue Hotel
Run by a Tibetan family for around forty years, the hotel features a modest, dry and warm interior, rooms are wood-panelled and clean. Free WiFi.
Gymkhana Resort
Hotel Dekeling
Located very centrally at the south end of the Mall. Has wifi.
Hotel Fairmont
Top end
Windamere Hotel
Established in the 19th century as a boarding house for bachelor English and Scottish tea planters, it was converted into a hotel just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Has been the subject of many stories in the international media. It is situated on Observatory Hill, a Darjeeling landmark. Has wifi.
Mayfair Darjeeling
Hill resort offering good views. This property was once the summerhouse of the Maharajah of Nazargunj.
Hotel Sinclairs
It has 46 beautiful rooms and suites, with satellite TV. The wooden interiors give it an ambience of a traditional country home.
Darjeeling has a large number of hotels and lodges. However, on the whole, budget accommodation is of poor value compared to elsewhere in India. Most places target groups coming in from West Bengal; backpacker-oriented accommodation is sparse and you probably won't get touts coming to pick you up at the bus stop so it pays to have a few ideas in advance.
There are several forest guest houses in the Darjeeling area. In order to stay at any of these a special permit from West Bengal Forest Department (http://westbengalforest.gov.in) is required.