You can stay at Oriantal Guest House near Santi Sthupa.Oriantal Guest House
Dawa Tsering who is the member of Oriantal Family can give you good information about Leh and arrange all sorts of travel facilities in Leh.
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As with the rest of Ladakh, people are well versed in "Hindi" and "English", especially when travelling to villages with road access, but Ladakhis allways appreciate it when you make an effort to speak to them in their own language.