No visit to the North East can be complete without letting Shillong enthrall you. Fondly referred to as a Scotland of the East by the British, the picturesque hill station is a veritable feast for the senses. Murmuring valleys, whispering waterfalls and the rapturous chirp of birds.Hotel Polo Towers is Shillong s only four star hotel. Cherrapunjee, the place with the highest rainfall on the planet is 2 hours away from Shillong.