Ri Kynjai

Great calm resort overlooking the lake. Big rooms with balcony facing the lake, wird all amenities. Extremely friendly staff, offering good service. We stayed here during a around trip to Meghalaya, which was cut short due to closing of all touristical sights. So we took a walk around the grounds, into the village. Especially the afternoon walk to the village was an experience: friendly, laughing children, English speaking adults, it made for a nice stroll. We laughed the restaurant with it's amazing choice of Indian Vegetarian dieses. All extremely tasteful and with generous portions. I also had a relaxation massage at the spa, which was great. Our friend had the special regional massage. She loved it, too.

Ri Kynjai is an excellent resort. We lived there for a day and enjoyed our stay. It is next to Umiam lake and one can walk to the edge of the lake which is about 200 meters. You can see lake from all the places in the resort. Rooms are excellent. Food is good. Service is excellent. A memorable stay.

We stopped here for lunch on a friends recommendation on the way from Guwahati to Shillong ! Its 45 mins before you hit Shillong ! Its a tranquil serene peaceful beautifully done up (a bit like a upmarket lodge) style hotel and I totally regret not having stayed here ! Very few hotels look better when you arrive than their online pics - this hotel took our breath away with its stunning view that had all of us clicking away at the same time ! Just breath taking and I look forward to staying here soon !!!

Ri Kynjai is located at outskirts of Shillong near Umiam Lake. Location is excellent and you can enjoy nature away from city and pollution. Rooms are spacious with private balcony where one can relax and enjoy beautiful sunrise. Staff is very helpful and courteous and room service is very quick. As this resort is having limited number of rooms so there is no noise inside the hotel. Very peaceful environment to relax and rejuvenate. Bathroom is very spacious with bath tub. Breakfast has plenty of options with both indoor and outdoor sitting. Food is very good. One can enjoy nature walk in the morning to Umiam Lake. Due to its location, this resort is little overpriced.

A very spacious, modern hotel built in a style that reflected the local Khasi architecture. All the public areas were very spacious and beautifully decorated with local fabrics and handicrafts, and with architectural tree roots dug up from the estate. Its setting was magnificent, on a hill overlooking the large Umiam Lake. We were in a lake view room. It also has cheaper woodland view rooms and more expensive superior lake view rooms at a higher level. Our room was large at about 45 square metres, with extensive use of the wide boards of the local red pine. There was a large bed, plenty of storage, armchairs and upright chairs, several tables, tea making facilities, an electric heater and a room safe. We also had a balcony overlooking the lake, with two more chairs and a table. The spacious en suite had a bath, and a wet room area with two shower heads. Everything was spotlessly clean. The food was good, though not outstanding.