Five-star One MICHELIN Key Above Thimphu, Thimphu
Six Senses Thimphu
Twenty suites and five villas on a mountainside south of the capital, built like a palace, with the Thimphu valley and its giant seated Buddha below.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, for Six Senses Bhutan
- Rooms
- 20 suites and 5 villas
- Forbes Travel Guide
- Four stars, 2026
- From the airport
- About 54 km from Paro
The hotel
The palace in the sky.
Six Senses Bhutan is one journey in five lodges, at Thimphu, Paro, Punakha, Gangtey and Bumthang, and the MICHELIN Guide gives its Key to the five together. Thimphu is the lodge of the capital. It is built like a traditional palace on fifteen acres of hillside, which is why it is called the Palace in the Sky. It has twenty suites and five villas.
The lodge looks down on the Thimphu valley from the south, towards the great seated Buddha above the city. Inside, cloud motifs and floor-to-ceiling windows; outside, a reflecting pool with a sunken fire pit, where dinner is served in the courtyard. A separate wellness building holds the spa, a gym and a yoga room, and a prayer pavilion stands in the grounds.
- Reflecting pool A long pool with a fire pit sunk into it, the centre of the courtyard at night.
- Six Senses Spa Thimphu Steam, sauna, daily yoga and Bhutanese hot stone baths in a building of their own.
- Five lodges Thimphu is one stop on a route through Six Senses lodges in Paro, Punakha, Gangtey and Bumthang.
Rooms & suites
Suites over the valley, villas with stoves.
Twenty suites and five villas, all with the capital and the mountains in the windows.
- Suites Lodge Suite From about 67 square metres, with floor-to-ceiling windows over the valley.
- Villas One- and Two-Bedroom Villas Four villas in all, each warmed by a wood-burning bukhari stove.
- Largest Three-Bedroom Villa Up to about 312 square metres, the only one of its size at the lodge.
Dining
Bhutanese, Asian and from the garden.
Venues as described by Forbes Travel Guide and the lodge. Shown for information.
- Namkha Asian, international and Bhutanese Produce from the lodge gardens, local trout, momo and ezay
- Bar Local wine, beer and ara In the lodge
- Courtyard Dinner by the fire pits Beside the reflecting pool
Recognition
Ratings.
- One MICHELIN Key Six Senses Bhutan, all five lodges
- Forbes Travel Guide Four stars, 2026
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Meals Rates at Six Senses Bhutan include full board.
- Children Welcome. Under-sixes stay free in their parents' room.
Getting there
Flying to Thimphu.
Every flight into Bhutan lands at Paro, about 54 kilometres away by road; allow an hour and a half up the valley, our estimate. Paro opens from sunrise to sunset only, and private jets need Bhutan's approval and a crew certified for the approach.
- Kathmandu 50 min
- Kolkata 1 h 00
- Delhi 1 h 55
- Bangkok 2 h 50
- Dubai 4 h 50
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Does Six Senses Thimphu have a MICHELIN Key?
- The MICHELIN Guide gives one Key to Six Senses Bhutan, which counts its five lodges together, Thimphu among them.
- How far is Six Senses Thimphu from Paro airport?
- About 54 kilometres by road, roughly an hour and a half by our estimate.
- Are meals included?
- Yes. Rates at Six Senses Bhutan include full board.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Thimphu?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Thimphu, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Thimphu
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Pemako Thimphu The former Taj Tashi, Bhutan’s first five-star hotel when it opened in 2008, in a building modelled on a dzong.
- Amankora Thimphu One of the five Amankora lodges, which share two MICHELIN Keys across western and central Bhutan.
- Zhiwaling Ascent A small house of twenty rooms at Upper Motithang, new to the MICHELIN selection in 2026, with a terrace on the roof.
- Le Méridien Thimphu A modern hotel of 78 rooms within walking distance of the town’s markets and museums, its pool heated and under cover.
Staying at Six Senses Thimphu?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Thimphu, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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