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Martham Village Resort is situated in serene countryside which is about 10 minutes drive away from Rumtek and about 40 minutes drive from Gangtok. The 14 room accommodations are in thatched cottages built in traditional style to combine with the surrounding village. Each room are twin beded with attached bath room. The resturant and dinning hall is small and cozy. The rooms are simple and clean without any luxury but have the charm of the simplicity. There is no air-conditioning and it is never required.

The resort is set in the peaceful surroundings of the village. It is a mainly paddy growing village and this is clearly seen by the numerous terraced fields cultivated by the villagers. The village itself consists of sprinkled clumps of inhabited areas made up of the three ethnic communities of Sikkim i.e Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepalese. The resort overlooks a wide valley of terraced fields and is bounded by rich forest covered hills, which form a part of the Phambongla Wild Life Sanctuary.

This is the perfect location for visitors who love nature or adventure and for those seeking peace and relaxation. Guests may enjoy a short trek to the top of the hills to see the rich and unique Himalayan flora and fauna or enjoy the fabled Sikkimese hospitality among the villagers.

A Holiday in Martam village resort is a unique experience. The resort overlooks a wonderful valley of rich terraced paddy fields surrounded by forest covered hills.

Accommodation is in 14 thatched cottages built in traditional style to blend with the surrounding village. Each room has attached bath with modern facilities. The cottages have twin bedded rooms with large picture windows framing the amazing countryside.

Restaurant and Bar in the Hotel Martam Village Resort
Attractive and excellent restaurant has a comfortable dining hall and bar serving tasty cuisine, including local food and drinks. One can also watch folk dances and the dance of the medicine man performed by the villagers.

Local food and drinks are served at the attractive and cozy dining hall and bar. The guests are offered the opportunity to taste the forest produce such as nettles, ferns, bamboo shoots, mushrooms etc which are gathered by the local people, fresh from the forest, combined with the locally grown rice. The local drink ‘chang' is also served in freshly cut bamboos. Besides this, Indian, Chinese, Continental cuisine is also on the menu.

The staff, at the resort are all from the village. Prior to working at the resort they had little or no experience in working at a hotel. However their genuine and natural attitude to always help and be of service to others combined with the culture of hospitality towards outsiders inbuilt in the Sikkimese in general has gone a long way in keeping guests happy and comfortable during their stay in the hotel. The resort has also provided an alternate form of employment, direct and indirect for the people of the village.

Martam Village Resort is located at Martam in East Sikkim. The resort is about 34 kms from Gangtok and is about an hour drive from the capital city. The Resort owns its own Vehicles, trekking and camping equipment, mountain bikes and fishing equipment.

The resort can be reached via Rumtek monastery if you are coming from Gangtok, the other way to reach Martam is to travel to Singtam and from there going to Martam via Sirwani and Sang. If you are travelling to Martam from west or south Sikkim, you would probably take the second route.

Martam Village Resort is located in the village of Martam in East Sikkim. This is about 34 kilometres (or an hour's drive) from Gangtok the capital of Sikkim.
There are two approaches ahead of Gangtok that one can take to reach the resort from the border of West Bengal and Sikkim, namely:
a). Rangpo – Ranipul – Rumtek – Martam.
b). Rangpo – Singtam – Sirwani Bridge - Sang – Martam.