Ngultrum or rupees will be what you will need for your purchases while in the Kingdom. The company operates hotels throughout Bhutan ensuring its guests a consistent style and comfort level throughout their stay. A restaurant serving traditional Bhutanese cuisine tempered to Western tastes can be found in each of the hotels. Many of the hotel chefs have been trained at a hotel school in Austria and are very comfortable preparing food for Western taste. The rooms are cozy and extremely well-heated during the winter.
Bathrooms are clean and European in style with running hot water.
All of the hotels are now equipped with international direct dial telephones and fax machines. IDD calls can be made to or from Bhutan to anywhere in the world. Hotels not owned and operated by BTCL can also be arranged on request. The weather can vary dramatically from place to place and can vary equally dramatically from day to day or within the same day. In the Thimphu and Paro valleys, the winter daytime temperature averages 60 degrees Fahrenheit during clear winter days but drops well below freezing during the night.