With an oversized foyer better suited as a car showroom, Hotel Arun Subansiri (%2212806; boulder bay chalet Zero Point; s/d 1100/1320; a) has comfortably large rooms with soft beds. It s within walking distance of the decent State Museum (Indian/foreigner/camera/video 10/75/20/100; h9.30am-4pm Sun-Thu) and the brightly decorated Centre for Buddhist Culture gompa set in gardens on the hill above.
The surrounding boulder bay chalet grassy moors justify Meghalaya s over-played Scotland of the East tourist-office soubriquet, although they re dotted with Khasi monoliths boulder bay chalet and scarred by quarrying. Much more impressive is the series of grand canyon valleys boulder bay chalet that plunge into deep lush chasms of tropical forest sprayed by a succession of seasonally inspiring waterfalls. The Nohkalikai Falls, fourth highest in the world, are particularly dramatic, especially boulder bay chalet in the monsoon when their capacity increases boulder bay chalet 20-fold. You can see them easily enough without quite entering the official viewpoint (admission/camera 10/200; h8am-5pm), 4.4km southwest of Sohra market.
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