Taj Dal View Srinagar

Dal Lake fills the view from nearly every room at this Taj group hill resort, which sits high enough above Srinagar to swap the city's noise for birdsong and the faint outline of the Zabarwan Range. Walnut paneling in filigreed Kashmiri patterns, jamawar motifs on the headboards, and oversized bathrooms give the rooms a layered warmth. Request a balcony room, then let the sunrise do what sunrise does when there's a mountain lake involved.