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title: "Hotel Malik Residency vs Welkin High: which hotel is better?"
description: "Hotel Malik Residency or Welkin High in Leh? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-malik-residency-leh-vs-welkin-high-leh/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-11-12
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# Hotel Malik Residency vs Welkin High

Both are in Leh, 160 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★★ · Leh
## [Hotel Malik Residency](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-malik-residency-leh/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.0 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 6.0

- **Score by category:** 7 of 15

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1597767/agoda/?lang=en)

Apartment · Leh
## [Welkin High](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/welkin-high-leh/)

- **Guest rating:** 7.8 ·  Good

- **Location score:** 5.3

- **Score by category:** 3 of 15

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2313794/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Hotel Malik Residency

It comes out ahead on 7 of 15 compared facts. 160 m apart.

### Choose Hotel Malik Residency if you want

-   more restaurants on the doorstep (33 / 11)
-   a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 20 / 8)

### Choose Welkin High if you want

-   a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 8 / 20)

### Why is Hotel Malik Residency better than Welkin High?

1.  Higher guest rating (8.0 vs 7.8) (+0.2)
2.  22 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+22)
3.  More walkable surroundings (walk grade 64 vs 49) (+15)
4.  Newer or more recently renovated (2024 vs 2021) (+3y)
5.  Earlier check-in (11:00 vs 14:00) (−3h)

### Why is Welkin High better than Hotel Malik Residency?

1.  Later check-out (12:00 vs 10:00) (+2h)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Hotel Malik Residency | Welkin High |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Location | 6.0  (+0.7) | 5.3 |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.4 | 8.5  (+0.1) |
| Guest rating | 8.0  (+0.2) | 7.8 |
| Number of reviews | 21  (+15) | 6 |
| Rank in Leh | bottom 19% | bottom 30%  (+11%) |
| Location |
| Location score | 6.0  (+0.7) | 5.3 |
| Distance to Leh centre | 580 m  (−160 m) | 730 m |
| To the airport | 4.4 km | 4.4 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 33  (+22) | 11 |
| Shops within 500 m | 2 | 1 |
| Sights within 1 km | 5 | 5 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★★ | – |
| Rooms | 20 | 8 |
| Floors | 3 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | 2024  (+3y) | 2021 |
| Listed amenities | 11 | 11 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 11:00  (−3h) | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 12:00  (+2h) |
| Amenities |
| Airport transfer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shuttle | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | – |
| 24-hour room service | ✓ | – |
| Gym | ✓ | – |
| Terrace | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

160 m apart

Hotel Malik Residency: city centre: 300 m, Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL): 4.4 km, 33 places to eat within 500 m, 5 sights within 1 km.

Welkin High: city centre: 460 m, Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL): 4.4 km, 11 places to eat within 500 m, 5 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Leh

[Leh weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/india/ladakh/leh/weather)

## Hotel Malik Residency or Welkin High: common questions

### Which is better, Hotel Malik Residency or Welkin High?

Hotel Malik Residency leads in 7 of 15 categories, including guest rating, number of reviews, location score. Welkin High is stronger in StayVersus score, rank in Leh, check-out until.

### Which is cheaper, Hotel Malik Residency or Welkin High?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Hotel Malik Residency is closer: 580 m from the centre, against 730 m for Welkin High.

### How far apart are Hotel Malik Residency and Welkin High?

The two hotels are 160 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-malik-residency-leh-vs-welkin-high-leh/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/