Top 10 Specialty lodgings in Kathmandu, Nepal

Located at the heart of Thamel, Hotel Yala Peak is a great base from which one can access to all that the lively city has to offer. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to all the city’s must-see destinations. Impeccable services and all the essential amenities offered in this hotel ensures that the guests to have memorable stay.

Hotel Akama is a modern, upscale destination in the Himalayan city of Kathmandu, Nepal that provides passionate highest level of comfort and services, recognizing that small gestures make a big difference to our Guests and to our Investors. The Sanima Group, with the motto of "developing Nepal as a destination for the World" have promoted Akama Hotel as a fusion of Local Newari and Himalayan culture.

Zostel Kathmandu is the liveliest & classiest backpacker hostel in Kathmandu. Located right in the city's backpacking hub, Thamel, there is no better pitstop for travelers to explore Kathmandu on budget. ‘Peace among chaos’ is the best way to describe the lively city of Kathmandu. The sensory overload of sights, sound, and smells one experiences on entering the city is soothed only by the sight of the mighty Himalayas watching over the city from a distance. The best way to explore the busy streets of the city is either on foot or on a rickshaw, marvelling at its ability to function amidst all the bustle, and the medieval temples it houses. Located in Thamel, Zostel captures the essence of the city. It consists of a rooftop bar, a garden cafe to soothe your hunger pangs and a huge rooftop hammock to soak in the sun making new friends.

Located in the courtyards of the UNESCO World Heritage building, Baber Mahal Revisited, 3 Rooms is a heritage boutique hotel which offers cosy and comfortable rooms in Kathmandu. Free WiFi access is available in the rooms. Each room here will provide you with a minibar and a seating area. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with free toiletries. Extras include a desk and a fan. The Apartment room features a bathtub and a separate kitchen with living room. Chez Caroline, one of the three in-house restaurant, serves french delights and will serve your breakfast either in its beautiful courtyard either in your room. You'll also find the nepali restaurant Mulchowk and the indian restaurant Bawarchi. Other facilities offered at the property include laundry facilities. You can also have a private yoga lesson in your room. The hotel is 3.7 km from Patan Durbar Square and 4.4 km from the Pashupatinath Temple. The international Tribhuvan Airport is 6 km away.

Beautiful Kathmandu Hotel is located at Kaldhara just some hundred meters far from neighboring Thamel. Beautiful Kathmandu Hotel offers 22 rooms including suites and a roof top swimming pool.

Stupa View Inn is situated in a unique location. From the roof garden, you have panoramic 360° views of Kathmandu and parts of the valley surrounded by green hills, dotted with farming villages and well tended rice terraces. You can catch glimpses of the Central Himalayan peaks of Ganesh-Langtang and the Jugal Himal range.

Lotus Gems is the organization through which Tulku Karma Sangpo enacts all of his activities to bring temporal and spiritualbenefit to sentient beings both in the Himalayan region of Nepal, and throughout the world. The name ‘Lotus Gems’ is a translation of the Tibetan ‘Pema Norbu’, the name of Tulku’s root lama, HH Pema Norbu (‘Penor’) Rinpoche. Tulku Karma Sangpo explains: “I feel deeply fortunate to have met and been the direct disciple of a lama of such quality as HH Penor Rinpoche. He set the example for me of one who never thinks about himself, but only thinks about the welfare of others and how to accomplish it. Since I have the name ‘tulku’ I feel that I, too, should try my best to do whatever I can for others. “As human beings, we must try to understand the feelings and situations of others. All beings have the exact same right to be happy and to be free of suffering.

This is the newest offering from Manaslu Homestay Nepal and Apartment. If you would like to experience the Nepalese lifestyle this might be for you. The apartment can be part of your larger Nepalese experience, or the whole of your holiday. It is up to you!