Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley Hotel Rooms at the Independent

Could not fault the customer service at the Hotel Tibet International. Very conveniently located to good eating and transport. Room was clean and well serviced. Strongly recommend!

best holiday hotel facility with friendly staff...

My wife and I stayed at the Backyard Hotel late April, 2013. The rooms were standard rooms. Nice and clean with hot water all the time. The hotel is located in the middle of Thamel. The amenities of the hotel are spectacular. The staff is exemplary. Durga is the best. From the pick up at the airport by Sagar, to the complementary breakfast, free tea and coffee and excursion planning, no other hotel can compare. Durga personally assissted us in the purchase of ear rings and a nose ring for my wife and took us to several shops for purchase of gits for family members. I can not speak highly enough of the king service provided by ;the staff at the Backyard Hotel. I wholeheartedlly recommend this hotel in Katmandu

Incredible Newari architecture and wood carvings. Room 104 was courtyard-facing and everything in fine working order. Mineral water always available in the brass jugs. Wifi connection excellent wherever you are on hotel grounds. Best part about hotel was the restaurant--super inspired to recreate their shikarni, as well as the fried potatoes and wild boar. Totally recommend. Staff was also quite wonderful and accommodating.

Kathmandu is a mediaeval city with the most auful traffic problem.The hotel is up the hill, on the edge of the smog layer. The hotel is delightful, if somewhat under- used. Unfortunately the Chinese arrived for a night-stop one night and about 100 high school students disturbed my other two nights.

The hotel staff were all very helpful and kind. The hotel itself could use a few upgrades, the mattress was not very comfortable. The shared bathroom was in desperate need of an upgrade, but kept very clean.

I booked this hotel for a four night stay in Thamel, and was generally pleased. My room was toward the street and so the music and street noise lasted until the early morning hours, especially on Friday night, but I was expecting that based on other reviews. Mr. Ram, the owner, was very helpful. He will want to help you arrange whatever you may need as far as sightseeing while you are there. I booked a mountain flight through him and he made all the arrangements for a group of 14. The only thing I would suggest is that you confirm and re-confirm the cost before you make the arrangements. He quoted me a price per person and then added extra fees onto it a few times after the agreement was made. But the flight was spectacular, and overall it was a good experience working with him

Hotel Encounter Nepal is one of the best hotel i found around Thamel area as it is located just a minute walk to center Thamel. The best thing about this hotel is its staffs very friendly, attentive and welcoming. The rooms are nice, clean, hot water, free wifi, nearby to many shopping area and most importantly the ATM lounge is just nearby. I tried some foods at the restaurant which was named as Kathmandu Grill and it was amazing, so delicious and reasonable price as compared to other restaurant in Thamel. Overall it was nice staying at Hotel Encounter and would be coming here again for sure.

very friendly helpful staff, a good experience all round

very friendly staff, big room and cheap. They can help organize tours for trekking, Jungle safari, etc if you cannot be bothered to organize yourself.