featuring en suite or shared bathrooms, the modest rooms have carpeted floors and simple wood furnishings. offering views of the himalayas, this low key hotel is 6 km from both kathmandu durbar square and swayambhunath, a long standing buddhist temple. some offer mountain views and/or air conditioning. it's a 15 minute walk from tribhuvan university campus. breakfast and organized excursions are available. amenities include a no frills restaurant, a spa, and meeting and event space Tribhuvan International Airport 27 min
Patan Durbar Square (17 min) Museum in a former royal palace housing Hindu & Buddhist sculptures & other cultural artifacts. Swayambhunath Stupa (19 min) A very old religious site, this Buddhist complex has an iconic stupa, temples & many shrines. Yamaraya Souvenir Shop (46 min) Deemed the oldest temple in Nepal, this hilltop shrine offers statues & artwork dedicated to Vishnu. Boudha Stupa (34 min) Buddhist place of worship featuring a sizable white dome topped with a towering, golden spire. Taleju Temple (17 min) Temple, architecture, and history Narayanhiti Palace Museum (22 min) Museum & former palace showcasing the royal jewels & the scene of the Nepalese Royal Massacre. Bhaktapur Durbar Square (37 min) Time-tested city square with an 1427 CE palace, multiple temples, statues & intricate gates. Patan Museum (17 min) An extensive collection of traditional religious art on display in an 18th-century royal palace. Buddhist Research Center (44 min) Large Tibetan Buddhist monastery providing courses & retreats in a picturesque hilltop setting. Pashupatinath Temple (28 min) This famous, sacred Hindu temple & cremation site on the riverbank was rebuilt in the 15th century. Krishna Mandir (16 min) 3-tiered Hindu temple in Patan Durbar Square, built in 1637 & featuring intricate stone carvings. Kathmandu Durbar Square (16 min) Landmark, ancient royal complex with various palaces, temples & courtyards, plus a museum. Dharahara Tower (18 min) Ruins of a 19th-century watchtower & Kathmandu landmark that collapsed in a 2015 earthquake. Hanuman Dhoka Durbar (17 min) Palace museum named after the entryway's stone Hanuman, with exhibits on the Shah Dynasty. Garden of Dreams (21 min) Elegant garden created in 1920, with 6 pavilions, fountains, landscaped grounds, urns & birdhouses. |