LHASA GUEST HOUSE — Hotel in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

I really want to make a shout-out to this awesome guesthouse in Kathmandu!||Lhasa Guest House is located in the middle of Thamel district in Kathmandu, next to the Chikosa Café. On the first glance it's a bit difficult to spot since you can't see the signboard so well, but the location really couldn't be better.||It's a rather ageing, but really well-maintained guesthouse managed by a SUPER NICE Tibetan family which takes care of everything.||I stayed there about one week with a friend after we returned from a long trek in Nepal, and it was a god-send stay!||Baburam, a member of the family who largely manages the reception and the guesthouse, is a super nice fellow who will help you with everything you need. He speaks fairly well English and can help you with leaving your luggage at the hotel, booking a taxi, borrowing his phone for calls and much more.||He and the rest of the family really outdid themselves and deserved a good tip from us!||What's more, the rooms are a bit on the ageing side, but they have recently been renovated and have everything you need - WiFi, hot showers, clean beds, towels and all.||The guesthouse also has a small rooftop restaurant where you can chill out on the chairs, store food in the fridge or ask for food.||For us, this guesthouse really made a huge part of our Kathmandu experience - we'll gladly come back when we do our next Nepal trip here!||Thanks for all...

I was in awe of Kathmandu and the hustle-bustle of the narrow 'Touristy' streets of Thamel. But at the Lhasa Guesthouse, I could relax in the comfort of the friendly atmosphere and the lovely staff. My friend had been staying here for 3 months already, so it was great to be introduced to the people she had emailed me about. There's a great little cafe/restaurant attached to the hotel that sells the most amazing Nepali masala tea - I couldn't get enough of it! They do great food here too - whether you want a snack or a 3-course meal.||With the crazy atmosphere of the streets of Thamel right on the doorstep, this was the ideal place to stay, to shop for trinkets, to get to the Hindu temples and Buddhist stupas. I loved staying here. For me, the Lhasa scores...

Close to the center of Thamel. They have decent enough rooms but rooms at the front suffer from a lot of streetnoise. At the back this is better, but be prepared to wake up with the early workers in the neighbourhood.||Cold showers you can get the whole day. For a hot one the evenings are a better time.||The staff is friendly en prepared to help although sometimes it may be a problem to get your message across. Depends upon the person at the desk.||They share the groundfloor with a nice Nepali place to have a coffee and something to eat. No Nescafe here but a very reasonable cup of (filter?). Not bad at all that one.||We paid 20USD through an agency without too much bargaining. I imagine a seasoned traveller could argue this down at...