Hotel Earth Light — Hotel in Ratnanagar

We stayed here for 3 nights. It was ok, and we cannot review all parts of the hotel facilities and services as we did not use all of them.||What we liked: |- most comfortable beds we stayed in in Nepal. Slept very well.|- Well functioning air conditioning.|- Decent water pressure/hot water temperature BUT, see what we didn’t like below.|- The pool area - nice pool, comfy sunbeds|- Staff were polite and friendly.|- The location is away from the main strip of town so it is less dusty and more quiet. Town is a 20 min walk. The route is mostly lit, but we recommend bringing a torch if you are walking.|- Clean rooms|- Fridge with reasonably priced mini bar||What we disliked: |- it seems there are a number of poor finishes within the room such as a nail as a door stop in the bathroom, a balcony door that doesn’t close properly because the door is either warped or the frame is not square (I could fit my fingers through the gap). Notwithstanding, none of these issues ruined our stay, they are small things for the hotel to look at.|- No safe to store valuable belongings|- The shower is served by a 10l storage heater. What this means is that you have about 4-5 mins to shower head to toe before you run out of water. It environmentally responsible, which is good, but should you need more time it’s not helpful. It is also questionable why a bath tub as it’s not possible to have a hot bath based on water limitation. It takes approximately 20-30 mins for water to refill in the tank heat up to max temperature. It took us a while to work this out, but once we had we just co-ordinated our showering appropriately.|- The towel holder next to the sink was not attached to the wall securely - precariously hung on the fixing.||What we can’t comment on:|- breakfast was included but we like to explore the culinary offerings of town, so we did not eat at the restaurant|- The bar looked nice but again we ate and drank out in town|- Room housekeeping - our room was never serviced, but then we weren’t sure if there was supposed to be a request made at either reception or by leaving a tag on the door (we had no door tags/cards in our room). This didn’t particularly bother us, we don’t mind making our own beds, but if this is normal, others may care.|- Trips - we booked our jeep safari day trip in town as we felt it was slightly cheaper and we also did not want to engage in any unethical tourism regarding elephants (there are only 3 wild elephants in Nepal, the rest are either government or privately owned. The ones adjacent to the hotel are privately owned. We don’t know who owns these). ||The situation with elephants in Nepal is incredibly complicated, but if you are interested in a more educational and ethical elephant experience/tourism then we highly recommend you visit Stand Up 4 Elephants (15 min tuktuk ride) - avoid the elephant breeding centre. We recommend that the hotel endorse SU4E cause and help promote the move towards more ethical elephant tourism.||Overall we were satisfied with our stay at this hotel. It was good value for money, although there are a few minor tweaks that could improve the...

THE UNIQUE BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH THE MOST WARM YET SUAVE STAY IN CHITWAN Arriving and being at the Himalayan first & biggest National park is being at an oasis of serene luxury.As we checked in, we were greeted by a courteous bright-eyed young chap at the reception with traditional guest welcoming with fresh fruit juice. The huge interconnected rooms are well equipped with elegant furnitures and fittings and offcourse with a cozy balcony evoke a quaint charm.All minute details go on from Lord Shiva,Ganesha & Radhe Krishna temple in front and on the admist nestling huge velvety lawn with wild variegated flora and organic vegetation to make the property what it is. There were some specific instances of excellent hosting. Every morning a wide variety of veg. and non-veg. palatable Indian and Oriental breakfast being served in the decent dining restaurant arena added with enchanting musical spa. Mr.Uddhab Koirala, the handsome young guy,the Owner as well,was very soft spoken and was always special and excellent in taking care of our peaceful stay, comfort and warmth.we found that all the staff members, be at the reception, restaurant or house keeping uniformly carry the same sense of courtesy and responsibility and adhered to pleasing guest oriented SOPs. The most pleasant experience happened when Mr.Uddhab & his team arranged for jungle safari, canoeing and happening themes of unique sunset view from the bank of the river and an essence of traditional Tharu tribal Culture. We all struck by roaming within, swimming in the nice pool and palatable dining leaving an unforgettable memory behind. The unique property is only little more than two years old but is already in the league of the Himalayan forest fantasy that is bound to go from here with it's inventiveness developing into heritage with its reputation maturing into legend. Hats off EARTH LIGHT in...

We recently spent three days at Hotel Earth Light. It is a beautiful oasis in the Chitwan National Park. The staff was very accommodating to our every needs. Each day we ordered our meals in advance and they were prepared with our dietary special needs in mind. The food was delicious. Our guide for the Park activities, Ritesh Chaudhary was wonderful. Ritesh is very knowledgeable of the Park - flora and fauna and of the Tharu people. We hiked with him, rode elephants, and explored the Tharu culture. Ritesh is an expert guide - knowledgeable, careful, friendly and kind. Thank you Ritesh and the staff at Earth Light for a wonderful visit.|If visiting Chitwan, don't hesitate to stay and Hotel Earth Light and ask for Ritesh Chaudhary, guide...