Family hotels and homes in Lalitpur

After being kept awake by barking dogs over 10 sleepless nights in Kathmandu’s Thamel zone, I decided to go upmarket for 5 days in a location away from the noise and pollution. Purna’s photos make it look like a typical Indian pseudo palace hotel, but the hotel is in reality more elegant and refined. The owner’s main business is renovating historic Nepali temples in the traditional style, and the hotel showcases the woodwork the traditional Newari style, including its own small museum of carved artefacts. The carpentry throughout varies from very fine to rather rough and ready, but it feels authentic to the vernacular of ancient Nepal. The hotel is spread across several buildings at different levels surrounding garden enclosures, and includes a swimming pool. The view looks over Kathmandu city from a high vantage point. It’s on the outskirts of the built-up region of Kathmandu and Patan, and mostly free of traffic and barking dogs. The room was nicely appointed. The commodious breakfast plate included both a continental array – juice, coffee, fruit salad, porridge with honey, plus toast, butter & jam & a combined full English breakfast - omelette, sausages, baked beans, fried tomato & salad. The coffee is fine. The lunch/supper options have very reasonable prices. The service was exemplary – kind and courteous! Worth visiting: To escape the hubbub, Godawari Botanical Gardens is definitely worth a visit - feels very natural with families dancing on the lawns to Nepalese folk music and children splashing in the streams. 20min taxi drive – recommend the Pathao app to book cars or bikes at a cheaper rate. Sirupate Trout Farm Restaurant, 15mins drive. The trout is fresh straight from the farm water troughs beside the restaurant – Cost 1800NR per kg ($13 or £10). 1/2kg was big enough for 2. Don't confuse venue with 'Village Trout Farm' situated 200m before Sirupate's location.

The manager at reception is really good, he waited for me and my friend till late night as our filthy delayed for nearly 3 hours. All the staff at reception are all really good so you can surely feel their hospitality.

Fantastic hotel with great terrace on the roof. Located in the touristy area of Thamel with plenty of shops and restaurants around. Very good breakfast and super nice stuff.

Friendly staff, good food, nice room, quiet, nice garden and close to everything! 😊

Perfect location in middle of Thamel, and at the same time quiet street abd silent rooms. Breakfast.buffet is amazing, roomnconfortable nice amd clean and modern. Friendlynand helpful staff, and magager Mr. Jayat isalways helping and cari g about all details in hotel.and for helping you. Great price/ quality relationship

Price worthy. Great Breakfast!

Very central to everything. Staff were very friendly and do helpful from start to finish. Bedroom was very comfortable and service great

Strategic location in the Thamel but away from the noises. The manager is very friendly and attentive to our needs. The beds are comfortable

Such friendly and helpful hotel staff! They helped me check and call my tourist bus to make sure I had the right location and when they found out I was leaving early, the opened the breakfast dining room an hour early to make me something to eat. Also hot showers!! Which I was told is rare in Nepal so HUGE win for that especially in Autumn.

Breakfast was nice. And location is easily accessible.