A hotel is a deep ingrained memory - an experience
to reminisce, an escapade to cherish, a secret
to smile over. A certain hotel somewhere has
always served the purpose of catering pleasant
memories. You recall, you talk, you laugh, you
cry, you ponder - you face a whole range of
emotions over that "particular incident"
in that "particular hotel." Your memory
is all the more enriched when something happens
in a special hotel. In Kathmandu Guest House
you can be assured that your memory is not a
haze but a highlight that will sparkle throughout
your life. Kathmandu Guest House was a Rana
mansion converted into a hotel by Karna Sakya
in 1967. Starting with just 13 rooms, it has
been slowly nurtured into a sprawling 121-room
hotel with more than the required amenities.
Today it is reputed to be an internationally
acknowledged "best budget hotel".
It is the first hotel established in Thamel,
which is Kathmandu's most popular tourist destination
with the highest concentration of tourism-based
service outlets in Asia. KGH has an impressive
record of guest lists including famous climbers,
writers, researchers and numerous world celebrities
from the Beatles to Ricky Martin and Oscar winning
actor Jeremy Irons. Many books, articles and
reports have been written in the famous garden
of KGH.Kathmandu Guest House is a three star
category hotel. It offers 120 rooms price ranging
from US$ 2.00 - 60.00 depending upon room facilities
such as overlooking the garden, attached spacious
bathroom with tub bath, mini bar, color television,
telephone, air conditioning, complimentary daily
newspapers. KGH is a legendary hotel where many
extraordinary people from different part of
the world meet each other, and sometimes fell
in love, married, and came back to stay in the
same room for their honeymoon. KGH has one of
the highest percentages of repeated visitors.
15 minute drive from Airport, Nepal starts
from Kathmandu, Kathmandu starts from Thamel
and Thamel starts from Kathmandu Guest House.
Thamel is the heart and soul of the city centre,
a collection of narrow streets bursting with
hotels, shops, restaurants and trekking agencies.
There are no tourist sites in Thamel, apart
from the district itself, which is one entire
site, and worth exploring for a day to witness
the sounds and smells that make up downtown
Kathmandu.
