Thamel Eco Resort

What a surprise this place is! A real ShangRiLa in a busy city! My new home away from home! I'll be back again soon! 🥰🎆 "back again soon"? This is my THIRD time staying here! Thamel Eco Resort staff remember my name, my likes, and my style - They've gone out of their way to accommodate a cranky old man! The resort is hidden behind the main street (a bit hard to find - you guys need a new sign!) But once you're here, you'll love the two gardens - the always on duty staff, and the serenity one needs after battling with the street-life of Kathmandu. I hardly feel like I'm in Kathmandu as I write this review - Convenient shopping for gifts and necessities right outside the door. I'm now looking for an opportunity to return - maybe become a live-in resident for a while! Great place! Need a refreshing beverage, or something to eat? Bishal will see to your needs. Anything else, Nabin will take care of you!

I be stayed here twice now - the first time in April 2019, and again this time in April 2024. Both trips were organized by Earthbound Expeditions, and Thamel Eco Resort is their home-base in Kathmandu. The hotel is located on Thamel Marg, in the very heart of Thamel, but it’s hidden away down an unmarked side street. You walk down a narrowing street, almost an alley, and it suddenly opens up into a flower garden and courtyard, with the five floor hotel surrounding three sides. Everything here is low key and tuned to the travelers comfort. Rooms are simply but comfortably furnished, attached bathrooms with hot water, good WiFi, a hearty breakfast buffet,, cash conversion, a digital weighing scale for your pack, and free filtered water dispenser. - all useful and convenient. The front desk staff is friendly, helpful and efficient - they can organize trips too if you need. Given the hustle and bustle of Thamel, the Thamel Eco Resort is like a peaceful oasis, we loved to chill in the courtyard with a drink, after our shopping and sightseeing forays in the town.

Spent seven days in Thamel Eco Resort. Feels like home. Clean and the staff are friendly and helpful. I love the garden cafe here. This place is at the heart of Thamel. So in the afternoon, it's great to shop around here and at night it's close to a lot of entertainment.

We stayed here about 5 years ago and since then nothing has been improved or updated. We always liked the garden area but now it is being used for storage of items and so less area to relax and spend quality time. Also new businesses have opened nearby which has increased the noise later into the night. But it is relatively inexpensive and food is reasonable so there are trade-offs.

This is a good budget hotel in a great location with a lovely courtyard garden to escape to from the bustle of busy Kathmandu. I think some previous reviewers were expecting more because they called it a resort. It’s a good hotel with attentive staff. The water is properly hot (a plus in Nepal!) and the bathroom was relatively modern. We were in a twin room and my friend’s bed was comfortable but mine was quite hard. When I asked if this could be attended to the next day they replaced the mattress without fuss. We enjoyed our stay here.

Very unprofessional in management. We prebooked our rooms, but after arrival they shifted us to another hotel by the excuse that the rooms are still occupied. The receptionist and the manager had no apology and did not manage rooms and weren't even informed in the shifted hotels. Moreover during check-out, they made complexities in providing printed bills.