Fort Resort

Nagarkot


This sprawling Newari brick hotel lives up to its name, with grand entrances, winding corridors and an impeccably trimmed garden terrace looking out over a natural amphitheatre of peaks. While part of the hotel collapsed in the 2015 earthquake, 80% was salvaged and reconstituted as a new wing with classic architectural detail and fine views.

The dignified rooms are split between here and several very cosy cottages nestled in a wooded hillside below, with rustic wood-fire furnaces (make sure yours has been aired out in the off season). These take some legwork to reach so opt for the main building if that's an issue. Everyone will enjoy the atmospheric restaurant rooted in home-grown ingredients.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Nagarkot attractions

1. Nagarkot Buddha Peace Garden

1.69 MILES

If you like climbing Mayan pyramids you will enjoy the steep climb up the stone steps to the garden atop this shrine. The central attraction is a massive…

2. Lookout Tower

2.25 MILES

A popular spot to soak in the Himalayan splendour is this tower, perched at 2164m on a ridge, although the rising vegetation can obscure the vista. It’s…

3. Vajrayogini Temple

3.77 MILES

The main reason for visiting the Vajrayogini Temple is not for the temple itself but rather the off-the-beaten-track hike up through Sankhu. The stately…

4. Changu Museum

5.89 MILES

The single brick-paved street in Changu village climbs from the car park and bus stand past the privately owned Changu Museum, which offers a quirky…

5. Living Traditions Museum

5.96 MILES

This well-curated museum, housed in a restored building south of Changu Narayan Temple, features over 400 exhibits covering artefacts and displays on…

6. Changu Narayan Temple

5.97 MILES

This temple is said to be the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley. Built in the two-tiered pagoda style, the main shrine here is…

7. Mother of Chandeshwari Temple

6.18 MILES

This small satellite of the nearby Chandeshwari Temple is dedicated to the mother of Chandeshwari, one of the fearsome incarnations of Parvati.

8. Kailashnath Mahadev

6.19 MILES

Lording it over the small village of Sanga, on the main road between Bhaktapur and Dhulikhel, is Kailashnath Mahadev, a 43.5m-high Shiva statue said to be…