Hidden down an alley on the southern edge of Thamel, this Newari temple–style hotel has been built with meticulous attention to detail. The spacious rooms are tastefully decorated, with traditional carved wood, terracotta floor tiles, window seats and fair-trade dhaka (hand-woven cotton cloth) bedspreads. Due to the traditional nature of the building, rooms tend to be a little dark.
This place is also doing its best to be eco-friendly – guests are given cloth bags to use when shopping and bulk mineral water is available free of charge in traditional bronze pitchers (in fact, there’s no plastic anywhere in the hotel). The rooms encircle a traditional brick courtyard and there’s free yoga in the garden at 8am. Don't expect TVs, air-con or heating. The old-town location is close to almost anywhere in town, but taxi drivers might have a hard time finding it. There are 50% discounts from December to February and May to September.
