There’s nowhere in town quite like this creaky 19th-century former Rana residence – the kind of place where you expect to bump into some whiskered old Rana prince shuffling around one of the wooden corridors. The entry columns of neoclassical whipped cream overlook a palatial manicured garden and one of the city's nicest swimming pools.
The palace conversion means that rooms are idiosyncratic, with some rooms featuring hobbit-sized half-windows, and others comfortably modern and spacious. The '400' number rooms offer the most historical touches. For real grandeur you’ll have to track down the dining halls and Durbar Hall conference space. There was minor damage during the earthquake, but renovations are almost finished.
