Yellow House

Kathmandu


This friendly Swiss-Nepali place is a good addition to the expanding budget Paknajol scene. There's a big range of bright rooms, a concrete terrace and the house restaurant dishes up decent Thai food, Swiss rösti and wine by the glass. One downer: the mattresses are thin and hard.


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