Clean, straightforward, excellent service and value for money. Pleasant garden to sit out in. If looking for a no nonsense place at good Nepali standard this is it. Used by a number of NGOs and University groups.

Simple, clean room. Good food, reasonably priced. Hard to find, but everything is in this city of alleys. Just keep looking and asking and you'll get there, and then you'll wonder how you missed it. When I was there the entrance was across a narrow alley from a modern art water sculpture. Or maybe it was an ancient water pump... More

It's not the newest or nicest Hotel but absolute class for what you pay for. What ever it lacks in style and age it definitely makes up for in customer service! The Hotel is run by amazing people who make sure you enjoy your stay. FREE BREAKFAST and plenty of choice from yogurts to omelets and pancakes. We payed 13$... More

Depending on what side of the hotel you get will determine how easy getting to sleep is. Rooms on the right and nice and certainly quieter than those on the left. They are cleans and tidy though and the hotel is run by a great team who can't do enough for you. It's also in the heart of Thamel and... More

This is a great place to stay, not expensive, and sweet, sincerely friendly staff. The food was good, the place had a good feel to it, quaint, very relaxed. It has a character all of it's own. We had very hot good water Kathmandu, it's part of the experience. You can be a visitor or a voyeur but to those... More

The staff is really helpfull, though they do try you to make you book your trekking, day trips, chitwan tours etc with you. Every question or conversation lead to this. Eventually, we didnt book any trip with this hotel. The rooms are okay, had a hot shower, but the bathroom was full of mold which you smelled immediatly after turning... More

Hotel Potala is in a great location in Thamel, Kathmandu. I stayed in a deluxe single (so had a bathroom and a TV) - it might be better value to just get a standard with a bathroom, as the electricity in the hotel doesn't seem to follow the load shedding grid timetable (they have emergency lighting on 24-7 though) so... More

Good simple cheap hotel right smack bang in the middle of Thamel. Stayed here on and off for about three weeks. Staff are very friendly and can give you all sorts of advice. It is rather noisy at night but its in the heart of Thamel so you can't really expect otherwise. The rooms and shower are clean for the... More

I stayed at Hotel Potala off and on for two weeks while traveling in Nepal and Bhutan. It was so nice to receive a welcome e-mail after I had booked my first night at the hotel through Lonely Planet. I was picked up at the airport. The staff were very friendly and so helpful. I learned a lot about Nepal... More