蓮花寶石飯店(Hotel Lotus Gems)

Great location and friendly staff.

Nous sommes venus en voyage de noces en Inde puis au Nepal. L'hotel Lotus Gems est de loin l'hotel le plus propre et accueillant que nous ayons pu faire. Nous y sommes restés 7 nuits. Nous y avons été accueilli d'une manière remarquable : bouquet de fleurs et ballons decoraient notre chambre; des pétales de roses et une rose rouge sur notre lit ! Notre chambre etait très propre et joliment décorée. Ils disposent de l'aspirateur (ce qui est loin d'etre le cas partout). Le lit et les oreillers étaient très confortables. Nous avons eu quelques problèmes médicaux et je tiens à remercier tout le personnel de l'hôtel pour leur présence et leur soutient indispensable. Ils etaient vraiment concernés par notre état de santé et ont tout fait pour nous aider. Enfin, l'hôtel est très bien placé, dans une petite impasse au calme. Nous retournerons sans hésitation à l'hôtel Lotus Gems qui nous a seduit sur tous les points. Nous nous y sentions comme chez nous. Merci encore à toute l'équipe pour votre accueil !

Love this place! Best place to stay in Kathmandu! Very comfortable and clean and the staff is very friendly and helpful! The restaurant on the roof top is also a great place to see the Boudha Stupa lit up at night. Always look forward to staying here.

Pros: Staff is friendly and helpful. Location is great. 5 minutes walking to stupa. No tickets needed. Many restaurants nearby. Cons: Bathroom is too small. The sink is the most basic one without a counter. There’s no room for anything else except a toothbrush. Very inconvenient. There’s no shower door to separate the shower from the rest of the bathroom. The floor is all wet after the shower. WiFi is poor in my room. The staff end up getting me another empty room just for work. But that won’t be possible during busy season. No espresso machine but just instant coffee for breakfast

We had to wait 3 years to stay at this hotel which we first visited back then for a cup of coffee and fell in love with its look, location and ambiance. It more than lived up to our expectations when we finally got back this year, and were able to stay. We had room 301 which is up at the level of a roof terrace, with fascinating views across Kathmandu and the locality directly round the hotel. The room and bathroom were clean, well equipped and comfortable. The decor of the hotel itself is stunning, echoing the monastery next door. Each day's breakfast was excellent, offering a variety of hot and cold foods. But what really makes this hotel even more delightful is the friendliness, welcome, and efficiency of the staff who are unfailingly polite and helpful, and never miss greeting you when you go out, or come back. Being so near Boudhanath Stupa, the hotel is an excellent base from which to explore the whole Boudha area which offers a fascinating mix of traditional and modern shops and businesses, as well as a number of monasteries which are well worth visiting. On a very practical level, but extraordinarily useful, there is a clothes line on the roof of the hotel where you can hang any washing to dry.

This hotel combines traditional ******* styling with modern comfort and service. Situated near the awe inspiring Boudha Stupa, and next door to a thriving Buddhist monastery the hotel is the perfect place to stay and explore this area of Kathmandu. The staff are always ready to answer questions and provide information. In addition the hotel offers an excellent breakfast. It also has the added bonus of a washing line on the roof to dry any washing you do. And the views, while pegging out the clothes are simply stunning.

Calm hotel with great rooftop-terrace. Clean rooms, friendly staff. Walking-distance to Boudanath. The food is very good! My minus is: Reception called me at 8h to let me know, there was a breakfast-room, serving breakfast. I though that was really weird. I had never asked for a wakeup-call and obviously I knew about breakfast (which serves until 9:30h). I mean, it’s a three-star-hotel. Let people sleep, if they want. If I want to get up early, I’ll set my alarm. If I don’t turn up for breakfast at 8h, it means, I’m not having breakfast at 8h. Where will I be most probably? Right - in bed, sleeping. Really annoyed me. Sleep is holy, when traveling. Also, there’s no “do not disturb”-sign. So basically the hotel decides at what times you can get a rest. So, my advice: Tell reception actively to not wake you up, if you need some sleep.

Here for several weeks and I must say.. I wish I was staying even longer! The staff are among the best I have had the pleasure of meeting. The hotel itself is aesthetically pleasing and clean as a whistle! I enjoyed waking to the sounds of the monks next door practicing as part of an authentic travel experience. The food is excellent and the view from the rooftop cafe as though you were hovering in the sky alongside the stupa. Heat, hot water, wi-if. It’s all here. What a beautiful, peaceful, joyful place. I hope to return soon.