Pokhara Hotels & Hostels (54)

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The best and brightest of the budget guesthouses, Banana Garden benefits from genial owners and a lovingly maintained garden. There are two shared solar-heated showers and the owners provide home…

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A huge building reached through a private courtyard, Dragon Hotel is a Pokhara survivor. A timely renovation has raised standards to their old levels and the lobby is full of Tibetan knick-knacks…

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Run by Mike Frame of Mike's Breakfast fame, this appealing mid-range place has a fine location on the lakeshore in central Lakeside. There's a lovely terrace restaurant and the best rooms are in…

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Right on the lakeshore on the south side of Phewa Tal, this is the place to come for blissful peace and quiet. Rooms are simple but inviting and each has a massive sun-deck facing the lake and mo…

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Reached by a rope-drawn pontoon across Phewa Tal, Fish Tail Lodge is probably the most sensitively-designed building in Pokhara. The lodge is understated but luxurious and facilities include an o…

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South of Pokhara on the east bank of the deep Seti Gorge the Fulbari is a vast, five-star resort hotel. It's far enough from town for uninterrupted mountain views, and inside you'll find every co…

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A surprisingly refined option in this part of Lakeside, Hotel Barahi has a large, lovely pool and smart air-con rooms with small balconies. The stone-clad buildings make it look a bit like a Swi…

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Just north of Camping Chowk, Blue Heaven is a monumental blue building that gets the best of the views by being taller than all its neighbours. It's not the most sensitive development, but it's a…

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This hotel was one of the first hotels at Lakeside and it's maturing nicely rather than growing old. Rooms are above the Hungry Eye Restaurant and have all the expected midrange mod cons, includi…

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Down the alley near the 7-Eleven pub, this smart-looking place attracts lots of Indian families on package tours. The building is smart and new, rooms are bright and spacious and there's the inev…

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The best and brightest of several similar places in this area, Mona Lisa tempts Japanese visitors with brightly coloured rooms and lounges with low kokatsu tables and cushions. Rooms are chintzy …

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This big stone-clad place on the alley beside Hotel Mountain Top has a pleasing air of grandeur. It's a cut above the surrounding hotels and there are balconies on every level. The decor is a bit…

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A short walk from the lake, down the alley beside the 7-Eleven pub, Temple Villa feels a bit like a posh family home. The garden is full of exotic butterflies and the bedrooms are spacious and ni…

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A mini-skyscraper of a place in the southern part of Lakeside, Hotel View Point has excellent mountain views, particularly from the 5th-floor terrace. The building is modern, facilities are good,…

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Almost opposite the airport, this sprawling place was once the poshest hotel in town, but it's showing its age these days. Nevertheless, rooms are bright and well-appointed and there's a glorious…

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This charming banana-yellow hotel is popular with Korean and Japanese travellers and is excellent value. Each level has a terrace with table and chairs, and some rooms have cracking Annapurna vie…

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This small place offers neat, clean rooms with carpets and colourful bed linen. It's more of a hotel than a hostel, but the rates are a bargain. These are some of the best rooms you'll find for t…

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Along the ridge from the World Peace Pagoda, this secluded hilltop guesthouse is set in a stone-fronted slate-roofed cottage with inspiring views over the lake and mountains. Rooms are very invit…

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Set in a tidy garden across from the Royal Palace, Sacred Valley is a long-established traveller favourite. All the rooms are well-maintained and those upstairs have gleaming marble floors and wi…

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Southeast of the airport on the banks of the Seti River, the Shangri-La is a peaceful haven. Rooms and public spaces are full of Nepali furniture and lit by flickering butter lamps with glorious …

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Set on a lofty ridge about 10km (6.2mi) east of Pokhara, Tiger Mountain is owned by the same team as the famous Tiger Tops in Royal Chitwan National Park. The resort blends perfectly into its sur…

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Perched above the lakeshore on a small bluff about 2km west of the main development, this charming guesthouse is one of the last old-fashioned traveller hang-outs. Rooms are basic but clean and s…

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Some places have a good feel about them from the moment you walk in the door. Yeti is set back from the strip in a large patio garden. Rooms are neat and the bathrooms are massive. The garden has…

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Good service raises this midrange hotel above the crowd. Rooms are contained in tasteful two-storey villas in a garden of palms and bougainvilleas. In-room facilities include cable TV and minibar…

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No relation to Lonely Planet, this cosy lodge is run by a friendly Belgian-Nepali couple. Rooms are tidy, comfortable and colourful and a portion of the room rent goes to help disadvantaged child…

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Spread over several Newari-style buildings down the alley beside 7-Eleven, Butterfly Lodge feels a bit like a miniature mountain village. Some of the money goes to supporting local children.

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Much smarter than the surrounding hotels, this tidy brick guesthouse is owned the same people as Chhetri Sisters Trekking. Rooms are tasteful, the location is peaceful and there's a small atrium …

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Calm, quiet and reasonably priced, Gauri Shankar has small rooms set in a secluded garden of pebbles and bushes. It's simple but friendly and there's a dorm.

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Green Peace has two buildings, a rustic lodge overlooking the lake and a larger guesthouse set amongst the padi fields 100m west on the road to Pame Bazar.

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