Lonely Planet Review

With 12 rooms, this is one of the largest guesthouses in the city. It has dorms and private rooms with attached bathrooms, a common area, kitchen where you can cook your own meals and a restaurant on the ground floor. Bathrooms are clean and have hot water boilers - crucial in summer when city-wide hot water shut-downs are common.

The name LG has nothing to do with the electronics company; it's short for Londa Ganzaga, a Buddhist deity. Rooms are some of the best a backpacker could hope for; they are clean, large and have mod-cons, including cable TV, hot water boilers, bedside light, fridge and a table. Many rooms are brightly lit, especially those that face south towards the mountain. The 10-bed dorm lacks these luxuries, but the four-bed dorm is like a private studio, with a couch and attached bathroom. Free breakfast is available and Internet access is affordable. The only drawback is the location, set on the dusty avenue leading to the train station. It's a 15-minute walk from the main shopping and dining areas.