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Potala Guest House

Kathmandu · Nepal

KATHMANDU,44600View location

7.6/10Very good46 Reviews
Cleanliness7.2/107.2
Service8.0/108.0
Comfort6.8/106.8
Condition6.8/106.8
Location8.6/108.6
Neighborhood7.6/107.6
Amenities6.0/106.0
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About Potala Guest House

This accomodation offers a total of 27 units.

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With a stay at Potala Guest House, you'll be centrally located in Kathmandu, a 1-minute drive from Kathmandu Durbar Square and 6 minutes from Pashupatinath Temple. This hotel is 4 mi (6.5 km) from Boudhanath and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Kathesimbhu Stupa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 64 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.

Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Kathmandu? This hotel has 366 square feet (34 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room.

A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and motorcycle parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Airport transfers
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Business facilities

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 12:00 PM
Check-in until anytime
Check-out until 12:00 PM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available No cribs (infant beds) available No elevators Professional property host/manager Pets not allowed

Cleaning and safety

Sanitization
Cashless transactions are available

Important information

  • You need to know
    • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
  • Special Instructions
    This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). To arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
    • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
    • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
    • Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old
    • This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
    • Cashless transactions are available
    • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
    • Property Registration Number 605923597
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Optional fees
    • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately NPR 900 for adults and NPR 600 for children
    • Airport shuttle fee: NPR 2000 per room (one-way)
    • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
    • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

    The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

  • Spoken Language

    German

    English

    Italian

    French

Nearby attractions

Temples of the Elements 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Three Goddesses Temples 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Kathesimbhu Stupa 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Garden of Dreams 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Nara Devi Temple 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Asan Bazaar 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Hari Shanker Temple 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Ballys Casino 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Akash Bhairav Temple 1 km / 0.6 mi
Narayanhity Palace Museum 1 km / 0.6 mi
Mahendreshwar Temple 1 km / 0.6 mi
Kotilingeshwar Mahadev Temple 1 km / 0.6 mi
Indra Chowk 1 km / 0.6 mi
Maju Deval 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Kala (Black) Bhairab 1.1 km / 0.7 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

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Room types

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  • SINGLE STANDARDSINGLE • STANDARDSGL.ST

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    Potala Guest House

    SINGLE STANDARD

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    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–1 • Adults: max. 1 • Children: max. 0
    Room type
    SINGLE
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    STANDARD

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: SGL.ST

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about Potala Guest House

7.6
Very good
46 Reviews
Cleanliness
7.2 /10
Service
8.0 /10
Comfort
6.8 /10
Condition
6.8 /10
Location
8.6 /10
Neighborhood
7.6 /10
Amenities
6.0 /10
20 reviews shown
2/10
Poor
18 Jan 2025
Ziyu
I recently booked a Deluxe room at your hotel, paid in full, and arrived expecting the room I reserved. However, upon check-in, I was placed in a smaller room on the 3rd floor without any prior notification. This room is clearly $20 less than the Deluxe room I originally paid for. I requested either to be moved to the correct room or to receive the $20 price difference as a refund. Shockingly, your staff suggested I cancel my reservation and rebook for the smaller room, even though I had already checked in, and it’s not possible to cancel the reservation on Expedia after I check in.

This is completely unacceptable. If you had informed me before my arrival that my reserved room was unavailable, I would have had the option to cancel or adjust my booking. Instead, you allowed someone to extend their stay in the room I booked and expected me to settle for a smaller room at the same price.

I paid for a Deluxe room, and I expect either the room I reserved or a proper refund for the price difference. Your team’s explanation about waiting to see the price difference you received is irrelevant and makes no sense. I paid $20 more for a better room, and I should not have to bear the consequences of your mismanagement.

This experience has been incredibly disappointing, and your approach to resolving it is far from professional.
Friends
8/10
Excellent
27 Oct 2023
Syafiq

Not bad for a solo traveller

This was the 2nd time that I have been to Potala and the rooms are not as good as the first one as it was fully booked and nearer to one of the festive season.
Self
10/10
Exceptional
15 Jun 2023
Michele
I nearly missed this hotel because the review average was below 8. After looking more closely, I realized that the average is low because of reviews during their renovations a few years ago and there aren't enough recent ones. This is a shame because it is a great place to stay.

Absolutely the cleanest hotel I've ever stayed at in Nepal. I took a room in the newer section and it was spacious and comfortable and tastefully decorated. The service was excellent and every staff member from the desk to the cleaning people were very friendly and attentive. The newer section is set back from the street, so there was no Thamel noise, and the windows look down on the nice garden and koi pond below.
Business_and_leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
22 Nov 2019
Verified traveler
Really comfortable beds, good location and they offered a free airport pick up
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
27 Oct 2019
Verified traveler
Good accommodation nice staff friendly and clean room
10/10
Exceptional
01 Apr 2019
Verified traveler
I have been staying at the Potala GH since 1994 and always find it very satisfying and welcoming
Friends_and_family Family
8/10
Excellent
13 Jun 2018
Peter

Great place to stay in Kathmandu

Potala staff are particularly friendly and helpful. The hotel is in an ideal location.
6/10
Pleasant
12 Nov 2017
Heather

Central guest house convenient to all services

Have stayed at Potala on previous visits and service and facilities were excellent. A little disappointed this time as basic room dusty and uncomfortable due to ongoing renovations. Unable to ungrade so moved to alternate hotel
2/10
Poor
20 Jul 2016
Verified traveler

Hotel was misrepresented

The room we were assigned was not representative of the hotel description and pictures on the website. The room was rundown.
8/10
Excellent
06 Feb 2016
Dale

Great guest house in Thamel

The guest house was being renovated over winter so it wasn't at it's usual best, The staff were fantastic and volunteered to go out to the airport to pick up my delayed baggage when I couldn't do it. The room was fine although the bathroom floor got very wet when the shower was used. I'd go back because of the great staff.
8/10
Excellent
27 Dec 2015
Dale

Great staff rescued my bag!

The hotel was being renovated but all was fine. But the best thing is that the staff volunteered to go to the airport to recover my bag lost by Air Asia as I was out of town for a week. They were exceptional.
8/10
Excellent
30 Mar 2015
George

Friendly and helpful staff!

A great hotel with extremely friendly staff and helpful service! An oasis in the middle of Kathmandu.
Family
8/10
Excellent
20 Nov 2014
Brett

Nice, inexpensive hotel

Located right in the midst of Thamel, close to everything there. Basic accomodations but clean and safe. They have a safe if you require it as well as locked storage if you're out of town for a few days and need to store luggage/bag, etc. Friendly staff who speak good english. Reasonable prices (I paid 1200 rs per night while I was there). They also have free wifi which is nice.
6/10
Pleasant
22 Oct 2014
Sandeep

Its an OK budget hotel

Nothing great about the hotel.........,............,...
10/10
Exceptional
19 Sep 2014
Sunil Kumar Chakrabartty

very comfortable.

We stayed two nights 10th and 11th of September 2014. Our overall stay is highly satisfactory. Service is very good. Many hotels and restaurants of your choice are in the neighborhood. I will be happy to recommend this hotel to anyone.
Family
4/10
Poor
23 Aug 2014
eduardo

Interior room.

Interior room. No generator for the energy cut-downs.
6/10
Pleasant
22 Jun 2014
Singh

Average Guest House

The picture being publicised is not of Potala Guest House, may be of some other hotel or fake. The room was spacious but not clean. Basic requirements like brush, toothpaste, shaving kit not given, very small pieces of soap given, staff reluctant to provide more. Truly cheap hotel.
Family
10/10
Exceptional
08 May 2014
Claire

potala

Clean, great location
8/10
Excellent
02 Apr 2014
Satyarajasekhar

Nice hotel good connectivity to Katmd durbarsquare

Available all time are: tea, hot water for bathing, power, TV
Unavailable: fan (makes sense since weather is already cool)
8/10
Excellent
05 Feb 2014
Alex

Great value, friendly staff

We stayed three nights upon our arrival in Nepal. The location worked well for us as there are many restaurants less than 3 minutes of walking, and lots of competitive pricing from the various outdoor clothing shops . The room was a bit chilly in the mornings, but it was worth it for the low price.

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Potala Guest House
KATHMANDU,44600, Kathmandu, Nepal

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