Name: Gaju Suite Hotel, Kathmandu
Address: A One Complex, 3rd and 4th Floor, Thamel Marg, Kathmandu, 44600, NP

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2024

David

7 days stay

My week stay at this hotel was pleasant. The location is excellent, in the heart of Thamel.
The suite I stayed in was comfortable.

I have only two small criticisms:
The hot water had a very strong and unpleasant smell.
Loud music from the next bar into the morning hours.

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2023

Ivan

Totally opposite to the photo presentation Expedia gave. The room smelled like it had been damp for a long time. It had not been aired and smelled musty. It was also cold and the heating barely worked. The bed sheets also felt damp. The reception shared its counter in a mall. Lots of strange people hanging around.
I could not stay there and had to leave. Expedia should not sell this place again

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

16 Jul 2019

richard

Not good

Surprised at the good reviews here. It's very noisy - until 2am or 3am due to clubs being right next door. The service is also very poor - they don't even provide mosquito repellents in the room (which even budget hotels do as a matter of course in Thamel) and when I asked for one they didn't have one, which is just plain lazy and incompetent.

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2019

Verified traveler

Spacious suite room. Only drawback was there is no separate aircon in the living area though a fan and heater are provided. Large refrigerator. Clean room and attentive staff and reception even during off peak season. New hotel. Different areas of the room were at different level with an inch step.... no issue once you get used to it.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

2 nights in Thamel

We LOVED our stay in Gaju Suite Hotel, it definitely is worth the price. The suite was amazing, and really comfortable, nicely decorated and had all the basic amenities. We loved its unique design: how they decorated the living room as well as the bathroom. The breakfast was one of the best we had in Nepal, with different items for the buffet breakfast each day. We also adored their Reef Restaurant decor, and their daily evening live music and Halloween decor. Perfect location, everything is only a few minutes away: you can easily access the Thamel night life from here.
We highly recommend a stay here!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2018

Stephen

GAJU

Mess up with the room first night...upgraded later.

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel right in the middle of the market

Good, cheap, walking distance to shopping and attractions. Decent breakfast, wifi, courteous staff.

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2018

Travis

Great Hotel

Great location in Thamel. Staff is friendly and rooms are clean and spacious.

4/10

Poor

16 Apr 2018

Angus

Good location, but not well maintained

It has an excellent location. Room rates are reasonable.
But it has several shortfalls, disappointing for a 3-star. The power supply is erratic, must have had an power outage almost once a day. There is no kettle. There are only 2 lights for the main room, the room was very dim. No separate shower area, so water will splash to the toilet and wash basin. Wifi is slow. The lifts sometimes don't work, could be due to power cut. The restaurant has nightly live music until close to midnight.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2018

Bara Olga

Living in the heart of Tamel, Kathmandu

The hotel has an excellent location in the shopping and social centre of Tamel. The street is closed for cars. Our room was spacious, with a terrace - not all rooms are like that. Of course the quality of air in Kathmandu did not allow us to spend much time on the terrace. There was still some construction work going on in the hotel, but it did not disturb us. The vast restaurant on the top floor with terrace hosts also parties and musical events.
The menu was varied (the breakfast became a little monotonous after 10 days), the service good, the staff friendly. We liked our room attendant (Anu) who was very helpful. We had some small problems with finding our way through TV programs, also hot water was sometimes not available. But on the whole, we would chose the hotel again in case of ever returning to Kathmandu.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2018

Saumil

Great Service Apartment type Hotel

A great Service-Apartment type Hotel. I stayed in Room 302 which has large Living Room, Small dining table, Kitchen area with basic facilities and good size Bed Room. Bathroom was openable from both sides from Living Room as well as Bed Room which is a plus point if you have visitors.

On the 5th Floor, REEF lounge/club is situated which is very nice. Yes, loud music on top you will hear in nights but it didn't bother me. Rather, I went up for most nights and was getting preferred service as a Hotel Guest.

Hotel is situated in Thamel market area so you will always find something happening on the streets. They don't have separate dining area besides REEF on 5th floor so they serve breakfast in the room.

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Great location

Gaju Suites is centrally located in the Thamel district of Kathmandu. Staff was friendly at reception and quite helpful with needs such as making local phone calls and providing advice. The restaurant was clean, and food was good, however breakfast had limited choices and wait staff were not very attentive. I should mention that service in restaurants all over Kathmandu was quite inconsistent. Hotel was clean and in good condition, water was hot. I could hear the live music in my room from the restaurant upstairs which might be difficult for light sleepers. It wasn't loud enough to keep me from sleeping, and was over every night at 11, so I never asked for a different room. I think there were some rooms which are not directly under the restaurant, or I could have asked to move to a lower floor (was on 3rd, re staurant on 5th). Overall, good impression, but I wouldn't pay more than $35/night which was my 'discounted' rate. There are plenty of other hotels of the same caliber with rated in the mid $30 range.

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2017

Mahbub

Great experience!

It was a pleasant experience overall!

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2017

Michael

Nice hotel in the heart of Thamel

Stayed here over 2 periods of time on my 2 visits to Nepal this year. The hotel is centrally located in the tourist area of Thamel with restaurants and shops within easy walking distance. The hotel staff are lovely, particularly the reception and restaurant staff who are extremely helpful. The rooms are comfortable but there can be frequent electricity cut-outs so be careful using the elevator. Hot water may take a few minutes to arrive into your bathroom, particularly in winter months. Food in the restaurant is fine.I have not used the beauty salon/massage center.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2017

Marié

Excellent Hotel in the Middle of the City.

The staff of the hotel were very friendly an very accommodating. Very friendly atmosphere. Everybody went out of their way to help me with anything I needed. Next time I will for sure stay in this hotel. I will definitely recommend this hotel to all of my friends that would need to stay in Kathmandu.

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2017

Nancy

Better than a 5 start hotel

Great! Right in the heart of the city, right next to all he shopping and food! Clean with great accommodations (king size beds, air conditioning, huge bathroom, mini fridge...etc). I had stayed in the yak and yeti earlier and this place blew that place out of the water. Would've rather stayed here my entire trip!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2017

Michael

Great location and service

I cut short my EBC trek and stayed an extra 8 nights at the Gaju Suite Hotel. The Reception and Dining Room staff were extremely helpful and knew me before I introduced myself when I enquired about meals or changing money and using a hotel room. The facilities are very nice and the rooms are spacious and comfortable. The cleaning staff do a good job cleaning the room. The Gaju Suite Hotel is centrally located in Thamel in Kathmandu and there are many great shops, travel companies and restaurants nearby. The Blue Tourist Bus stop (to get to other cities) is about 10 minutes walk from the hotel.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2017

mwarden

Great Staff, service and location

I cut short my EBC trek but could not get an earlier flight so I stayed at the Gaju Suite Hotel an extra 10 nights - the reception staff were so helpful - they liaised with Ace The Himalaya Travel company regarding my change of plans as well as giving me a choice of rooms when I did change my plans. The restaurant staff knew exactly what breakfast to provide me after the 3rd visit and the cleaning staff were very polite and made the room very clean and neat. I would highly recommend this centrally located hotel to any visitor to Kathmandu as it is in the centre of Thamel - famous for restaurants, shops and bars.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2016

Craig

Fun family getaway

The rooms were nice and spacious. I would have expected a bit more in the kitchenette portion than 1 coffee cup and 1 plate. No microwave in the room. No utensils.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2015

Alexandra

April 2015

Good location, middle of Thamel. The front deask is really helpful and nice. A good hotel and good price quality

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2015

Barbara

Fantastic hotel

Fantastic hotel stay here all the time. Wonderful staff. Food is excellent. Rooms are all refinished. Near the centre of all the shopping you will ever need.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2015

J

Good, if noisy at night

The staff and rooms were excellent. Room was large and very comfortable. The hotel was in a quieter part of Thamel and an excellent location. Except Sunday, the bar upstairs was quite noisy from 7 to 12, however. I would still stay there again. I was very tired everyday I came back and the beds were comfortable, but the noise might bother some.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2014

NG

In Thamel area where there are lots of happenings

The staff are very helpful. The supervisor personally came to the room to check the toilet flush. Arrange for a last minute request for taxi

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2014

Scott

In the middle of all the action in Thamel

Hotel had nice clean and large rooms with a great breakfast. The Wifi was spotty and depended on your location as there were only two locations in the center upper and lower floors were you got a signal. Otherwise, the rooms were very comfortable for Kathmandu and you are literally right in the middle of many of the things near Thamel. The room A/C worked well and the power stayed on. Most rooms had a full mini kitchen with hot plates/microwave and fridge to use if you wanted to cook on your own. I do recommend bringing shower shoes and taking your showers later in the day as the water was very cold in the AM. We stayed two separate times while in Nepal and enjoyed both rooms. It's not the most modern or extravagant in Kathmandu but for the price you can't beat the location and breakfast. The staff was always especially helpful.

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Nice Hotel in Thamel

The suite was great but try to stay on the first floor because there is a night club on top of the second floor and if you need it to be quiet when you are trying to go to sleep you will need good ear plugs.

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2014

Melissa Mieow

pleasant

the hotel was reasonable value for money and the staff were helpful. Quite clean (except for bathroom grouting, if you are worried about that kind of thing). Strangely excessive furniture as is common in mid/low level hotels in Nepal. Bit loud at night - single glazed windows and street noise reached the room. Included breakfast was boring (museli, tea and eggs) but adequate.

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2014

SonnyCash

Strategically located for Thamel Shopping!

We used the hotel for one night for our tour onto Pokhara. It's situated right in the heart of the small roads in Thamel, which is a shoppers paradise. As soon as you step out of hotel you are greeted with many arts, crafts, jewellery, travel agents food etc.

The hotel is deceiving from the outside and when you walk in the first few floors are like offices or shops. When you go to the rooms your are greeted by a brick/terracotta style theme. The hallways are scattered with god like images.

The room was a suite with living room, kitchenette and bedroom. The bathroom had access from both the bedroom and living room!

Breakfast in the \"Coral reef restaurant\" was slow. It was nicely decorated and the food was average.

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2014

Stuart

This hotel is an absolute luxury in Kathmandu and we stayed here a total of 4 nights. The rooms are spacious, clean, modern and of a very high standard although not all the features and utilities listed on this site are available (notably a microwave and DVD player). The restaurant is very nice with a fantastic view over Kathmandu. They serve a good western breakfast and offer a very good lunch and dinner menu. The only negatives are the views from our room (on to an alley) and the noise from the bar on the roof at night (didn't disturb us much but if you are higher than floor 3 I imagine it can be quite loud). This price we paid on hotels.com made Gaju Suite a bargain and would very much recommend it!

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2014

Mo

Great place for short stay...

In the middle of Thamel great for shipping and eating. Lovely comfy bed, clean and modern bathroom, I would stay at this hotel again if I was even in Kathmandu The Reef bar is great for you night owls, live music and sheesha with friends, otherwise buy some ear plugs ! Genuine and friendly staff who coulldnt do enough for us. Great place.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

Lovely haven in busy street

Warm and friedly staff. Close to everything. Great stay. Thankyou

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2014

Francisco Octavio Rivera

Choose lower level rooms

The suite apartments are great with kitchen set, fridge, microwave etc.... I was not disappointed. Go for the 3rd floor, the music live bands are in the 5th floor.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2014

MIGUEL

Perfect stay in Thamel

NO NEGATIVES AT ALL.. RIGHT WERE THE SHOPS ARE .. SAFE AREA.. GOOD PEOPLES SKILLS FROM THE PERSONAL OF THE HOTEL.. FOR ALL AGES..

6/10

Pleasant

06 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

Good hotel with some paste ZonaTamel

Good location, supermarket, spacious room with kitchen, very comfortable beds, the problem was with the air module not working and night temperatures fell much and the solution you got a heater was not long. Another problem was that every day had live music and was heard by all areas of the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2014

LAR

Surpassed expectations

Great value for money, and in a very central part of town. However, do note that during festive seasons, try to ask for a room far far away from the Reef bar/restaurant - the singing and music annoyed the heck out of me. Otherwise, very well recommended.

6/10

Pleasant

31 Dec 2013

D.M.

noisy during holidays

nice room, clean, friendly staff. top floor restaurant music very very loud until 2 a.m.

Family

4/10

Poor

20 Dec 2013

Angie

Unfortunate

The location is good, but there is a restaurant on the top level that turns in to a live music bar at night. The music will keep you awake. I was in the shower, and the water ran out; the water just stopped mid-shower. I had shampoo in my hair, etc. I had to wait 10 minutes for water to start coming out of the shower again, but when it did start to come out, it was brown! Gross. Toilet paper was always scarce too. I don't know why they refused to leave an extra roll. Overall, it was bearable and not terrible, but I cannot recommend it to others.

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2013

Verified traveler

The suite for $10 more per night is twice as big as the deluxe room and is highly recommended!

6/10

Pleasant

03 Dec 2013

Khan

decent

Ok service, rooms were ok, comfortable large suite but dated and relatively clean to Kathmandu standards. Shower room and toilet just about ok. Breakfast poor. Good location! Overall rating 3. Chose this hotel after Tripadvisor reviews.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2013

lotus

Gaja

Good hotel in Thamel
Newer hotel, updated facilities
Upgraded us to a suite room, that doesn't happen usually.
Little noisy in the morning, 4 out of 5 stars is my rating based on room quality and cleanliness. The upstairs restaurant may be one of the nicest in town......namaste

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2013

Iris

Good hotel comparing to others in Thamel

We booked the delux suite since we were 3 persons and that was the only option. It has one room with 3 beds (although one of them was small and low) and a sort of living room. The price was very high, and one woul'd expect more for that amount.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2022

Verified traveler

部屋は広くて良かったのですが、茶色い水が出て来た。
カトマンズでは時々あることではあるのですが...
連泊する予定でしたが、別のホテルに移動しました。

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2018

Stefanie

Gutes Hotel!

Sehr nettes Hotel in guter Lage! Saubere Zimmer, nettes Personal!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2018

Anne-Sofie

Helpfull staff

Pænt hotel, bar præg af slid. Flink og hjælpsomt personale!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2018

Kim

위치가 타멜거리 중간에 있어서 편의시설이 가깝고 호텔조식이 좋습니다

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

長期滞在にも適した部屋

ウイークリーマンションのような、１ＬＤＫの広々した部屋でした。キッチンや冷蔵庫もあります。チョッとした食器とポットもあります。この価格でこの内容は充実です。水も１ℓを毎日補充してくれます。セキュリティーボックスがあり、オートロックです。タメル地区内でタクシーを拾う場合には、タメルチョーク南のタクシー乗り場まで行くのが一般的ですが、このホテルはタメル地区中心部の北の端の方にありホテル前の道路がやや広めなため、ここでも常に数台のタクシーが待機していてとても便利でした。1階には両替所やカフェもあって便利でした。朝食は06：30－10：30で、毎日メニューが変わりとても美味しいです。夜は６階のレストランバーにバンドが入ってカラオケ？や酒も楽しめます。そのため、夜12時くらいまでホテル内に歌声と音楽が響いています。私は4階に宿泊しましたが、なかなかのボリュームで音楽が聞こえます。ホテルの住所はあっているのですが、Hotel.comに出てくる地図内のホテルの場所表記が間違っています。色々なことが重なって偶然に早い段階でそのことに気付きましたが、観光に動き出してからだと、自分の居場所が把握できないためかなり混乱したでしょう。

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2018

Juliano

Muito bom!

Qualquer lugar do Thamel é bem localizado. Hotel padrão 4estrelas no Brasil. Recomendo fortemente, pode ficar aqui sem medo.

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2017

alf reny

Veldig bra beliggenhet

Flott hotel med en veldig bra beliggenhet, hyggelig betjening. Sengene er deilig å ligge i. Tar gjerne å kommer igjen.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2015

Taku

なかなか良いですよ。

カトマンズの市街地の繁華街の一角に
位置しており、日本食レストラン桃太郎は
徒歩1分、東京居酒屋は徒歩2分。
買い物、食事には便利です。
ホテルの入口は少し分かり辛いが、
通りに面した外階段を登って奥に入った突き当りが受付です。私と妻二人で泊まったのは402号室で寝室とリビングがバスルームを挟んで
分かれており、広さは充分。ちょっとした
キッチンも付いてます。冷蔵庫はありました
が電源を入れても冷えませんでした。
バスルームはシャワーのみでトイレも横に
着いており広いユニットバス
と言う感じでした。
使い心地はまぁまぁ許せる範囲です。
受付と同じフロアに両替屋もあり便利。
朝食は5階に広い明るいフロアがあり、
そこで頂きました。
値段の割には満足で快適に過ごせ
ましたよ。

Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2014

ねぱる

タメル地区の北側のホテル

日本食レストラン桃太郎から少し北側に歩いた場所の雑居ビルの中にあるホテルです。レセプションは1階にあります。
停電対策もしてるというこのホテルは何度か停電になっても1分くらいで復活してました。
残念だったのはチェックアウトの前日にバスルームが水漏れしてた事とエアコンの暖房があまり効かなかった事です。
リビングルームには電気ストーブがありましたが。
部屋にはキッチンもついていてあと毎日2リットルの水が補充されていたのもとても助かりました。
スタッフは皆感じよくこのビルには警備員もいるので安心です。
ただ他の階にクラブがあるようでライブなども開催されてて夜は音楽がうるさく感じる方もいるかもしれません。

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2014

ＨＷ

観光地

停電しないと聞いていたので利用したのですが聞いた通りに停電しない
また客室や通路など空間にゆとりがあるためゆっくりできた