Bhaktapur hotels

Pros: A bit of luxury in the midst of the chaos of Thamel. Staff was amazing the the room was clean and comfortable. Food and service in the restaurant was also amazing. My room was on the 5th floor and there are no elevators, but I kind of enjoyed the exercise. If you don't want the additional leg work out and cardio, then you might request a room on a lower floor....All in all was a great stay and I would stay there again next time I come through Kathmandu.

Pros: The location and the staff were the best part of this place. Right in the centre of the tourist district and the staff answered every question I had. Cleanliness was an issue, the sheets clearly hadn't been washed and the bathrooms never had toilet paper so I had to but my own. The beds were really hard and the towels were rough. The morning breakfast was actually pretty good and they had free filtered water and yoga classes. And it's a cheap place at a good location with friendly staff. Overall I liked it.

Cons: I stayed here for 3 days with Gate 1 travel. Tour guide recommended me to have dinner in Shambala restaurant. Since I had been having breakfast in the hotel so I thought it will be safe to eat there. I ordered Smothered steak. After my dinner I felt sick. I had stomach ache, nausea, and vomiting. I believed that I got food poisoning. It's very disappointing and they ruined my vacation. Next day I found out from our group that there's another few people also got sick from having dinner there the same night. I was happy and healthy for my whole trip till I had the dinner in Shambala hotel and got sick. I posted my comment on Shambala's facebook and their management came back and accused me that I was sick on the trip to begin with and my illness wasn't by their food. I found them very irresponsible for their comment. For my experience with this hotel, I will give them a zero star if I could. I hated it especially after their irresponsible comments.

Pros: The hotel is in a great central location in Thamel. My room faced the street, but even then I did not find it very noisy. The room and all of the hotel was clean. Staff were friendly and helpful. The shower had plenty of hot water, day and night with good water pressure. I didn't eat breakfast at the hotel, so I can't provide and commentary on the quality. I will be returning to Kathmandu for a night and have already booked my accommodation at Avataar.