The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Kathmandu

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Kathmandu

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If it's your first trip to Kathmandu, Nepal for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Kathmandu. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Kathmandu. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Kathmandu for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Kathmandu beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Kathmandu for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Silver Home

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $5 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Thamel, Hotel Silver Home has great rooms from $5 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.5 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love breakfast, hiking, mountain views, laundry services, and city views at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Encounter Nepal & Spa

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $9 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Kathmandu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Encounter Nepal & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $9. Offering room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Ward No 29, Thamel City North. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.5 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Manaslu Kathmandu

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip

We found Hotel Manaslu Kathmandu to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $52. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 230 Hotel Marg, Lazimpat. You'll also find breakfast, hiking, mountain views, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Holyland Guest House

Guest House with prices starting at $7 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Kathmandu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $7, Holyland Guest House, at P.Box: 21851, Thamel provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 9.99 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers mountain views, child care, laundry services, city views, and car rentals. It's located just 0.5 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Samsara Resort & Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $25 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

Samsara Resort & Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and hiking. The great rooms here start at $25 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Thamel. Furthermore, it also offers mountain views, laundry services, city views, free parking, and car rentals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Marshyangdi

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $45 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Kathmandu

The great guest rating of Hotel Marshyangdi is 8.30 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $45, and it's located at P.O. Box 5206 Thamel. We also love the mountain views, child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, and city views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Shambaling Boutique Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $46 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Shambaling Boutique Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $46. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Ramhiti, Tinchuli, Boudha. Only 4.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, golf, cooking classes, free parking, and kids meals at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Green Horizon Kathmandu

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $15 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Hotel Green Horizon Kathmandu offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $15 (before taxes). It's located at Near JP School, 16 JP Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, laundry services, a winery, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Radisson Hotel Kathmandu

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $123 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Kathmandu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

Located at P.O. Box 2269 Lazimpat, Radisson Hotel Kathmandu has great rooms from $123 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hyatt Regency Kathmandu

5-star Resort with prices starting at $114 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Hyatt Regency Kathmandu which has nice rooms starting at $114. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Taragaon Boudha. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and city views. It's located just 4 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Bhaktapur, Nagarkot, and Lalitpur.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Kathmandu, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Kathmandu, Best Cheap Hotels in Kathmandu, Best Luxury Hotels in Kathmandu, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Kathmandu, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Kathmandu, Best Hotels for One Week in Kathmandu, Best Hotels for One Night in Kathmandu, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Kathmandu, or Best Business Hotels in Kathmandu.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Kathmandu?

Kathmandu Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$31

After analyzing 93 first time trip hotels in Kathmandu, Nepal, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $31. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Kathmandu.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $155
  • 4-star hotels: $62
  • 3-star hotels: $25
  • 2-star hotels: $15


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