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Hotels in Kathmandu currently start at about € 18 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 55 and € 73 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 126 properties we can book here, 87% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 71% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 9.1/10.
Pashupatinath Temple, Dharahara and Swayambhunath draw most visitors to Kathmandu, and the hotels below sit within reach of them. We can book 126 properties here, from € 18 per night for two adults, with a typical price of € 55. About 87% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge, and the average guest rating across them is 9.1/10. You pay in NPR, and cash for most things; cards in hotels. ATMs charge per withdrawal.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 126 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 7 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 18 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 33 |
| Typical (median) price | € 55 |
| Upper quarter | € 84 |
| Typical 3-star | € 35 |
| Typical 4-star | € 73 |
| Typical 5-star | € 101 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
Hindu temple in Kathmandu
2.5 km from the centrenine storey tower built in 1832
2.2 km from the centreHindus and Buddhist holy place and tourist center in Kathmandu, Nepal
3.4 km from the centrepalace in Kathmandu, Nepal
in the centresquare in Kathmandu, Nepal
2.2 km from the centrepalace in Kathmandu, Nepal
2.1 km from the centreKathmandu sits in Nepal at 27.7172° N, 85.3240° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Altitude is the real risk on treks — ascend slowly. Air quality in Kathmandu is poor in winter.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Kathmandu stayed within a factor of 1.08, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 18 per night for two people, the typical price is € 55, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 84. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 87% of the rooms available in Kathmandu can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
The NPR (Rs). Cash for most things; cards in hotels. ATMs charge per withdrawal.
10% in restaurants; trekking guides and porters are tipped at the end.
The best-known places are Pashupatinath Temple, Dharahara, Swayambhunath, Narayanhiti Palace, Basantapur Durbar Square. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Kathmandu stayed within a factor of 1.08, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.