Accommodation - Where do I expect to stay? What is the cost?

Kathmandu is one of the most highly toured cities in Nepal. Despite this, I am expecting the  hotels to be of much lesser quality than what we are used to in Canada. I would like to stay in hostels, meet fellow travelers and experience a different standard of living all together. Accommodation in foreign destinations such as Nepal can be a form of culture shock. Although I aim to get away from what I am comfortable and used to, I would like to feel safe where I am staying at the same time.

Common example of a hotel that can be found in Kathmandu:

Hotel Poon Hill:

This hotel is located in a quiet area of Kathmandu that is perfectly located for tourists who are looking to experience base camp tours and hikes into the Himalayan Mountains.

It includes:
» Restaurent and Bar Facilities
» 24 hours running hot and cold water
» Wall to wall carpeting.
» All rooms connected with telephone service.
» 24 hour cable television network in the lobby.
» International and Domestic telephone service.
» Fax and E-mail facilities with full Internet Access.
» Free Room Service.
» One-day laundry service.
» Free safe deposit boxes and luggage storage.
» Postal Service.
» Beer- garden on the roof top

Cost per night: price range varies a lot based on location and the quality of hotel you are looking for.

Top Rated Hostels in Kathmandu:

Encounter Nepal (p) Ltd.

It includes:

Family run hostel, nice garden, free WIFI and internet and airport pickup. Rooms cost $20.00 US  and breakfast is included. 4 minutes north of Centre of Thamel.






Dorms From €9.03



Privates From €7.52

76% of people were pleased with their stay at this hostel

Elbrus Home

It includes:
The hostel lies in the middle of tourist hub Thamel. It is 5 minutes walking distance from Royal Palace & Tourist bus station, Kantipath. Neat, clean rooms including bathroom with hot & cold shower for 24 hours. It is walking distance to all tourist destinations: tourist market,airlines,travel agency,restaurants etc. It has a travel desk to provide travel information to tourists.



 





Privates From €7.52

87% of people were pleased with their stay at this hostel.









I plan to stay in hostels similar to the ones seen above. They are both highly recomended and the cost of staying in a hostel for a month would be around $600 dollars (average of 20 dollars a night). Living in such conditions will hopefully make me appreciate the life I have in Canada by experiencing how most of the world really lives. In my opintion, it is important to expose yourself to such conditions in order to properly put things into perspective. I hope for my time in Nepal to open my eyes to a world that isn't sheltered. Living in North America for my whole life has provided me with a very skewed depiction of how most poeple live.