A glance at our hotel in Kathmandu

If you end up visiting Kathmandu, we highly recommend the hotel we stayed in. And we recommend booking ahead, as it's small, built on word of mouth, and for reasons that become obvious to a guest, gets repeat business.

In the Kathmandu area of Thamel, Pujan and Michelle are the proprietors of Hotel Courtyard (http://www.hotelcourtyard.com/). There's a reason for the name of the hotel, as the courtyard is a welcoming and comfortable gathering place for any guests who want to have good conversation with people from around the world, or simply relax with a glass of whatever suits you.  Some of the guests have hiked Everest several times over, some stay for a few weeks at a time and make the place a second home. And then people like us, coming for a week or so.

Part of the marvelous hospitality of Hotel Courtyard is that Pujan will arrange any excursions you care for, provide a car and driver if desired, make suggestions based on the length of your visit and what you want to experience in Kathmandu and Nepal.

The hotel has some classic Nepalese woodwork details:

Our last evening, we upgraded to a suite. Beautiful!


Some streets nearby in the Thamel area ...