Godavari Village Resort
The best option at Godavari is off the main road, on the dirt track running west to the Vajra Varahi Temple and Chapagaon.
The best option at Godavari is off the main road, on the dirt track running west to the Vajra Varahi Temple and Chapagaon.
A modern and sophisticated place about 2km from the main Godavari junction. The surprisingly swanky rooms have minibars, bathrooms and TVs and there’s a good, if chintzy, restaurant and a faux waterfall by the entrance.
South of Uku Bahal, this comfortable midrange hotel is a spin-off from a metal workshop and the owners have filled it with an outrageous bestiary of statues.
Southeast of Durbar Sq, across the road from the Mahabouddha Temple, this is a good budget choice, with tidy, cared-for rooms and an internet cafe. Rooms can be dark so aim for a room higher up.
Another quiet and well-run guesthouse right next to the Mahabuddha Temple, with a range of rooms. The bathrooms are a bit hit-and-miss but the views on the west side are great and a couple of rooms have balconies.
Just south of Taumadhi Tole, this pocket-sized family-run guest house is a rare budget choice in expensive Bhaktapur. Tall travellers may struggle with the low ceilings, but the vibe is easygoing and friendly.
Close to Sundhara Tole, this place is set back from the road behind a statue shop. Rooms are not too exciting but they are functional and cheap.
An update of a traditional Newari building, this place has it all – a courtyard restaurant, a rooftop balcony with perfect views and a coveted deluxe room with a private balcony overlooking Taumadhi Tole.
Sharing a courtyard with the Til Mahadev Narayan Temple, this tiny five-roomed guest house is built in the modern-Newari style seen all over the valley. The best rooms are up on the top floor – lower rooms get less light and have tiny bathrooms.
A cute family-run place in the northwest corner of Taumadhi Tole, set back from the hubbub and piled hig...
This long-established place scores extra points for the sunny disposition of its staff and an excellent location at the north end of Taumadhi Tole.
You pay a mark-up for this well-maintained place on Durbar Sq, but the rooms are comfy and the welcome heartfelt. There’s a small restaurant where you can escape the Durbar crowds on the ground floor. Ask for a corner room if you want a view.
A quiet courtyard and attentive staff are the drawcards at this brick-built guest house between Durbar Sq and Taumadhi Tole. Rooms won’t win any design awards, but they are clean and some have balconies.
One of a cluster of guest houses at the northeastern corner of Taumadhi Tole, offering naturally cool, well-shaded rooms with terracotta tiled floors.
A modern, friendly, family-run cheapie, a stone's throw from Tachupal Tole. There are no creaking floorboards here to give it charm but the common bathrooms are clean and the best rooms overlook the small garden restaurant.
Between Jawlakhel and Durbar Sq, down a sidestreet off the main road, this isn't great, with small rooms, sullen adolescent staff and noise from the neighbouring motorbike repair workshop, but it is a cheap option. Rooms at the back are best.
At first glance the Clarion looks a bit dated, but the rooms are comfortable and well appointed, with parquet floors and marble bathrooms. Central air-conditioning is another bonus and there’s a good restaurant with unusual round doors.
Where they got the Hawaiian name from is anyone’s guess, but the Aloha is calm, friendly and blissfully air-conditioned. Rooms are slightly chintzy, but good value, with TVs and bathrooms, plus fridges in the air-conditioned rooms.
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