Hotel Yak & Yeti
The Yak & Yeti is a restored palace and enlarged hotel in central Kathmandu, with antique fountains, gilded temples, formal gardens and a five-star rating. The hotel has two gourmet restaurants, on-site bakery, casual dining and a pub. The rooms range from superior rooms to suites, and you can stay in a 100-year-old palace or one of the new modern wings. It has a fitness center, spa, business center and executive club, grand ballroom and casino. Children under 6 stay free when sharing parents' room.
Hotel Yak & Yeti
GPO Box no. 1016, Durbar Marg
Kathmandu, Nepal
+977-1-4248999, 4240520
reservation@yakandyeti.com
yakandyeti.com
Summit Hotel
The Summit is all things to all travelers. The hotel has a popular bar and Friday Night Barbecue, a choice of lodging from modest budget rooms to luxurious Himalaya View rooms and self-contained apartments, traditional Nepalese décor, restaurant and terrace dining and a strong policy of environmentally sensitive and fair labor practices that improve the local community. You can stay at the hotel and take advantage of its Summit Nepal Trekking service, a Sherpa-supported full-service mountain-climbing tour company that caters to novices and experienced climbers and has recently helped clients to summit Everest, Xishapangma, Cho Oyu, Kanchenjunga and a number of smaller mountains in the Himalayan range.
Summit Hotel
PO Box 1406
Kopundol Heights
Kathmandu, Nepal
+977 1 5521810 / 5524694
summit@wlink.com.np
summit-nepal.com
Dwarika's Hotel
The Dwarika's Hotel, in a country which has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is itself the winner of two Heritage Awards. The hotel is a handmade terracotta and carved wood tribute to Nepal's history and arts---the buildings are a beautifully preserved century-old museum with 16th-century windows, private courtyards, hand-painted textiles and Buddhist symbols and art. The hotel has four restaurants, including one with a 22-course tasting menu, two lounges; a swimming pool designed after 12th-century royal pools and a menu of massages. There is a business center with broadband Internet access and a library of Nepali cultural and travel books.
The Dwarika's Hotel
P.O.Box-459, Battisputali
Kathmandu, Nepal
+977-1-4479488/ 4470770
info@dwarikas.com
dwarikas.com
Article Written By Benna Crawford
Benna Crawford has been a journalist and New York-based freelance writer since 1997. Her work has appeared in "The New York Times," "The Washington Post," "The Miami Herald," on CBS, CNN, ABC and in professional journals, trade publications and blogs. Crawford is a certified Prana Yoga instructor, currently studying green nutrition.
