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Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel

2.0 star property
Hostel near Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

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Mountain view
Property amenity
1 bedroom, in-room safe, free WiFi
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; alfresco dining
Lobby
Reviews
7.0

Good

Popular amenities

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  • RestaurantRestaurantRestaurant
  • BarBarBar
  • Room serviceRoom serviceRoom service

Check out the area

Map
Golkhupakha, Thamel, Kathmandu, Bagmati, 44600
  • Popular LocationDurbar Marg17 min walk
  • Popular LocationKathmandu Durbar Square3 min drive
  • Popular LocationPashupatinath Temple6 min drive
  • AirportKathmandu (KTM-Tribhuvan Intl.)21 min drive

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 2 Bedrooms, Shared Bathroom, City View

Standard Double Room, 2 Bedrooms, Shared Bathroom, City View

  • 185 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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4-bed Dormitory Room

4-bed Dormitory Room

  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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8-bed Dormitory Room

8-bed Dormitory Room

  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Standard Triple Room, Multiple Bedrooms

Standard Triple Room, Multiple Bedrooms

  • 2 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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6-bed Dormitory Room

6-bed Dormitory Room

  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

About the area

Kathmandu

Near the airport.Within a 15-minute walk of the hostel, you'll find Ballys Casino and Temples of the Elements. Garden of Dreams and Narayanhity Palace Museum are also within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Garden of Dreams - 16 min walk
  • Durbar Marg - 17 min walk
  • Kathmandu Durbar Square - 3 min drive
  • Swayambhunath - 5 min drive
  • Pashupatinath Temple - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Tribhuvan Intl. Airport (KTM) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • Wellness Organic Club - 9 min walk
  • Black Olive - 11 min walk
  • New Everest Mo:Mo: Centre - 6 min walk
  • Newa Ghasa - Sorhakhutte - 7 min walk
  • Thamel House Restaurant - 7 min walk

About this property

Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel

Hostel near Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. A rooftop terrace, a library, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel. Free self parking is available.

This Kathmandu hostel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 25 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Wedding services available
  • Library
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel offers 25 accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. This Kathmandu hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily: USD 2 for adults and USD 2 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Ecotours
  • Helicopter/airplane tours

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6 AM; Check-in end time: noon
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 12:30 PM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 2 for adults and USD 2 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 8.00 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB International, and cash.

Property is also known as

Famous House Kathmandu Youth Hostel
Famous House Youth Hostel
Famous House Kathmandu Youth
Famous House Youth
Famous House Kathmandu Hostel
Famous House Hostel
Famous House Kathmandu
Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel Kathmandu
Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 10 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 10 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 10 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 10 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 10 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nozomu

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Normal hostel
Good WiFi, good bed but no air conditioner. A bit far away from Thamel area.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our time at Famous House. Sanjay is a great guy and was always eager to help - he picked us up at the airport, arranged a full day tour of Kathmandu, and helped us with travel arrangements - he made our stay really special and we're grateful for his kindness. Would definitely come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Siarhei

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
You will not get a room, which you booked
Hostel is clean with nice comfortable rooms, if you can get room, which you want. I made booking here for a 3-person room, but they gave me dorm instead of this! After this I reserved a separate room for my friends, but they gave a 3 places in 4 bedded room with a 1 person already here. It's hard to make deal with them, I will never return.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Nice hotel, close enough to town
We enjoyed our stay, we wanted an authentic experience and that's what we got! The power would cut in and out sometimes, there was no hot water but they were working on it. Did not see any tourists where we were so it was far enough away from Thamel but only a short walk. Staff were lovely and very helpful..

6/10 Okay

May, Malaysia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
My friend and I stayed in this hostel for 3 nights. First night, we were very satisfied with the mixed dorm and cleanliness in bathrooms when we stayed at second floor. After arrival, I did mention to receptionist that we wanted to go out around 5am the next morning as I had booked a day tour, I was told reception could be 24 hours. I thought so...... The next morning, the gate of hostel was locked, I could not find anyone at 5.15am when I went to the reception. Ended up, I found the back wooden doors could be opened and we climbed out from the back gate. It was funny! We moved to double room after the first night, it was on first floor. Something happened on the second night, it terrified me! Well, we forgot to lock our room. I was sleeping very well until someone was touching on top of my blanket around 3.40am, he was sitting next to my bed, after a while he stood up and watching I slept for few minutes. I was so scared, kept pretending sleep and wondering would he be leaving soon. But NOT! Suddenly, I decided to scream like hell, then the guy ran out quickly. We told the receptionist what happened the next morning, but he said that he opened door for a drunkard around 3am, he suspecter it was the drunkard. I could tell it was not a drunk guy as he ran very fast when we shouted. But until now, we didn't know who's the guy. It was a very scary night for me!!! About the bathroom cleanliness at first floor, it was dirty.

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Staff & service
Prisvärt Hostel när centrum.
Billigt boende nära Thamel , fem minuters gångväg. Enkelt men väldigt prisvärt. Kändes mycket säkert. Mycket trevlig personal som var mycket hjälpsamma Enkel men bra frukost som serverades i solen på roof-Top .Rekomenderas.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Nikolay

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Canny manager, U will pay three times higher
I come here by reviews, but actually the price of this place three times higher in comparison with quality and manager always try make money from U, in the other place its free. I recommend Zen Bed and Breakfast. And U will be happy. Manager is canny. Don’t believe him
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Andres

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guesthouse
Good hotel / hostel, with nice staff and a decent restaurant. Not in Thamel, but in a commercial zone very close to it.

10/10 Excellent

Ana Paula, Curitiba - PR - Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a wonderful stay at this hostel. Stayed for 14 days there, and was really welcomed by their staff and the owner. Met a lot of interesting people at their roof top, and had awesome meals too. The hostel is not exactly in Thamel but it's 5 minutes walking from it, from all bars, restaurants, stores, bakerys and night life. The staff from the hostel helped me to book my trekking that was perfect and with all the other travels and adventures i did in Nepal.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort