Reviews of Le Rhododendron Chambres D'hotes 2 stars

This was the best experience I have had when traveling abroad. The owners of the property were warm, welcoming and made my stay in Katmandu that much more enjoyable.

Do not stay here in high season as the owner cannot take the pressure of running the house alone and he becomes very rude! I stayed here a few nights before I went on my trek and the hospitality was ok but still the owner wanted to charge for kitchen use just to make hot water, and other weird things about drinking water etc. When I returned 2 days earlier from my trek, he put me in a room in his house where I didn’t feel comfortable coming out even to the toilet as there were 5 men sitting, talking and drinking beer outside the room, let alone the noise coming into the room in the evening which is the last thing I wanted after a long trek. He said I could change rooms the day after which I did but he was so grumpy that he had to change the sheet for one night as I was waiting for the specific room I booked 3 weeks ago we could have with my friend. He later apologised so he knew he was rude but it continued the day after again when I asked what time I could change to the specific room I booked from that day he said I could only change it tomorrow as the people inside decided to stay one more night. When I told him I booked that room already 3 weeks ago he again became rude, saying things like why I change room every day and he needs to change the sheets. And that he hears me telling other people how much I pay for the room, which isn’t true as I didn’t even know how much I was paying for the room! And also why I recommend trekking stores to people where they go and buy jackets! He hears everything. Like it’s something against his business. This is not just my experience as other customers also said the service has gone down compared to the earlier days when they arrived and the place was not full and his behaviour and moodiness doesn’t make the atmosphere of the place nice. Stay elsewhere where you are more welcome! Thankfully I could also leave! Also, the shower and toilets are shared for some rooms which are not stated on Booking.

The whole atmosphere, the fake and forced kindness.

The host is internationally experienced in hospitality, that’s very rare in Nepal. As a consequence you can expect a very high level of care and consideration, which is much appreciated after a 14 hour bus journey from Pokhara. At 10pm I was treated to an excellent omelette, yogurt, nuts and tea, a great find at such a late hour. After a quiet night’s sleep the following day I was assisted with printing of documents for a visa application and some shared experience of the process. Everything went smoothly during my stay.

Unfortunately the WiFi network cannot be seen on the floor below the router, so it wasn’t useable from my room. This could easily be remedied with a cheap network extender.

Very good location north of Thamel for a quiet stay within walking distance. Amazing warm welcome from the host who are very attentive to your needs and helpful!

No bad points from me.