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Reviews of Rest Up Thamel Hostel

Paknajol Marg, Thamel, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal

#25 of 431 hotels in Kathmandu

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Review score

Based on 55 hostel reviews

9.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.9

  • Value for money

    9.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    To be honest this was my best experience till now And about the place it was really good and peace And the hostel was really clean Everything was was really good And Food taste and the service they do is really great And i would like to mention Brother Receptionist Karan Was a really gentle and humble His serving skill and talking skill was really genuine He treated me very well And i hope whenever i will visit this place i will be coming over here only Thankyou for giving me the best experience of my life 😊❤️

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice hostel in a good location. Clean and comfortable rooms. Friendly staff. Great rooftop terrace. A good choice for Thamel.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    10
    Great hostel in nepal.
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Really great hostel in nepal. Budget friendly, clean rooms and bathroom also rooftop restaurent and nice food. Karan (the receptionist) and the whole rest up team helped me a lot during my stay.There is travel desk where we can get many information for tours and trek for free. I really recend this hostel.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2025

    9.0
    Go to the roof area!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Curtains on the beds (6 bed dorm) were more transparent than I expected (not a problem really)

    Really appreciate the staff and their hospitality: they let me use the common areas for a day several days after I left, which was very helpful to me. Great location, very central. Wish I could take the French Bakery and panipuri stand with me. Really nice common areas.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Amazing location, staff goes beyond to help organize anything. They organized my whole trek to the Annapurna (12 days) in last minute and it was the most amazing experience of my trip. They can store your stuffs for free, they help you out really with anything. They upgraded my room giving me a family room with a huge bright view, I loved it so much. Will be back there and not anywhere else next time!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2025

    10
    I felt like I was at my friends house
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing place with rooftop space with flowers, helpful and professional staff, extremely clean, very good restaurant.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2025

    10
    Very good!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice and helpful staff, the room was perfect, and I enjoyed the roof top terrace. Over all I really enjoyed my stay at this hostel.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2025

    10
    Perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Non

    Amazing hostel lovely helpful staff ( if you need any assistance) , perfect location you can walk to the square centre, plenty of shops don’t need a transport. There is a nice cafe on the top floor of the hostel with a great view and superb service food is very tasty is well Laundry service available. This place is great funky friendly and feels very safe. Forgot to add rooms and bedding are nice and clean ! Highly recommended .

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 February 2025

    9.0
    Enjoyed my stay, not there as a tourist, needed a break after travelling for 3 months.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    I did not like the Pashupatinath Temple it's mainly for Hindus and there are restrictions on foreigners and no Photography in certain places. It was NPR 1000 overpriced to see very little, harrassed from the moment I walked through the gate. It took me 75 minutes to walk there and I left after 5 minutes to leave. I wasted my day. Beware friendly locals there is an anterior motive behind every action, especially in the market area.

    It's close to many amenities, such as local shops, restaurants, and bars. Monkey Temple is an easy walk from the hostel. Good Location.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good location on the edge of Thamel, good shower and roof terrace.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This staff are very friendly and good specially karan bhaiya

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    10
    Absolutely worth staying
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Perfect hostel for travellers,I had a good staying here, everything was super clean, friendly staff, good restaurant on the Roop top. Front man Karan helped me a lot for my tour and many things. I recommend this hostel to everyone.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 December 2024

    9.0
    pretty much perfect :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    super central location & the rooftop area is so good for chilling & meeting other travellers as well as getting work done. was the only one in my room most of the time so was super quiet and comfortable !! the staff also are so helpful and so friendly !!

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Best hostel in Kathmandu. Very clean and perfect roof top to hang out. The staff is so nice, Prakash the manager showed us the city and we went for Tongba and very nice dinner.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hostel is one of the best hotels I have ever bin it's clean and the stuff is very nice. It's very easy to book some Trakkung or other activities like Safari or Rafting. All in all, Perfekt

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed is so comfy, at the terrace they do have nice restaurants . They have space for chilling & mountains view as well , the food is amazing very kind staff highly recommended.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 November 2024

    10
    A lovely moment spent here, will definitely recommend to all my friends who go to Kathmandu
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, everything was perfect

    Amazing staff The location of the hostel is very central and near delicious restaurants. Rooms and commodities are always perfectly clean. Food is amazing.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2024

    10
    Clean, helpful staff and great atmosphere in the best location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really, one of the best hostels I have been in Nepal.

    Nice hostel with private rooms and dorms, they are right in Thamel, the best location in Kathmandu, and there is an amazing rooftop with an amazing atmosphere and a bar with amazing food. The staff is also super friendly and helpful, I came for a few nights and ended up staying almost 10 days They also have secure space for parking!. I will definitely go back there!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 October 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean, good wifi and very nice staff!

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 September 2024

    10
    Clean and friendly
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great service, clean, good restaurant with great coffee

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 September 2024

    10
    You should try to visit, even if you say it’s somewhere else.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    NOP

    The breakfast and room were amazing, and I really enjoyed the vibes of this place. The staff, food, and rooftop with the sunset were beautiful. I will definitely go back.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2024

    10
    Just wow
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    All good

    Lovely place with great hospitality, food and cleanness.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2024

    10
    The Best
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything excellent

    I had a good time at this hostel. the hostel is so clean staff is very kind and friendly the mattress is very comfortable they have rooftop restaurants they offer delicious meals. Prakash help me to book the hike for 4 nights 5 days which is really worth it. the cost is affordable and they have well experience guide which make my trip more enjoyable thank you for everything. I will be back soon .

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2024

    10
    Will defintely be coming back! Had a wonderful stay!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything was excellent, will be back!

    I had a wonderful stay here, and it's the ideal choice for anyone visiting the city. The location couldn't be better—right in the heart of the action, making it incredibly convenient for tourists. Most of the top attractions were within walking distance, and the nearby public transportation options made getting around a breeze. The service at the hostel was exceptional. The staff were genuinely friendly and always ready to assist with a smile. Whether it was offering directions, suggesting must-see sights, or just checking in to make sure I was comfortable, their attentiveness really made a difference. The rooms were clean and cozy, providing a perfect retreat after a long day of exploring. If you're looking for a hostel with a prime location for sightseeing and a staff that truly cares about your experience, this is an excellent choice. I'll definitely be staying here again on my next visit!

    Stayed in August 2024

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