Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel

2.0 star property
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Mountain view
Terrace/patio
Indoor wedding
Exterior
8-bed Dormitory Room  | Private kitchen

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Golkhupakha, Thamel, Kathmandu, Bagmati, 44600
  • Garden of Dreams
    16 min walk
  • Narayanhity Palace Museum
    17 min walk
  • Durbar Marg
    17 min walk
  • Kathmandu (KTM-Tribhuvan Intl.)
    21 min drive

Room options

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

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

4-bed Dormitory Room

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

8-bed Dormitory Room

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

Standard Triple Room, Multiple Bedrooms

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

6-bed Dormitory Room

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

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About the area

Kathmandu

When you stay at Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel in Kathmandu, you'll be in the business district, within a 10-minute drive of Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath. .This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Ballys Casino and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Garden of Dreams.

What's nearby

  • Garden of Dreams - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Durbar Marg - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Kathmandu Durbar Square - 3 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Swayambhunath - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Pashupatinath Temple - 6 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Wellness Organic Club - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Harati Newari Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Angan - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Mughal Empire - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Black Olive - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Famous House Kathmandu - Hostel

Hostel in Kathmandu with a rooftop terrace and a 24-hour front desk
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.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. This hostel also features a television in a common area, tour/ticket assistance, and a reception hall. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hostel's restaurant, where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge and dine alfresco. Or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

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

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 6:00 AM–9:30 AM: 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 a common area

Things to do

  • Ecotours
  • Helicopter/aeroplane tours

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • 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)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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