Hotel Metropolitan Kantipur

Details

The friendly hosts of Hotel Metropolitan Kantipur offer prompt and friendly service. Centrally located in Thamel, close to shops and cafes etc. There is a tended garden where you can enjoy a quiet break from the bustle of Kathmandu. There are panoramic views of Himalayan peaks and the surrounding hills of the Kathmandu valley from the rooftop. The rooms are clean and the service is good.

Who should book this hotel?

Hotel Metropolitan Kantipur is popular with Budget travelers.

When to go?

The season Spring and Autumn are the most preferred by the visitor. Summer is hot and wet in Kathmandu. Winter, while mainly clear during the days can have a lot of fog hanging in the Valley in the mornings, impeding visibility and flights. Outside the Kathmandu Valley, the fog is not such an issue at this time.

Nepal has four distinct seasons:

• SPRING from late February to late April - is warming up and mostly fine weather. As the dry months accumulate, the dust etc builds up in Kathmandu and visibility can be poor from there at this time of year (noticeably more so at the latter end of spring)
• SUMMER, from May to September - the monsoon season is hot and humid with rain almost everyday. During this season, trekking in most of Nepal is difficult and uncomfortable, the trails being muddy and infested with leeches and access to trail heads is subject to delays.
• AUTUMN, from October to mid December, is cool with clear skies and is the most popular season for trekking.
• In WINTER, from Mid -December to mid February, it is cold at night, with chances of fog in the early morning, but generally clearing to fine days and with very little chance of rain.

One of the largest determinants of weather is the altitude. Hence the winter weather is warmer and milder on the plains. While in summer the lowlands might be next to unbearable, at this time the mountains will be nice.

Precipitation outside the monsoon season:

• It usually does not rain for more that one or two days during the entire autumn and the winter season, although the highest chance of winter rain would come in mid to late January
• In the winter, the mountains are covered with snow including some high hills. It very rarely snows in the Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara.

Go Beyond?

Thamel is an ideal location for all kinds of travellers. It is close to cafes and shopping, you can meet many travellers as well as locals. Ideal for those guests who like the vibrant nature of Asian bazaars! It is walking distance to the World Heritage Sites of:

• Kathmandu Durbar Square where guests can visit the Living Goddess ‘Kumari’ (approx 20-30 minutes strolling through local bazaar)
• Swoyambhunath, aka the Monkey Temple and also a World Heritage Site is a highly sacred Buddhist stupa (and can also be reached by walking for about 30-40minutes up to base of the hill). Other World Heritage Sites within a 20-30 minute taxi ride from the hotel include.
• Pashupatinath, the most important Hindu temple in Nepal and where the majority of funeral cremations take place in the Kathmandu Valley and Boudhanath, one of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Asia, centre of Tibetan culture in Kathmandu.