Name: The Sparkling Turtle Backpackers Hostel
Address: Buddha Park, Swayambhu, 09771 Kathmandu, Nepal, Buddha Park, Swayambhu, 09771, Nepal
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $5 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.5

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Fabulous rooftop patio, with sunrises beside Swayambunath! Amusing monkey activity! Inviting common areas to eat and meet in. Very helpful staff. Sounds from throughout the neighborhood you will only get to hear in Kathmandu!

Ms, United States of America

All the staff at the Sparkling Turtle were easy to communicate with, helpful with planning travel and trekking, and fun to hang out with - especially when we opened up the Nepali sweet wine. The location is great - a short walk to the famous monkey temple and close enough to the city center. The common area was always full of interesting travelers and the staff who were chatting and planning treks. I stayed in the A1 suite, which is essentially a room built for a king. Overall, I really enjoyed my stay here and recommend it to any young traveler!

Jason, Czech Republic

Staff was very helpful and supercool! Location outside Thamel and nearby Swayambhunath was perfect for me! Warm water 24 h - not common in Nepal

Kristina, Germany

1. Located walking distance from Monkey temple, bus stand, microbus stand and a decent market nearby 2. Hostel cafe has some tasty food 3. Great view from the rooms, roof... chill place with a hammock and all. They were screening Fifa matches downstairs on a huge screen 4. Friendly staff 5. Rooms and bathrooms are sufficiently clean

Anu, India

Extremely friendly staff, nice showers, beautiful balcony, and a lot of space. Felt more like a bed and breakfast than a hostel!

Rachel, Malaysia

very nice place to stay in Kathmandu. Great people, nice place to relax :)

Zdenka, Czech Republic

Perfect value for the money. Location out of Thamel is great (35 minutes of walk), no much of noise and from Swayambhu tample which is close comes nice buddhist chants. Common area and rooftop are great.

Kuba, Czech Republic

The staff were very welcoming, friendly and helpful! The food was delicious too! Also we really like the rooftop view :)

Rebecca, South Africa

Outside the city center in a more quite area, you wake up with monkeys. Good breakfast, nice staff that know your name, comfortable beds (no bunks), roof with hammocks and amazing view, they help you with trying to organise a trek and they have their own little restaurant with good food. I really loved it here.

Stephanie, Netherlands

They are like the sweetest! We paid for 5 nights but only stayed 3 nights because of the New year in bhaktapur. We told them that we were coming two days later but instead we stayed in Thamel. I wrote to let them know that we weren't coming so they could give the beds to someone else AND then they wrote that we could come anytime to stay the 2 paid nights. What a great service! 😍 😀

Nanaanhoej, Denmark

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“Fabulous rooftop patio, with sunrises beside Swayambunath! Amusing monkey activity! Inviting common areas to eat and meet in. Very helpful staff. ”

Ms United States of America
“All the staff at the Sparkling Turtle were easy to communicate with, helpful with planning travel and trekking, and fun to hang out with - especially when we opened up the Nepali sweet wine. ”

Jason Czech Republic
“Staff was very helpful and supercool! Location outside Thamel and nearby Swayambhunath was perfect for me! Warm water 24 h - not common in Nepal”

Kristina Germany
“1. Located walking distance from Monkey temple, bus stand, microbus stand and a decent market nearby 2. Hostel cafe has some tasty food 3. Great view from the rooms, roof... ”

Anu India
“Extremely friendly staff, nice showers, beautiful balcony, and a lot of space. Felt more like a bed and breakfast than a hostel!”

Rachel Malaysia
“very nice place to stay in Kathmandu. Great people, nice place to relax :)”

Zdenka Czech Republic
“Perfect value for the money. Location out of Thamel is great (35 minutes of walk), no much of noise and from Swayambhu tample which is close comes nice buddhist chants. ”

Kuba Czech Republic
“The staff were very welcoming, friendly and helpful! The food was delicious too! Also we really like the rooftop view :)”

Rebecca South Africa
“Outside the city center in a more quite area, you wake up with monkeys. ”

Stephanie Netherlands
“They are like the sweetest! We paid for 5 nights but only stayed 3 nights because of the New year in bhaktapur. We told them that we were coming two days later but instead we stayed in Thamel. ”

Nanaanhoej Denmark

Located 4.3 mi from Tribhuvan International Airport and just 0.6 mi from Swayambhunath Temple, The Sparkling Turtle Backpackers Hostel features cozy rooms and free Wi-Fi in public areas.

The property is 2.5 mi from Gangapur Bus Stand and just 600 feet from Buddha Park. Pashupatinath Temple is 3.7 mi away.

The Sparkling Turtle Backpackers Hostel offers luggage storage facilities. Guests can seek travel related assistance at the tour desk. Valet parking is available.

Chillout Café serves local, regional and Continental cuisine. Room service options are available as well.

Spartan rooms have attached bathrooms with shower facilities.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Kathmandu! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 9.4 for two-person stays.

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Closest Landmarks

Swayambhunath Temple
0.4 miles
Swayambhu
0.5 miles
Kathmandu Durbar Square
1.5 miles
Freak Street
1.5 miles
Hanuman Dhoka
1.5 miles
Nasal Chowk
1.6 miles
Thamel Chowk
1.6 miles
Garden of Dreams
1.8 miles
Ranipokhari
1.9 miles
Nepal Tourism Office
2.2 miles

Natural Beauty

White Monastery Mountain
1.2 miles

Closest Airports

Tribhuvan Airport
4.7 miles
Bharatpur Airport
52.3 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Great location, with friendly superhero staff”

Rita

Hungary

“I liked the atmosphere of this hostel, the rooms were good I would have liked a bit more storage space for my bag etc. The common room was very good for sociali...”

Sophie

New Zealand

9.1

“Staff was very helpful and supercool! Location outside Thamel and nearby Swayambhunath was perfect for me! Warm water 24 h - not common in Nepal”

Kristina

Germany

9.5

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! One child under 5 years stays free of charge when using existing beds.

One older child or adult is charged USD 4 per person per night in an extra bed.

The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

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Free! Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

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“Fabulous rooftop patio, with sunrises beside Swayambunath! Amusing monkey activity! Inviting common areas to eat and meet in. Very helpful staff. Sounds from throughout the neighborhood you will only get to hear in Kathmandu!”

United States of America

“All the staff at the Sparkling Turtle were easy to communicate with, helpful with planning travel and trekking, and fun to hang out with - especially when we opened up the Nepali sweet wine. The location is great - a short walk to the famous monkey temple and close enough to the city center. The common area was always full of interesting travelers and the staff who were chatting and planning treks. I stayed in the A1 suite, which is essentially a room built for a king. Overall, I really enjoyed my stay here and recommend it to any young traveler!”

Jason

Czech Republic

“1. Located walking distance from Monkey temple, bus stand, microbus stand and a decent market nearby 2. Hostel cafe has some tasty food 3. Great view from the rooms, roof... chill place with a hammock and all. They were screening Fifa matches downstairs on a huge screen 4. Friendly staff 5. Rooms and bathrooms are sufficiently clean”

Anu

India

“Perfect value for the money. Location out of Thamel is great (35 minutes of walk), no much of noise and from Swayambhu tample which is close comes nice buddhist chants. Common area and rooftop are great.”

Kuba

“Outside the city center in a more quite area, you wake up with monkeys. Good breakfast, nice staff that know your name, comfortable beds (no bunks), roof with hammocks and amazing view, they help you with trying to organise a trek and they have their own little restaurant with good food. I really loved it here.”

Stephanie

Netherlands

“They are like the sweetest! We paid for 5 nights but only stayed 3 nights because of the New year in bhaktapur. We told them that we were coming two days later but instead we stayed in Thamel. I wrote to let them know that we weren't coming so they could give the beds to someone else AND then they wrote that we could come anytime to stay the 2 paid nights. What a great service! 😍 😀”

Nanaanhoej

Denmark

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Reviewed: November 24, 2018

Kristina
Germany

1 helpful vote
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Staff was very helpful and supercool! Location outside Thamel and nearby Swayambhunath was perfect for me! Warm water 24 h - not common in Nepal

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 2, 2018

Jimmy
France

1 helpful vote
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 7 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The staff is very cool and the food too!

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: July 12, 2018

Anu
India
7.5

“There are better options”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
1. Located inside a dark lane with a small, easy to miss signage leading to the lane. 2. Every floor has one bathroom, common for all the rooms. Uppermost floor with the female dorm, doesn't even have a bathroom, just a toilet. 3. Expensive stay, overpriced cafe inside hostel, water bottle at 30/- (In comparison to the other hostel that I stayed at with better management and cheaper prices). 4. Management needs to get better at their job. a. There was no staff when I left in the morning, I mean I didn't even know where to knock if I needed anything on check out or the night before, like say, a water bottle. b. I settled my bill the night before and I was just told XXXX, when I wanted to know the breakup, the staff got offended... comes across as less experienced. c. The owner gave me wrong directions on the arrival night causing me and driver to go way inside the wrong lane, the onwer might also get flirty after a few drinks. 5. I used 3 bathrooms and a toilet on uppermost floors, all of them had leaking taps and pipes. One of their bathrooms is blood red on the inside, I mean just glossy red tiles. I don't about others but it freaked me out, especially when I had to use it at night. What kind of a person likes a red bathroom! 6. Charging point inside the room was quite loose so I sat in the common area to charge my phone and laptop, wifi is okay-ish.
1. Located walking distance from Monkey temple, bus stand, microbus stand and a decent market nearby 2. Hostel cafe has some tasty food 3. Great view from the rooms, roof... chill place with a hammock and all. They were screening Fifa matches downstairs on a huge screen 4. Friendly staff 5. Rooms and bathrooms are sufficiently clean

Stayed in June 2018
Reviewed: June 25, 2018

Rachel
Malaysia

1 helpful vote
9.6

“Friendly staff, bed and breakfast vibes, and great showers!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Extremely friendly staff, nice showers, beautiful balcony, and a lot of space. Felt more like a bed and breakfast than a hostel!

Stayed in June 2018
Reviewed: June 13, 2018

Zdenka
Czech Republic
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
very nice place to stay in Kathmandu. Great people, nice place to relax :)

Stayed in May 2018
Reviewed: May 21, 2018

Kuba
Czech Republic
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Perfect value for the money. Location out of Thamel is great (35 minutes of walk), no much of noise and from Swayambhu tample which is close comes nice buddhist chants. Common area and rooftop are great.

Stayed in April 2018
Reviewed: May 15, 2018

Christopher
United States of America
10

“Magical.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 9 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The entire place.
Nepal is a super friendly country.

Stayed in April 2018
Reviewed: May 12, 2018

Rebecca
South Africa
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The staff were very welcoming, friendly and helpful! The food was delicious too! Also we really like the rooftop view :)

Stayed in May 2018
Reviewed: April 24, 2018

Stephanie
Netherlands
Age group: 18 – 24

2 helpful votes
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Outside the city center in a more quite area, you wake up with monkeys. Good breakfast, nice staff that know your name, comfortable beds (no bunks), roof with hammocks and amazing view, they help you with trying to organise a trek and they have their own little restaurant with good food. I really loved it here.

Stayed in April 2018
Reviewed: April 22, 2018

Julia
Canada
6.7

“Satisfied overall and I would give thumb's up for the staffs.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
The bed and shared bathroom, but you pay what you get, it's okay in that price.
Stuffs are always willing and happy to help

Stayed in April 2018
Reviewed: April 16, 2018

Nanaanhoej
Denmark
Age group: 18 – 24

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Great staff, great rooftop and fantastic burgers.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
They are like the sweetest! We paid for 5 nights but only stayed 3 nights because of the New year in bhaktapur. We told them that we were coming two days later but instead we stayed in Thamel. I wrote to let them know that we weren't coming so they could give the beds to someone else AND then they wrote that we could come anytime to stay the 2 paid nights. What a great service! 😍 😀

Stayed in April 2018
Reviewed: April 6, 2018

Ms
United States of America
9.6

“If you want an authentic experience of life in Kathmandu, this is the place to stay!”
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 7 nights
Fabulous rooftop patio, with sunrises beside Swayambunath! Amusing monkey activity! Inviting common areas to eat and meet in. Very helpful staff. Sounds from throughout the neighborhood you will only get to hear in Kathmandu!

Stayed in March 2018
Reviewed: March 28, 2018

Richard
United Kingdom
9.6

“A most excellent place to stay and visit Katmandu!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great people, special thanks toAjet and Rosan x

Stayed in February 2018
Reviewed: March 12, 2018

Annis
Hong Kong
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 8 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
No dislike
Good breakfast, clean bed and good hot water supply

Stayed in March 2018
Reviewed: March 12, 2018

Anonymous
France

1 helpful vote
6.3

“Good place if need to be in the area otherwise better places to stay for the same price in Kathmandu”
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Noise around start at 5.00 Very poor wi-fi. Breakfast start late at 8.00 so everybody take breakfast at the same time, you can wait up to one hour to get your breakfast if the place is full. Breakfast not so great with bad black coffee 2 toasts one egg or one pancake.
Close to Swayambunat (monkey) temple and monasteries around, so if need to be around this is good.

Stayed in March 2018

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