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Reviews of Kwabahal Garden Hostel

Wak Bajra Marg, Thamel, 44600 Kathmandu, Nepal

#27 of 431 hotels in Kathmandu

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 101 hostel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    9.4

  • Free Wifi

    9.4

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  • Reviewed: August 14, 2025

    10
    Nice community vibe in Thamel!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Such a great find! Great vibes, nice community!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 10, 2025

    10
    Stayed for a few days, stayed for a whole month and will extend it. Amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    nothing

    Breakfast was amazing. Scrambled eggs, buffalo bacon and milk tea. The location is great too. Garden inside the house. Perfect service

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: June 18, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Great location, with a nice courtyard to relax in. The water pressure and shower heads are such a treat after finishing a trek.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: June 18, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice place for traveler

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: June 8, 2025

    10
    Very accommodating and friendly staff. And the foods in their resto are delicious.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nice and clean. The staff are very accommodating. I really enjoy my stay in this hostel.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: May 28, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The Garden is a real escape from the noisy and budy Thamel. A great place to chill, and you find everything nearby.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 28, 2025

    8.0
    Pleasant stay in a pretty garden
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathrooms /showers not always on the same level as the room. But not so bad

    nice garden area and great location in Thamel they have a bookshelf to share books. Random little temple next to the hostel too

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 17, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bathrooms are great, but would benefit from a hook and shelf so that there is somewhere to put your towel and belongings while showering. Currently, construction is happening at early and late hours next to the hostel, so be advised of the noise. It is beyond the hostel's control, so completely understandable. Kathmandu is also a busy city so some noise is to be expected anywhere. Rooms can get a bit hot and the one room fan is necessary and also helpful to cover the outside and inside noise, like barking dogs, motorbikes, snoring, etc. Small individual bed fans would be even better so there is no disagreement among people in the rooms about whether the one fan should be on or off.

    The staff is great! They are friendly and helpful. Facilities are very clean. The garden and rooftop are excellent places to spend time relaxing or tending to business. The only food I had from the on-site restaurant was the Nepali breakfast, but it was excellent. Bathrooms are located outside the dorm rooms, which is always good. They were never completely full and always were stocked with fresh toilet paper. Toilets and showers are separate which is also very nice. The hostel location is in Thamel if you want access to tourist amenities and trekking shops. There is free drinking water available which makes a big difference for me. Great hostel and good value. I intend to return.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 13, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Super comfortable and clean, great outdoor shared space downstairs. We loved it, and returned a few times. If you have to work remotely in Kathmandu, this is the place to do it! Bathrooms were also the cleanest I experienced in KTM.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: May 10, 2025

    10
    Would absolutely stay here again. Perfect escape from the Kathmandu chaos but amazing location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This hostel was fabulous! Location couldn’t have been any better and they offer a pick up service from the airport. The place was clean and the garden restaurant area was gorgeous. Super chilled and serene. Would definitely stay here again!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: May 2, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s a clean and sound stay with good ambiance.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2025

    10
    Washroom - clean and nice. Beds comfy, no damage. Staff super friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything great. There is nothing to talk about. There is a restaurant within the hostel area and they cook tasty food so you need to try for sure. Also the staff is amazing. I cannot rate the breakfast because of my early leaving. Maybe next time.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 21, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very friendly people Good food Good service

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 21, 2025

    10
    Perfect
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All the staff are very friendly and very helpfull

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 14, 2025

    10
    Your new favourite hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The only thing that could be improved is storage for backpacks - there are lockers but they are too small to fit the whole bag, so the floorspace is just a pile of bags. Minor complaint.

    This is one of my favourite hostels I've ever stayed at. The staff are awesome, so friendly and helpful. The garden is so chill, a great haven from the madness of Thamel. And the facilities have everything you need. Highly recommend this place.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 13, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Maybe a tea coffee spot could be great, because there is just the restaurant

    The location is nice

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 7, 2025

    9.0
    Calm good vibes
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The toilets and showers are depending on your room 2 a view floors up and kinda outside which made going to the toilet at night a bit uncomfortable but nothing too crazy.

    Had two different rooms which where both very nice (the one a bit more expensive was of course a bit nicer). The restaurant area is beautiful but it’s not too crazy social. The staff is very helpful and it’s a good place to escape the load city.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was perfect

    -walking distance to the bus stop to Pokhara -super friendly staff that can help you arrange anything: bus tickets, trekking, sightseeing in the city, airport pick up and drop off -very clean and comfortable -great location in Thamel near all the shops and restaurants -there is a restaurant on site that has very good food, so if you are tired you don’t even have to leave the hostel to get food!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 18, 2025

    10
    Amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Comfortable and clean hostel, very nice beds and on a side street from all the traffic with a garden where you can chill. The food was delicious and staff super friendly and helpful. Would stay again, and I did.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 17, 2025

    10
    Best hostel in Kathmandu!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing :))

    One of my favorites of hostels I’ve stayed in. I feel so comfortable and at home in this place. And will be coming back when I’m next in Kathmandu. Their facilities were beyond what I expected: a hot shower with GREAT pressure, clean toilets, super comfortable and warm beds, great WiFi service, super friendly and helpful staff, amazing food at the restaurant downstairs, and a generally homely and safe place in a great location within Thamel.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The location is very close to market. The hygiene was impeccable. They have a really good restaurant within the hostel premises. All in all great stay.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2025

    10
    Very open and friendly personal they help you with every questions.
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing

    We loved the location and the atmosphere in the garden.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 10, 2025

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The locker was too small

    The staff was helpful and the garden is just amazing. Food is also good and good price

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 26, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was no curtain in the toilet and neighbors could see me taking a shower, I suggest to get one to respect the guests privacy. Also, shower water was leaking a bit in the room and if you leave it like this it will become mold which is unpleasant

    Very well located, and I really enjoyed chilling in the garden. Staff is very welcoming and it is a great place to start your trip from. Also I made a few friends from other guests staying here, so I highly recommend recommend to solo travellers

    Stayed in February 2025

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