Kathmandu Guest House was a Rana mansion converted into a hotel by Karna Sakya in 1967. Starting with just 13 rooms, it has been slowly nurtured into a sprawling 121-room hotel with more than the required amenities. Today it is reputed to be an internationally acknowledged "best budget hotel". It is the first hotel established in Thamel, which is Kathmandu’s most popular tourist destination with the highest concentration of tourism-based service outlets in Asia.
This landmark hotel is often deemed responsible for the development of Thamel as the centre for Kathmandu’s tourist population. The property was opened in 1968 and is every bit the grand master of all the Guest Houses in the area.
The huge gates keep it separated from the hustle and bustle of the city streets and the moment you pass through them you enter into the elegance and comfort the place has to offer. You first sight will be the outdoor dining area which is invariably filled with people discussing trips past or future, while on the other side of the main building you will find the wonderful Colonial style Gardens for which the hotel has become famous.
Previous guests include singer Ricky Martin, actor Jeremy Irons and adventurer Sir Chris Bonington, so it caters for every taste. As Tony Wheeler of Lonely Planet said: “Kathmandu Guest House is a bottleneck where everyone has to pass through at sometime or the other.”
ACCOMMODATION
Kathmandu Guest House is a three star category hotel. It offers 120 rooms price ranging from US$ 2.00 - 60.00 depending upon room facilities such as overlooking the garden, attached spacious bathroom with tub bath, mini bar, color television, telephone, air conditioning, complimentary daily newspapers
KGH is a legendary hotel where many extraordinary people from different part of the world meet each other, and sometimes fell in love, married, and came back to stay in the same room for their honeymoon. KGH has one of the highest percentage of repeated visitors.
DINING FACILITIES
GARDEN & TERRACES
SHOPPING ARCADE
| Types of Room | Single | Double | Triple |
| Standard Room | US$ 25.00 | US$ 30.00 | US$ 35.00 |
| Garden Facing Room | US$ 35.00 | US$ 40.00 | US$ 45.00 |
| A/C Standard Room | US$ 45.00 | US$ 55.00 | US$ 70.00 |
| Deluxe Room | US$ 60.00 | US$ 70.00 | US$ 80.00 |
| Supper Deluxe Room | US$ 100.00 | US$ 120.00 | US$ 140.00 |
| Meals | Tariff |
| Breakfast | US$ 6.00 |
| Lunch | US$ 9.00 |
| Dinner | US$ 10.00 |