capnrhabdo
12 de noviembre de 2023
We stayed here for 3 nights. It was ok, and we cannot review all parts of the hotel facilities and services as we did not use all of them. What we liked: - most comfortable beds we stayed in in Nepal. Slept very well. - Well functioning air conditioning. - Decent water pressure/hot water temperature BUT, see what we didn’t like below. - The pool area - nice pool, comfy sunbeds - Staff were polite and friendly. - The location is away from the main strip of town so it is less dusty and more quiet. Town is a 20 min walk. The route is mostly lit, but we recommend bringing a torch if you are walking. - Clean rooms - Fridge with reasonably priced mini bar What we disliked: - it seems there are a number of poor finishes within the room such as a nail as a door stop in the bathroom, a balcony door that doesn’t close properly because the door is either warped or the frame is not square (I could fit my fingers through the gap). Notwithstanding, none of these issues ruined our stay, they are small things for the hotel to look at. - No safe to store valuable belongings - The shower is served by a 10l storage heater. What this means is that you have about 4-5 mins to shower head to toe before you run out of water. It environmentally responsible, which is good, but should you need more time it’s not helpful. It is also questionable why a bath tub as it’s not possible to have a hot bath based on water limitation. It takes approximately 20-30 mins for water to refill in the tank heat up to max temperature. It took us a while to work this out, but once we had we just co-ordinated our showering appropriately. - The towel holder next to the sink was not attached to the wall securely - precariously hung on the fixing. What we can’t comment on: - breakfast was included but we like to explore the culinary offerings of town, so we did not eat at the restaurant - The bar looked nice but again we ate and drank out in town - Room housekeeping - our room was never serviced, but then we weren’t sure if there was supposed to be a request made at either reception or by leaving a tag on the door (we had no door tags/cards in our room). This didn’t particularly bother us, we don’t mind making our own beds, but if this is normal, others may care. - Trips - we booked our jeep safari day trip in town as we felt it was slightly cheaper and we also did not want to engage in any unethical tourism regarding elephants (there are only 3 wild elephants in Nepal, the rest are either government or privately owned. The ones adjacent to the hotel are privately owned. We don’t know who owns these). The situation with elephants in Nepal is incredibly complicated, but if you are interested in a more educational and ethical elephant experience/tourism then we highly recommend you visit Stand Up 4 Elephants (15 min tuktuk ride) - avoid the elephant breeding centre. We recommend that the hotel endorse SU4E cause and help promote the move towards more ethical elephant tourism. Overall we we
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