I picked this Hotel for price and location. Luckily, being a musician, the bar next door was where I went each evening to jam with the local musicians. They kept calling me back, so I got a chance to play almost every night that I cared to. Doorman likes Whisky. Very convenient internet cafe in the lobby, and also a... More

Just came back from Kathmandu where our group stayed at Garuda. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The accomodation was very,very basic. The rooms had no airconditioning although they later supplied us with a fan because our room was so unbearably hot. It was really noisy from the night club next door which belted out a repition of songs... More

Was here and thought the was good, everyone was friendly, and the location was right in the middle of thamel, the tourist spot so it was very convenient.

Stayed here a while ago but I just joined TripAdvisor and wanted to review the hotel. I enjoyed this place very much, we stayed here after doing the Anapurna trek and I could barely get down the stairs, which was good because the signed pictures of decades worth of climbers grace the walls of the stairwell....be sure to take a... More

Ok, it's noisy (aehm, VERY noisy) Ok, maybe the carpet needs some renovation. But the bathroom was clean, the manager friendly and the girl at the desk helpful, not to mention the great admiral at the door :-) Don't forget to take a look at the pictures on the stairs! You will see memories of more than a generation of... More

The last 2 reviews are somewhat unfair. Anyone who can afford to stay at the Hyatt would compare the Garuda unfavourably. Its clean and cheap and cheerful and the staff are great, but it is not a 5 star US experience, neither is the price!. Anywhere in Thamel gets noise from the bars,in fact the nearest music bar to the... More

After reading the decent reviews on Trip Advisor, I hoped that Hotel Garuda would meet our needs. We wanted a basic hotel in Thamel, the tourist district, that was clean, air-conditioned and central. The location was perfect, but nothing else was. The room (their largest), was filthy, the carpet was torn and dirty, the bathroom needed scraping down with heavy-duty... More

Grand hotel, nice rooms, hot water and very friendly and hospitable staff. However it was possibly the noisiest hotel I've ever stayed in in my life. The music from the adjoining bar every night was so loud it were as if the band was playing at the foot of my bed. It was absolutely insufferable and it continued until 11,... More

My brother, my son and I stayed at the Hotel Garuda on the advise of a friend who stays there when ever he visits Nepal on business. The Hotel Garuda is an oasis of calm in Thamel. We had a wonderful stay there because the staff was so friendly. From the doorman to the owner we were welcomed and treated... More