We stayed at the Norling for 3 nights before our trek. The staff was very helpful and looked after us. The location was excellent for someone wanting to stay in the Thamel area. The room was basic and could of been a little cleaner. However, for the price we would recomend it for someone on a budget.

A group of 12 of us had been booked in here at the start and end of our trek. Greta location but what a dump. You can get much better at the same price in the same area.

Non of our group stayed there on the way back!

It was a great trip, and the hotel was a big part of that. The staff were very kind, and accommodating. The room was small, but decent. We traveled with a group of 12 and it was everything we needed. It was in busy heart of Thamel, and great for shopping. It was all in all a great experience.

Oh dear. What an interesting experience it was staying here before and after our trek in the LangTang Valley. On our first night the three of us shared a tiny room right at the front of the hotel which was incredibly noisy (to be expected to a certain extent in Kathmandu!) but made worse by the building work that strated at 6am the following morning. The bathroom was filthy but the shower was hot and powerful. We then moved to rooms towards the back of the building which were much nicer. However, the service was so odd it was hilarious!

Pros...
- Good location
- Cheap
- Free internet access (though very slow)

Cons...
- Small and dirty rooms
- Dead cockroaches on the stairs
- Prison style bathrooms
- Restaurant food awful and also dirty
- No cleaning carried our during our stay (four nights post trek, two nights before)
- Bathroom flood (due to drains) was blamed on us because our hair had blocked the drains even though there was a drain cover and absolutely no hair!
- Strange owner who paced the dining room and even followed us up to the roof, obviously to check we were behaving ourselves
- Unspeakable toilet full of previous owners erm, mess in our room

To be honest, it was so bad it became funny. I would not recommend Norling Guest House, or ever stay there again!