Pokhara lodging - HELP -- for husband currently traveling Manang to Pokhara
I just got a satleite call from my husband who is spending 3 weeks in Nepal trekking around Manang. He is apparently going to Pokhara, which he had not planned on, and asked me to research lodging. Can anyone suggest a good hotel/inn etc? Sounds like the going rate is $5-10, but price is not really an issue, so would appreciate any help narrowing down what sounds like 250 choices. (Quiet, clean, well located and interesting would be top criteria!)
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Have checked Trip Advisor and tried a few reservations but everything is coming up full. Could that be correct that this is such a busy time that he will have trouble finding lodging??
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Heya Ms - I can't help thinking you're wasting your time. Your husband can sort his accom on the ground far, far more easily than you ever will in cyberspace. Pokhara has a strong tradition of backpackers, ferals and gap-year children, all of whom are incapable of tying their shoelace, let alone thinking a day in advance.
So relax, all he really has to do is arrive, look round and grab a room. In the $$ zone you are talking about, only a fool would take a room without seeing it first. |
I agree with dogster. You would be unlikely to find him accommodation from a distance, but he'll rock into Pokhara and find a place to stay in a few minutes.
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BTW, if he wants to splurge, the Fishtail Lodge used to be the best place in town.
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Thanks dogster and kathie. I am only looking into this because he asked me to. He knows there are a lot of places to stay and just wanted some diretion on where to head first. He is at the end of a three week trip, and is not spending months there, so I thought haveing a few decent suggestions would make things simpler. Will tell him about Fishtail Lodge, though he doesn't care that it is the best in town as much as just a clean decent place to stay. (If it were Kathmandu I would tell him to stay at the Vajra Hotel - my favorite!)
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Well, having spent a few weeks getting really dirty, off in outer space on similar expeditions, I can tell you now that you need to check him into the best hotel in town. He'll weep at the sight of a real live shower. He can get laundry done and have food delivered. And sleep in a bed. Ahhhh
Fishtail is... O.K. They threw me out once, claiming over-booking or some such. I think they lied. go here; http://www.agoda.com/asia/nepal/pokhara.html or here http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Pokhara.htm |
Thanks again for advice. Not sure what is up, but every site I put the dates in comes up with no availability. I sent him a text message and he can figure it out when he gets there!
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He ended up at the Hotel Diplomat, right around the corner from the Sacred Valley Inn. Likes it a lot. Sounds reasonable and decent.
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