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Reviews of Swayambhu View Guest House

Swayambhu, Kimdol Marg, Devithan Galli str. 600/179, 44620 Kathmandu, Nepal

#19 of 99 B&Bs and Inns in Kathmandu

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 51 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    9.2

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.2

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 30 May 2025

    10
    A comfortable, and clean place with a perfect location and a friendly host
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Wonderful place! Everything was very comfortable, clean, and convenient. I especially want to highlight the friendly and responsive host — always available and ready to help with any questions. The location is excellent: everything you need is nearby. I would gladly stay here again!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    8.0
    Good stay away from the tourist craze of Tamel
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Modest hotel. Great housekeeper. Hot water was intermittent. Location is away from the bustling center but good

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    One the WiFi is not so good.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only the WiFi is a little bit to slow or don't function so got all the time.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 December 2024

    10
    Favorite place to stay in Swayambhu area
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    only that in december is getting cold so would be nice to have electric heater, or warmer duvet, otherwise everything was great.

    Most wellcoming and helpfull staff, rooms clean and nice. Great view from the rooftop. Favorite place to stay in the Swayambhu area!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 November 2024

    9.0
    I'll be back !!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The comfort and cleanliness were excellent. The kindness and attentiveness of Nidup deeply appreciated; and the view of Swyambhunath from my bed sublime

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location is good, it's quiet, and very close to the main road. Rooms are clean and have a common kitchen, which is well managed.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    Clean and comfortable stay in the best location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice and friendly staff, very spacious and comfortable room with a wonderful view of the stupa. Area is very safe and it is easy to get around. The rooftop terrace is a very nice bonus, I did some yoga there and really enjoyed it. Also, the access to the common kitchen is very practical.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Amazing accommodation with a fantastic view. The staff is super helpful, room was clean and cosy. Thanks a million for these memories!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's in a close proximity to Swambhu temple. Rooms are spacious. Drinkng water is free, Less plastic bottles all over Nepali. It's a quiet location. You can use the kitchen. The price was good.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    monkeys are everywhere so need to back early.

    a clean and silent place.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I spent awesome time at the guesthouse! Clean room, beautiful views, amazing staff—perfect getaway!

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cosy clean room with a nice view, good internet (we work remotely), clean and well equipped shared kitchen. Good coffee shop nearby and excellent pani puri just outside the homestay. The hosts are wonderful:)

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2023

    10
    Delightful!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    My stay in this beautiful guesthouse was incredible! Lovely spacious room with huge windows overlooking the Kathmandu valley and surrounding hills. There’s also an easy access to the rooftop with the stunning sunrise/sunset views🥰. In good weather you could see the snowy mountains tops from out there! Clean restroom with hot water. Nice well equipped kitchen, fridge. All the dishes, cups, silverware and pots are present. Little well kept garden was full of flowers in spring! Property is generally very well maintained and looked after with the great love and attention to the details. Neighborhood is quiet and safe. A short taxi ride to Thamel and 7 min walk to the main entrance to Swayambhu (monkey temple). The owners of the guesthouse Valeria and Alex are extremely friendly and helpful! I’m very grateful for this fabulous stay!

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2023

    10
    very peaceful, quiet and clean - with amazing views of Kathmandu and the Monkey Temple. The rooftop & meditation roo
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I will stay here whenever I am back in KTM. The place was very peaceful, quiet and clean - with amazing views of Kathmandu and the Monkey Temple. The rooftop & meditation room were a highlight for me. Location was not too far away so that you felt out of the mix. The hosts (Naidoop and Jonh) were also very accomodating and helpful with local knowledge, and things to look out for for first time travellers.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing

    Staff: friendly, nice and kind View: extraordinary Kitchen: family-atmosmphere Service: super good Support for guest: over expectation (booking for car, advise for local destinations to be visited...)

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2023

    10
    Made with love
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is "Top 3" in my own hostels rating. We felt like at home of the best friend: cooked and eat in the kitchen, chilled on the roof and in the yard looking at Swayambhu. The housekeeper was perfect, very kind and helpful. The room was also very nice: nothing super-special but "made with love".

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2023

    10
    Brilliant!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The guest house is very clean and the staff is super friendly! The Guesthouse is very close to the Swayambu Stupa and has great opportunities around for food and good coffee!

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Fantastic hosts arranged additional services for seeing Nepal and were very informative and warm. Visiting for the first time and for 4 days our stay turned into the most wonderful and meaningful experience of Katmandu and beyond. and The hotel is very neat. The kitchen/cafeteria is very convenient and cozy.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small bathroom

    Exceptional host and staff Homely Quite neighbourhood

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2022

    9.0
    A very nice relaxing place near the Swayambhu Temple.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    A very nice quiet location, but only a few minutes walk from the Swayambhu Temple. Plenty of cafes and restaurants nearby.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2024

    7.0
    Decent place that needs some improvements
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No easy check in or check out as there’s no proper reception. The water pressure was bad. The shower head was quite bad and the water went in all directions. Sometimes I couldn’t flush the toilet as the water refilled slowly. So I needed to wait an hour or so. The staff offered to fix it, but I didn’t want to have people in my room. It’s a nice place in theory. But I had much nicer apartments previously in Kathmandu for a smaller nightly rate. With some improvements it could be a 10/10 place.

    Friendly staff, nice common kitchen, and garden, and roof top. Nice cafe nearby.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    3.0
    way overpriced
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 13 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    bedbugs

    nice staff

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2023

    4.0
    we were in KTM to do work; didn't meet our needs for accessibility and cosiness to work in the room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hotel is hard to find and inconvenient. Cold room and not enough blankets. Impersonal atmosphere. not cosy...

    The woman who greeted us was very nice and tried her best to make us feel welcome. no breakfast but you can cook in a kitchen which is helpful if you are staying long enough.

    Stayed in December 2023

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