Courtyard room
Ground-floor room off the brick courtyard, under the lemon tree. Quiet after breakfast; the thick walls keep June cool.
Sleeps 2 1 bed 1 bath
from रु5,200/ night
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Kuleshwor
Naya Bhāvanā — restored Newari courtyard houseनयाँ भवन
4.94(218)· guest favourite SuperhostHimaGo verified · DoT/Homestay-2081/0142 Lalitpur, Bagmati · 1,336 m
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Courtyard breakfast: chiura, aalo, black lentils, seasonal fruit
Hosted by Sunita Prajapati
2016 on HimaGo · Nepali · Newari · English · Hindi · replies within 20 min · 100%
DoT homestay registration Ward-10 resident ID
3 rooms
from 2 guests
Check-in 13:00
check-out 11:00 · self or with host
Rooms from 2 guests
house extras रु1,200/night
2-night minimum
one night is fine
About this place
Three guest rooms in a 1840s brick townhouse, carved windows, courtyard breakfast
Naya Bhāvanā is a family house, not a hotel. Sunita's grandfather built it; her father rebuilt the upper floor after the 2015 earthquake with a hidden steel ring beam, and Sunita added the bathrooms, the fibre line and a very serious espresso machine.
There are three guest rooms off a brick courtyard where breakfast is served under a tulsi plant and a lemon tree. The carved windows are original — they are protected heritage, so please don't lean on the struts. In the evening someone is usually on the roof flying a kite, sorting lentils, or explaining the difference between Patan and Kathmandu Durbar Square.
- Courtyard breakfast: chiura, aalo, black lentils, seasonal fruit
- Built 1840, retrofitted with a steel ring beam after 2015
- Two minutes from Patan's Krishna Mandir
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Sunakothi
Room 2. The window looks straight at the neighbouring temple lattice; at 06:20 the light comes in sideways across the courtyard floor.
Sleeps 2 1 bed 1 bath
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Upper family room
The rebuilt upper floor: a double and a single, heater in winter, and the roof stairs two steps from the door.
Sleeps 4 2 beds 1 bath
from रु8,400/ night
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What this place has
Fibre Wi-Fi (tested speed shown)Power & water
24-hr hot showerComfort
Room heaterComfort
Attached bathroomComfort
Home-cooked dal bhat includedFood
Chiya anytime, on the houseFood
Private terrace or balconyComfort
Laundry, back same dayNepal extras
Tribhuvan airport pickupGetting around
Drinking water refills (free)Power & water
What this place does NOT have
Hosts who list these get 3× fewer complaints, so we made the field required.
- Air conditioning
- Elevator
- Bathtub
Nepal reality check
Checked by a HimaGo team member on site — not claimed by the host.
- Hot water
- Solar + electric backup. 24 hours in practice; on very cloudy Feb days give it 20 minutes.
- Power cuts
- Rare since 2018, but there's a 4-hour inverter on the guest circuit plus a generator for the kitchen.
- Wi-Fi
- WorldLink fibre, 48 Mbps measured at the courtyard table (speed test in the room window is half that — thick brick).
- Noise
- This is a living old town: temple bells at 06:00, bhajan on Friday, honking at the Chowk. Earplugs in the drawer.
- Airport transfers
- Book the day before; early-morning departures need a driver who knows which gate the taxi stand actually moved to.
Availability & prices
Small number under each day = the Bikram Sambat date. Amber dot = a festival, which moves the rate.
All year; Indra Jatra week is unforgettable
September 2026
१६ भदौ २०८३
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October 2026
१५ आश्विन २०८३
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festival unavailable chosensmall number under each date = Bikram Sambat day
13 nights already booked or closed by the house · The family closes for Dashain week — everyone goes to Gorkha. Book the roof for Tihar instead, the lamps are unbeatable.
Weekend uplift
+6% Fri–Sat
Stays of 7+ nights
−8% automatically
Local tourism fee
रु150 × nights
Where it is
Kuleshwor, 8 min walk to Patan Durbar Square
27.6730, 85.3190 · 1,336 m Open in Google Maps
Getting there
- From Tribhuvan airport12–25 min by car depending on the Ring Road (NPR 900–1,400 by meter; Sunita's taxi is a flat NPR 1,100).
- From Kathmandu10 min across the New Road bridge. Walk it if the traffic is deadlocked — 25 min from Ason.
- Last stretchCars stop at the end of the gali; it's a 90-second walk over brick with a step or two. Luggage help available.
Within reach
- Patan Durbar Square & museum8 min
- Krishna Mandir9 min
- Mangal Bazaar woodcarvers' street5 min
- New Road shopping & cafés14 min
- Patan Hospital (24-hr emergency)12 min
Guest reviews
4.94/ 5
218 verified stays
Cleanliness5.0
Accuracy5.0
Check-in5.0
Communication5.0
Location4.9
Value for money4.8
Marcus R.Leipzig, DE
5.02026-03-18२०८२ फाल्गुण ५
Sunita met us at the end of the gali with a torch, took our bags, and had dal bhat going at 22:00 because our flight from Delhi slipped. The room is better than the photos and the roof is the best place in the valley for an hour at dawn. I have stayed in a lot of heritage houses; this one has actual people living in it, which is the whole point.
Sunita Prajapati replied
Thank you, Marcus — the bhajan on Thursday night is free of charge but I'm glad you survived the jet lag. Next time, the tulsi must be in flower for your visit.
प्रितिका श्रेष्ठKathmandu, NPlocal review
5.02026-01-11२०८२ पुष २७
हामी दम्पतीका लागि शान्त वीकएन्ड। Biographical note — the Newari breakfast alone is worth the rate. Didi explained every carved window and the museum entry was free on our second day because of her call. Rooms are warm with the heater, hot water is unlimited, and the courtyard at 06:40 is the best thing in Kathmandu.
Sunita Prajapati replied
फेरी आउनुहोला प्रितिका जी! Next time, when the kite flying starts.
Anjali & DevMumbai, IN
4.02025-11-02२०८२ कार्तिक १६
Beautiful house, kind hosts, one caveat for light sleepers: the temple bells at 06:00 and the street below are part of the deal. Bring earplugs if you're like my husband. The roof with Tihar lights was worth staying during the festival week — we will never see that again anywhere.
Things to know
House rules
- Shoes off at the courtyard door — there are slippers in each room.
- Please don't photograph the family shrine (the puja bāya) or the women at the tulsi without asking.
- Quiet after 22:00; the old walls carry sound and the neighbours rise at 05:30.
- No smoking inside; the roof is fine.
- If you break the clay water pot, just tell us — it is replaceable, the brickwork is not.
Check-in & out
- Self or with-host check-in from 13:00
- Check-out by 11:00
- Late arrival? Tell the host — villages lock gates
- Not set up for infants
Cancellation
Free cancellation until 3 days before check-in. During Dashain and Tihar, 14 days.
HimaGo covers your extra night if a strike, landslide or flight cancellation strands you — no claim form.
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