Where to stay in Nepal?

Simple hotel in Thamel, on Ikha Pokhari Marg, 1.9 km from the centre. A budget base in the heart of the district of craft shops and trekking agencies.

Chain hotel in Naxal, on Manakamana Marg, 500 m from the centre. For international comfort in town, with Thamel a few minutes away and Durbar Square by taxi.

Lakeside hostel in Pokhara, for the stop at the foot of the Annapurnas. For travellers on a budget who want the rowing boats on Phewa Lake and the cafés of Lakeside without transport.

Simple hotel in Baidam, in the Lakeside district, 2.7 km from the centre. For sleeping near Phewa Lake and the boat departures, with paragliding and Sarangkot by jeep.

Ecolodge in Bhakunde, on Khapaudi Road, in the countryside above the lake. For those who want rice terraces and calm, with Lakeside as an outing.

Lodge on the peninsula of Phewa Lake, 2.3 km from the centre, facing Lakeside. For sleeping on the other side of the water, among the trees, with the town a few minutes away.

You reach the lodge by a rope-drawn raft from the Lakeside shore: it is the only way in.

Large hotel in Birauta, on Annapurna Marg, 2.3 km from the centre, away from Lakeside. For those who prefer the comfort of a big establishment, with the lake by taxi.

In Pokhara, in Lakeside, on the shore of Phewa Lake, the town you leave from for the trek and come back to. A small hotel for sleeping before the Poon Hill trails and dropping your bag on the way back.

A resort in Pokhara, in the Lakeside district, on the Gauri Ghat road, far from the trek's mountain lodges. For recovering in peace after coming down from Poon Hill, with Phewa Lake on foot.