All posts tagged: Pokhara

Nepal – Pokhara Hotel – Templetree Resort & Spa (Nepal Travel Review Series)

Published by Beatrice

Templetree Resort & Spa had a clean resort feel, reasonably comfortable and we had a nice pool view from the second floor. The staff were very friendly and helpful. It was extremely crowded and popular with Chinese tourists. I think other than us, all other tourists in Templetree we met were Chinese! Simple, spacious, clean room design with comfortable bed for a good rest before our Poon Hill Trek! The service was extremely personable. They knew we had been married <1 year and gave us this surprise when we check in! So sweet! Very clean and relatively modern decor in the room. The only feedback I have for the Templetree Resort & Spa management is to improve the internet by allowing auto-save on the username and password. You have to key in a username and password EVERY TIME you log into the internet; it doesn’t autosave for some reason which makes surfing very inconvenient. For the entire Nepal Travel Review series by EatPrayFlying, please refer to the list below: Nepal– Kathmandu City Tour Nepal – Kathmandu Hotel …

Nepal – Pokhara City Tour and Paragliding (Nepal Travel Review Series)

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The bus ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara was 7 hours long. While it was a good experience, I highly recommend flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara (and vice versa) for only ~USD$100 per way and the flight time is only 30 minutes. By the time we got to Pokhara in the evening, we were a tad zoned from the very long ride on uneven, dusty roads. The first thing that struck me about Pokhara is its peacefulness and natural beauty compared to Kathmandu. The entire touristy street with food, bars and shopping wraps around the glistening Phewa or Fewa Lake, quite like the beachfront shops at Patong in Phuket but still less commercialized. For our Pokhara ‘city’ tour, though I would call Pokhara a town rather than city, we first visited the Devis Falls, which was having low water levels. The more impressive was the Gupteshwar Cave opposite the Falls, which is the largest cave in South Asia. It was dark, wet but the final view of the sunrays slipping through the slit was worthwhile. God …

Nepal – Pokhara Hotel – Waterfront Resort (Nepal Travel Review Series)

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If you don’t mind a slightly further location (5 mins by taxi) from the crowds main Lakeside area in Pokhara, I highly recommend the Waterfront Resort. It is right beside the glistening Phewa lakes, where you will regularly see paragliders land. The room itself was well lit, amazingly big and clean! I must say that after a 5 days Poon Hill trek living in teahouses with mostly cold water, it was nothing short of heavenly to have a hot water bath without worrying about hot water running out. Waterfront Resort has an affliated spa 3 minutes walk away, and the 45minutes foot reflexology with soft massage on calves helped us to finally be able to climb the stairs without looking like a duck. The Resident Manager of Waterfront Resort, Mr Santosh Karki, was extremely personable, and gave us the best possible room in the resort (3rd floor, overlooking the lake). He personally spoke to us at the end of the trip to ensure we had a pleasant stay. The restaurant within Waterfront Resort, Aquabird Restaurant, …