Description
The Hyatt is a large and impressive hotel situated about half an hour’s drive from the centre of Kathmandu. The hotel has been intelligently designed in keeping with the traditional Nepali style of Newari architecture, with its many courtyards and hand carved wooden pillars.
Many of the hotel’s rooms look out to the famous Boudhanath Stupa, one of the most holy Tibetan Shrines outside Tibet, as well as the surrounding Himalayan mountain ranges. Rooms are decorated with wooden flooring and Tibetan hand woven rugs and feature king size beds, granite bathrooms walk-in showers and separate baths.
There are 37 acres of gardens where there is a large swimming pool, children's wading pool, three tennis courts one of which is floodlit and a running track. The hotel also features a gym, a spa, three restaurants and a lively bar.
Activities nearby include golf at the Royal Nepal Gokarna Forest golf courses, mountain biking, jungle safaris and trekking. the hotel will also be happy to arrange mountain flights and white-water river rafting.
Accommodation
The Hyatt Regency offers 290 rooms including 27 Regency Club Rooms, 4 Junior Suites, 1 Executive Suite and 1 Presidential Suite. Rooms feature cable TV, a minibar, air conditioning, coffee making facilities and high speed internet access.
Childcare
Children are accepted but there are no specific facilities.
Facilities
Facilities at the hotel include a swimming pool, tennis courts, fitness centre, health and beauty spa, a cafe serving local and international cuisine, lounge, and a restaurant serving European dishes and Italian specialities.
Activities
Kathmandu offers many cultural activities such as visits to stupas, temples and national parks. For the more adventurous, you can go white water rafting, take the air in a light aircraft or go bungy jumping
at the Bhote Kosi River gorge, the longest free-fall in the world at 150m.
Services
Services at the hotel include laundry, babysitting and lobby boutiques.
When to travel
Nepal has a Monsoonal climate with four main seasons. Autumn and spring are the two most favourable seasons for visiting Nepal. Autumn (September to early December) brings in clear weather with sunny days and warm nights. Spring (March to May) with occasional rain falls. From June to September, is the monsoon season. Uncomfortable time to visit as the climate of Nepal at this time of year brings about hot weather and rain falls almost every day.
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Location and directions
Kathmandu, Nepal
The hotel is located in the metropolitan city of Kathmandu at Taragaon, Boudha on the road to the Boudhanath Stupa - the most holy of Tibetan Buddhist shrines outside Tibet and one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
How to get there
10-hour flight (with one change) to Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport. Transfer to the hotel takes about 15-minutes.
