What we offer:


The apartment building

We cater for long term guests such as Dharma students and volunteers and provide you with:
  • Spacious and secure private rooms
  • En-suite and shared bathrooms
  • Western style toilet
  • Shared kitchen for self-catering
  • Shared balcony
  • Rooftop terrace with mountain and city views
  • Internet café on ground floor
  • Video rental on ground floor
  • On-site landlord
  • Weekly and monthly rates
  • Walking distance to Stupa

Fees & Services

Fees: for single occupancy (add 30% for double occupancy)
  • Normal room/shared bathro0m/shared kitchen:2961 /week 12690/month
  • Normal room/shared bathro0m/shared kitchen: 2961/week 12690/month
  • Normal room/shared bathro0m/shared kitchen: 2961/week 12690/month
  • Master room with en-suite bathroom/with shared kitchen : 3948/week 16920/month
  • Big terrace room with shared kitchen and bathroom:3290/week 14100/month
  • Medium terrace room with shared kitchen and bathroom:31255/week 13395/month
  • Small terrace room with shared kitchen and bathroom:2961/week 12690/month


  • All fees are payable in cash in Nepalese Rupees, US$ and Euro's also accepted.
  • Due in advance (weekly or monthly)
  • No refunds given
  • A minimum of two-week stay/rental applies
  • We welcome quiet considerate guests
  • Many of our guests are Dharma students and volunteers

Services included:
  • cleaning of bathroom, kitchen, hallway every other day
  • cleaning of room as requested/required
  • laundry of bed linen as requested/required

Optional services:
  • Wifi
  • Internet café downstairs (NPR30 per hour), including CD burning, scanning and printing.
  • Video rental/sale downstairs (NPR 35 per video)
  • Laundry: NPR 5-20 per item
  • Nepali language tutoring
  • Pick-up from airport:
  • Ram has no vehicle but can arrange pick-up from the airport by taxi. This will be a hassle free arrival after a long flight. It will save you having to deal with touts, bargaining with taxi drivers and language barriers.
All prices and fees are subject to change.

The video store and internet cafe on the ground floor

Property description:

The rooms are situated in a modern apartment building in Boudhanath, Kathmandu. One apartment is on the first floor, one on the third floor. Ram lives on the ground floor and operates a video store and internet café. The video collection is the best in town and includes videos on Buddhism, art-house movies, block busters, and TV-series. Each apartment has 5 rooms, one with en-suite and four with shared bathroom, a shared kitchen, and a shared balcony.

The rooms:
  • large double bed
  • small table/desk
  • one chair
  • one cushion for sitting/meditation
  • cabinets for storage
  • all rooms have their own key, plus front door key
  • bed sheet and pillow cases
  • duvet cover + duvet
  • windows with fitted insect screens
  • (Please bring your own towels)
  • smoke free, shoe free (you can smoke outside)



The bathrooms:

  • fully tiled
  • western style toilet
  • gas hot water (24/7)



The kitchen:

  • gas stove
  • electric fridge
  • equipped with pots, crockery and cutlery




The penthouse apartment has 3 rooms that share the kitchen and bathroom. It has a large rooftop terrace with lounge furniture and a hammock. It has all day sun, the views are fantastic.

Bookings:

Booking are essential.

To make a booking please contact Ram Ballav:

Email: ram.ballav@gmail.com
Mobile: +977-9841.242.224
Phone: +977-1-4915.363


Remember to book early!

Your hosts:



Ram Ballav with a good command of English. He is very friendly and willing to help wherever He can.

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