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Monkey Bunky-3Monkeys Backpacker's Hostel

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👍👍 I absolutely LOVE this hostel!! It might be my favorite hostel in Nepal! I’ve stayed here on 4 different occasions. It’s been my homebase during my time in Nepal. The upstairs private room is awesome! The 6 bed dorm room is comfy and spacious. The 4 bed dorm is also great! Hot showers! The location... People often mention hostel, staff, Kathmandu, stay, great, nice, good, friendly, Nepal, helpful,


Address

Swoyambhu-15, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal

Contact

+977 982-3588680

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (58 reviews)

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  • 5/5 Valerie 4 months ago on Google
    I absolutely LOVE this hostel!! It might be my favorite hostel in Nepal! I’ve stayed here on 4 different occasions. It’s been my homebase during my time in Nepal. The upstairs private room is awesome! The 6 bed dorm room is comfy and spacious. The 4 bed dorm is also great! Hot showers! The location is great because it’s right of the ring road—super easy public transportation to anywhere in Kathmandu, including the airport. It’s also in such a nice quiet part of town so perfect for relaxation in between treks. It’s also has wonderful views of the monkey temple. The staff is fantastic! The owner guys are so so nice and very accommodating. The breakfast is wonderful!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vladimir F. 1 year ago on Google
    Hostel is placed in building of former "luxury" apartment. It has a inner yard, cozy common area, large roof. Wc, shower is on every floor. In some flush is not always working, but generally they are clean and big. Stuff is friendly and helpful. Hostel has a kitchen and provides 1 free meal - breakfast: omelette from 2 eggs, 2 toasts with jam & cup of tea/instant coffee. Main meals you can buy. Dorms have large space, the beds are soft and comfy. Artist work in interior is a real masterpiece!!!👍 Keep in mind, that there really a lot of monkeys in the district, so keep an eye on your belongings and food) Area around has o lot of cafes with various meals of local food. Place is not that tourist, so you can feel the aboriginal atmosphere.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Susu 1 year ago on Google
    Best hostel you will ever visit. I celebrated the holiday with them and they throw very fun events. Staff really kind and make sure you have a fun time. Easy to make friends. Really cozy vibe, nice roof, great architecture. Staff works hard so that guests enjoy their stay in Nepal. For example, the staff went above and beyond to help me deliver a package.

  • 5/5 Parag R. 3 months ago on Google New
    This place was a total gem during our Kathmandu trip! Super affordable, cool vibes, and the best part? It's in the perfect spot to hop on transportation to anywhere you want to go. Loved it!

  • 5/5 Isla B. 3 months ago on Google New
    I would recommend anyone coming to Kathmandu to stay at this hostel. It's outside of thamel in a calmer area of Kathmandu, still you can take a good walk to thamel. The owner and the staff are super friendly and helpful, they help you with planning your journey, which bus you need to take from where etc. The hostel itself has a super nice vibe and its really a place where you can meet and connect with other travelers! If i would come back to Nepal, for sure i come back! Would feel like coming back home :)

  • 2/5 George T. 8 months ago on Google
    + The staff are very nice and helpful. + The food was good. - Bathroom was stinking. Extremely dirty. - Bed sheets were ripped and stained. No fresh sheets (private room). - Location is about 20 mins from Thamel. If you're a tourist you need to be in Thamel. No easy tuk tuks or taxi accessible from the hostel. I hate giving bad reviews, however I would rather give honest feedback so they can improve.

  • 5/5 Rishabh P. 11 months ago on Google
    I stayed at 3Monkeys Backpacker's Hostel for five nights in October '22. The atmosphere was perfect for meeting new travellers, sitting down with a beer, or just hanging out by yourself on the rooftop with a cup of tea. The balcony was a highlight of my stay. Socialised with more people there than I had imagined from other reviews. The staff are extremely friendly and polite, and can adapt/improvise to a very high standard of demands if the need arises. I was told that I may wake them up in the middle of the night if I wanted an errand to be run, which was touching considering it's a backpacker's hostel with such affordable accommodation plans. The price to benefit ratio was the best I found among dozens of other hostels in the Kathmandu area. It's located in a peaceuful residential area right off the Ring Road in Swoyambhu, well connected to the rest of the city by buses and shuttle Toyota Hi-Aces. The price was inclusive of a decent WiFi, a moderate breakfast, and a running hot shower (which is tricky to use at first but very efficient once you get the hang of it). No qualms about cleanliness either, all toilets, washrooms, hallways, and common spaces were meticulously broomed and mopped every single day. Worth giving it a try. I found it much more relaxing than the chaotic Thamel :)

  • 5/5 Swapnil B. 9 months ago on Google
    A beautiful homely stay with a bunch of really cool travelers with great stories. :) Highly recommended for everyone going to Kathmandu to stay away from the main market/ party place, Thamel !

  • 5/5 Ed A. 11 months ago on Google
    Awesome Place! I stayed here for 15 days so far and it’s gonna be more! The best place to chill after a long trek.🤌🏼 Staff is just amazing, shout-out to Pawan, Rossom, and BJ. KP, who owns the attached travel agency is a legend as well. Genuine and helpful, provides you loads of information about basically everything and is not pushy at all (to try to sell you something). Decent rooms for little money, chill district in Kathmandu, great rooftop, awesome vibe at the Hostel, what do you need more! Came as a stranger, will leave as a friend🤝😁

  • 5/5 Toby O. 11 months ago on Google
    Was well above my expectations, clean rooms and lovely common area. The staff were just fantastic, really friendly and ready to help with anything. View from the roof is incredible, and breakfast was very tasty. Comfortable bed and clean sheets were all we needed after a 36 hour flight, our room had a shower and toilet en suite, and if you wanted better water pressure we were more than welcome to use the communal shower.

  • 5/5 The Avant-Garde T. 10 months ago on Google
    Forget Thamel. This is hands down the best hostel in Kathmandu! Comfortable beds, staff that will treat you like one of the family, amazing vibe, fast WiFi… look, the list goes on. Sure it’s out of town a wee bit, but it’s worth the sacrifice just for the ambience alone!

  • 5/5 Kuba J. 1 year ago on Google
    Monkey Bunky is the most epic hostel in Kathmandu. I have met one of the nicest a people here and enjoyed my stay there. During my lenghty trip around Nepal, everytime I was in Kathmandu I stayed here. Delicious Nepali food, legendary staff overall nice vibe. Thanks for everything, I hope I will return soon.

  • 5/5 Charlotte G. 11 months ago on Google
    I’ve now stayed twice at Monkey Bunky. It feels a bit like home, with very friendly staff, happy to see you come back and to hear all about your travels. Everyone is super helpful and makes sure that you enjoy your time in Nepal. And it’s nice to be away from the busy Thamel. So if you are looking for something outside of the touristy center. This is the place to go to. I will definitely stop by again.

  • 5/5 Daniel J. 1 year ago on Google
    I cannot imagine a better place to stay in Kathmandu. The Hostel has very helpful and friendly staff, that treated us like family. The Rooms where big and comfortable. And my highlight are the monkeys living in the monkey temple close by. They regularly come to visit the backyard and are so much fun to watch. Also the surrounding district is very authentic and we didn't see many europeans there, except for us both :)

  • 5/5 Sam L. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow what can I say! When first stepping through the door here I felt extremely welcome and cared for! All the staff are absolutely amazing, kind, loving and extremely helpful! The property is clean, spacious and is in a perfect location! Every morning whilst having my coffee on the balcony or the amazing rooftop they have it really did feel special... especially when you see the monkeys!! The guys at the hostel are extremely knowledgeable and can help you book any trek, transport or literally anything you want to do!! Entered as a tourist, lived like a family and left as best friends!! Thank you so much

  • 5/5 Mitra D. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff are really friendly and they help you in any way they can. I loved female 4-bed room with its balcony. The place is very nice, with many inspiring quotes and a good view from rooftop. I ordered dinner there and it was very delicious.

  • 5/5 Joseph B. 1 year ago on Google
    These guys were awesome, they really treat you like family! We stayed there in early November 2022. They are so flexible in terms of changing things and really go the extra mile for you. For instance, they let us keep our extra luggage there for 12 days while we did the Everest Base Camp. We also came back from Pokhara at 4am one day and one of their staff was happy to welcome us and give us a bed to sleep on until the morning, no charge! One night they were fully booked but offered to set up tents on the roof for us if we needed a place to stay! Apart from that, generally the vibes were excellent, and the food was very cheap and tasty, made by their staff! They also had a free filtered water service The rooms were pretty basic and functional,and the bathrooms were pretty good for a hostel, although the showers were not great, and you'd be lucky to get hot water in the early mornings and late evenings (i believe it may be solar heated). Anyway, I loved these guys and have never felt so welcomed by an accommodation, I'll be coming back for sure!

  • 5/5 Jules G. 1 year ago on Google
    3 monkeys is the best hostel in Kathmandu. The staff quickly becomes family, they are great, interesting and always willing to help. Location was royal for me, not in busy thamel but at a walking distance and really close to the beautiful and good vibe monkey temple. A big Buddhist vibe here. Great view from the rooftop ! And facilities are clean and well managed. Would highly recommend to stay there :)

  • 5/5 Fagun 2 years ago on Google
    I believe this is too underrated hostel. It should get more reach. The interior is awesome, and located on a good place. You can pick the bus of Pokhara from here. The behaviour of the owner and staff is fabulous. Their food also tastes good. I think you should pick it, when you are interested to stay in hostel.

  • 5/5 Sjuul V. 2 years ago on Google
    Massive thanks to Pawan for the lovely stay and great recommendations! The hostel is nice with many communal areas. Every morning there's a yoga session, only 5 minute walk from the hostel. We were also invited to eat with Pawan and his family, that was so lovely and such an experience! We had a great stay and will come back at the end of our trip through Nepal!

  • 5/5 Sulagna M. 1 year ago on Google
    I stay here for 3days and the room was soo nice. This hostel is nearest to Swayambhunath temple. All staffs are good in behavior. The owner pawan dai he is a nice person. I got every answer what I have asked him. Thanks you bro. ☺

  • 5/5 Samarendranath R. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a great place located right beside swayombhu. It hosts backpackers from different nations and creates a wonderful atmosphere to socialize and also to enjoy some personal time. The entire ambience of the place is awesome. This will standout as a highlight of your trip to Kathmandu. The host Pawan and helpers Roshan and Prabath has been very welcoming. They were very resourceful in helping me plan my trip. Am Amazing experience overall.

  • 5/5 Felix S. 1 year ago on Google
    I had a very good time at 3Monkeys Hostel. Staff was very kind and approachable, the location is more quiet, much better than in Thamel. It was a very good homebase to explore Kathmandu from and I felt save the whole time. The price is also very good, you really get a great value for your money!

  • 5/5 Joe F. 1 year ago on Google
    The best hostel in Kathmandu! Great price and location (not in busy Thamel but close enought to walk, 10 mins from the amazing monkey temple) Clean rooms, comfy beds and a lovely roof top terrace to chill on. Nice communal area with kitchen. Very friendly staff and super helpful owner willing to go that extra mile to make your stay in Nepal comfortable and memorable. Fully recommended.

  • 5/5 VISHAL D. 1 year ago on Google
    This is not a hostel, this is literally a home! And I bet that you will miss the place when you leave.. reasonable rates, clean, great ambiance and if you are a bibliophile than this place is a must to stay at. Staff is very friendly. It is like a small family. Just book the place whenever you're in Kathmandu and don't think twice.


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