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Four-star One MICHELIN Key Battisputali, Kathmandu

The Dwarika's

Courtyards of red brick and carved Newar windows, rescued one piece at a time since 1952, ten minutes or so from Kathmandu's airport.

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MICHELIN
One Key
Rooms
76 rooms and suites
Opened
1972
From the airport
About 10 to 15 minutes from Tribhuvan, our estimate

The hotel

A pillar saved from the fire.

In 1952 Dwarika Das Shrestha came across carpenters pulling down an old Newar house and bought a fragment of a carved pillar before it went for firewood. With his wife Ambica he went on saving beams, windows and lattices, and in 1964 built a brick house in his garden with the old woodwork set into its walls. The hotel grew from that house and opened in 1972.

The MICHELIN Guide calls it a museum you can sleep in. Its courtyards took more than thirty years to complete, and a workshop on site still repairs damaged carvings. The Pacific Asia Travel Association gave the hotel its Heritage Award in 1980, and in 1999 the founder's daughter Sangita opened a large new wing. A new courtyard wing, built from the founder's last collection of rescued wood, is due in 2026.

  • Krishnarpan A Nepali dinner served as a long procession of small plates, up to a feast of twenty-two, with produce from the family's own farms.
  • The courtyards Carved wood, hand-moulded brick and Newar forms around open courts, where breakfast, lunch and dinner can be taken outside.
  • Pool and spa An outdoor pool, a gym and an Ayurvedic spa with yoga classes, inside the hotel walls.

Rooms & suites

Old woodwork, new comfort.

Rooms and suites look onto the courtyards, and each takes a day bed for children.

  • Rooms Heritage Deluxe From 40 to 47 square metres, with a king bed and a view of the courtyard.
  • Suites Executive Suite From 80 to 100 square metres, facing the courtyard.
  • Largest Royal Suite About 140 square metres over three levels, with a rooftop of its own.

Dining

From Newar feasts to sushi.

Restaurants as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.

  • Krishnarpan Nepali tasting menu Evenings only; booking required
  • Toran Nepali, Indian and Continental All day, with courtyard tables
  • Mako's Japanese Over a Japanese garden
  • Fusion Bar Cocktails with Himalayan botanicals In a former home of Dwarika Das

Recognition

Recognition.

  • One MICHELIN Key MICHELIN Guide, Nepal
  • PATA Heritage Award 1980

Good to know

Before you go.

  • Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by 11 am.
  • Children Welcome. Up to two children under nine share their parents' bed free, and cots are free.
  • Pets Not accepted.

Getting there

Flying to Kathmandu.

Tribhuvan International, Nepal's gateway, lies just east of the hotel; the drive takes about ten to fifteen minutes, our estimate. Private jets land at the same airport and are met by a local handling agent.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights There is no nonstop from Europe. The long-haul links are one-stop: via Istanbul on Turkish Airlines, via Doha on Qatar Airways or via Dubai on flydubai; from the east, on Singapore Airlines, Thai or Cathay Pacific. Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet fly in from Delhi. Request a fare Private Jet Private flights The airport is an airport of entry, with customs on site. Its VIP terminal is kept for state guests, so private flights are met by a local handling agent; we arrange the permits, the handling and the car with the flight. Request a jet
Approximate flying time by midsize jet to Kathmandu
  • Delhi 1 h 25
  • Mumbai 2 h 25
  • Bangkok 3 h 15
  • Dubai 4 h 15
  • London 10 h 00 long-range jet

Questions

What guests ask first.

How many MICHELIN Keys does The Dwarika's have?
One. The MICHELIN Guide lists The Dwarika's with one Key in Nepal.
How far is The Dwarika's from Kathmandu airport?
Close. Tribhuvan International is just east of Battisputali, about ten to fifteen minutes by car by our estimate.
What is Krishnarpan?
The hotel's Nepali restaurant, serving dinner as a procession of small plates, up to twenty-two. It opens in the evening and needs a booking.
Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Kathmandu?
Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Kathmandu, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

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Staying at The Dwarika's?

Book the room, then the flight.

Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Kathmandu, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.

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