Star View Guest House

Especially Americans and Europeans from more developed parts of Europe, you'll need to understand a few differences in accommodation and the standard of care you'll receive in countries like Nepal. As much as it pains me to admit, we recently had a couple of guests who were disappointed in the quality of our little guesthouse. The first one swore she paid Booking.com online when in reality she did not. She actually didn't pay and I think I even paid for her taxi ride here because she didn't have Nepali money. The worst part was that she gave us a 3.8 review for our room with a TV, private bath and a lovely view of the Himalayan foothills. Yet, she never complained while she was here. Now I realize it was probably a well-thought-out scam to get free housing. If you lie first you can blame the other person of making something up because of a bad review. Small guesthouses usually have a stairwell right up the center of the building like ours. With 4 rooms on eac...

Seems tourist season is already upon us. We had our first full house of the season this past Saturday. We've been working on making the guesthouse even better and I'm beginning to see a slow-down in the budget for repairs and upgrades.  If you are one of the Americans who are heavily impacted by the medical insurance and other changes, you can come to Nepal and get your dental, medical testing and various procedures done here for a fraction of the cost, even when you consider the travel costs. Here's an article to help you think about Nepal as an option. If you need a particular medication let me know. I can research the availability of it in Nepal. http://frugaltravelsnepal.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-to-find-good-health-care-in-nepal.html Some meals are just fun to eat and some foods are worth waiting for. We’ve been waiting for almost an entire year, but it’s finally that time. Avocados are getting ripe and I actually paid $4.50 kg. and it was well worth it. It ...

Seems another tourist season has come and gone. It was pretty good and I enjoyed seeing Thamel lined with tourists on a couple of occasions, especially since there are no cars in the shopping district streets.  We've been doing repairs and upgrading the property by painting the common areas, but that's not all. We finally tiled our problematic kitchen wall. We couldn't figure out what to do with it so we tiled it from floor to ceiling. It looks so nice and clean now with the added benefit of having a place to write our shopping list. Our other improvements are on our rooftop terrace. We got our wrought iron chairs delivered. I found a small shelf to get all our coffee/tea time things off the table. I finally found cups that don't break without a whole lot of effort. We don't use plastic, other than for food canisters, and no aluminum; cups and glasses can get pretty pricey.  We have started the tradition of serving complimentary coffee and homemad...

Where better than the Star View Guest House in Changunarayan, Nepal? Several of our few guests who came to Nepal for their Ham Radio hobby came back and one even came back and left us a lovely radio and antenna set-up.  Particularly from October 1 through the start of June, we have amazingly clear skies, both day and night. There are only a handful of Ham Radio buffs in Nepal and even fewer Radio Shacks in which to enjoy our amazingly clear channels. If you are a HAM radio buff and would like to enjoy some radio time without having to bring your equipment, we invite you to come to Changunarayan and stay at the edge of the hilltop at Star View Guest House and enjoy all that Nepal has to offer.  We have two mountain bikes, which you are most welcome to use at no charge when you come as a radio shack guest.  We provide a large room with attached bath and an extra room for using the radio, both on the top floor and step out to the rooftop terrace. Our ...