Best near the airport and other Nepalganj, Nepal Hotel/Accommodation Reviews

Karnali Hotel is located in walking distance from the airport, some kilometres north of the town. There is a small bazaar area here with the necessary services her for you while in quick transit.
I choose to stay at Karnali Hotel and not in one of the other small guest houses here due to local recommendation regarding cleanliness, decency and good food. All that prove to hold true. I stayed overnight between two flights and I am happy to recommend the Karnali to others.

Unique Qualities: Very good local network of contacts to NW Nepal. Seems to be aware of plane and helicopter movements to and from the mountains.
Mosquito proof rooms.
Spacious rooms.
Small restaurant that serves up snacks, daal bhat and a few other things to order.
Ask for special bean soup from Simkot.

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Theme: Pension/Guesthouse
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
Address: Airport road, Nepalgunj
Directions: Walking distance from the airport: walk out and turn left on the road toward the Surkhet road (the one between the Indian border and Nepalgunj. After 10 minutes on your right, across from Dragon Air Lines' hole-in-the-wall office.

Travellers' Inn is a Nepalganj 5-star. At least among the four upper category hotels, if I may say so. Stars probably not ready for awarding yet, but simply the best, still....
They have good accommodation, good food, good air con, good mosquito protection, good just about everything.
Quiet location away from minarets, hollering military personnel, dusty roads and screaming buses.
There is a very nice and peaceful garden with chairs, tables - good for breakfast or evening beer.

Unique Qualities: Interestingly, half of my underwear vanished when I handed it in for laundry. Instead I got some fancy ladies' underwear back. I did not complain - great fun.
The Traveller's Village can organise transfers to the airport, bus & air tickets, fixes your jeep reservation and many other things.
The place is run by Candy, who has a very interesting story of how she ended up in Nepalgunj. Candy rules the place and ensures that you are well taken care of. It may even be a bit too much at times... Candy is an institution in Nepalganj.
Candy keeps an upper hand in the kitchen, too, and ensures that the menu is a genuine Nepalgunj-Mid-West American crossover. The food is very good, and you may opt to go here for food if staying elsewhere in Nepalgunj.
Accepts VISA and master cards.

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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 081-520858/ fax 081-523642
Address: Surkhet road, Karkando, Nepalgunj
Directions: Travellers' Inn is located just outside Nepalgunj town itself, on a side road from the Surkhet road. Use locals to find it. You can easily reach there by taxi or rickshaw from the airport or the town or the border. Everybody in Nepalgunj knows the place.
Other Contact: travellersvillage@usa.net

Of course the best hotels in Nepalganj are run by a Thakali.... B. Umesh Serchan owns both Traveller's Village and Hotel Machhapuchhre in central Nepalgunj. If you want to quickly do business in Nepalgunj and don't mind staying on the main road, this place is the answer to your calls.

Right on the main road, central location on Surkhet road.

Unique Qualities: Roadside, main bazaar, noisy mornings.
They will do wire money transfers
They know everything worth knowing and connecting to in terms of getting out of Nepalgunj. Air ticketing, jeep reservation, general fixing, changing money.
Good, local food, very good daal soup, superb daal bhat in the restuarant in the back yard.

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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 081-520858, 550329
Address: Surkhet Road, central Nepalgunj.
Other Contact: fax 081-523642

Never stayed, just considered these places as part of a transit visit. I fell for Travellers' Inn instead. The food seemed better, too.
But for a larger group and more concerned with security these two hotels may be the choice. Reports on service is so-so, while rooms and facilites otherwise apparently is ok.

Unique Qualities: Closer to the centre of Nepalgunj than Travellers' Inn.
Close to army camp.

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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: most expensive
Prices: US$40-80  » Currency Converter
Address: Surkhet Road
Directions: Just out of Nepalgunj south.

Never stayed, just considered these places as part of a transit visit. I fell for Travellers' Inn instead. The food seemed better, too.
But for a larger group and more concerned with security these two hotels may be the choice. Reports on service is so-so, while rooms and facilites otherwise apparently is ok.

Unique Qualities: Closer to the centre of Nepalgunj than Travellers' Inn.
Close to army camp.

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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: most expensive
Prices: US$40-80  » Currency Converter
Address: Surkhet Road
Directions: Just out of Nepalgunj south.