Hostel Swastik

Bhaktapur itself is incredibly unique and definitely worth exploring for as long as possible. Swastik is a beautiful hostel, clean, and perfectly located - but what makes it truly special is the welcoming and social atmosphere where everyone feels at home. Thank you so much for your hospitality, willingness to help, and for creating such precious memories. I truly appreciate it all, and I hope to see you again someday! :)

The staff are lovely and it’s quiet

Das Essen war super lecker, mit Gemüse von der eigenen Farm. Preis-Leistung hier auch ne 10/10!

Bon rapport qualité prix, très bon emplacement. Les jeunes hôteliers très sympathiques.,le dhal du soir excellent.Le dortoir pour femmes sympa,belles rencontres.

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Amazing place. Feel like home. Dinner are very nice with products coming for there farm. Very easy to meet the other travellers in this small hostel.

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Super vriendelijk personeel, de sanitair was proper, goede locatie

Het beddengoed was erg versleten, gaten en scheuren. Hierdoor voelde het niet hygiënisch, ondanks dat dit volgens mij wel zo was.

Personnel super sympathique, possibilité d'échanger facilement et prêt à aider ! La partie vie commune est agréable avec des livres et jeux possibles. Hostel de plutôt petite taille permettant d'avoir un peu de calme dans la région de Katmandou !

Un toilette et une douche étaient malheureusement cassés/bouchés lors de mon séjour. Propreté correcte si vous n'êtes pas très regardant.

Le personnel est incroyable, vraiment super gentil, nous à arranger un taxi à 5h30 du matin pour rejoindre la capitale. Le lieu est parfait. Le confort également. Je recommande à 100%, merci à eux.

J'ai tout apprécié.

The kindness, the smile and the bright eyes of the hosts.

Het had een dakterras en de eigenaar was aardig.

De privékamer bevond zich in een guesthouse en niet in het hostel. Het guesthouse vonden we sfeerloos en de kamer was een simpele, goedkope kamer. Helaas hebben we niet ervaren waar de goede recensies over gingen, waardoor we uiteindelijk een dag eerder zijn vertrokken.

L'ambiance et lemplacement au top

I really enjoyed my stay at Swastik hostel! This is a peaceful and very nice place with chill vibes. The owners and staff are very welcoming, friendly and always willing to help with any needs. The social environment is great too, I met very nice people and made new friends. I loved the dal bhat, I'm missing it already! Would love to go back one day.

peacefull and fun to stay. owner bisso is a polite guy even he understand any language.

short time water supply. although it wasn't a major problem

The location is amazing, you are at the door of Bhaktapur's heart. I found superb that the owner and staff share with us the cultural events, they showed us around, told us about the traditional food and best places to eat and also enjoyed with us! We felt like a family there, everybody was very kind and helpful with anything we needed. Also the facilities are comfortable and clean, the place is super cool, warm space ideal to meet other travelers. But you can also find your space at the terrace and enjoy nice views of the city and mountains. We will definitely come back! Pd: We tried the best Dahl Bhat in Nepal here ;)

I loved my stay at Swastik! Such a personal experience as I got to speak with and get to know the owner and manager personally, who were both so friendly, fun and knowledgeable about the area. The hostel was clean and well maintained and the staff are always happy to help and genuinely want to make your stay as comfortable as possible. I also met such nice and interesting people at the hostel, I can’t say I met anyone I didn’t like! The food was also amazing and really reasonably priced. I ate the best dal bhat I had in my whole Nepal visit and all the vegetables were organic and grown on the hostel’s own farm. Bhaktapur was also an incredible city with such a beautiful insight into traditional Nepali culture with the friendliest people!

The location was great, it was very easy to get around everywhere, the food was great, and the rooms felt clean and comfortable! The best part is honestly the people working here. They have become like family to me <3 I was staying here for almost a month and a half in spring of 2024 but I wouldn't have stayed as long as I did had I not bonded as hard as I did with Bishwo and Lena especially. We would eat together often, go out together, spend many late nights talking or jamming together or with other hostel guests and friends from the area, we made so much fun together! We'd spent the Newari new year together (Biska Jatra) and even took little day trips to Nagarkot for hiking and swimming. Staying here was a very special experience for me as I am sure it was for many other guests who have had the pleasure of getting to know the Swastik Hostel crew <3 I cannot wait to come back and see everyone. So much love to you Hostel Swastik, I miss you so much, and thank you for that time. If you are reading this, do consider staying here, I talk about this place to my friends all the time, it is very worth coming to Bhaktapur and staying at Hostel Swastik (:

Simple, cosy hostel , friendly stuff

I didn't like that to get to this hostel you need pay 1800r entrance fee, because it's located in heritage site, when we arrived the was no officers around so we could reach out hostel but later when we went for dinner on the way back officer run to us and required to purchase tickets in the and we agreed but we haven't enough cash so we asked him go with us 100m to the hostel and we'll pay for tickets officer was rude and refused to do it so we couldn't get to hostel until get dark,then we just luckily sneaked back to hostel,so be aware of that

This the best place where to stay in bhaktapur, you will meet an incredible staff very kind. The hostel is perfectly located to explore and get lost in the city.

Amazing staff, welcoming atmosphere. Felt like I could’ve stayed on for a long time - will definitely be coming back! Great location just tucked up a quiet street from town, tasty affordable food. Met lots of people here as a solo traveller:)

Great Hostel with extremely friendly and helpful staff!

Best place to stay in Bhaktapur!:)

A very nice hostel, as we would have in Europe: a place where people go to be together, to meet other travellers. The owner and the staff are very welcoming, can give good avice, and they would always take time for you. The owner is nepali, and very open-minded, I highly appreciated that we could talk a lot about nepali culture, and being able to ask any question I would have. I would be happy to go there again, maybe to volunteer next time ;) The dorms are nice, equipped with lockers, and the private room that I had for one night was also very nice.

For the price, everything was totally fine. Still, maybe some repairs could be done, some taps were a bit broken (even if still working), some sockets seem not to be working. Having a real place to dry the towels would also be a +

Simple hostel but nice vibe thanks to all the volunteers staying there Night talks at the fire also were nice

Very simple. Room not so airy For dinner you get what you get. I was the only real guest so I couldn't choose from the menus bc they had nothing ready but what they made for volunteers (but it was good so fine

If you like to hang with cool people, stay here! Bed is comfortable, blanket is warm enough at night. They have movie room where everyone can watch and hang out together. The dining and chilling area is perfect. They do clean the shared toilets/shower everyday. They have food, and masala milk tea is yum. You have to meet the owner. He's cool, very cool. Lina and the guys are amazing too. Miss u all

I literally LOVE this place. It's not only about the place itself, but also the people (staff) make it such a nice place to be. It felt more like home compared to any other hostel where I've been.

I had a great stay at Swastik Hostel. The location is perfect to explore the city and the team is very friendly and welcoming. The rooms are comfortable and there are nice shared spaces to relax. I will definitely be back!

Extremely friendly and welcoming staff. Warm environment. Very comfortable beds. Felt very safe on property. They also helped me find a private space to hold a meeting and they have a pretty cool movie room.

I couldn’t manage getting hot water in the shower. I never asked though, so I’m not sure if it’s available

The staff were so friendly and welcoming, the common area was great for meeting other travellers and location was close to the beautiful squares. Great vibes in the hostel, it felt like home!

I love this hostel and the people that make it! it's hard to come across a place that just makes you feel so welcomed, but this place do.

Had such a great time here. Lovely hosts who gave great recommendations on activities, eats etc. Hostel had a good vibe which attracted like minded people and I made friends here. Clean and great location

beautiful people, good vibes and lots of hospitality. I'll be back soon!

Nothing special but does the job.

Throughout my stay you couldn’t flush the toilet and sometimes the bucket was gone so there was no way to flush the toilet.

All the beds have curtains, even the top bunks, and the sheets and blankets are incredibly soft and comfortable. The dining area is cozy with a nice view on a pond. All the facilities were kept very clean, and the staff was very friendly. The hostel has a partner homestay nearby with a rooftop terrace. You can watch the sunset from there or do your morning yoga with a beautiful view over Kathmandu valley.

For food there were very few options. The breakfast wasn't really value for money. I would suggest buying your own food or eating all your meals outside. There's plenty of good restaurants nearby.

Very nice small hostel with a good location. The staff is super friendly, sociable and they do a lot of effort to provide information about the things happening in town (festival, things to do, good food spots etc.). I have never met staff that puts so much of their energy and passion in a hostel. The hostel itself is clean, cozy and you can feel like home very quickly. Warmly recommended!

Thank you for you friendly 😊

Good vibes, good location, very helpfull staff and owner, overall great experience

Great location and great vibe. I met a lot of interesting people at Hostel Swastik that went on to become good friends. The staff are helpful and Bishwo the owner is a really great guy with interesting projects ongoing. I will never stay anywhere else except here whenever I'm in Bhaktapur.

Good hospitality

Amazing place and location! Bhaktapur is explored easily from here. I came just before the busy season and had the dorm room mostly to myself and loved it! The owner is very friendly and kind. The beds are good, internet too. Privacy curtains on dorm beds are are a massive plus! Did I mention the great location?! I stayed over a week and very grateful! I had a great time while exploring this city and knowing I had this place to come back to, I was happy.

Wish there was a curtain on the big window of the dorm towards the toilets but not end of the world. The hot water in the showers was an issue at times but when it worked, it was great. Power cuts on occasion in the city. Happens. Can be noisy at nights if holidays/events happen nearby. Once, I had to go to the next building over to take a hot shower at the hotel side but glad that the staff allowed for that and solved that issue. Wish there was breakfast on offer but being on the low season, I get it. Coming down to the reception from the dorm upstairs can be tricky with steep stairs, be careful.

Owner is very kind, helpful and funny. Always willing to make your stay good. Don’t hesitate to ask him for any advice.

The staff was nice and helpful.. beds comfortable and the place clean enough.. good vibes to hung around the hostel and perfect location. In the outskirts of the main town, close to the bus stop. Perfect for backpackers

For the price we paid we expected more! The room was extremely tiny! Thin walls, no towell and one shower to share with the whole hostel.. Bhaktapur prices are high for some reason.. But still.. not worth it for a double room, you can get a private bathroom for the same price.

This property is in the heart of the Old Town, and Bishwo is full of recommendations for what to see during your stay here. The room is comfortable with clean facilities, and affordable as well which makes everything easier. All the staff are friendly, and even helped me put together a short trip into the Valley for two days which I really appreciated.

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Super cozy and friendly hostel in a great location. Bishwo, the owner is very helpful and knows a lot about the area. He helped me with my indian visa and recommended the best local restaurants and places to go in Bhaktapur as well as outside the city. The hot showers work very well and the beds are comfortable. Furthermore you can use the rooftop terrace of the guesthouse just across the streets for some amazing sunset.

Super friendly staff and great vibe!

Super good staff and great vibe. Stayed like a month there so I can say it was good ;) A couple of small things to fix there and there but the staff knows and get things done quiet quickly !

Good location, kind staff, warm shower, relaxed ambiance

No kitchen access for guests, but the hostel has a small menu to order things from.

Super nice staff and great atmosphere :)

pretty hostel, they make food, drinking water access and dorms are good for sleep.

The staff that was newly trained- understandable they are not in sync with everything yet (so I will not refer to them) the regular people who work there were nice, but I had to double/ triple ask for EVERYTHING, no help for taxi, communication was awful. also they locked the door even after i told them I was going to leave early morning so I had to climb a fence with all of my stuff to get out.

Owner and people working there are super friendly, loved the evening tours around Bhaktapur :)

Showers could have been a little warmer for me

Very friendly and helpful staff, clean comfy beds, great location and price

Highlight were the staff. The owner Bishwo, will go above and beyond to tell you about everything there is to know within bhaktapur. Always wanting to improve and make the place better in every way. The hostel friends and staff are less friends here but more family. Is a place I will continue to come back to.

the ubication is great, the place is really clean, nice and cosy. the best were the people who worked there, they were really helpful and friendly, 100% recommendable!

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Price was very good and has good location, because Bhaktapur is small and is not in the very center, but in a quiet area. Nice people working there.

Beds were small (I'd say 1,7m long): for me it was enough, but... The hostel is just besides a lake so is quite humid in summer, and the rooms were hot during the day (no problem sleeping at night, though, as the temperature drops). There were no bar/restaurant at the hostel although it says so in the description. Maybe because it was low season, I don't know. They only served coffe or tea.

What a fantastic find, I came to Bhaktapur for the city's craftsmanship and history and was not disappointed, hostel swastik is the perfect location to visit this city. The owner is kind are caring and the perfect guide. I had the small private double room, it was clean and comfortable with excellent WiFi. I have use of the communal showers that always has warm water. I originally booked for 4 nights but stayed for 2 weeks.

The great staff and how much they help you and advise you on everything, you can feel the community there

The owner of the hostel is the nicest and most chill guy we have met so far. The whole vibe of the hostel is absolutely relaxed and welcoming. The owner would give you recommendations for restaurants in the area, and they would always be amazing. If you visit Bakthapur, I would recommend this hostel!

The place so close to everywhere.Owner is amazing people, he gived me all information about what I need. I feel exactly like home here.

All about the adorable owner Bisou. He is in the hostel lounge every day to help the traveller. He shares all he knows about his town. Such as: Where to eat the best vegi burger. Where to eat momo. How to get to chanduralayang by public bus. How to plan a 2 day trip to Panauti and stay in namobudda temple. Follow him! Then you have the best and authentic experience in Nepal.

Kitchen is not accessible. But that’s fine. You got Bisou recommendation to eat cheap and delicious food in the town.

Staff and owner of the hostel really make the place, the vibe is super chill. I just planned to stay a few nights and just kept extending! There is also access to a rooftop accross the road from the hostel where you can chill, do some yoga (there is a spare yoga mat) and one night we had a rooftop BBQ. Also the movie room is super nice.

There is just one fan in the room and it gets a little hot at night (but this was only an issue near the end if my stay because the weather became super hot)

The lovely people and great vibe.

They did great.

I was delighted with my stay at this establishment! clean and well placed, the team is really warm, caring and friendly, attentive to your needs, they will not hesitate to advise you and will give you great addresses, I highly recommend!

friendly staff! good location, next to the center.

the room was very small for two people and their backpacks. the matras was hard.

Great location Very friendly staff! Nice ambience

Pillow is a bit hard

Staff is very friendly and helpful. Very nice vibes of the place. The common area is cosy and the rooftop is a great addition.

Best hostel I've stayed in so far in Nepal. Great atmosphere, comfortable beds, great location, friendly staff that wants to help you in any way they can.

Near to everything.

Beds hard, no hot water in room with private bathroom.

absolutely the best Dhal Baat I’ve tasted so far!

not very clean, shower is next to the common area so not very private.

The staff were brilliant, super friendly and helpful and you will become more friends than customers. The rooms were clean and comfortable and there is a good shower. The movie room with a projector is a great idea and we really enjoyed spending our evenings catching up on missed series. The area is incredible, the location is perfect. A short walk to everywhere you need and want to go. Also, you should definitely try some local newari food!

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I spent a total of two nights there in two different weeks. Both times I went to spend the night. However, it was a great stay. Though it was low season, on both days I met excellent people to hang out with. The owner is super nice, I joined him playing guitar and singing, he showed me a great place for newari food and he was always there to hang out. The hostel is in a great location. About 5 min from the old town but outside (something great so that you don't have to pay the old city fee if you aren't going to visit it), and about 15 min from the main road where you can take the bus anywhere. I stayed in a 6-bed fem room. The first night we were only 3 while on the second one, just 2 beds were occupied. The room was wide, comfy mattress, warm blanket and lockers. Close to it, there were two toilets and a sink. On the ground floor you have a shower with some hot water (not much though). All of them are pretty clean. In summary, a great place for your stay in Bhaktapur, price worth it and a nice vibe :)

I think that the only thing it could be improved is to have individual lights for each bed. Otherwise, it was a perfect place. Totally recommended!

The place have an hostel vibe, people were nice and they have hot shower, good WiFi and drinkable water available.

Really thin walls, you can hear everything going on the place. And way too hard mattress for us.

The location is excellent all the staff are friendly and helpful . My room was very comfortable with nice warm clean bedding and a beautiful view . There’s a nice chill out communal space too . I would definitely stay again .

Good place , good vibes and very nice people. First choice in Bhaktampur.

The dinner they offered was delicious! And the location was perfect, a short walk and you're in the heart of Bhaktapur. Really nice vibe there, lots of lovely people staying at this hostel.

Bathrooms could have been a bit cleaner

Stay in Swastik is like stay in family. Bishwo is super and a very helpful person. In Swastik I stay many days, many times and is what exactly what I was looking for.

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Great place to stay in Bakhtapur. The staff is very nice and super helpful and will give you all the necessary advices to have a wonderful stay there. Thanks a lot to them for the welcome!