Banbas Resort, Chitwan

It was SOOO pretty with all the trees and the room villa thingies were made of wood; a dark oak-type wood, or atleast the inside of mine was and that was really pretty too. AC was blasting, like acc so cold that we had to turn it off which is amazing considering how hot it is in chitwan. Beautiful view of the lake too. And nice looking pool. Also, customer service and staff were great, funny and so flipping sweet, food’s great too, great proportions. Placement was great, like a 5 or something minute drive from the main place you go for all the tourist stuff (don’t take my word for that, I’m like terrible with time). Anyway, back to the rooms: beds were real comfortable, tall insides, nice ambience colour thing, colour scheme matched room feel too.

Bugs? I dunno. Lots of trees tends to mean bugs, but you won’t find them inside the hotel rooms, at least I didn’t, which is great cause I hate bugs.

Das Hotel war mit Abstand das schönste auf unserer Nepal-Reise. Die Anlage ist traumhaft, sehr grün und verwinkelt, sodass man den Eindruck hat, fast allein zu sein. Der Pool ist groß, sauber und von Büschen und Blumen umgeben. Erholung garantiert! Die Hütten sind malerisch um den See verteilt. Schon früh kann man Kingfisher und andere Vögel vom Balkon beobachten. Das Personal ist außergewöhnlich. Wir wurden sehr herzlich empfangen und während unseres Aufenthalts sehr aufmerksam betreut. Der Eigentümer ist täglich vor Ort und kümmert sich um die Anliegen der Gäste. Wir haben alle Safaris mit einem hoteleigenen Fahrer unternommen. Jede Fahrt war außergewöhnlich und ein Erlebnis für sich. Fragt nach Ram. :) Das Essen im hauseigenen Restaurant ist ebenfalls sehr gut und bietet eine große Auswahl. Gelegentlich werden kulturelle Abende auf dem Anwesen angeboten. Es fiel uns schwer, diesen zauberhaften Ort zu verlassen, aber wir kommen sicherlich wieder.

This was exactly what we needed after a 2 week trek in the mountains. We were able to completely relax and unwind due to the spacious luxury rooms, accommodating staff and the ability to lounge and cool off by the pool all day. The proximity to the game reserve made it easy to partake in a game drive. Even though we were in the secluded calm of the resort, access to the vibrant town was no more than a 10 minute drive away.

Excellent location and beautiful design. Looking out to the community forest over breakfast was a highlight. Saw lots of beautiful birds, jackal and peacocks from the comfort of the lodge style resort while sipping coffee. Service was brilliant and attentive. Mr Prakash the manager made sure our stay was smooth and enjoyable.

Die Anlage ist wunderschön mit viel Blumen und Grün und die Zimmer sind komfortabel und gemütlich. Das Personal ist sehr zuvorkommend und freundlich und der Pool sauber. Das Essen war sehr lecker und die Auswahl an Speisen und Getränken groß. Das Hotel liegt sehr ruhig und etwas außerhalb von Sauraha, was wir sehr genossen haben. In die Stadt und zum Nationalpark kann man für wenig Geld ein Taxi nehmen, das das Hotel bestellt. Beim Stromausfall ist sofort der Generator angesprungen, sodass wir die ganze Zeit Licht, warmes Wasser und eine Klimaanlage hatten. Das Hotel hat uns eine super Safari Tour organisiert. Wir haben den Aufenthalt rundum genossen und würden jederzeit wieder kommen.

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A relatively new property in the traditional safari style. Beautiful well tended gardens. Flowers and singing birds all around. The main focus is Jeep safaris as an optional extra for a half or full day. Canoe safaris with a very knowledgeable ornithologist guide. Baby crocodiles in the river as well as rhinos. A peaceful float along the quiet of the river. Option to eat and drink in an a/c restaurant or under a fan on a beautiful terrace overlooking the Chitwan National Park

It was a long journey by car from Khatmandu. Another time I’d fly down there to an airport beginning with B….

This was our best hotel in Nepal. Great atmosphere. Lots of birds and animals around. Bungalo styles rooms were very confortable. Stafg helpful. Tesysurant good. Great guide services. I gralt they want me to have a great stay. Price reazonable.

I pretty much liked everything.

Everything was fantastic! The bungalows are modern and spacious, with a private balcony. The pool is great to relax. Food in the restaurant is very good. Staff is so friendly and helpful. We did the full day safari & canoe ride, we loved both experiences. And you have a nice view from the balcony of the restaurant.

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Excellent clean facilities, staff were fantastic and very willing to help, they also booked us on a full day safari and canoe trip, with two Excellent guides and we also managed to see a Tiger , for the luxury and helpfulness this was great value for money. We highly recommend it .

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Wer in dieser Gegend ein paar Tage Luxus erleben will, ist hier richtig! Für den Preis wird wirklich ein toller Aufenthalt geboten, und man wird herzlich und perfekt umsorgt. Geschmackvolle Hütten mit guten Matratzen und großem Badezimmer. Abendessen und Frühstücksbüffet entsprechen ebenfalls dem Standard. Touren werden organisiert, und Fahrräder stehen gratis zur Verfügung. Abgerundet wird der Aufenthalt durch den schönen Garten und die wunderbare Lage am Fluss mit Blick in den Nationalpark.

Sehr schön gestaltetete Anlage mit stilvollen und geräumigen Zimmern. Schöner Pool mit bequemen Liegen. Gutes Restaurant mit ausreichende r Auswahl. Freundliche und bemühte Mitarbeiter. Die Safari und unsere Weiterfahrt wurden problemlos vom Hotel organisiert.

Das Duschwasser hätte im Februar heißer sein dürfen.

Beautiful hotel, with Nice food and terras. Staff is super friendly. Chengdu showed us all kinds of animals on safari. Would definitely recommend!

Stunning Hotel right next to Chitwan National Park. Spacious and extremely comfortable room, crisp bedding and amazing pillows. Large bathtub and outdoor shower. Staff were wonderful, always smiling and courteous and happy to help. The food in the restaurant was very very good and the service was excellent. The pool area was beautiful. We took a private safari with the Hotel Guide and he was very knowledgeable and ensured that we saw a lot of wildlife and birds. I cannot recommend this Hotel enough and will definitely return.

It was dirty, noisy and food was not great! It’s definitely not a five star resort.

Tolle Lage im Dschungel von Chitwan. Phantastisches Frühstücksbuffet. Nette Mitarbeitende. Sehr großes Zimmer mit Balkon. Gutes Restaurant.

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Great stay!! Hotel was lovely, very comfortable and in a beautiful, quiet location. Food was good, staff very attentive and went over and beyond to ensure we had a very pleasant stay. The area around the hotel is rural with local communities and it was great to walk around this area. We did a day safari and we had a wonderful experience and even managed to see a male tiger - walking towards our jeep. It was just amazing!! I would really recommend this hotel, location and especially the staff - they were all very helpful and friendly. Thank you everyone at Banbas Resort we thoroughly enjoyed our time with you!

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Prachtige locatie met zicht op de bufferzone van Chitwan National Park. Mooie kamers, super vriendelijk personeel!

Preis/Leistung, die direkte Lage am Eingang zum Nationalpark, der Service des Personals, Angebot im Restaurant, die Ausstattung der Zimmer, selbst der Ranger, mit dem man die Touren durchführt, ist ein Erlebnis und von höchstem Niveau. Dieses Resort ist eine absolute Empfehlung. PS: Schon beim Frühstück kann es einem passieren, dass Elefanten vorbeikommen.

Everything. Very helpful, kind and friendly staff who went out of their way to assist you. The rooms are amazing and very comfortable and stylish with everything provided for. The food at the restaurant was delicious and the staff very generous to us. The safari trip to the Community Park was really great with fantastic guides who were very well informed about all the wildlife including the birds. Hanging out in the pool a great way to relax.

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The villas are mostly spread around the small pond which is a nice setting, many birds around the property itself, restaurant is decent with good wine options. Away from the masses.

It's a bit far from town and transport is not always easy or super-cheap. No professional birdwatching guide despite the manager's pedigree in birding.

The food was delicious, the grounds a delight, we watched a rhino in the park while we were eating our lunch on the terrace, elephants & their riders were walking past the hotel down the road, kingfishers flying over the water hole in the centre of the grounds. The staff were so lovely and professional. Our stay was gorgeous.

There was nothing I didn't like

Quiet and out the way meant it was a good place for nature spotting. Pool was amazing, good food and the rooms were nice! I’d stay here again for sure!

They don’t answer booking.com messages before you arrive!!

The hotel grounds are pleasant, and the safari tours are great.

I want to warn everyone that I experienced food poisoning at this hotel — the only time it happened during my 10 days in Nepal. The dish responsible was a vegetable stir-fry. I reported the incident to the hotel management, but unfortunately, they took no action. Cons: Constant calls to the room from reception, and the restaurant staff are overly intrusive, rooms have insufficient lighting.

Super friendly staff Gorgeous surroundings The greenery is beautiful

Was difficult to reach from Bharatpur airport and they charge too much for activities and transportation There were tons of insects in the room AC was a bit weak

Very nice, friendly and helpful staff. Very clean and good food.

Somewhat far away from the village and isolated. It does not give you the feeling to be in Nepal. We went to the village to see the sun set and have some food and drinks. This felt like an energy boost for us.

Really great

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Great place, friendly staff

Beautiful hotel. Well located. Can organise all your safari needs. Our guide on the safaris (Chanu) was brilliant.

It was the perfect stay after the Manaslu trek: Warm weather and luxurious while still being outside of the crowded town.

This is a great hotel to stay in Chitwan. Fantastic rooms, great restaurant,it was the best food i ate in Nepal . The staff are all first class, especially the manager hes brilliant & good fun too . The trips they arranged for me where really good & value for money too I would definitely stay here again and I would definitely recommend this hotel to my friends who want to visit Chitwan national Park.

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Fabulous location. Right next to the safari park. The rooms are large and well appointed. Loos are spacious and well equipped. Pool, breakfast and common areas are beautiful! I wish I had stayed for longer.

The property was beautifully designed, finished, and maintained for luxury safari accommodations. All luxury amenities are provided, staff were kind and accommodating, WiFi was strong throughout the property, food at the restaurant was very fresh and delicious, rooms are generously sized and comfortable (as are the beds!), and the tropical-style pool was wonderful. The property is eco friendly with home grown fruits and vegetables, the pool recycles its water, the landscaping is tropically lush with indigenous plants abutting the meandering stone walkways, each room is a free-standing Nepali-style structure that blends into the landscape, the furniture is locally designed and made, and the individual buildings reflect local building traditions and use high-quality materials including stone floors, and rough hewn wood walls. My bathroom was elegant with high-end fittings and fixtures, and was spotlessly clean. Staff is happy to arrange full or half-day safaris with elephants, jeeps, canoes or walking at a very reasonable cost, and the hotel sponsors periodic outdoor programs around an outdoor fire pit featuring local performers.

It would have been nice if the hotel was within walking distance of Sauraha, local center of the tourism action, but the hotel was happy to call a tuk tuk, and at a cost of only $3 (US) for a quick ride into town, it could be considered part of the fun. I also missed having an in-room safe, although it’s really not essential here since the entire property is walled and guarded.

Banbas is a hidden gem! From the moment I arrived, I felt like I was stepping into the national park. The property is right outside the national park, but it genuinely feels like part of it. The pond and wetland are teeming with life—100+ bird species, fish swimming around (a staff noted that fish are fed with waste food from the hotel kitchen!), and even a waterfall in the pool area. It’s so peaceful! The rooms are villa-style, super comfortable, and have amazing views of the pond. I loved the Tharu-style artwork in the decor—such a nice touch that celebrates local culture. The property is also wheelchair-friendly, which I really appreciated. The staff was fantastic—welcoming me with drinks and flowers at check-in. The food was a perfect mix of local and international dishes, and everything felt thoughtfully curated. Can’t wait to visit again!

Nothing really! Everything was fantastic.

Very good resort hotel. Very clean and very cosy. It is near to the Nationalpark. They offer tours with fair prices. The food at the restaurant is delicious. All the stuff is friendly and help if you had the need for. We saw a traditional dancing show which was very interesting. When we arrived, we got a small flower and a good juice.

Excellent Guides for tours in the national park

Kitchen is the only section not having the excellent level of the other ones

The place is beautiful, very clean! Everthing was perfect! i highly recommend! Our guide Mr. Ram Parajuli was incredible, super knowledgeble, very kind! All the employers were amazing 🤩

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Cody oasis close to the jungle. Had a great time.

Restaurant could be a bit more diverse

Comfortable and peaceful. Very close to the forest. Swimming pool was nice. Rooms were spacious and clean. Staff were very cooperative. Food could have been better.

Needs a playroom for kids.

Absolutely fabulous resort. Beautiful gardens around a small lake. Location is next to an elephant sanctuary and close to the entrance of the park. Staff is formidable and they team has lots of knowledge of animals and nature.

Excelent service and splendid location .

Perfect in every aspect. Superb staff, good food, and great bungalows.

natural ambience,very cooperative staff,cleanliness,food ,free breakfast,swimming pool, everything was perfect,i love this place,if i got time i will visit again..,

there is not a single point about which i comment,but i need to add,advice,please add some play jone area for toddler and kids too..some slider, and some stuff like that

Wondeful setting, The resort is a couple of kilometres from the town in a quiet rural setting. The resort has been built to a very high standard, The main main of the resort has a spacious reception area, where we were greeted with fruits Juice whilst we checked in. We were show to a bungalow by very helpful and eager to please hotel staff. The bungalow was spacious and layout of the room was tastefully laid out. There was a big swimming pool, next to a lake which was beautiful.

The hotel was slightly far out from the town Center, needed to get a tuktok.

The resort is a truly gem. Tasteful architecture with respect for traditional building style and traditional material - all with refinement and that extra touch. The bungalows are all placed round the pond with a balcony facing the waterfront. The rooms are spacious and decorated with sal wood details. Lovely bathroom With all the comfort you can ask for. The rooms are cleaned and filled up with water, flowers and consumables every day. The pool area is a perfect place to rest after a long day in the Jungle. The garden around the pool area is surrounded with nice greenery and filled with birds and beautiful butterflies. The nature guides are very knowledgeable and likeable persons - wich I think is important when you are going to spend a whole day in the jungle. All of the staff is very helpful and friendly and you definetly feel that their aim is to make your stay something extra!

there was absolutly nothing to complain about.

Lovely hotel setup with individual room ‘cabins’ arranged around the lake, with an abundance of birds. The room was spacious and extremely comfortable. Very attentive staff. Great breakfast and good food at the restaurant. Wonderful pool overlooking the lake. The location is slightly outside the hustle and bustle of Sauraha but easy to get a cheap Tuktuk to and from the centre. It’s a relatively new hotel, hence only having a few reviews on here, so don’t be put off by that!

It was amazing! Lovely place! We’re definitely coming back!!!!

Amazing facilities! Very attentive and friendly staff, we were treated very well. The pool and the lake were beautiful and we even got a chance to go on a birdwatching tour with a naturalist. The property has over 80 birds and it created a great atmosphere. Overall this is a very beautifully designed resort with great amenities.

Clean, nature friendly, in que with the essence of Chitwans natural surrounding.

They DO NOT accept master card !

The breakfast was a culinary delight--anything and everything you could possibly want to start the day. Whether you are vegan, gluten free, vegetarian, or just regular eggs--fixed any way you like, sausage, toast, juice, coffee/tea, it was delicious, the service great, and the presentation lovely. Staff was always smiling, polite, and helpful. Breakfast, lunch, dinner--you cannot improve on perfection. Every care has been taken to delight your senses. Trees, plants, flowers all chosen to attract birds and butterflies. The other morning over 80 species of birds were spotted on the grounds. The swimming pool is gorgeous, with multiple layers of deck all with comfortable seating, lounge chairs, and tables for your comfort and enjoyment. Dining may be inside or out as you refer. At night there is a lovely area and seating for a bonfire. Local crafts, building materials, and architecture are reflected throughout Banbas. The jungle is just across the street. A cacophony of beautiful birdsong greets you morning and evening. Such a gorgeous place to relax and get rejuvenated. I did not want to leave! On your standard 5-star rating scale, Banbas is definitely a 10-star resort.

You simply cannot improve on perfection. From the toiletries in the bathroom to the linens on the bed, everything was chosen with comfort, care, and you as a special guest in mind. I sincerely cannot think of one single thing that could be improved upon. Banbas isn't just a delight, it is heaven on earth.

My experience at Siddhartha Vilasa Banbas Resort was nothing short of enchanting. Nestled beside Chitwan National Park, the tranquility of the surroundings offered a perfect retreat. The resort's safaris and river trips allowed me to witness diverse wildlife in their natural habitat, creating thrilling memories. The rustic luxury of the resort, combined with a delightful fusion of local and international cuisine, made each meal a culinary journey. Kingfishers' melodies by fish-filled waterholes added a poetic touch to the dining experience. Exploring the peaceful gardens teeming with native plants or lounging by the infinity pool provided moments of pure relaxation. What struck me most was the seamless integration of nature with modern amenities, ensuring accessibility for differently-abled guests. Moreover, the warmth and hospitality of the Manager, GM, and the entire staff made my stay truly memorable. Their personal touch added an extra layer of comfort and made Siddhartha Vilasa Banbas Resort my top recommendation in Sauraha, Chitwan. It's not just a place; it's an immersive haven where nature and exceptional service intertwine.