Lavie Residence and Spa

I stayed at the Lavee Residence twice during my trek in Nepal. I was trekking the Annapurna circuit but relaxed both before and after at the Lavee, which was recommended to me by my Nepali friend and guide. This turned out to be an excellent place to stay and would highly recommend it to anyone planning on staying in Kathmandu. The driveway to the residence is private and secure and the front reception was polite and ready with room arrangements. He ensured that I received one of the best rooms in the residence with a balcony. The room itself was spacious with a wonderful bathroom and plenty of hot water. The restaurant is top notch and I ate there for breakfast twice, lunch and a dinner and all the food was delicious, fresh and quick to serve. The trout for lunch was perfectly cooked. Sitting outside at night we could enjoy the fire with the movie playing in the background. The seats are wonderfully covered in fur skins and the bar is fully stocked. I wouldn’t stay anywhere else and look forward to my next visit.

I stayed here for 4 nights with my friends. The staffs and especially the manager treated us very well. Although there were some unexpected issues related with facilities, we still enjoyed our stay a lot. The food was awesome and service was fascinating. Absolutely a hidden gem for those who want to stay away the noisy side of tourist. Small hotel with only 8 rooms, 5 stars for service and food.

It was nice and cozy to spend time in this hotel. Owner Steven was very friendly and helped us in everything. We are very grateful for that. Delicious breakfasts, pleasant atmosphere, everything is very clean and homely. It was as if we were visiting our friend. Many thanks.

We spent 14 days here making it our base and traveling to different places. The Swiss owner and attentive friendly and professional Nepali staff made our stay ever-so-enjoyable. The garden restaurant is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the city bustle around Bouda Temple. Not only is the food delicious making it a place ex-pats love to dine at regularly but also Nepali families, ******* monks and travelers as we were appreciate the atmospere, peace and quiet and fresh air. The villa itself is furnished beautifully, the rooms spacious, super comfortable mattresses and everything spotlessly clean. It feels like home and we‘ll certainly come back whenever in Nepal.

This place is very special, it’s more like coming home...the rooms are spotlessly clean, large and airy, the garden is so zen like, the restaurant was exceptional and the owner Steven was pretty amazing, he made our stay first class, he really did go out his way to make us feel part of the family, he even stored our luggage when when went to Pokhara for a few days....oh and there are a couple of hidden gems, namely,Maggie and Lola, would recommend to anyone visiting Katmandu, would be crazy not to stay here, absolutely loved it. If I’m ever back in Katmandu I will not hesitate to stay here, Lesley-Anne Brown, Scotland x

Good location, nice property, well designed, but wait till you try and get some food or some rest, awful experience!! We took the place for 12 days with 5 bedrooms with family and 2 small children. The staff all mean well but have no clue about hospitality or service or how to cook. We had to eat out all meals apart from breakfast which was average (though they like to call it "world class" - it's far from any class. Some not great fruit, over cooked omelettes, frozen bread made to toast, processed jam, over sweet yogurt, and Kellogg's corn flakes - world class??) Even though I complained to the owner Steven several times about several issues, all he could do was agree with me and want me to sympathize with him about how hard it is to run a place in Nepal!! Thanks... the general manager was never to be seen and didn't deal with anything. The kitchen was badly run and stocked, sometimes no milk, sometimes no lemon, sometimes no honey, total mismanagement of stocks. Of course I have to feel bad for the owner, but I have to pay full price anyway. Then there are the cute but totally unruly dogs. By day sweethearts, by night howlers!! We got no rest and had long days on pilgrimage. Again, complain and I have to sympathize with Steven!! Go there at your own risk and manage your expectations.