Boudha Stupa View Guest House

Excellent location for visiting the Stupa.

Extremely noisy hotel with slamming doors and a very sour, unhelpful receptionist.

The location of this guest house is great! One can truly 'be' in the Bhouda space and one does not have to fight traffic to get there! It was wonderful to be able to visit the art schools in the circle and being able to do shopping literally on one's doorstep, again without having to fight the traffic. The monastery is also very open and available and being able to listen to the chanting of the monks, receiving blessings and in general observe and feel the goings on around the temple is truly lovely. The staff is helpful and friendly and very accommodating.

It is a very echoing building and definitely not quiet. People don't seem to take note of silence and I was rudely woken up my tourists at 4 in the morning talking at the top of their voices right outside my door. The same goes for the cleaning staff who starts to work quite early. It will be great if the staff could be alerted to the noise level, as one can hear the voices from reception clearly. There is also a copper factory so be prepared for a lot of banging whilst people get on with business. Definitely not a place for deep sleep or silence, but the closeness of the temple makes up for everything else.