Boutique hotels and luxury chains aim to reimagine the Himalayan nation’s image as a cheap holiday spot for backpackers by offering comfortable, stylish accommodation in locations well off the beaten track.
Every morning at sunrise, a monk named Samting practises his puja on a remote mountain in the Nepali Himalayas. He performs three prostrations, touches his forehead to the altar cloth, then settles himself down cross-legged and starts to chant. One morning at 6am, I joined him.
RARE India, which is emerging as the biggest community of boutique, experiential, community inclusive, planet sensitive and owner-run hotels and hospitality concepts in the subcontinent, has announced two new partners in Nepal - Nepali Ghar Hotel in Kathmandu and Sanctuary Resort in Chitwan.
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