NEWA CHEN

historic guest house in Patan

a UNESCO gem

WHAT OUR GUESTS SAY

Read our guests reviews

Stumbled upon this beautifully restored >300 year-old traditional Newari house turned into a boutique hotel! Thank you for spending so much time and heart into keeping the family history & heritage alive. Thank you for taking time to explain to us the rich story behind Newa Chen. Super impressed and heartened by your passion — All the best in your endeavors!

Janice H

Stayed there with my family when I got married in Nepal. Exceptional crew, nice breakfast, and the building is pretty historic and beautiful. I would love to live in a house like that. It is a peaceful place when you want to escape the busy streets of Patan. Since I have family in Patan, I don't get a chance to stay there anymore, but I am highly recommending this place to anybody who wants to get to know Nepalese hospitality at it's finest. The courtyard would be a perfect place to write a novel!

Jan W

Such a good ambience, with traditionally rich Nepali and Newari decors, crafts and the rooms, the place feels peaceful.
In addition, if you are a budget traveler and yet try to find the best out of it, this is more than its worth :)

Manoj B

We appreciated and enjoyed the coffee and the food very much I experienced the best sleep I'd had in ages in my warm and comfortable bed of my generously sized room. I enjoyed the large shower in my bathroom and the tea-pot in the sitting area of my room. Wifi was available throughout the hotel including my room and in the cafe.
We highly recommend Newa Chen because it is 20 minutes from the airport, centrally located in the Kathmandu valley, comfortable and secure

Victoria G

ABOUT NEWA CHEN

Our favorite guest house in Patan

The Newa Chen is situated at 150 m distance from the Durbar Square, in the heart of the ancient city. The XVII century house has been renovated in 2006 with care and passion by local craftsmen with extensive use and reuse of local materials, in the framework of a UNESCO project for heritage preservation. In fact, UNESCO identified the Newa Chen as a gem among the houses of Patan for its well preserved original structure and particular beauty. The Newa Chen maintains the dimensions, low ceiling, wood carving and cosy characters of an authentic traditional Newar house. The visitor can experience the genuine spirit of the house being alive, by observing the daily rituals and occasionally greater celebrations in the inner courtyard. A more recent building, refurbished respecting the principles of the Newar tradition and using local materials and handicraft, closes the inner courtyard: the rooms of this house benefit of higher ceilings and beds, and a roof terrace with a great view on the historical building and garden. Furthermore, in collaboration with the Shrestha family owning the compound, the Guest House is run as a social enterprise with the goal of generating the financial means to support a children home in the neighborhood of Bhaktapur.

OUR ROOMS

The charm of an immersive experience

Twin, Double or "High"

Our rooms offers twin beds, double bed or double bed "high": all have a private bathroom, a cupboard with safe-lock and a sitting area in the traditional Newar style. Most of them have the view on the beautiful inner courtyard and small garden. Since the house is about 400 years old, kindly note that the room ceiling is only 1.8 meter high in the twin and double rooms. In the rooms called "high" the ceiling and the beds are higher and the bathrooms are totally renovated in 2023.

Our Guest House is a Social Enterprise

After paying fair salaries to the staff, the entire benefit is donated to support the Children Home of the NGO Kam For Sud. The children home is situated in the Kathmandu valley and offers love, protection and education to about 60 orphan or abandoned children living in 3 family houses, each house being managed by a couple of nepalese parents. One hectare of organic farmland surrounds the three homes for the self sustainment of the structure.