$500 Mountain Resort in Nepal 🇳🇵

I escaped the hustle and bustle of Pokhara's lakeside area for the more serene village of Kandani Danda, where the Tiger Mountain resort is located.

Peace and tranquility was more or less guaranteed, given that the resort have only 19 rooms. To my surprise, 18 of those rooms would be empty for my entire 3 night stay. I was the only guest staying in the whole hotel! I guess that given how expensive the resort is, it's not within the budget of 99% of tourists who visit Nepal.

Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge is the most expensive hotel that I've been since that $1,200 luxury tented villa I stayed in during the summer of 2020. Check out that video if you haven't already:    • $1,200 Luxury Villa in the Desert 🇦🇪  

At $500 per night, the room itself is fairly small and basic, except for some luxuries such as a beautiful 4 poster bed. That price did include 3 meals per day, transport to and from the lakeside and guide services.

I was picked up from my hotel in the lakeside area by the resort's driver in a Land Rover. After a scenic road trip we reached a hill 1,000 ft above Pokhara. I was met by Hari, who is a guide working at the resort and we made the final part of the journey to the hotel by foot. Tiger Mountain is located on top of a ridge and walking that final short distance is the only way to get there.

When I arrived the weather was very gloomy but the views from the lodge were still incredible.

The staff had lunch prepared for my arrival and served me a beautiful Nepali thali. Normally I get a welcome drink when I check into a hotel. Here it was a welcome lunch. They had emailed me a few days earlier asking if I had any special food requests and I'd asked them to prepare something local for me, hence the thali of Nepal food.

After getting settled into my room, which was the top floor of a cabin, I went for a swim in the resort's natural water outdoor pool. The water wasn't heated by anything other than the sun but was still very nice at this time of year.

And of course, I got to enjoy the whole swimming pool to myself, as I was the only guest in the resort. It really felt like I was in my own private resort with my own private pool.

The staff arranged with me what time I'd like dinner and what type of cuisine. Of course, I asked for more of the local food!

The attention from the staff was incredible. They were very friendly, professional and serviced my every need immediately, without ever being a nuisance. They knew exactly when to assist me and when to leave me in peace.

When I went for breakfast, I'd spend 20 minutes demolishing the plates of delicious food, return to my room and find it was already completely made up. When I went for dinner, I'd get back to my room and the mosquito nets were set up around the bed and the sheets turned over.

I've never had that level of service in a hotel before.

After a very comfortable first day, consisting of eating, swimming and relaxing in my cabin room, I went for a bit of exploring the next morning.

After breakfast, the resort's guide, Hari, took me on a trek through the local villages. Village life in Nepal looks very peaceful. There's very little noise, other than the sound of the animals kept on the farms.

There were many small farms, each owned by a family. It's very different to in my country where farms are huge and very commercial. In Nepal, most of the farming is done on a much smaller scale, with families using their land to produce food for their own needs, and a bit extra to make an income.

After the village trek I had another refreshing swim in the pool and enjoyed the rest of my stay at the hotel in peace, without vlogging. Namaste.

0:00 Escaping Pokhara
4:01 Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge
9:03 Nepali Lunch
18:20 Cabin Room Tour
28:09 Swimming Pool
31:13 Nepali Dinner
41:11 Morning Views
45:25 Village Trek


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