Raniban Retreat

Raniban Retreat was the best of the 6 locations we have stayed at during our 18 days in Nepal. The location is perfect; close to the city but far enough to be very peaceful. The views are absolutely spectacular, the food was great and the (new) sunset view rooms the best we’ve had. There are some very nice walks from the hotel, to the Shiva Statue, to the Pagoda and all the way to the lake side. They also had just started the sunrise yoga sessions on the roof with Master Ganesh. Very special. Most of all, the people were super friendly and helpful. We should have stayed longer than the 5 days we did.

The staff was great. Everyone was helpful and super friendly - they are also pretty responsive on Booking.com, and on WhatsApp. Our rooms were clean and were cleaned daily. The view, my God, is so stunning, especially on a clear day. You can see Annapurna clearly from the balcony, from the restaurant, from their viewpoint. The view alone makes the trip to Pokhara, and our stay at Raniban worth it.

Location was incredible with the views over the Himalayas and the peace and quiet to just sit and enjoy nature. The room was also clean and comfy with incredible views over Lake Pokhara. The staff were all excellent and helpful and they gave great recommendations for day trips, arranged taxi pick ups from lakeside as requested, and overall just took really good care of us. It was a really relaxing stay and we enjoyed our time at Raniban a lot.

The hotel is what it says - a retreat. Way above Pokhara, between the Peace Pagoda and Shiva temple (both walkable from the hotel). The rooms were great, staff wonderful. We stayed and extra night and moved into a Jacuzzi room which was lovely.

Staff were amazing. So helpful. And good natured. The location is great but we had low clouds so didn’t get the amazing views. That’s mountains for you. We did some nice short hikes around the tops. Our room was modern and spacious.