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The number of five-star hotels including boutique luxury hotels operating in Nepal has reached 22. According to the Department of Tourism, this year, one hotel has been added to the boutique luxury five-star category and three hotels have been added to the five-star category.
Bhairahawa-operated Siddharth International, Kathmandu's Hotel Lhasa International (Dusit Princess) and Dhumbarahi's Akama Hotel have been classified as five-star while Varnawas Museum Boutique Hotel Boutique Luxury has been classified as five-star, informed Chun Bahadur Tamang, officer of the department's hotel branch. According to
officer Tamang, with this, the number of five-star boutique luxury hotels has reached three. Earlier in this category were Dwarikaj and Basera Boutique Hotels . Chain hotel Hilton, Jagdamba Hospitality, Hotel Forest Inn, Budhanilkanth Heritage and other hotels are in the process of five-star classification according to the department. The
department has regularly updated the licenses by classifying them into five star deluxe and five star level in accordance with the provisions of the Tourism Act-2035, Hotel, Lodge, Restaurant and Resort, Bar and Guideline Regulations 2038 and Tourism Industry Service Flow Guide, 2070 .
According to the classification of hotels published by the department, Mechi Crowne Plaza, a hotel under Vegas City Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. operated in Dhulabari, Jhapa, has been listed at the level of a five-star deluxe hotel.
Hotel The Kingswari operating in Virtamode in Jhapa and City Hotel Limited (Hyatt Place) opened in Tahachal in Kathmandu have received five-star classification . Other five-star hotels include Taragaon Regency (Hyatt Regency, Solti Hotel, Hotel Marriott, Hyatt Palace, Chanyadevi Complex (Hotel Loft). Hotel Del Annapurna, The Mall Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel, Pokhara Grand, Tiger One Pvt Ltd, Solti Western, Hotel Central Plaza, Hotel The Kingswari and Ichcha Hotel are classified as five-star. According to the details of the department, the number of four-star level hotels is 34. According to
Hotel Association Nepal, Nepal has hotel infrastructure that can accommodate 3.5 million tourists annually. He said that more than 1,000 guests of hotels are available. More than 5,000 hotels across the country are affiliated to the hotel association. Chairman Shah said that 18 to 20 more star hotels will be operational within the next two years.
According to the statistics of the Nepal Tourism Board, 1 million 14 thousand 882 foreign tourists have visited Nepal in 2023. 97 thousand 426 foreign tourists have entered Nepal in February 2024 alone. In the first month of the year, 79 thousand 100 foreign tourists have entered Nepal.
