Fresco Retreat vs SQUARE hotel
Both are in Kathmandu, 980 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
GuesthouseLalitpur
Fresco Retreat
- Guest rating
- 8.0 Very good
- Location score
- 5.4
- Score by category
- 0 of 4
Hotel★★★★★Lalitpur
SQUARE hotel
- Guest rating
- 9.1 Excellent
- Location score
- 5.8
- Score by category
- 4 of 4
The short answer
Pick SQUARE hotel
It leads in 4 of 4 categories. 980 m apart.
Choose Fresco Retreat if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 16 / 39)
Choose SQUARE hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.1 / 8.0)
- to walk to the sights (3.8 km / 4.8 km)
- more restaurants on the doorstep (150 / 63)
- a spa and wellness
Why is Fresco Retreat better than SQUARE hotel?
- 13 more sights within 1 km+3
Why is SQUARE hotel better than Fresco Retreat?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.1 vs 8.0)+1.1
- 2Has a spa
- 3Has a swimming pool
- 4460 m closer to the area centre−460 m
- 587 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+87
- 6Offers an airport transfer
- 75 more listed amenities (26 vs 21)+5
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Fresco Retreat vs SQUARE hotel: which hotel is better? | Fresco Retreat | SQUARE hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.0 | 9.1 +1.1 |
| Location | 5.4 | 5.8 +0.4 |
| Facilities | 6.7 | 10.0 +3.3 |
| Spa & wellness | 2.5 | 7.5 +5.0 |
| Public transport | 2.4 | – |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.1 | 8.6 +0.5 |
| Guest rating | 8.0 | 9.1 +1.1 |
| Number of reviews | 40 +21 | 19 |
| Rank in Kathmandu | bottom 29% | top 28% +43% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.4 | 5.8 +0.4 |
| Distance to Lalitpur centre | 840 m | 370 m −460 m |
| To public transport | 1.6 km | – |
| To the airport | 5.4 km | 4.9 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 63 | 150 +87 |
| To the nearest food shop | 920 m | 260 m −660 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 4 | 4 |
| Sights within 1 km | 9 +3 | 6 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | – | ★★★★★ |
| Rooms | 16 | 39 |
| Floors | 4 | – |
| Newest building or renovation | 2018 | – |
| Listed amenities | 21 | 26 +5 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Car hire | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Steam room | ✓ | – |
| Gym | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | – |
| Minibar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | ✓ |
| EV charging | – | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | – | ✓ |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | – | ✓ |
| Swimming pool | – | ✓ |
| Spa | – | ✓ |
| Sauna | – | ✓ |
| Meeting rooms | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |
| Distance to the main sights | ||
| Narayanhiti Palace | 5.2 km | 4.2 km −970 m |
| Asan | 4.2 km | 3.3 km −980 m |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
| Spa & relaxation | – | ✓ |
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Location
980 m apart
Fresco Retreat: city centre: 4.8 km, nearest station Chapagaundobato: 1.6 km, Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM): 5.4 km, 63 places to eat within 500 m, 9 sights within 1 km.
SQUARE hotel: city centre: 3.8 km, Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM): 4.9 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 6 sights within 1 km.
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Fresco Retreat or SQUARE hotel: common questions
Which is better, Fresco Retreat or SQUARE hotel?
SQUARE hotel leads in 4 of 4 categories, including guest rating, location, facilities.
Which is cheaper, Fresco Retreat or SQUARE hotel?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
SQUARE hotel is closer: 370 m from the centre, against 840 m for Fresco Retreat.
How far apart are Fresco Retreat and SQUARE hotel?
The two hotels are 980 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score