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title: "Thamel Backpackers Home vs Three Peaks Inn: which hotel is better?"
description: "Thamel Backpackers Home or Three Peaks Inn in Kathmandu? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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# Thamel Backpackers Home vs Three Peaks Inn

Both are in Kathmandu, 440 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel · ★★ · Kathmandu-26
## [Thamel Backpackers Home](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/thamel-backpackers-home-kathmandu/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.7 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 6.1

- **Score by category:** 5 of 14

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2185645/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★ · Thamel
## [Three Peaks Inn](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/three-peaks-inn-kathmandu/)

- **Guest rating:** 8.5 ·  Very good

- **Location score:** 6.9

- **Score by category:** 4 of 14

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2225826/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Thamel Backpackers Home

It comes out ahead on 5 of 14 compared facts. 440 m apart.

### Choose Three Peaks Inn if you want

-   more restaurants on the doorstep (150 / 38)

### Why is Thamel Backpackers Home better than Three Peaks Inn?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Three Peaks Inn better than Thamel Backpackers Home?

1.  112 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+112)
2.  More walkable surroundings (walk grade 87 vs 68) (+19)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Thamel Backpackers Home | Three Peaks Inn |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Location | 6.1 | 6.9  (+0.8) |
| Facilities | 2.5 | – |
| Spa & wellness | 0.0 | – |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.5  (+0.1) | 8.4 |
| Guest rating | 8.7  (+0.2) | 8.5 |
| Number of reviews | 20  (+10) | 10 |
| Rank in Kathmandu | top 40%  (+11%) | bottom 49% |
| Location |
| Location score | 6.1 | 6.9  (+0.8) |
| Distance to the centre | 970 m | 780 m  (−190 m) |
| To the airport | 5.3 km | 5.4 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 38 | 150  (+112) |
| To the nearest food shop | 580 m | 400 m  (−180 m) |
| Shops within 500 m | 4 | 6 |
| Sights within 1 km | 7 | 7 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | ★★ | ★★ |
| Rooms | 12 | 12 |
| Floors | – | 4 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2025 |
| Listed amenities | 12 | – |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 11:30 | – |
| Check-out until | 12:30  (+1h) | 12:00 |
| Amenities |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | ✓ | – |
| Shuttle | ✓ | – |
| Car hire | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Room service | ✓ | – |
| Terrace | ✓ | – |
| Balcony | ✓ | – |
| In-room safe | ✓ | – |
| Distance to the main sights |
| Narayanhiti Palace | 910 m | 1.0 km |
| Asan | 1.6 km | 1.3 km  (−260 m) |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

440 m apart

Thamel Backpackers Home: city centre: 970 m, Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM): 5.3 km, 38 places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.

Three Peaks Inn: city centre: 780 m, Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM): 5.4 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 7 sights within 1 km.

[Top-rated of 220 hotels in Thamel](https://stayversus.com/en/nepal/kathmandu/area/thamel/)

## Weather in Kathmandu

[Kathmandu weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/nepal/bagmati-province/kathmandu/weather)

## Thamel Backpackers Home or Three Peaks Inn: common questions

### Which is better, Thamel Backpackers Home or Three Peaks Inn?

Thamel Backpackers Home leads in 5 of 14 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Three Peaks Inn is stronger in location score, distance to the centre, restaurants within 500 m.

### Which is cheaper, Thamel Backpackers Home or Three Peaks Inn?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Three Peaks Inn is closer: 780 m from the centre, against 970 m for Thamel Backpackers Home.

### How far apart are Thamel Backpackers Home and Three Peaks Inn?

The two hotels are 440 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

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](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/thamel-backpackers-home-kathmandu-vs-three-peaks-inn-kathmandu/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/