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
- Guest rating
- 8.7 Very good
- Location score
- 6.1
- Score by category
- 5 of 14
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Three Peaks Inn
- Guest rating
- 8.5 Very good
- Location score
- 6.9
- Score by category
- 4 of 14
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?
- 1112 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+112
- 2More 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 vs Three Peaks Inn: which hotel is better? | 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 | – | ✓ |
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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.
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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.
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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