Hotel Shanker
Hotel Shanker in Kathmandu is a historic luxury heritage hotel opened in 1964 in a building dating to 1894. It is located in Lazimpat, next to the historic Narayanhity Palace Museum.Photo: Super cool75, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Also known as: “The Shanker Hotel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Narayanhiti Palace Museum and Garden of Dreams.
Narayanhiti Palace Museum
Museum
Photo: Belbasesuraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Narayanhiti Palace following the 2006 revolution. Narayanhiti Palace Museum is situated 480 metres south of Hotel Shanker.
Garden of Dreams
Park
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Garden of Dreams, also, the Garden of Six Seasons, is a neo-classical garden in Kaiser Mahal Kathmandu, Nepal, built in 1920. Designed by Kishore Narshingh, it consists of 6,895 square metres of gardens with three pavilions, an amphitheater, ponds, pergolas, and urns. Garden of Dreams is situated 730 metres southwest of Hotel Shanker.
Rani Pokhari
Pond
Photo: Solundir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rani Pokhari, originally known as Nhu Pukhu, is a historic artificial pond located in the heart of Kathmandu, Nepal. The square-shaped tank dates from the 17th century, and was built on the eastern side of the then city limits.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lazimpat and West Kathmandu.
Lazimpat
Neighborhood
Lazimpat is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It is close to the Narayanhity Palace, and is well known in Kathmandu for its hotels, restaurants, schools, colleges, embassies, and department stores.
West Kathmandu
West Kathmandu covers the backpacker areas of Thamel, Swayambhu, Durbar Square, and Freak Street in Kathmandu. It is a maze of alleys crammed with handicraft shops, guest houses, and cafés.
Gairidhara
Locality
Gairidhara is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It borders the Narayanhity Palace, Lazimpat and Baluwatar and is just 20 minutes away from what is known as the downtown of Kathmandu, Newroad and Ason.
Hotel Shanker
- Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
- Location: Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.71893° or 27° 43′ 8″ northLongitude
85.31993° or 85° 19′ 12″ eastOpen location code
7MV7P899+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 558561826OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q7763653
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Hotel Shanker” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “فندق شانكر”
- French: “The Shanker Hotel”
- Nepali: “शंकर होटल”
- Nepali: “शङ्कर होटल”
- Spanish: “Hotel Shanker”
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