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Reviews of Hotel Forest Lake Backpackers' Hostel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Lakeside Bangladi, 33700 Pokhara, Nepal

#29 of 246 hotels in Pokhara

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 516 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    9.3

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    9.4

  • Free Wifi

    9.5

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  • Reviewed: April 6, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Really friendly staff! Conveneint location and clean! There is a lovely terrace area as well

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2025

    8.0
    Pretty good place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location at one end of the lake walk. Only issue is the road and bars outside can be a bit loud. Bathroom in the private room ventilated into the room making it humid and stuffy. Overall I’d recommend the place though.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 31, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything. Beautiful place next to lake. Amazing experience!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2025

    10
    Best place to stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This place is awesome! We only stayed here for our last night in Pokhara but wish we had stayed here the entire time. Gorgeous view of the lake and awesome common area. The Cafe downstairs makes delicious cappuccinos and their menu looked great. I felt so relaxed staying here and only a short walk to the main street in Pokhara.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 21, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We loved our stay in Forest Lake. Staff was attentive, location perfect, and overall this place is great value for money. Would highly recommend!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 19, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Budget Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lovely view and nice staff. Clean and comfortable.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 19, 2025

    9.0
    Relaxing and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very clean and cosy, nice view on the lake (from some of the rooms), lovely rooftop and professional staff

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 11, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We had a very bad room for the first night ( humidity, noise, bad laundry) so we had to uppgrade to a better and more expensive room. I felt a little trapped but the new room was not too expensive and very nice so it was a nice experience overall

    The place is well located at one end of the lakeside walk

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: March 9, 2025

    10
    Chill and no stress
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    One of the best hostels I stayed ever. Clean, chill and excellent facilities. Nice and tranquil location just close to the lake with a nice view from the terrace. The staff is also a big plus, very helpful and polite. You can leave your luggage at the hostel if you are doing any trek. They even had some trekking poles so i didn’t have to buy or rent them. Laundry available and also many transport services to Besisahar, NayapulLumbini, Chitwan and different activities.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: March 2, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    genuinely loved my experience in this hostel. i stayed here for over three weeks, both in the shared and a private room, and would recommend both! the rooms are very clean and the beds very spacious, and the private room has a beautiful balcony with a lake view. the price is super fair too, and the staff is wonderful - ashok did an amazing job assisting me and a friend i made at the hostel when our flights got cancelled due to the weather, calling the airline to get information and making sure we get refunds and the next possible flight! overall, i felt incredibly safe and comfortable and can’t wait to come back the next time im in pokhara.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 28, 2025

    10
    10/10
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Budget Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing :)

    The hostel was super clean and the staff was amazing! We booked not only the beds but also the guide and our tracking tour with them. Kushal was an amazing guide, could not recommend it more!!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 25, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This hostel was very pleasant and spacious. The beds were very comfortable and full of natural light and a great view of the lake (depending which dorm you book). The staff were very helpful in assisting with trekking and held onto our belongings as well as allowing us to borrow trekking poles.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 25, 2025

    10
    Best hostel in Pokhara
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 22, 2025

    9.0
    Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's a noisy neighbourhood until about 10pm, then the music stops. The dorm room upstairs is more spacious than the girls dorm, but cigarette smoke from the common room somehow finds its way into the room and its much more noisy in there.

    The staff were amazing and helpful for everything. The dorm rooms and bathrooms were always clean and the view of the lake from the common room made the space a really nice place to relax and meet other people.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 15, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bed

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 11, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very helpful staff

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 2, 2025

    10
    Perfect place to chill
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast was not complimentary. The menu was expensive. Rest everything is perfect.

    The location is awesome with Lake view. The restaurants and cafes are nearby making it a wonderful stay options. They have good facilities like unlimited free water refills, adventure trip bookings.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2025

    9.0
    Best hostel near by everything
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean and nice staff

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

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    The hostel is extremely clean, comfortable. The staff is friendly and professional, with a lot of knowledge and always available to help you book some activities. Also the coffee is high quality and the food is very good. Not to mention the beautiful view of the lake and the good location of the hostel.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 22, 2025

    10
    Amazing stay by Pokhara lakeside
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything! You must stay in this hotel if you are in Pokhara. The location by the lakeside is quiet and peaceful, plus some rooms and the common space have an amazing view of the lake. The rooms were incredibly clean and comfortable, best mattress to sleep on, nicely decorated, 24 hour hot shower, modern bathrooms. We stayed in private rooms but the dorm rooms looked really nice too with big bunk beds. Wifi works excellently too and you can easily work there. The highlight of this hotel though was the staff! A young team who were so hospitable, booking us our buses, taxis, cable car to sagarnot (MUST DO at sunrise) all at no extra cost. They were so friendly, especially Kushal and Ashok who gave us advice for our first trek. You can leave your luggage safely there in storage during your trek as long as you stay one night on your return, which I think is very fair. The breakfast was also delicious and affordable - we had avocado on toast, coffee and smoothie bowls and they were all yum.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 9, 2025

    10
    Top Spot in Pokhara
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room with Lake View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Best Place to stay in Pokhara. Managed by Ashok who provides friendly hospitality , best advices and always good mood. The rooms with balcony and direct best view over the lake are really great. Absolute best Price-Performance-Ratio.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: January 7, 2025

    10
    Great hostel Lakeside
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not ideal if you have food intolerances, but there's safe food places very close by. The bathroom door was a bit noisy so difficult to be quiet. Very little to complain about, really liked it.

    Loved the beds with little curtains. Loved the staff- they were SO nice, kind, and helpful. I Loved the location- its on the edge of likeside but that is exactly what I was after- close enough to a few nice places, walking distance but outside main part. Social space was great with hammock. Female dorm was nice, personal locker available, cleaned everyday. So greatful.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2025

    10
    Hotel Forest Lake in Pokhara is a fantastic place to stay, offering breathtaking views of the lake and surrounding mount
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Best location overlooking the pehwa lake.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The view is just awesome and Ashok helped me very much thank you for him

    Stayed in December 2024

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