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Reviews of Kiwi Backpackers Hostel Pokhara

7 Kiwi Lane, Lakeside, 33700 Pokhara, Nepal

#47 of 246 hotels in Pokhara

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 419 hostel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.6

  • Value for money

    9.3

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    10
    10/10 for the staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff at this hostel are amazing! Shout-out to Arjun, Bibs and Maya and all of the other lovely folks working here. They are super friendly, and going back after our trek felt a bit like coming home. They deserve so much recognition as everyone is working their butts off haha! Otherwise, the rooms we had were really nice and clean and having breakfast included was also great. Very social place without being rowdy or loud. :)

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2025

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing hostel! Shared breakfast is super nice to meet other people, there is a lot of chill space and also a nice bar! Best place in Pokhara!

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2025

    9.0
    Definitely recommend!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I think breakfast can be improved. And same for coffee.

    I stayed in a private room and it was an amazing stay. Of course because it is a hostel there is chatting and a bit more noisy than a regular hotel but i loved staying at Kiwi. Super super clean and comfortable, nice views, beautiful terrace and great staff.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff were so sweet and talkative. Working long days always happy to help.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2025

    9.0
    Value for money , clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Many travellers there had gastroenteritis / food poisoning . Don’t if it was due to food at the hostel or something they all ate outside ? I was fine . Anyways I only have bottled water. So be careful . As your trek can get delayed if you are unwell to begin with .

    Clean Peaceful I took a single room , and it was very good

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The common area on the rooftop is really great if you need to chill or just get some work done. Super friendly staff willing to always find a solution

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Owner Is Grumpy

    Cool People. Nice Rooftopbar! Good Breakfast And The Rooms Were Clean.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2025

    9.0
    4 weeks in Nepal
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    This hostel had a good vibe from arriving to leaving. A nice breakfast in the morning was also best opportunity to swap stories n tips where to go etc. Special mention for Bips the best barmaid in Nepal. Always smiling n happy to chat. Suman the owner was a nice guy and would ask how your stay was and welcomed any suggestion to improve. I couldn't think of anything. Easy walk from Tourist bus station and close to Lakeside cafes and most sites to visit. Roof terrace and bar great. Chill area with books on ground floor.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2025

    10
    Sociable, clean friendly and helpful. Great value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Mountain View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nowt

    Great , witty and immensely helpful staff. Lovely social breakfast. Wonderful room! A lively bar and lovely sunny roof terrace. Just got back after 3 day trek and it’s bliss

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast is a little bit sparsely but I heard that they change every day.

    Super clean and comfortable room with enough cupboards/wardrobes! Very friendly staff!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    As a traveler, I have visited 24 countries and stayed in hundreds of hostels, but I had a great time here! I came to stay for 1 week and stayed for 3 weeks. And during this time, I met wonderful people. The rooms and bathrooms are spotlessly clean, the staff is very kind and helpful. The terrace has a wonderful view and travelers sit around the fire in the evenings and chat! Special thanks to Arjun and Bips from the staff. You will feel like family here. I highly recommend this Hostel to all travelers! Hope to see you one day!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2025

    9.0
    Great bar, clean rooms, well situated, good value for your money!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast : small and not good at all.

    I had a great private room for myself. Very good price for this room: clean, very confortable, very clean bathroom with hot water whenever you like. The staff was helpful and nice. Amazing little bar upstairs to have drinks and snacks! Drinking water available. Well situated.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast only till 10 😜

    The hostel wos very nice the stuff wos super friendly and alwasy helpfull . Special bips from the bar and arjun from the reception have been doing an amazing job. I felt like home here .

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2025

    10
    I stayed at kiwi both as a solo in a dorm and in private rooms with family and friends, and it was amazing. If I’m back
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    It was beautiful and clean, whilst having a great location. All staff were amazing from front desk staff to cleaning, cooking and security.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2025

    10
    Encouragingly social hostel with good breakfast, hot showers, quiet rooms.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Hostel is quiet compared to the others on the same street, since it is shielded from the traffic by another building. The breakfast is good, and the space encourages people to meet and talk. Popular with trekkers when I was there.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    10
    Best place to stay in Nepal
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Pokhara Backpackers was the best hostel we stayed at in Nepal. The overall vibe was great and the people who stayed here were the best kind of people. The staff constantly went so far above and beyond what they needed to, especially when my wife got sick. We miss you Arjun and Maya! The location was fantastic with good places to eat nearby. Breakfast was included and made for a great opportunity to meet other travellers / hikers - we made so many friends here, which is not surprising since we stayed here for 20 days during a 1 month stay in the area.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    10
    Best place in Nepal
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We loved Pokhara Backpackers. I think it would be a good idea to try out one big table in the bar area. The hammocks, bar stools, separate areas, etc made it difficult for people to sit together.

    Pokhara Backpackers was the best hostel we stayed at in Nepal. The overall vibe was great and the people who stayed here were the best kind of people. The staff constantly went so far above and beyond what they needed to, especially when my wife got sick. We miss you Arjun and Maya! The location was fantastic with good places to eat nearby. Breakfast was included and made for a great opportunity to meet other travellers / hikers - we made so many friends here, which is not surprising since we stayed here for 20 days during a 1 month stay in the area.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2025

    10
    Perfect stay to celebrate new year eve
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing as specific

    It's one of the best social hostels I have been to, I came here alone and going back with loads of good memories and friends. The complimentary breakfast was like a cherry on cake. The whole ambiance was so cool and positive

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2025

    10
    A home from home in Pokhara. Lovely views from the roof top bar
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing

    A home from home in Pokhara. Lovely views from the roof top bar

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2024

    10
    It’s a 11/10, just amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing I didn’t like that I couldn’t stay there forever 😄

    Best hostel ever. If you don’t book this, that’s your fault. The stuff is the most amazing one. I extended my stay two times just because I loved this hostel and the people there. It’s a very social hostel. Had an amazing time. Clean and you have hot water, even in the winter. Again, the stuff is the best. You will have an amazing time, trust me

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The restaurant orders food in from somewhere else, I heard it's really good but stuff that

    Comfiest rooms I had in Nepal, best facilities and such a chill place to stay. Super social hostel filled with awesome travellers. Couldn't recommend higher!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 December 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were always super helpful and friendly.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was a bit dump in the room but i had this problem throughout Nepal in December. The location is a bit out of central lakeside.

    I had a double room and it was perfect. Clean, big and quiet during the night. The staff was friendly and helpfull throughout my stay.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2024

    10
    Perfect hostel stay at lakeside
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All was fine!

    Super nice hostel! The privat room was super comfortable, the dorm quite good. Wonderfull garden area and rooftop, nice yoga class for low price. Breakfast included nice and changing from day to day. Super friendly staff! Perfect hostel stay at lakeside!

    Stayed in November 2024

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