= 네팔 Nepal/카트만두

Temple Tiger Thamel Apartment

arakims 2014. 4. 7. 21:55

네팔의 카투만두에서 제법 모양을 갖춘 호텔을 찾았다.

내부 시설은 이곳에서는 괜찮은 수준이었다. It's a mordenest hotel in Kathmandu.

방하나에 간단한 취사를 할 수 있는 주방겸 거실

서비스는 그닥 기대하지 않은게 좋을 듯합니다. Room service is not high.



네팔이 아직은 서비스에 신경쓸

생활 수준이 못되기 때문입니다.


생수통 음료수가 비어 있었는데

전화하니 물통에 채워주기는 했는데....There's no drinking water!

머뭇거림을 보아 팁을 원하는 듯했습니다. I think he want some tip.

팁을 얼마나 줄까 생각하다가 How much should I tip the door man?

호텔측이 미리 준비해 두어야할

당연한 일이라 생각하고 넘어갔습니다.


이튿날 아침에 소동이 일어났습니다.

옆방에서 머리 감는 중에 더운 물이 나오지 않아서.....

나오다 끊어져서........There's no hot water!!!!

따져 묻는 말에 호텔 매니저는 '그럴 수도 있는거지 뭐' 라는 듯 별로 신경을 쓰지 않는 태도였습니다.

Wait a moment! the manager said to me again.

No one said to me to say sorry! I don't feel like.

네팔리안에게는 이정도 찬물은 별게 아니겠지만  It's a usually event for Nepalian.

한국인들은 덜덜 떨리는 기온입니다. It's a very cold to korean.

요즘은 기온이 많이 내려가서

감기 걸리기 딱 알맞은 상황에

누구라도 흥분하지 않을 수 없었습니다.

 

이보다 더 허름한 호텔도 더운물은 나왔었으니깐.........

아마 전력 사정으로

밤새 데우고 탱크에 저장해둔 것을

아침에 각 방에서 사용토록 하는 시스템입니다.

호텔에서 말하는 것은

누군가 틀어 놓고 체크아웃하는 바람에

더운물이 다 빠져 나갔으니

기다리라는 대답만 반복합니다.

하여튼 머리 감다가 난리법석이 났습니다. 

 

바라스타겸 한국인 주인의 모습입니다. He is a Korean barista. Hi, nice to meet you!

에티오피아 커피가 유명하다는 말과 맛을 보고 왔었는데

Many people said that Etiopia's coffee tastes is the best around the world! but,

여기서는 네팔 커피가 최고라고 한다. Nepal's coffee tastes is the best around the world!

가격을 보니 꽤나 비싸게 매겨져 있었다. Nepal's coffee is more expensive than famous Etiopia's

집에 에티오피아 커피가 많아서 패스~~



주인장왈 "네팔인들은 자존심만 세고, 

말이 먹히지 않는 능력없는 산사람들..."

 

하여튼 이옆방 총각이 벌인

더운물 소동을 진정되니

네팔의 고요함과 더불어

마음마저도 홀가분 했습니다.


It's a good hotel if you don't mind the barking dog next door.

아!

엊저녁 밤새 짖어대는 개소리,

정말 목청 큰 서양개....

이건 인내심이 많이 필요했습니다.

피곤해서 이내 잠이 들긴 했지만....

 

어떤 분이 아래처럼 리뷰를 썼는데

그분도 개소리를 신경쓰지 않는다면

괜찮은 곳이라 적었네요.

 

 

4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2011

Temple Tiger Thamel Apartment is an excellent choice if you want to have an apartment type accommodation in prime location in Kathmandu! This hotel is located right opposite to Blue Horizon hotel near noisy bazaar area but on a quiet side street. If you don't mind the barking dogs next door... They have 24h reception and security guards at the gate.

The place is about three years old and has spacious clean rooms and bathrooms. All rooms have modern fully equipped kitchens (gas cooker, fridge, micro, water boiler etc.). We stayed in a nice apartment which had a bar kitchen in a relatively big living room, separate bedroom and bathroom, but they also have really big apartments with two bedrooms and a huge living room! We paid 2250INR (50USD) per night and thought it was worth it!

Despite I'd recommend this place to others, there are some minus sides also. Power cuts are very common in Kathmandu; This hotel has a generator on the rooftop but because neighbors complain about the noise it makes, the hotel staff doesn't want to switch it on... So all your fancy kitchen equipments, not to mention your bedroom AC, are non-functional most of the time... We insisted them to put the generator on late in the evening, which they finally did, but of course our room charger was broken! Finally that was fixed, thanks to Ram Kumar, who is the man running around and doing his level best to keep this place up. He does absolutely everything possible to make the guests stay comfortable!!! Unfortunately the owner isn't really interested in developing the place or doing anything to solve electric problems so there is a possibility of this place going down... Despite you pay for AC, which you can't use most of the time, we thought it was worth the money. Well, we were there during Easter time so it was possible to keep the windows (which had mosquito nets btw!) open and sleep in relatively cool room. I just wish the dogs in the neighborhood hadn't had that much to discuss!!

Check http://kathmanduapartment.com/. If you want to call, be prepared... Nobody except for Raj can speak English or Hindi!

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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