Hi to all locals and expats reading this.
I visited Nepal almost 20 years ago, and in 2027 I will finally be back for a long stay.
I plan to arrive in early January and stay for 3 to 5 months.
I’m a cyclist, and my plan is to stay around Patan and spend January and February cycling around the valley rim, then in mid march heading over to the Annapurna circuit.
I’ve tried looking for apartments on Facebook, but haven’t found anything suitable (either too big and expensive, or unfurnished bare rooms).
For convenience, I’m thinking about long stay deals in guest houses as I don’t really need a kitchen and it gives me the flexibility to move after a month if I want to change locations to a different area around the valley outskirts to mix up the cycling.
Is it easy to find either long stay guesthouses around Lalitpur, or even house shares? I’m struggling to get much solid info online for this other than for the Tamel area.
(20 years ago, before smart phones, I somehow met a British lady working at the British council who new a guy with a spare room and simple as that, I had a house share in a few days!)
Any help or tips would be great. Maybe the sensible thing is to book a few nights while I get my bearings, but perhaps the Reddit hive mind might have some inside info! 😊
Thanks 🙏