I had visited this place in November 2017 with my family including kids. Kids enjoyed a lot because they could play in the swing in the garden of the hotel. Foods were served as “Nepali Thali” which had an original Nepali taste. Staffs were very friendly. The Jungle safari was very exciting and adventurous. Guide was helpful. It was a quite place to stay- peaceful. I would recommend this hotel for budget travellers because some other hotels of same category charge double or even more for the same service.
I stayed one night at River Bank Inn in February 2016. The room is spacious, clean bathroom with hot shower. They were doing some renovations. The first room I was in had a stiff door (maybe because it was painted recently), The staff very kindly changed me to another room. One of the battery in the tv remote was missing. I had dinner (dhal bhat) on the roof terrace. Went on the elephant ride the next morning and managed to see a rhino with it's baby in the forest! On the whole the hotel is ok with friendly helpful staff.
My partner and I stayed at the River Bank Inn in Nov 2015 and were delightfully surprised with the quality of the place. Included were bus tickets to and from Kathmandu along with village tour, sunset by river bank, Elephant safari, Jungle walk and canoeing, cultural dance and elephant breeding program. Plus plenty of leisure time in between. However the programs between each hotel are exactly the same if you stay at a $20 per night hotel or a $200. Our guide and the staff here were very friendly and a pleasure to be around. We were well looked after. Our guide is very environmentally concious. When on the jungle safari one of the other guides threw a used plastic bottle on the national park grounds, our guide picked it up and took it with him to throw in the garbage back at the hotel whilst giving him a dirty look. Very good to have people like that here. He is very knowledgeable too. Food is delicious, however it is a set menu. Power will be cut for 4 hours each day, but that is for all of the hotels and is done by the government. Hot water is provided but I believe it is a solar system. The grounds and rooms are clean, well maintained and comfortable. Overall, River Bank Inn was a delightful experience and would recommend to everyone in a budget to intermediate price range options.…
We stayed here for 2 nights/3 days in December 2014 and did the entire safari experience through the hotel. The hotel is just OK. The location is good, a very short walk into town. The rooms could use a little renovations and painting, but otherwise it's okay for spending the night if you don't have extremely high standards. We found the water in the shower was always hot. The hotel has a private jeep to drive you around which is nice also. The staff were very friendly to us, and we didn't mind the food (even though you can't choose your meals) it was a good variety for 3 days. We would consider staying here again.
The rooms are ok, but the matresses are veeeery hard. The shower isn't always a hot shower either. The location is nice, it's next to the river and the elephant bathing spot is right next to it. It's short walking distance from the main street in Sauhara, where you can get all the services you need. The hotel restaurant is just ok, breakfast was usually good, other food was average. All the services they offer is waaay too expensive. Either negotiate a better price for all the safaris etc. or walk in to Sauhara and buy it from some local travel agency. Wifi doesn't work on the higher floors.
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