Opened in 2014, the Kasthamandap Boutique Hotel is a new independently owned hotel situated right at the heart of Thamel, the bustling, vibrant tourist area of Kathmandu, Nepal. The Kasthamandap Boutique Hotel is a sparkling gem of the Nepali capital, standing as an architectural feat in the local area. The hotel is one of the new generation of earthquake proof hotels, Japanese in architecture and built to withstand a minimum 8.0 earthquake.