Tea houses or lodges are the standard accommodation on a trek in Nepal. They offer rooms with beds, communal dining rooms, bathrooms (sometimes attached) and home cooking. At Himalayan Trails, we aim to secure the best lodge accommodation in every location. Please remember, that the location and altitude plays a big part in the style and services of accommodation available.
Depending on the location and your budget, they will be anything from a basic wooden/stone construction with the bare minimum facilities, to places with abundant hot water, electrical outlets in the room, and Wi-Fi facilities. The higher you go, the more basic the accommodation is.
All building material, from wood, to glass for windows, mattresses, blankets, cooking pots, bathroom fittings, has to be flown to the closest airport like Lukla or driven into the trailhead and then carried by porters up the trail. Satellite dishes, gas cylinders for heating water, foodstuffs, beer, soft drinks are also carried up from by porters, donkeys or yaks. This costs time and money.