August 2022 In the late 1970´s both of us, Tom as well as Peter, went to Nepal seperately for the first experiences in the beautiful Himalaya Range. In the following 20 years we did many treks and became addicted to Nepali culture and landscape. We saw and experienced a lot, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Like the majority of tourists in the 70´s both of us looked first for a hotel in or near “Freak Street”. Later on, Thamel became more attractive, so both of us stayed there in several hotels. Tom became tourleader for the Royal Dutch Alpine Club and as successor decided to use the same hotel as the previous tourleader, since the experience with this hotel was positive. Hotel Excelsior is in Thamel, a hotel with a very friendly staff and the owner proved to be very kind and helpful! In 1998 Peter and Tom met each other on the trek Around the Dhaulagiri, organised by the Royal Dutch Alpine Club. Peter as a member and Tom as tourleader. From the first moment we had a click and became friends. From 1998 till 2019 Peter and Tom stayed in hotel Excelsior many times together or seperately with their family members. Due to the global Covid-19 situation in 2020-2021, a very difficult time started for the tourist industry in Nepal. Many hotels had to close their doors or had to reduce their staff. In the autumn of 2021 Nepal went open again for touists. Tom wanted to go a.s.a.p. to Nepal again and contacted the owner of hotel Excelsior. The hotel was still closed due to a lack of tourists, but he was able to organise for Tom a place to stay. Early Spring of 2022 Tom went to Nepal again, for the Schoolproject Peter and Tom are doing in the Kathmandu valley. Again the owner of hotel Excelsior found a way to accomodate Tom. The approach was unbelievable again. The helpfulness and the network of the owner and the hotel staff proved to be excellent. Since May 2022 hotel Excelsior is open again. We heartly recommend hotel Excelsior. You will never be disapointed. We´re sure about that! Namasté, Peter Schampers and Tom Franken Holland
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