Find the right stay · Central Kathmandu
Five ways to find the right Tiny Living apartment
All three Tiny Living apartments are on New Plaza, Putalisadak — central Kathmandu. The cards below are different entry points into the catalogue, depending on how long you are staying, who you are travelling with, and how you want to book.
Short-stay travellers
Kathmandu holiday rentals
The all-purpose entry point — every Tiny Living apartment framed as direct-booking holiday rentals. The right starting page if you are planning a 3–14 night Kathmandu trip and want the kitchen, the Wi-Fi and the local host without the platform fee.
- No 10–20% platform service fee
- Smart-lock self check-in, 24/7
- Full kitchen, fast Wi-Fi, inverter back-up
- Local host on WhatsApp from booking to checkout
See holiday rentals
28+ nights · 15% discount
Monthly stays for long-stay travellers
Built for digital nomads, post-trek recovery stays, and visa-extension travellers. 15% monthly long-stay discount applied automatically in the cart. Workspace with monitor stand and ergonomic chair, Ethernet drop on request, weekly housekeeping option.
- 15% monthly discount applied at 28+ nights
- Real workspace, not a kitchen-table improvisation
- Visa-extension friendly — Department of Immigration walking distance
- Stamped accommodation letter on request
See monthly stays
Travelling with kids
Family-friendly apartments
Two-bedroom apartments that sleep 4–6, with cots, high chairs and extra beds on request at no extra fee. Low-traffic Putalisadak side lanes outside, CIWEC International Hospital 6 minutes away, full kitchen for the meals they actually eat.
- Two-bedroom layouts, sleeps 4–6
- Cot + high chair + extra bed on request, no extra fee
- Pediatric hospital 6 minutes by taxi
- Washing machine, kitchen, drinking-water dispenser
See family stays
Work trip · NGO · embassy
Business travel apartments
Built for the 5–14 night work trip — real workspace, fast fibre Wi-Fi with Ethernet drop, inverter back-up so calls survive city power cuts, airport pickup with name placard, itemised receipt for the expense report.
- Real desk, monitor stand, ergonomic chair
- 80–150 Mbps Wi-Fi + Ethernet drop on request
- Itemised receipt in your company name
- 10-min taxi to most central offices and embassies
See business travel stays
Pre-trek + post-trek base
Trekking base apartments
The Kathmandu base for Everest Base Camp, Annapurna, Langtang, Manaslu and restricted-area treks. 12-min walk to Thamel for gear, 10-min walk to the permit office, free luggage storage during the trek, hot shower and washing machine on return.
- Free luggage storage during the trek
- 12-min walk to Thamel for gear shopping
- 10-min walk to TIMS / ACAP permit office
- Hot shower + washing machine on return
See trekking stays
Pet-friendly
Pet-friendly options — honest guide
Tiny Living does not currently host pets — service animals are welcome with prior arrangement. The honest landscape of which Kathmandu neighbourhoods have actual pet-friendly hosts, what to look for in listing photos, and how to make a longer pet-stay work.
- Service animals welcome with prior arrangement
- Honest map of where actual pet-friendly hosts cluster
- Sanepa, Jhamsikhel and Bhaisepati covered
- No pet-fee surprises buried in the booking terms
See the pet-friendly guide
Direct booking vs platforms
Airbnb-style apartments — book direct
Same apartment as on Airbnb, Booking.com and Agoda. Same smart-lock self check-in. Same local host on WhatsApp. The difference is the 10–20% platform service fee — gone when you book on this site instead. Honest comparison table included.
- Same room, same lock, 10–20% cheaper direct
- Stripe (Visa / Mastercard / Amex / Apple Pay / PayPal) or Nepali bank transfer
- Airport pickup add-on — not available through Airbnb
- WhatsApp from booking confirmation onwards
Compare to Airbnb
Not sure which page fits?
Answer one question and pick from the answer below.
- How long is your stay?
- 3–14 nights → Holiday rentals. 28+ nights → Monthly stays (15% discount kicks in automatically). 15–27 nights → either works; holiday rentals is the simpler page.
- Travelling with kids?
- Go straight to family-friendly apartments. Two-bedroom layouts, cot and high chair on request, pediatric hospital 6 minutes away.
- Used to booking on Airbnb / Booking.com?
- See the Airbnb-style comparison page first. Same apartment, same smart lock, 10–20% cheaper booking direct.
- Working remotely from Kathmandu?
- Monthly stays has the workspace setup. For the cafe circuit between calls, see the cafes-for-remote-work guide.
- Going trekking from Kathmandu?
- Use the trekking base apartments page. Free luggage storage during the trek, 10-minute walk to the permit office, post-trek shower waiting.
- Travelling for a work trip / NGO assignment?
- Business travel apartments covers the workspace setup, expense-ready receipts, office-proximity map and the company-booking flow.
- Travelling with a pet?
- Read the pet-friendly guide first. We do not host pets ourselves but the guide is honest about which Kathmandu hosts do.
- Just want to browse the apartments?
- All apartments shows live rates and availability. Three options: studio with rooftop terrace, 2BR near Thamel, 2BR near the airport.
Or skip the styles and see the apartments
Three apartments. Live rates. Same building. Direct booking with no platform fees.