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The Soaltee Kathmandu, Autograph Collection
Kathmandu, Nepal · Autograph Collection · High Luxury
Envisioned in 1965 by Prince Himalaya Bikram Shah and Princess Princep Shah, The Soaltee opened in 1966 as one of Nepal's first five-star hotels on 12 acres in Tahachal. Oberoi Hotels took management in 1969, its first venture outside India. The property hosted all seven SAARC heads of state in a purpose-built villa in the 1980s, and in 2025 became Marriott's first Autograph Collection hotel in South Asia.
- 285 rooms
- Opened 1966
- Neighborhood: Tahachal
About The Soaltee Kathmandu, Autograph Collection
- King Mahendra inaugurated it in 1966 with 104 rooms. The Himalayan Wing arrived in 1981.
- Holiday Inn and then Crowne Plaza held the keys from 1994 until 15 May 2021, when it returned to Nepali ownership.
History
The Soaltee Kathmandu is one of Nepal's oldest and grandest hotels, set on 12 acres of landscaped grounds in Kathmandu's Tahachal district. Envisioned in 1965 by Prince Himalaya Bikram Shah and Princess Princep Shah to put Kathmandu on the luxury travel map, it was formally inaugurated in 1966 by King Mahendra Bikram Shah with 104 rooms, becoming one of Nepal's first five-star hotels. In 1969 the Oberoi Group took over management and rebranded it Hotel Soaltee Oberoi, Oberoi's first international venture outside India. A 1981 expansion added the Himalayan Wing, and in the 1980s the hotel hosted the seven SAARC heads of state in a purpose-built villa.
Management passed to InterContinental Hotels Group's Holiday Inn arm in 1994, when it became the Soaltee Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Kathmandu, rebranded to Soaltee Crowne Plaza in 1998. After completing its IHG contract, the hotel reverted to homegrown Nepali ownership and identity on 15 May 2021 as The Soaltee Kathmandu. In mid-2025 it joined Marriott International's Autograph Collection as the brand's first property in South Asia, following an extensive refurbishment that retained its red-brick facades, pagoda-inspired eaves and Nepalese craftsmanship across 285 rooms and suites.
The setting
On 12 acres in Tahachal, Kathmandu. Swayambhunath is about two kilometres. The 1966 palace hotel of Prince Himalaya Bikram Shah still stands on those Tahachal acres, one of Nepal's first five-star houses.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Fitness center
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