The Silver Oaks Inn · Lakeside, Pokhara

Your second home in the heart of Lakeside, Pokhara

From a Gurung village to a garden hotel in Pokhara

Your perfect trip begins here. Twenty comfortable rooms around a flowering garden, five minutes' walk from Phewa Lake. Family-run in Pokhara since 1996.

4.6593 Google reviews 4.7477 Tripadvisor reviews

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What our guests say

“The best experience, we felt like at home. Atmosphere, energy and caring from the staff was so loving.”

Dária C.Tripadvisor · Nov 2025

“The garden and terrace in front of the hotel were absolutely stunning, like something out of a fairy tale.”

Gabriela C.Tripadvisor · Oct 2025

“Close to everything but still peaceful, quiet, and relaxing. After trekking in the Himalayas, it was exactly the kind of atmosphere we needed.”

Matias G.Google · 2025

“A friend left his phone in the lobby when we checked out and the manager had already jumped on a moped with it, drove to the airport to return it before our flight.”

Tim B., AustraliaTripadvisor · Nov 2023

“There are over a thousand hotels in Pokhara but my favourite lakeside hotel is the Silver Oaks Inn. I have been staying there over the past ten years.”

Pamela, CanberraTripadvisor · Aug 2022

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Fyafulla! That's how we say “welcome” in Tamu, the Gurung language.

Our story · Since 1996

The family behind Silver Oaks

In 1996, Jitu Gurung's cousin built The Silver Oaks Inn on a quiet lane in Lakeside and planted the garden guests still write about. Our family is Gurung, from a village in Lamjung near the start of the Annapurna Circuit, in the same hills many of our guests are about to walk through.

When the founder moved to the UK, Jitu, after twenty years in hospitality, took over with his sister, his brother and the wider family. Gurung people are known around the world as Gurkha soldiers. Here, we'd like to be known for something gentler: the way we look after you.

“You are always welcome here. We aim to make you feel at home away from home during your travels to Pokhara.”

Jitu Gurung, Managing Director

1996Family-run since

20Rooms around the garden

1,070+Guest reviews online

5 minWalk to Phewa Lake

Read Jitu's full welcome

The Silver Oaks team greeting guests with a namaste in the lobby, Puku at their feet

One of our team with Puku the golden retriever at the front entrance

A guest checking in at the front desk under the wooden staircase

The Silver Oaks Inn lit up at night behind its garden

The garden

A quiet garden in the middle of it all

Step off Lakeside's busy street into flowering bushes, fruit trees, stone pavilions and strings of prayer flags. Guests call it a little oasis. We think it's the best seat in Pokhara for your morning coffee.

Wooden garden pavilion lit up at night — The pavilion after dark

Garden table with red chairs among flowers — Corners for two

Garden path leading to the hotel entrance at dusk — The way in

Candlelit table under a parasol in the garden — Candlelit dinners

Lantern-lit garden seating with prayer flags in the evening — Lanterns and prayer flags

Guest reading in a hammock among the bamboo in the garden — An afternoon in the hammock

Morning

Coffee and birdsong

Fresh coffee or masala milk tea under the trees while the birds wake up and the town is still quiet.

Afternoon

Shade and a swing

Shady corners, the garden swing and a book from the lobby shelves. Rest your legs after the trail.

Evening

Lanterns on

The pavilions glow, the prayer flags move in the breeze and there's a cold drink waiting.

Rooms & rates

Spotless rooms, honest prices

All 20 rooms have a private bathroom with hot water around the clock, free Wi-Fi, TV and the comfortable beds trekkers keep writing about. Breakfast is included.

Standard double room with crisp white linen and red cushions at The Silver Oaks Inn, Pokhara — From$20 / night

Standard Room

A bright double or twin room with a sitting corner. Ideal for a night or two before or after your trek.

Double or twin
Hot shower
Wi-Fi

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Deluxe corner room with a double bed, red armchairs and wide garden-facing windows — From$25 / night

Deluxe Room

More space, air-conditioning and a seating area by the window. Some deluxe rooms open onto a balcony.

Air-con
Balcony*
TV

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Family Room

Room for three, with a double and a single bed. Good for families and friends travelling together.

Sleeps 3
Air-con
Wi-Fi

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Breakfast includedFree Wi-Fi24-hour hot waterFree parkingLuggage storage24-hour front desk

Two of our receptionists greeting guests with a namaste at the front desk — Namaste. The same welcome, from the hills to the front desk.

Tamu culture · Lamjung to Lakeside

The hills we come from, the welcome we bring

Nine short stops through Gurung life, from our home villages above the Marsyangdi to the garden in Lakeside. The story moves along by itself, and the sun rises over Annapurna as it goes. Swipe, drag or use the arrows to go at your own pace.

Lamjung

Where our family comes from

Stone-roofed villages on terraced hillsides, in the district where the Annapurna Circuit begins. Many of our guests walk past our home villages on their trek.

Tamu

Smiling Gurung woman in a white shawl and coral necklace with terraced fields and the Annapurnas behind

Our own name

Gurungs call themselves Tamu, with a language of our own spoken alongside Nepali in villages across Lamjung, Kaski and beyond.

Gurkha

Two centuries of service

For more than two hundred years, Gurung men have served as Gurkha soldiers in the British and Indian armies, in Singapore and Brunei. Courage and loyalty are part of who we are.

Rodhi

Guests sharing dinner at a long table in the hotel dining room

Where the village gathers

In a Gurung village, young people traditionally met in the rodhi to sing, dance, share work and look after one another. It's the spirit we try to keep in our garden in the evenings.

Village

Gurung woman carrying a huge load of fresh greens along a stone lane in Ghandruk

Life by the seasons

Stone lanes, terraced fields and loads carried home on a strap across the forehead. Village life in the Annapurna foothills still follows the farming year.

Ghatu

A sacred spring dance

Performed by young women in shining headdresses in the villages of Lamjung, Ghatu tells its story through slow song and dance in the weeks of spring.

Lhosar

New Year, late December

Tamu Lhosar fills Pokhara with dancing, processions, feasts and family visits. If you're here for it, celebrate with us.

Dress

Gurung woman in red velvet blouse and coral jewellery with Annapurna South behind

Velvet, coral and gold

Festival dress means velvet blouses, woven shawls and heavy coral and gold necklaces, with the white bhangra men wear over one shoulder.

Fyafulla

The Silver Oaks family welcoming guests at the front door

Welcome to our home

That's how we greet each other in Tamu. Come and stay, and we'll look after you the way we were raised to.

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Why guests come back

Booked one night, stayed a week

It's the most common line in our reviews. Here are the four things guests mention most when they explain why.

Guests enjoying breakfast together in the garden under prayer flags

Good vibes

An easy-going, unpretentious place where trekkers, families and solo travellers end up swapping stories over masala tea.

Our travel desk helping a guest plan her trek under the Annapurna posters

Treated like family

We've driven forgotten phones to the airport, packed breakfast for 6am buses and walked guests up to watch the sunrise over Annapurna.

Guest reading with a cup of tea under prayer flags in the garden

A zen garden

Prayer flags, fruit trees, a swing and shady corners. A quiet green oasis just off the busy Lakeside strip.

Colourful wooden rowing boats on Phewa Lake at dusk

5 minutes to the lake

On a quiet side street, three minutes from Lakeside's cafés and shops and five from the shore of Phewa Lake.

Food & drink

Breakfast in the garden, dal bhat at night

Breakfast is included and changes every morning: eggs, pancakes with yoghurt and honey, fresh fruit, toast and a proper cappuccino. Our kitchen cooks Nepali, Indian, Chinese and continental dishes through the day.

Four friends sharing breakfast at a cane table in the stone garden pavilion

Fresh croissants, buns and bread on the breakfast buffet

Bartender pouring a drink at the hotel bar

Paraglider in front of the snow-covered Annapurna range seen from Pokhara

Travel desk

Your base camp for the Annapurnas

Our travel desk has helped thousands of guests plan treks, book buses and flights and find the right guide. Leave the bags you don't need with us, and come back to a hot shower.

Trek planning

Poon Hill, Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Himal and the Circuit. Licensed guides, porters and permits.

Luggage storage

Keep your extra bags safe here while you're on the trail.

Tickets & transfers

Tourist buses to Kathmandu and Chitwan, flights, taxis and airport pickup.

Day adventures

Paragliding from Sarangkot, sunrise trips, boating and the Peace Pagoda.

Things to do in Pokhara

Location

Central, but quiet

We're on Lalupate Marga, a peaceful side street in Lakeside. Close enough to walk everywhere, far enough that the bars won't keep you up.

Phewa Lake shore5 min walk
Lakeside cafés, shops & restaurants3 min walk
Tourist Bus Park1 km
Pokhara Airport3.2 km
World Peace Pagodaboat + hike

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The Silver Oaks InnLalupate Marga, Lakeside, Pokhara 33700, Nepal+977 61 452147 · +977 61 454798 · info@silveroaksinn.com.np

Guest reviews

Over a thousand reviews, one story

Clean rooms, a beautiful garden and people who go out of their way for you.

G4.6 593 Google reviews T4.7 477 Tripadvisor reviews

Best place in Pokhara!

“I really love that place; I stayed 3 times in this hotel and would go back any time in Pokhara. Rooms are spacious, clean, warm, and there is hot shower! The food is delicious and the garden is peaceful and with a lot of flowers!”

Safe and looked after

“As a solo woman, it's important that you feel safe and accounted for and this hotel BY FAR did this for me. If you need a long term stay, or even just for a night, this is your place. And just wait til you meet Puku!”

Unique for Pokhara

“We stayed here for three nights before and four nights after our trek, as we loved it so much. It has a beautiful garden with sitting areas in the front, which is unique for Pokhara and was a lovely oasis.”

Sunrise behind Annapurna

“Dilu took great care to make sure the trips, which he organised for me, went smoothly. He accompanied me to watch the sunrise behind Annapurna at 5am, and saw me off at the bus station when I went to Chitwan.”

A welcome place to land after trekking

“Great value for the money! Centrally located a few minutes walk away from Phewa Lake. We stayed here for two nights after finishing the Annapurna Circuit. The pictures do not deceive. The rooms really do look like that.”

An absolute gem

“Absolute gem of a hotel. As a female solo traveller with a visual impairment I couldn't have asked for more. Excellent hotel shuttle service and really helpful accommodating staff.”

The ideal base

“Clean, comfortable rooms at an affordable price. It's located in a quiet side street, just a five-minute walk from Lake Fewa. This is the ideal base for exploring Pokhara and neighboring Annapurna.”

We extended our trip

“Dilu was nothing short of incredible. It was such a wonderful stay, we extended our trip. From bringing us our morning coffees in the garden to organising paragliding...”

Better than before

“I stayed at this hotel almost a decade ago and booked again for my recent Pokhara visit with family. The property is even better this time. Clean hotel, wonderful staff, central location, great value for money.”

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Puku the golden retriever sitting at the front entrance among potted geraniums

Puku the golden retriever sitting with three young guests

Puku getting a scratch from a guest in the garden hammock

Head of guest relations

Meet Puku

Our golden retriever has a fan club of his own. He greets new arrivals, supervises breakfast and appears in more guest reviews than any of us.

“Don't let me even start about the dog, the sweetest thing ever. This hotel is a must to visit in Pokhara.”Dária C., Tripadvisor

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Holi colours, trek send-offs, family dinners

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Friends at a table in the stone pavilion under prayer flags

Trekkers with the team in the courtyard before setting off

Guests having coffee together in the garden

Good to know

Questions about staying with us

Anything else? Message us on WhatsApp and the front desk will answer, day or night.

Our front desk team ready to help at reception — Your front desk, day or night

Where is The Silver Oaks Inn in Pokhara?

We are on Lalupate Marga, a quiet side street in Lakeside, Pokhara. Phewa Lake is about a 5-minute walk away and Lakeside's main street of cafés, restaurants and shops is about 3 minutes on foot.

Is breakfast included in the room rate?

Yes. A breakfast buffet is served every morning with eggs, pancakes, fruit, toast, tea and fresh coffee. If you leave early for a bus or a trek, ask the night before and we'll pack breakfast for you.

How far is the hotel from the Tourist Bus Park and Pokhara Airport?

The Tourist Bus Park is about 1 km away and Pokhara Airport is about 3.2 km away. We can arrange a pickup or drop-off for a small surcharge; just send us your arrival time.

Can you help me plan a trek around Annapurna?

Yes. Our travel desk helps guests plan treks such as Poon Hill, Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Himal and the Annapurna Circuit, and can arrange licensed guides, porters, permits and transport.

Can I leave luggage at the hotel while I trek?

Yes. Guests can store the bags they don't need on the trail with us and pick them up when they come back to Pokhara.

Do the rooms have Wi-Fi, hot water and air-conditioning?

Every room has free Wi-Fi, a private bathroom with hot water around the clock, a TV and a ceiling fan, and most rooms also have air-conditioning.

Is The Silver Oaks Inn good for families and solo travellers?

Yes. Families like the garden and the larger family rooms, and many solo travellers, including solo women, tell us they felt safe and well looked after. Our friendly golden retriever, Puku, is popular with everyone.

How do I get the best rate?

Message us directly on WhatsApp or by email with your dates. We reply personally with availability and our direct rate.

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