Best Teahouses on the Langtang Trek: Where to Stay Each Night

Last updated 15 October 2026. Two things to know before you read on. First, as of 15 October 2026 the road to Dhunche and Syabrubesi is open again, but no hotels are running in Syabrubesi at the moment, so on day 1 we walk on from the road head to the first open lodge on the trail (the position, with sources, is in the next section). Second, my notes on individual teahouses come from our guides' visits before that flood. Treat the lodge lines for Syabrubesi below as history while no hotels are running there.

The short answer: on the 8-day Langtang trek you sleep in simple, family-run teahouses at five places over seven nights: Syabrubesi, Lama Hotel, Langtang village, Kyanjin Gompa (two nights) and back at Lama Hotel and Syabrubesi. The lodges get more basic as you climb. Expect a stove-heated dining room, a plain room, a shared bathroom above Syabrubesi and good dal bhat. The table below gives the night-by-night plan from our live itinerary.

Is the Langtang trek open right now?

Yes, by road. As of 15 October 2026 the road to Dhunche and Syabrubesi is open again. On 2 October I knew of no report that it had reopened; this is what had been published by then:

• On 26 August a flood came down the Bhote Koshi river and damaged Timure and Syabrubesi. The Langtang Khola, which the trek itself follows, is a different river and was not on the flooded drainage. The open questions are the road, the town and the bridge at Syabrubesi, not the valley trail. My own 29 September post, Langtang trek and the Rasuwa flood, explains the geography and says I am treating the corridor as not currently accessible.
• Onlinekhabar (1 October) reported that displaced Syabrubesi residents want to return home, that the roads are not accessible and that the village is devastated.
• Onlinekhabar (1 October) also reported that a track has reopened on the flood-damaged Galchhi to Betrawati road, with a Bailey bridge promised within a week by Infrastructure Minister Sunil Lamsal. The report does not say the road reaches Syabrubesi, and does not say which vehicles may use the track.
• The Kathmandu Post (1 October) said the direct Rasuwa to Nuwakot link is still being rebuilt.
• Onlinekhabar (22 September) said the Department of Roads aimed to restore traffic between Galchhi and Syabrubesi "by Dashain" (Dashain is 17 to 23 October this year) and described the roughly 15 km from Syabrubesi to Rasuwagadhi as severely affected.

That was the position on 2 October. Since then the road has reopened to Dhunche and Syabrubesi, as above. My post on which treks are open after the Rasuwa flood has the wider list, and the late-September travel update has the country position. We have no Langtang departure listed for this autumn; the first date on our calendar is 5 April 2027, so contact me for dates. Our rule for every departure is the same: we confirm the road is open 48 hours before you go, and if it is shut we find an alternative route and tell you before you travel. Related: Langtang Trek in November and December: Road Status, Cold and Short Days.

Which teahouse is on which night of the 8-day trek?

This is the plan from our live 8-day Langtang itinerary. Distances and times are from that itinerary.

Night	Stay	Altitude	The day's walk or drive
1	Syabrubesi	about 1,500 m	Drive from Kathmandu, 7 to 9 hours
2	Lama Hotel	2,470 m	11.3 km, about 6 hours, through forest by the Langtang Khola
3	Langtang village	3,430 m	14.8 km, about 6 hours, via Ghoda Tabela (3,030 m, army checkpoint)
4 and 5	Kyanjin Gompa (two nights)	3,870 m	6.8 km, about 3 hours; day 5 is the rest and exploring day
6	Lama Hotel	2,470 m	21 km, 7 to 8 hours, all downhill
7	Syabrubesi	about 1,500 m	Walk out
8	Home (no night)		Drive to Kathmandu

Syabrubesi is the roadhead, about 113 km from Kathmandu. Our itinerary lists it at 1,503 m on the first day. Because the trek is an out-and-back, you sleep in the same lodges on the way down, and a Kyanjin rest day is built in for acclimatisation.

What are the teahouses like, place by place?

These notes come from our guides' visits before the flood. Treat every line as "what it was like", not "what you will find tomorrow".

Syabrubesi, night 1 and night 7

Before the flood Syabrubesi was a small town with a dozen or so lodges, shops and restaurants, and it was the last place with a proper bathroom and a reliable charge point. At the moment no hotels are running in Syabrubesi, so night 1 is at the first open lodge on the trail beyond the road head. Private rooms, attached bathrooms and Wi-Fi there have not been verified since 26 August, so I don't repeat claims from before. Ask me about night 1 and night 7.

Lama Hotel, night 2 and night 6

Lama Hotel is a cluster of lodges in a forest clearing; there is no actual hotel and no lama in it. Our itinerary text mentions Bamboo on the way up. Our guides describe simple rooms, shared bathrooms, a damp, cool forest setting and small dining rooms that are warm once the stove is lit. The food is standard teahouse fare: dal bhat, noodle soup, fried rice and pancakes.

Langtang village, night 3

The old village was buried by the avalanche that followed the April 2015 earthquake, and the village you stay in today was rebuilt higher up the valley. My earlier post on Langtang as it is in 2027 describes the rebuilt lodges: thick stone walls, proper roofing, solar power and a memorial mani wall for the dead. Published figures for the 2015 deaths differ between sources, so I give no single number, but it was hundreds of lives, and the wall is worth ten minutes of your time. Our guides' notes: clean, fairly new rooms, shared bathrooms, solar electricity that can fail in bad weather, and good thukpa and momo from Tamang cooks (not gluten-free).

Kyanjin Gompa, nights 4 and 5

Kyanjin Gompa is the highest settlement on the trek and your base for the rest day. The village's gompa and settlement were rebuilt by early 2018. Expect a monastery, a small yak-cheese factory and a handful of lodges around a flat meadow below Langtang Lirung, which stands over 7,200 m (sources give 7,234 to 7,245 m). Our guides' notes: warm dining rooms where everyone gathers round the stove in the evening, solar showers that are often only lukewarm, and cheese worth carrying as a trail snack. For the rest day, the classic climb is Tserko Ri; see my Tserko Ri guide for timing, and my Kyanjin Gompa guide for the village.

How do the tiers change where you sleep?

Teahouse rooms are the same lodges for everyone, but what you get differs by tier. On Budget you share a room, you carry your own bag and meals are not included. On Standard you have a private room, all meals, and one porter for every two trekkers (a solo Standard trekker has no porter; the guide carries a share). On Luxury you have a dedicated porter, all meals with fruit and nuts, and a private deluxe room with ensuite where the lodge has one. Ask me which of the seven nights that applies to. Upper-valley lodges are simple, and I would rather you heard that now than at Langtang village. Kathmandu hotels are not included in any trek tier.

The 8-day Langtang trek is US$890 Budget, US$1,345 Standard and US$2,840 Luxury for one person, and US$490, US$1,050 and US$1,800 per person for 2 to 4 trekkers. A 10 per cent deposit holds your dates and you pay the balance in Kathmandu. If your plans change, you can reschedule for free, with at least 72 hours' notice, to any date within one year; if we cannot run the trip, we refund what you paid less taxes, bank charges and money already spent on permits or flights. The deposit itself is not refunded if you cancel.

How do Langtang teahouses compare with Everest?

Simpler, smaller and more personal, in our guides' experience. Everest lodges are larger and busier, and you are one of many groups. In Langtang the lodges are family-run, the menu is shorter, hot water is less reliable and rooms are smaller, but you often know the owner by the second night. The Langtang trek is the third most popular in Nepal, so it can still be busy in October. My autumn Langtang guide and October Langtang guide cover the seasons.

What permits do I need?

Langtang National Park entry is NPR 3,000, and TIMS is NPR 2,000. I arrange TIMS for every trekker. The Nepal Tourism Board lists Langtang among the routes where an agency-issued TIMS card and a licensed guide are required. My earlier post says Langtang National Park made guided trekking mandatory from 15 February 2025. Do not plan around an unmanned checkpoint; the army and park posts at Dhunche and Syabrubesi check permits and guide documents.

Who should not do Langtang right now?

Anyone who needs certainty about a date this autumn. The road to Dhunche and Syabrubesi is open again as of 15 October 2026, but with no hotels running in Syabrubesi, day 1 depends on the road head and the first open lodge, and we check road and trail conditions 48 hours before every departure. If you have a fixed holiday window, tell me and I will suggest a trek that is open; our open-treks post is the starting point. If you can move your dates, a spring 2027 departure is open to book, and rescheduling is free with at least 72 hours' notice to any date within one year.

More about the valley

For the places on the trail see Syabrubesi, Lama Hotel, Langtang village and Langtang National Park. For the full route see our 8-day Langtang Valley trek guide and the Langtang packing list. Tell me your dates on WhatsApp, +977 9810351300, or email [email protected].

Sources: Nepal Tourism Board TIMS page (rules and fee). Road status: Onlinekhabar 22 September and 1 October 2026; Kathmandu Post 1 October 2026. Teahouse descriptions are our guides' notes from before the 26 August flood and are marked as such.

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