June 7 : The government has come up with the list of hotels that will be used to quarantine those Nepali workers returning back home.
The District Administration Office, Kathmandu, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, published names of 47 hotels in and outside the Kathmandu valley available for such a purpose.
Of these hotels, nine are three-star rated, one four-star rated and two two-star rated, one deluxe resort, five one-star rated hotels and 27 tourist standard hotels. They all are located inside the valley.
Similarly, outside the valley, two four-star rated hotels, one each in Chitwan and Pokhara, have been designated for quarantine.
In line with the recommendation submitted by the Hotel Association Nepal (HAN), the DAO published the said list of hotels in the first phase.
According to the HAN, the four-stars hotel will charge Rs 8,000 per night for single bed room and Rs 5,000 per night for twin bed room.
In the three-star hotels, a guest has to pay Rs 6,000 per night for single bed room and Rs 3,000 per night for twin bed room. For two-star hotels, the rate of per night is Rs 5,000 for single bed room and Rs 2,500 for twin bed room.
In the same vein, one-star hotels will charge Rs 4,000 per night for single bed room and Rs 2,500 for twin bed room. The rate per person per night for tourist standard hotels has been set at Rs 3,000 for single bed room and Rs 2,000 for twin bed room.
The rate for the deluxe resort is yet to be disclosed.
