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Situated on a peninsula with the Fewa Lake on one side and a forest-covered hill on the other, the Fish Tail Lodge offers spectacular views all round making it a unique lake resort. Guests are received and transported to the Lodge on its shuttle-floats or boats.Established in the late 1960’s with unique round cottages set amidst a lush garden, the Fish Tail Lodge is ideal for travelers desiring the charm of a small hotel with very high service standards. A choice of 48 standard rooms, central dinning room and bar contained in five ‘rounds’ and 12 deluxe rooms blend in harmony with the landscape.All profits generated by Fish Tail Lodge are donated to the Princess Jayanti Memorial Trust. The Trust provides free cardiac care to underprivileged Nepalese people and conducts various programmes to raise public awareness regarding the causes of heart diseases in Nepal.
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HOTEL STYLE
Quiet
Family
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi, Nepali
Location
Lakeside Road, Pokhara 00977 Nepal
Fish Tail Lodge
1,244 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Fish Tail Lodge garners praise for its serene and naturally beautiful setting, with a lakeside location that many find stunning and ideal for tranquility. The hotel's cleanliness and maintenance receive high marks, contributing to the overall peaceful atmosphere.
While some question the value for money, the comfortable and clean rooms—often with lovely views—alongside praised amenities like the spa and gardens, provide guests with a relaxing experience. The service at Fish Tail Lodge stands out, with staff noted for their warmth and attentiveness.
Location
Picturesque
Atmosphere
Serene
Rooms
Comfortable
Value
Expensive
Cleanliness
Spotless
Service
Attentive
Amenities
Outstanding
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We've been stay in Fish Tail Lodge for three nights in total and in two different rooms. One room is in front of the garden and the other is in front of the lake. Both rooms have very good views. The customer service in this hotel is fantastic. We really enjoyed staying there and all the staff there always have a lovely smile to us. They would provide the best option of the room and treat your worries as their worries. The Fish Tail Lodge also provide tour booking for us as well and offer us a reasonable price.
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Date of stay: November 2019
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Room Tip:Rooms in front of the lake have good views and a bit bigger.
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Response from kiran t lama, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 27 Feb 2020
Dear Sarali, I would like to extend my gratefulness toward you having for faith on us. It is our honour and duty to give our valued guest the happiest experience while staying with us. It means a great deal to learn from you that we have succeeded in some measures. We would like to thank you once again on behalf of Fish Tail Lodge for your kind comment. I assure you that we will keep the same consistency in future as well. And I truly hope that we may have the privilege again. Best Regards, Kiran Lama Executive Assistant Manager Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara
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Fishtail lodge is the most breathtaking getaway, but the staff is where the true beauty lies. I have traveled the world and experiences great locations but this location has given me memories for a lifetime. Working in hospitality for 20 years I have never had such genuine service…
Prakash initiated our first dining experience and it was so remarkable we never left the resort to go anywhere else! At dinner time he arranged us a special table with candle and gorgeous view, I felt so VIP. I’ve spent my career creating experiences for other people and rarely get to experience it on my behalf! The chef even came to visit our table to check in on our meal, I’m glad I had the opportunity to give him compliments because the quality of food was the best I’ve had in Nepal.
We were also visited by the wonderful Ganesh, who arranges the excursions. He was so friendly and no pressure, I could tell he works hard every day to make the guests’ trip complete. And even though we backed out of paragliding last minute he was very understanding. Because we were having such a relaxing time we didn’t want to leave, so enjoyed an hour and half at the spa! The girls were wonderful and really put the cherry on top of our opportunity to relax! The groundskeepers and housekeepers were always smiling and greeting us, I could tell they really enjoyed their job.
We were so content on site we sat at “our table” every morning and evening… Surendra and Hasta Bir delivered exceptional service and it was not just that, they truly became our friends. I’ve never had my expectations exceeded in such a magnificent manner. Training service for 20 years I wish I could have staff like them to help teach back to others. You have authentic people at Fishtail and I send all the praise to them and hope they get the recognition they deserve.
Sagun at reception was so delightful and helpful, she really ensured we had everything we needed. After working in Kathmandu for 4 months this was the perfect place to center myself… and enjoy my first days of marriage with my husband. I hope we have the chance to return and hang out with this outstanding staff again… oh and also the view, which is secondary to the experience. Thank you Fishtail!
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Date of stay: November 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Roshan Khawas, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 6 Jan 2022
Dear Ms. Katie, We thank you for choosing Fish Tail Lodge as your preferred accommodation while in Pokhara and thank you for taking your time in writing this review. We are very glad that you have enjoyed your stay along with an absolute natural beauty with majestic mountain and breathtaking lake view with us and liked our service and standards. We have acknowledged your appreciation for our colleagues and will pass it on to our team members, it is such feedback from valued guests like you that keeps our team constantly motivated to achieve “service par excellence” We look forward to welcoming you back to Fish Tail Lodge during your next trip to Pokhara. Kind Regards, Roshan Khawas
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Fishtail Lodge is located at lakeside with picturesque view .The Lodge has very calm and peace environment with beautiful Fewa lake view and greeny around. It has covered very big area. We came here by a boat.The staffs here are very friendly and kind.They made sure me very enjoying our lunch and we're comfortable. We had grilled fish,biryani,dragon chicken, Bolognese sphagetti. The food were okay I would rate 7/10.We enjoyed our time.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Roshan Khawas, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 18 Aug 2022
Dear Guest, Greetings from Fish Tail Lodge !!! Firstly we thank you for your feedback. We are very much delighted to know that you have considered us as a "Beautiful Lodge " during your recent visit with us and liked our location with picturesque view, calm and peace environment with beautiful Fewa Lake view, boat, staffs, service and food. Thank you once again for your feedback mentioning so many positive elements about the resort. Reviews like yours always serve as an added motivation to the entire team. Looking forward to welcoming you back at Fish Tail Lodge soon. With all our very best wishes, Roshan Khawas General Manager
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Excellent resort: The two of us stayed one night at the resort before we wonton do our trekking tour. The resort is in a beautiful well manicured park like setting and has well appointed, comfortable and clean rooms with all amenities. The place is certainly appropriate for a longer stay. The location is across from Pokhara separated by a small arm of the lake. The hotel offers complementary boat service to cross the lake any time of day or night. We ate Dinner and Breakfast in the restaurant and were completely satisfied with the range of foods offered and the quality.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Roshan Khawas, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 21 Oct 2022
Dear Guest, Greetings from Fish Tail Lodge !!! Firstly we thank you for your feedback. We are very much delighted to know that you are considering us as a "Nice Place to Relax and Enjoy" during your recent stay with us. Your comment about our resort, rooms and its amenities, lake, boat service, dinner, breakfast, restaurant and quality and range of foods are really appreciated. Thank you once again for your feedback mentioning so many positive elements about the resort. Reviews like yours always serve as an added motivation to the entire team. Looking forward to welcoming you back at Fish Tail Lodge soon. With all our very best wishes, Roshan Khawas General Manager
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The rooms and the structure are very nice, even if they show the sign of the years. The resort is on an island, which has a certain charm but it is necessary to take into account the movement on the mainland with a rope raft. Having been there in February, not a high season, breakfast was not served buffet style, so with a fairly limited choice of food. For this reason, I only give three stars.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Response from kiran t lama, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 27 Feb 2020
Dear Guest, First of all, we would like to thank you for sparing time in completing the online feedback and bringing the concerned matter of uplift to our attention. Your valuable comments have proved to be an asset in our continuous endeavour to make improvements. Once again thank you very much for your comment and I truly hope that we may have the privilege again Thank you, Kiran Lama Executive Assistant Manager Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara.
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We ended our tour with a bbq dinner at Fishtail lodge. The GM Mr Arun Pradhan was very hospitable to accommodate us and customize our dinner for us. One of our friends was celebrating his 21st birthday and it was a big deal for him as in the US it marks the legal age for drinking. He loved the dinner and the surprise birthday cake that was given. Sitting outside beside the lake enjoying the bbq and bonfire was definately the highlight of the tour. We were also given a tour of the place and enjoying the sound of the nature. Thank you to the staff of fishtail for a lovely evening.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Responded 18 Jan 2020
Dear Guest, On behalf of GM, we would like to thank you very much for taking the time to complete your kind comment during your recent visit with us. I am delighted that you enjoyed your bbq dinner and very pleased for highlighting the natural ambience, staff and service. Once again, thank you very much for choosing our restaurant. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Kiran Lama Executive Assistant Manager Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara
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Main reason for the rating is the location and views. I was very lucky with my room (it did come at a cost) with subbing views of the lake and the mountains. Reason for not giving it a higher score is that the hotel is very dated, seems to have been massive at a time and it hasn’t kept up to date with many things Bathroom wasn’t nice for a £200+ stay and something as basic as no light in my night table .. I had to stand up to switch off the lights Staff were very nice on arrival but on departure they couldn’t have been less helpful. Receptionist was not helpful when the card reader wasn’t working and she kept blaming it on my card - it was their problem in the end. Finally when I was leaving (went back to pick bags), receptionist was rude, and wouldn’t help. There is a lovely person helping tourists with bookings (sorted my bus tickets to Kathmandu) and he booked me a cab for a fraction of what the receptionist wanted me to pay
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:You pay for location and views and that’s it
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Response from Roshan Khawas, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 6 Dec 2022
Dear Ms. Luciana, Greetings from Fish Tail Lodge !!! Firstly we thank you for your feedback. We are very much delighted to know that you have liked out location and views. Due to pandemic, most of the properties were closed down for almost a year and we were compelled to do the same. We are in the process of upgrading our bathrooms these days and some of them are already completed in order to meet the customers expectation. I extremely apologized for the inconvenience caused during check out period and necessary action will be taken in order to improve the behavior of our colleagues. Thank you once again for your feedback mentioning so many positive / negative elements about the resort. Reviews like yours always serve as an added motivation to the entire team. Looking forward to welcoming you back at Fish Tail Lodge soon. With all our very best wishes, Roshan Khawas General Manager
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Fantastic! Other than a couple of very minor issues with the room (not all electric outlets worked and some scuff marks on the wall) - everything was ideal. I spent three nights here in November on a short vacation with a friend.
The room was clean, the shower was hot, the food was delicious, the views were incredible, and the service was top notch. From the airport pickup, to the complimentary fresh juice on arrival, the help in booking experiences, the kindness and friendliness of the guards, servers, and managers - it was great service from start to finish.
What amazed me right in the beginning was that my friend and I arrived at the hotel around 8:30 am because of our flight time. We didn't expect to be able to check-in until at least noon. But they let us check in at 9 am! And, they let me check out at 2 pm, and store my bags for as long as I needed, before leaving in the evening.
The breakfast views were incredible. Truly incredible. Every morning, I spent about two hours eating a very slow and delicious breakfast, while reading and starting at the mountains. Even when there was cloud cover, the view of the lake was also gorgeous.
My friend and I rented kayaks from the hotel, which was fun, being able to take off from and come directly back from the hotel. The ferry shuttle was available 24/7, and made coming back late and leaving early feel safe.
Highly recommend!
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Date of stay: October 2022
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Take advantage of the breakfast buffet! The views are amazing and the food is delicious.
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Response from Roshan Khawas, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 16 Jan 2023
Dear Guest, Greetings from Fish Tail Lodge !!! Firstly we thank you for your feedback. We are very much delighted to know that you are considering us as "Incredible views, top notch service, clean room, hot shower and delicious food- highly recommended" during your recent stay with us. Your comment about the property, room, food, incredible views, top notch service, breakfast, lake view, kayaking, ferry shuttle and staffs are appreciated. Thank you for the highly recommendation you have made to your friends and family. Thank you once again for your feedback mentioning so many positive elements about the resort. Reviews like yours always serve as an added motivation to the entire team. Looking forward to welcoming you back at Fish Tail Lodge soon. With all our very best wishes, Roshan Khawas General Manager
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It's a wonderful & memorable stay experience in the beautiful hotel. As I didnot have any advance reservation. I had walk up to the hotel front desk. There Ms Helen Thapa & Sugan sen thakuri had reserved a garden view room even the hotel is almost soldout. I was personally attended by Ms Kaushal Kumar Singh under his supervision Mr. Gyam Thakuri had made my check in. Ms Sagun herself assist me to the room as well as she click my beautiful pics to make my stay memorable. My lauggage was well manage by Mr. Thakur Shrestha. In housekeeping Ms Indu Khadka, Surendra Thapa, Jitendra Thapa had taken proper care of me and my perferrences. As the hotel property is on island hence the entry and exist by boat and it is a unique experience. Mr Kalash Mishra & shrijana gurung drive me to the hotel by boat. The hotel resturant name is deck by the lake. It is open dinning area with the beautiful view of lake chef Bir singh had pepare a very delicious lunch for me. Ms Ganga & Mr Surendra thapa had served it. Their mint sauce is fresh and very delicious. I had enjoy my lunch. Mr Sanjeev Nepali had made my checkout very fast and hassel free. Mr Mitra Ghatri Bahadur had take me to the boat ride and drop me to the otherside.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:It is the most romantic place in pokhara.
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Response from Simran Shakya Annapurna Group of Hotels, Marketing at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 13 Feb 2024
Dear Guest, Greetings from Fish Tail Lodge!!! Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to serve you again in the future! Looking forward to welcoming you back at Fish Tail Lodge soon. With all our very best wishes, Simran Shakya Assistant Manager: Marketing & PR
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Far from the maddening crowd, 'Fish Tail Lodge', Pokhara, Nepal. 'Fish Tail Lodge' is a resort located at wooded foothill of Phewa Lake peninsula which is accessible only by small ferry boats/ shuttle boats. Car parks are at mainland.
Viewing the calm water of Phewa Lake is amazing. Hospitality and professionalism shown by the staffs are outstanding. Comfort and amenities are awesome
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from kiran lama, General Manager at Fish Tail Lodge
Responded 25 Aug 2020
Dear Nusayb, Thank you very much for taking the time to complete your kind comment during your recent stay with us. I am delighted that you enjoyed your visit and very pleased for highlighting the product, staff and service. Once again, thank you very much for choosing our hotel. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Kiran Lama Executive Assistant Manager Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara
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Prefer to go for interconnecting rooms, so that a max of 6 pax + 1 child can stay. It is highly advisable to talk to them (fish tail) and try to find a solution.
I think you can se the rooms on line. They are comfortable and nice with a bed, a small table, a refrigerator, a TV, a balcony and a nice bathroom. I do not think I took pictures of the room but will check.
There are more places to choose from in the Pokhara area.
PRICE RANGE
AU$206 - AU$272 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
fishtail hotel pokhara, fishtail resort pokhara
LOCATION
NepalWestern RegionGandaki ZonePokhara
NUMBER OF ROOMS
61
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