Everest Base Camp Trek Accommodation: Best Teahouses and Lodges

Lodges between 3,500 m and 4,700 m hold almost the same score at 4.50. At Lobuche and Gorak Shep the average falls to 3.97, and Gorak Shep on its own sits at 3.65.

Key numbers before you plan:

• At least 142 lodges operate on the route by name. Namche Bazaar (27) and Lukla (23) have the most, and Dingboche (22) leads everything above Namche.
• Gorak Shep has five lodges on Google Maps. Lobuche has about eight, with roughly 200 twin-bed rooms in total.
• About 1,000 trekkers a day enter Sagarmatha National Park in peak season, according to The Himalayan Times. The park recorded 47,524 tourists in 2025, according to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
• Walk-in rooms cost NPR 500 to 1,000. Online rates Google Maps showed for the same week ran from NPR 1,742 in Phakding to NPR 7,518 in Namche, and above NPR 26,000 at luxury chain lodges.

What a tea house on the Everest trek is actually like

Most accommodation during the Everest Base Camp trek follows the same pattern. A tea house room holds two single beds, a foam mattress, a pillow and a blanket. That is usually all.

Bedrooms have no heaters at any altitude. The only heat in the building comes from a stove in the dining room, which owners light in the evening, so the dining room is where everyone eats, charges phones, dries socks and talks until bed.

Lower on the trail, the standard is higher than most people expect. In Lukla, Phakding, Monjo and Namche Bazaar, many lodges offer attached bathrooms with hot showers, electric blankets and free WiFi for dinner guests. From Tengboche upward, shared toilets become the norm.

At Lobuche and Gorak Shep, water pipes freeze at night, so even a lodge with flush toilets may hand you a bucket in the morning.

Some lower lodges call themselves hotels, which is why searches for Everest Base Camp hotels mostly land on Lukla and Namche. You will not find hostels in the backpacker sense. In peak season, though, some upper lodges put four trekkers in one room, and when every bed is gone, owners rent out dining-room benches.

Is there accommodation at Everest Base Camp?

No. Everest Base Camp sits at 5,364 m on the Khumbu Glacier and has no lodge. In spring, climbing expeditions pitch their tents there, and those tents belong to the teams.

A few operators sell a tented night at base camp as a special arrangement, but a standard trek does not include one.

The closest beds to Mount Everest for trekkers are the five tea houses at Gorak Shep. Most itineraries walk from Lobuche to Gorak Shep, drop bags, visit base camp in the afternoon and return to Gorak Shep for the night. Our guide to Everest Base Camp height explains each altitude along the way.

People searching for “hotels near Mount Everest” usually mean Hotel Everest View, which sits at 3,880 m above Namche Bazaar. It holds a 4.4 rating on Google from 915 reviews, far more than any tea house we checked. Most trekkers visit it for coffee on the Namche acclimatization day rather than sleep there.

Everest Base Camp trek accommodation, night by night

This is the accommodation itinerary on our 14-day Everest Base Camp Trek, which spends 11 nights in tea houses.

The package includes attached bathrooms with showers at Lukla, Phakding and Namche Bazaar, and an attached toilet at Dingboche. Above Dingboche, attached bathrooms are rare, and where they exist, frozen pipes often leave them without running water.

Two other routes change the list. The Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek sleeps in Monjo instead of Phakding and in Deboche instead of Tengboche. The Everest Base Camp Trek with Helicopter Return flies from Gorak Shep to Lukla after Kala Patthar, which removes the Pheriche and second Namche nights.

Everest Base Camp tea houses at a glance

Here is every village with Everest Base Camp trekking lodges, from Lukla to the last beds below base camp.

Lodge counts combine names from Google Maps, Tripadvisor, operator pages and HoneyGuide, the Nepali trek-booking app, so they are a floor rather than a full census. Ratings are weighted by each lodge’s review count. Small hamlets such as Toktok, Bengkar and Sanasa have a couple of lodges each and sit outside these counts.

Lukla accommodation

Lukla (2,860 m) is the busiest lodge town on the trek, and you sleep there at least once, usually on the last night. Pick a lodge close to the airstrip, because Lukla flights run on weather and an owner who can reconfirm your seat matters more than the decor.

Everest Base Camp trek accommodation in Lukla is better equipped than most people expect. Of those, 17 offer attached-bathroom rooms, 17 list WiFi, 15 list charging and 12 list hot showers.

Guest ratings are another matter. The seven Lukla lodges we checked average 4.00 across 473 reviews, the lowest of any village on the route except Gorak Shep.

Scores range from 3.6 at The Nest at Lukla to 4.5 at Mountain View Lodge, and the busiest lodges are not always the best rated, so check the table below before you book.

Chheplung and Ghat

Between Lukla and Phakding, two trailside lodges serve tea and lunch. Khumbu View Lodge in Chheplung (4.4 from 31 reviews) offers hot water around the clock with free WiFi and charging. Lama Lodge and Homestay (4.2 from 38) feels simpler and cheaper than Phakding, according to reviewers.

Neither village is a standard overnight stop. The two lodges we checked average 4.29 across 69 reviews. They make sense if your flight lands late in the day and Phakding feels too far for a first afternoon.

Phakding, Monjo and Jorsalle accommodation

Phakding (2,610 m)

Among villages with several rated lodges, Phakding scores highest on the route. Six lodges we checked average 4.75 across 651 reviews, and most offer attached bathrooms with hot showers. It is the first night on most itineraries.

For Everest Base Camp trek accommodation on night one, Phakding has 20 lodges by name, and 17 list their facilities. Fourteen of those offer attached-bathroom rooms and 10 list charging.

Only seven list hot showers and five list WiFi, so ask before you assume either is included.

Phakding is also the cheapest place on the route to book online. The lowest standard rate in our price check was NPR 1,742 a night at Camp One Lodge. Walk-in rooms cost less, as long as you eat dinner and breakfast in the lodge.

Monjo (2,835 m)

Monjo sits at the Sagarmatha National Park gate, where staff check your Everest Base Camp trek permits. It makes a quieter first night than Phakding and shortens the climb to Namche the next day.

Monjo has 10 lodges by name. Of the nine, seven offer attached-bathroom rooms and six list hot showers, but only three list WiFi and three list charging. The five lodges we checked average 4.50 across 336 reviews.

Monjo also shows the full price range of the trek in one village. One reviewer paid NPR 1,000 at Namaste Hotel and Lodge for an attached-bath room with a solar shower, WiFi and an outlet.

Mountain Lodges of Nepal, Monjo showed NPR 29,525 a night online, the highest rate in our check.

Jorsalle (2,810 m)

Jorsalle is mostly a lunch stop before the long climb to Namche. Jorsalle Guest House (4.4 from 38 reviews) has a sunny patio. Khangser Lodge (4.7 from 9) offers hot showers, towels, WiFi and free charging, which makes it a good last night if you split the day.

Jorsalle has only two lodges by name, and the two we checked average 4.46 across 47 reviews. With so few beds, book ahead if you plan to sleep here rather than counting on a walk-in room. Namche sits more than 600 m higher.

Namche Bazaar accommodation

Namche Bazaar (3,440 m) is the last village with true choice. You spend two nights here on the way up and one on the way down, and the 11 lodges we checked average 4.61 across 1,291 reviews, the largest sample on the route. Electric blankets, en-suite rooms, laundry and bakeries are normal here.

Our Namche Bazaar guide covers the town itself.

Namche has 27 lodges by name, more than any other village on the trek. Of the 21, 15 offer attached-bathroom rooms, 13 list charging, 10 list WiFi and nine list hot showers.

This is the last stop where Everest Base Camp trek accommodation lets you choose on comfort rather than take whatever bed is free.

Prices spread widely. Online rates at standard lodges ran up to NPR 7,518 a night at Namche Terrace, and Mountain Lodges of Nepal, Namche showed NPR 26,675. Because you sleep in Namche three times, a heated bed and an attached bathroom here are worth paying a little extra for.

Other Namche lodges includes Hotel Khangri, Nirvana Home, Sona Lodge, Hotel Sherpa Land and The Nest at Namche.

Tengboche, Deboche and Pangboche

Tengboche (3,860 m)

Every itinerary wants a night beside Tengboche Monastery, yet only four lodges serve it, and they fill early in the day in peak season.

Tengboche’s four lodges average 4.23 across 303 reviews. Rooms are simple and bathrooms are mostly shared, although Himalayan Hotel has western toilets in its shared baths and outlets in some rooms. Reviewers paid between NPR 500 and NPR 1,000 for a room.

If you arrive late in the day in peak season, expect to walk on to Deboche, 15 to 30 minutes away, where the overflow goes.

Deboche (3,820 m)

Deboche, 15 to 30 minutes past Tengboche, takes the overflow with some of the best rooms in the valley. Rivendell Lodge (4.7 from 99 reviews) offers simple rooms at NPR 500 and private-bath rooms with heated blankets, and it is where our luxury trek spends the night.

A Mountain Lodges of Nepal property also operates here at luxury rates.

Deboche has five lodges by name. We rated only one of them, Rivendell Lodge, so the village score rests on a single lodge.

At 3,740 to 3,820 m, Deboche sits a little lower than Tengboche, and it is the highest village on the route with a luxury chain lodge.

Pangboche (3,985 m)

Pangboche works as a lunch stop or an alternative night. Beyul Alpine Cottage (4.9 from 118 reviews) has a double-glazed, very warm dining room, showers and WiFi. Valley View Lodge (5.0 from 9) is a small, newer lodge near the school.

Pangboche has seven lodges by name. The two we checked average 4.91 across 127 reviews, the highest village score on the route, though from a small sample.

At 3,985 to 4,020 m, a night here instead of Tengboche leaves a shorter climb to Dingboche the next day.

Dingboche, Pheriche and Thukla

Dingboche (4,410 m)

Dingboche is the second-largest lodge village on the trek and the highest one where heated beds and in-room power are common. You spend two nights here, so the choice of lodge matters more than anywhere else above Namche.

Dingboche has 22 lodges by name, the most of any village above Namche. Of the 15, 10 offer attached-bathroom rooms, but only three list hot showers, three list charging and one lists WiFi.

The 10 lodges we checked average 4.58 across 527 reviews, a strong score for 4,410 m.

Heat and power separate the lodges here. Bright Star Lodge is often called the warmest in the village, with electric heated beds and power in rooms, while Moon Light Lodge has no outlets in rooms. Extras add up: Mountain Heritage Inn charges NPR 500 for boiled water and NPR 500 for WiFi.

Pheriche (4,240 m)

Pheriche sits roughly 150 m lower than Dingboche in a wide, windy valley. It is home to the Himalayan Rescue Association aid post, which makes it a reassuring descent night. The Edelweiss (4.5 from 85 reviews) has a sunroom facing Ama Dablam, large en-suite rooms and help with helicopter bookings.

Everest Trekkers (4.4 from 22) offers strong hot showers and a greenhouse lounge.

Pheriche has five lodges by name, and the two we checked average 4.48 across 107 reviews. Most itineraries, including ours, sleep here on the way down rather than the way up, when a lower night and a hot shower feel welcome after Gorak Shep.

Thukla (4,620 m)

Thukla, also called Dughla, is a lunch stop at the foot of the climb to the climbers’ memorials. Kala Pathar Lodge (4.2 from 50 reviews) and Yak Lodge (4.2 from 39) both have rooms if someone needs to stop for the night.

Thukla has only two lodges by name, and the two we checked average 4.20 across 89 reviews. Few itineraries plan a night here.

Its value is as a fallback. It sits about 300 m below Lobuche, which matters if someone feels unwell on the climb.

Lobuche and Gorak Shep tea houses

The last two stops hold 13 lodges by name and the lowest ratings on the route. Read our Everest Base Camp trek difficulty guide before you judge these nights, because the cold and altitude shape them far more than the lodges do.

Lobuche (4,910 m)

Lobuche is the last night before base camp. Rooms are cold, most toilets are shared and charging costs extra, though a few lodges now advertise attached-bath rooms. Cheap rooms exist, around NPR 1,000 a night, but only with meals taken in-house.

Lobuche has about eight lodges by name. Of the six, five list attached-bathroom rooms, but none lists hot showers, WiFi or charging, so expect to pay at the counter for whatever is available.

The six lodges we checked average 4.26 across 388 reviews. The dining room decides the night here. Hotel New EBC, the most reviewed lodge, has a warm dining room and attached-bath rooms with a sink, while Sherpa Lodge scores just 2.5.

Others are The Altitude Home as Oxygen Altitude Home, so trekkers searching for an “oxygen lodge” in Lobuche may mean either listing. Ask your guide which one is booked. Hotel Peak XV, Himalayan Chain Lodges and Hotel Mother Earth also operate here.

Gorak Shep (5,164 m)

Gorak Shep has exactly five lodges on Google Maps, and every trekker heading for base camp and Kala Patthar needs a bed in one of them. Rooms often go to whoever’s guide phoned ahead from Lobuche. There is no drinkable tap water, and bottled water costs NPR 400 to 500.

The five lodges at Gorak Shep, the last Everest Base Camp trek accommodation below base camp, average 3.65 across 337 reviews. That is the lowest score on the route, and no lodge here rates above 3.9.

A room costs about NPR 1,000 when your guide books ahead from Lobuche, and the one online rate we found was NPR 4,360 at Gorakshep Himalaya Lodge.

Expect a cold room, shared toilets and a crowded dining room. Pick the lodge for its dining room rather than its rooms: Gorakshep Himalaya Lodge runs three heaters, and Everest Inn adds electric blankets.

How much does teahouse accommodation cost on the Everest Base Camp trek?

The room is the cheap part. A standard twin room costs NPR 500 to 1,000 a night at most stops in 2025 and 2026 reviews, and some lodges waive the room charge off-season. Your real spending goes on meals and extras, which rise with altitude because porters and yaks carry everything up.

One unwritten rule controls every price on this list: you eat where you sleep. Lodges keep room rates low because they earn on dinner and breakfast. Reviews in Namche and Dingboche describe extra charges, or pressure, when trekkers ate elsewhere.

Budget a night as the room plus two meals, not the room alone. Our Everest Base Camp trek cost guide breaks down meal prices village by village.

Do you need to book Everest tea houses in advance?

In peak season, yes, at least for the upper villages. About 1,000 trekkers a day enter the national park at the height of the season, while Lobuche and Gorak Shep together hold 13 lodges by name. Tengboche has four.

Recent guest reviews describe lost bookings at Tengboche and Dingboche, and trekkers who arrive late at Lobuche or Gorak Shep sometimes sleep on dining-room floors.

Guides solve most of this by calling ahead each morning. If you trek on your own, start early and reach each village by early afternoon. In quieter months you can usually walk in and find a bed, although some high lodges close for part of winter.

Our guide to the best time to trek in Nepal explains how each season changes the trail.

Luxury lodges on the Everest Base Camp luxury trek

True luxury stops at Deboche. Below it, Mountain Lodges of Nepal, formerly Yeti Mountain Home, runs properties at Lukla, Phakding, Monjo, Namche and Deboche, with en-suite rooms, heated beds and full meals. Rivendell Lodge in Deboche offers private bathrooms and heated blankets at a lower price.

Above Deboche, no luxury lodge exists, because solar power fails in cloud and plumbing freezes below zero. Luxury packages book the best available lodge in Dingboche, Lobuche and Gorak Shep, with electric blankets where available and, usually, shared bathrooms at the top two stops.

Our Luxury Everest Base Camp Trek names every lodge in its itinerary. The Luxury Everest Base Camp Heli Trek and the Everest Base Camp Heli Trek cut the coldest nights short with a helicopter flight back after Kala Patthar.

Heating, toilets, showers, WiFi and charging

Heating. No tea house bedroom has a heater. Electric blankets and heated mattress pads now appear from Namche up to Everest Inn at Gorak Shep, and they are the single feature most worth choosing a lodge for above Dingboche.

Toilets. Western flush toilets are common up to Namche. Higher up, expect shared toilets, often squat style, with a water barrel for flushing that may freeze overnight. Carry your own toilet paper.

Showers. Private showers come only with attached-bath rooms, mostly below Dingboche. Higher up, showers are shared, gas-heated or bucket style, and charged per use. Most trekkers stop showering after Dingboche and use wet wipes.

WiFi and mobile data. Ncell and Nepal Telecom SIM cards work up to around Dingboche. Above that, lodges sell Everest Link and AirLink cards that work across many tea houses.

Charging. Lower lodges often have outlets in rooms. From Dingboche up, you charge at the dining-room counter for a fee, and solar power can run out on cloudy days. Carry a power bank and keep it in your sleeping bag at night.

Food. Most lodges print similar menus: dal bhat with free refills, noodles, fried rice, potatoes, soups, pancakes and porridge, plus pizza and pasta lower down. Dal bhat stays the best value at every altitude.

How to sleep warmer in Everest tea houses

• Bring a sleeping bag rated to at least minus 15 °C, and use the lodge blanket on top of it. Our equipment list covers the rest.
• Ask for a room close to the dining room. It stays a little warmer, though it is louder until late.
• Fill a bottle with boiled water at night and put it at the foot of your bag.
• Keep a dry set of clothes only for sleeping.
• Tell your guide about any headache or nausea at night. Our high-altitude health and safety guide lists the warning signs.

Frequently asked questions about Everest Base Camp Accommodation

Are there tea houses at Everest Base Camp?

No. The last tea houses are at Gorak Shep, 5,164 m, about two hours’ walk below base camp. Trekkers sleep at Gorak Shep before or after their base camp visit.

Can you sleep at Everest Base Camp?

Not on a standard trek. Expedition teams camp there in spring, and a few operators arrange a tented night as a special trip. Everyone else sleeps at Gorak Shep.

How much does accommodation cost per night on the EBC trek?

A walk-in twin room costs NPR 500 to 1,000 at most stops, as long as you eat dinner and breakfast there. Online rates for the same lodges run several times higher, and luxury chain lodges cost above NPR 26,000 a night.

Are there hostels or dorm rooms on the Everest Base Camp trek?

No hostels operate on the route. Rooms are twin-share. In peak season, upper lodges sometimes place four trekkers in one room or offer dining-room benches when beds run out.

Do Everest Base camp Trek Accmommodation (tea houses) have heaters?

No bedroom has a heater. The dining room stove is the only heat. Many lodges now offer electric blankets, which make the biggest difference above Dingboche.

Can I get a private room with an attached bathroom?

Yes, up to Namche Bazaar at most lodges, and at some lodges in Tengboche, Deboche and Dingboche. A few Lobuche lodges advertise attached-bath rooms, but expect shared bathrooms at Lobuche and Gorak Shep.

Which village has the best accommodation on the trek?

Among villages with several rated lodges, Phakding scores highest, at 4.75 across six lodges. Namche Bazaar has the widest choice, with 27 lodges by name and the largest number of reviews.

Is the Everest Base Camp trek too hard for a beginner because of the lodges?

The lodges are basic, not dangerous. First-timers manage well with a warm sleeping bag and realistic expectations. Read can a beginner go to Everest Base Camp if this is your first trek at altitude.

Plan your nights before you go

Good Everest Base Camp accommodation is less about luxury than warmth and timing, and where you sleep shapes how well you acclimatize. A warm bed in Dingboche and a booked room in Gorak Shep matter more than any upgrade in Lukla.

If you want specific lodges, private rooms or a luxury upgrade on part of the route, customize your trip and our team will build the itinerary around it.