Nepal has set a record for the world’s highest altitude hotel.  

Everest Inn Private Limited located in a village near Gorak Shep Everest Base Camp in Solukhumbu district has become the world’s highest altitude hotel.

Located at an altitude of 5,180 meters, the hotel received an official certificate from ‘World Books Records’ London on Monday.

Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha and Chairman of Nepal Chapter Sagar Katuwal handed over the official certificate of ‘World Books Records’ to Managing Director of the hotel Pasang Tsering Sherpa amidst a program in the Capital.

On the occasion, Minister Shrestha said that it is a matter of happiness and pride for all Nepalis to have such a record by the hotel of Nepal.

He expressed his confidence that this kind of hotel would further contribute to promoting tourism in Nepal.

Saying that Covid-19 pandemic had affected tourism the most in Nepal, Shrestha said that the Ministry is holding consultations with the concerned authorities to revive this sector.

During the program, he said the Ministry would announce the agendas to revive the business of the tourism sector within a few days.

Nepal representative of ‘World Books Records’ Katuwal, said that this record has made Nepal’s name known to the world in a new way and congratulated the managing director of the hotel.

Managing Director Sherpa said that he brought the hotel into operation from 2004.

Sherpa said that he built the hotel with great efforts as it was a very challenging job to construct an eatery in that place.

Record holder director and mediaperson Phurba Sherpa, singer Nirnaya Shrestha, Milan Gurung and Ajay Adhikari Sushil among others were present in the program.