Lemon Tree Hotels announced its latest signing of two franchised hotels- Lemon Tree Premier, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal and Lemon Tree Resort, Lumbini, Nepal. The two combined bring on board almost 200 keys and take the count up to five properties in Nepal under different brands of the Lemon Tree umbrella.
Lemon Tree Premier is expected to open in or before January 2024. This property will feature 102 rooms. Budhanilkantha, in Kathmandu district, has religious significance for both Hindus and Buddhists. It takes its name from the Sanskrit word that means ‘Old Blue Throat’, a title of Lord Shiva that was given by gods after the Lord drank poison to save the world. It has the famous Budhanilkantha Temple, which is synonymous with the 1400-year-old black basalt carving of Vishnu, draped in marigolds and reclining on a bed of serpents in a small pond. This temple is sacred for Hindus but is equally well-venerated by Buddhists. The Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, is about 12 kms away.
Lemon Tree Resort, Lumbini is expected to open in or before October 2023. It will feature 81 rooms. Lumbini, best known for being the birthplace of Buddha, is in southern Nepal and is one of the many pilgrimages that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha. Emperor Ashoka, one of the most renowned Buddhists, erected a commemorative pillar in Lumbini which testifies to the birth of Buddha and survives to this day. The Gautam Buddha International Airport also known as Bhairahawa Airport at Siddharthnagar is about 15 kms from the property. It also connected by a road from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and is a one-hour drive from Sunauli transit point on the Nepal-India border.
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