While trekking in Nepal, most trekkers are more concerned about the accommodation they can find during the Everest Base Camp Trek. Due to the rise in Nepal’s tourist industry, the accommodation in the EBC trek has improved significantly, and it is much easier to find accommodation used to.

With the increase of trekkers in the Everest region, most of the trekking trails in the Everest region have enough lodges and teahouses that offer good food and accommodation for the trekkers along the trails.

The lodges and teahouses are well-maintained, cozy, and comfortable. Walking in the Himalayas is a strenuous and challenging task. Thus, it would help if you had a proper place to refresh your exhausted body.

Here is a guide to Everest Base Camp trek accommodation to help you search for EBC accommodation.

Types of Everest Base Camp Trek Accommodation

Local lodge at Thukla – Everest Base Camp Trek Accommodation

Hotels / Lodges Accommodation

The Everest Base Camp Trail includes various accommodation options, from friendly teahouses to lavish standard hotels. You will find the hotel the cheapest, most luxurious, and most priciest. So, you can choose the hotel according to your budget.

As tourism has improved, the accommodation service has also improved significantly.

They’re not hotels in the urban sense, as they resemble lodges. But the service they provide is much more than comfortable. They offer rooms with electric blankets, hot water showers, and free wifi services.

Accommodation at tea houses

Nepal is famous primarily for its teahouse trek. Teahouses are the best accommodation option during the trek. Accommodating in a teahouse lets you experience the locals’ great hospitality, lifestyle, culture, and tradition. The teahouses offer very cozy rooms, making it feel like home.

The quality and price vary depending on the services provided by the teahouses. While trekking in the lower region, you can easily find teahouses that provide fully equipped rooms with electricity, a western toilet facility, wifi, and, the best part, a hot shower. As you trek into the higher region, the services provided by the teahouse are pretty essential, with a bare room with separate or sometimes private bathrooms. You won’t have any electricity or wifi facilities in the higher regions.

Let’s examine the basic accommodation facilities in the teahouse during the Everest Base Camp Trek.

Rooms

Most of the teahouse offers a bare room on the Everest trail. The rooms are on the twin-basis type of accommodation with twin beds and some basic furniture like a small table or a chair.

The teahouse will provide you with pillows and blankets. Since the temperature is freezing at night, almost all teahouses offer blankets. But bringing your sleeping bag with a liner is a better idea.

The rooms are pretty nice and cozy. There won’t be any heating system or electricity service in the room. The teahouse has a common heating place in the dining room. Rooms have separate or sometimes private bathrooms, depending upon the teahouse.

Toilets

During the EBC trek, you will get a pretty basic type of toilet.

In the lower region, most lodges and teahouses offer Western-style toilets. As you gain altitude, you will find squat toilet facilities.

Some teahouses offer rooms with an attached bathroom, and some have separate bathrooms. In some tea houses, you may find a small wooden hut outside the teahouse with a hole in the floor above a bottomless pit. It would help if you remembered that the teahouse does not provide toilet paper. So, put that on your packing list.

Other Facilities at Tea Houses

During the trek, you can have a cold shower free of cost. However, if you want a hot shower, it will cost you a few dollars. The price ranges from $1-$3, depending on the altitude.
Charging your electronic gadgets is essential during the trek. The rooms won’t have an electricity service. So, if you want to charge your devices, you must charge them in the standard charging hub at the reception. Charging your electronic device will cost around $2-$3 per hour.
You can purchase a prepaid Data SIM Card if you want to stay connected while on the trail. Ncell offers high-speed 3G internet services for the Everest region. SIM cards are cheap and available in many stores in Kathmandu. The teahouses on the EBC trail also provide internet facilities for a surcharge of around $3-$5 per hour.

Camping Accommodation

Camping accommodation is mainly used during mountain expeditions or for remote and isolated treks like Dhaulagiri, Dolpo, and Kanchenjunga. You will be accommodated in a tent with sleeping bags and liners, and the cooking staff will prepare the food.

Camping accommodation is thrilling and adventurous, but due to the easy accessibility of tea houses in the Everest region, camping is generally avoided.

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Everest Base Camp Trek Accommodation

Accommodation at Lukla

The Everest Base Camp Trek begins with a 40-minute scenic morning flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. As most of the flights are in the morning, most trekkers skip staying in Lukla and hike to the first stop at Phakding or Namche Bazaar. So, only a few trekkers stay in Lukla for their first night.

Many lodges and teahouses for accommodation in Lukla provide high-standard service. Along with that, you can also find some good-quality hotels in Lukla.

Though they are a little more expensive than the basic lodges and teahouse, the service you will get is far better.

Accommodation at Phakding

After Lukla, your first stop will be at Phakding. Parking is a village that is a 3 to 4-hour walk from Lukla and is located in the Dudh Koshi river valley.

Phakding has enough hotels on both sides of the river. The teahouse offers you an affordable and convenient accommodation service. If you are trekking with a bit more budget, you can also choose to stay in a luxurious hotel.

Accommodation at Namche Bazaar

Namche Bazaar, known as the “Gateway to Everest Region,” is a central Everest Base Camp Trek stop. Most trekkers spend 2 to 3 days in Namche to acclimate and adjust to their Everest Base Camp Trek; Namche Bazaar is a famous village with several high-quality teahouses.

And it is the last place on the trail to enjoy the high-quality service. Namche Bazaar is also famous for the Everest View Hotel, a 5-star hotel at the highest altitude in the world. Plus, there are several other sophisticated to simple lodges, hotels, and rest houses for your comfortable stay.

Namche also consists of bakeries and cafes, where you can have tea and coffee and relax.

Above Namche, places like Tengboche, Dingboche, Lobuche, and Gorekshep offer basic accommodation.

Accommodation at Tengboche

Tengboche is another famous stop on the Everest Base Camp Trek trail. It is 3,867 meters above sea level—the largest monastery in the Khumbu region. You can get a breathtaking view of the Himalayas from the top of the monastery.

Only 4 to 5 teahouses in Tengboche provide essential accommodation services. There will be more basic tea houses with basic facilities on the trails.

Most trekkers stop at Tengboche to attend the morning prayer in the monastery. So, the teahouse is easily packed during the peak season.

Accommodation at Dingboche

Dingboche is another major trekking stop during the EBC Trek. Almost every trekker stays at Dingboche for one extra day for acclimatization purposes. The village is more significant than Tengboche, consisting of a dozen lodges and teahouses with basic accommodation facilities. You can also find a handful of shops, a bakery, and even an internet cafe.

Accommodation at Lobuche

On the EBC trail, Lobuche is where you’ll find several basic teahouses. The teahouse is comfortable and cozy. The teahouse provides a pillow and blankets in the room. So, don’t expect anything more.

However, the teahouse gets easily tracked during the peak season pretty soon. If the rooms are packed, you may have to adjust the night in the dormitory. But it won’t matter after a long, tiring day of the walk.

Accommodation at Gorakshep

Gorekshep is the last stop of the Everest Base Camp Trek. There are only four tea houses with basic accommodation facilities. Since there are only a few lodges, they are packed pretty soon.

So, you might have to share a room with other trekkers or sleep in the dining room.

What is the price range for tea houses in the EBC trek?

The accommodation cost in the EBC trek depends on the altitude and time of the year you are trekking in. The accommodation cost is comparatively higher in the peak season ( Mar-July and Sep-Nov) than in the off-season.

The average accommodation price is between $2-$3 per night.