Best Western Plus Kathmandu Hotel has won the Silver Award in the Leading Airport Hotel category at the 10th Annual South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2026. The award was presented on October 8 at the SATA Grand Gala Award Ceremony at Barceló Nasandhura Malé in the Maldives. The hotel is located in Pingalasthan, Kathmandu.
Recognition at the SATA 2026 gala
The Silver Award recognizes the Kathmandu property in a category focused on airport hotels. The honour was presented during the 10th annual edition of the South Asian Travel Awards, with the ceremony held at Barceló Nasandhura Malé. Mohamed Rizvi Hassen, identified in the report as a Sri Lankan official, presented the award.
The ceremony brought the recognition to an international venue outside Nepal, while the recipient is a hotel based in the capital. The award announcement identifies the hotel, the category and the Silver Award level. It does not provide further information about the judging process or the criteria used to select recipients.
OnlineKhabar reported that the hotel received the award at the gala. The category name places the recognition within the airport-hotel segment of the travel and hospitality industry, while the award itself marks the property as a silver-level recipient at this year’s SATA event.
Hotel based in Pingalasthan
Best Western Plus Kathmandu Hotel is located in Pingalasthan, Kathmandu. The hotel’s recognition at SATA 2026 links a property based in Nepal’s capital with an award category for airport hotels. The available information does not specify the hotel’s distance from the airport or describe its facilities and services, so the award category is the clearest detail supplied about the nature of the recognition.
The Silver Award is distinct from a top-category win: it identifies the hotel as a recipient at the silver level. The announcement does not list other winners in the category or explain how many properties were considered. It also does not provide a statement from the hotel about the award. The confirmed details are the hotel’s location, the category and award level, and the presentation at the Malé ceremony.
Dashain offers also announced
A separate report by Ratopati says the hotel also unveiled special offers targeting Dashain. The report’s headline confirms that the offers were announced, but the information available here does not set out their prices, booking conditions, validity period or included services.
The award and the Dashain offer announcement are two distinct developments associated with the hotel. SATA 2026 recognised the property in the Leading Airport Hotel category, while the reported offers were directed at the Dashain period. No further details about how the promotion relates to the award, or how guests can access it, are provided in the reports.
The recognition was presented during the 10th Annual South Asian Travel Awards gala on October 8 in the Maldives. For Best Western Plus Kathmandu Hotel, the result is a Silver Award in the Leading Airport Hotel category, adding an international travel-industry accolade to its profile as a Kathmandu property. The award details and the report of Dashain-targeted offers form the confirmed information available about the announcement.
