A village home with a kitchen at its heart

The idea

The kitchen sets the rhythm of the house. Bread in the morning, dal at midday, coffee on the terrace while the lane goes quiet. Guests and neighbors eat at the same tables.

Upstairs, rooms built for staying — a week, a month, longer. The kind of place where you unpack properly and learn the shopkeeper's name.

Why Sedi

Sedi sits about 350 metres uphill from the lakeside road — close enough to walk to the market, far enough that evenings are quiet. It's a working village: gardens, school kids, dogs asleep in the road. That's exactly what makes it worth staying in.

The street address publishes with the land. Until then, this is the honest map: village rhythm, Phewa within a short walk.

Ground floor

Kitchen, restaurant, café and bakery open onto a terrace — the living room of the house. Food is the welcome; the terrace holds the second cup.

Hours will suit month-long guests and neighbors alike. Layout and fit-out follow the plot and permits I secure on the ground.

• Kitchen-led restaurant, café and bakery
• Terrace for guests and the lane
• Clear zones for dining and quieter corners

Rooms

Rooms are designed around long stays: a proper desk, storage for a month of living, monthly rates that beat nightly ones. Exact room counts and prices come once the building does — I'll publish them here first.

Simple tiers. Privacy and quiet. A room you return to.

• Month-plus stays at the center of the plan
• Simple private rooms and longer-stay setups
• Rates published at opening

How it feels

Good light, decent food, a terrace that turns into a living room by evening. I cook, guests linger, the lane goes to sleep early.

Phase one

First I secure buildable land in Sedi, register a Nepal private limited company in my name, and open a company bank account. Then design and build — kitchen-first ground floor, rooms above.

Working target: USD 150,000 for land and foundation. Figures update as surveys and offers firm up. Construction budgeting follows a locked plot. Early gifts fund the legal and banking setup that makes the rest possible.

1. Land Survey and offer in progress in Sedi
2. Nepal company Private limited company, 100% Maya — incorporation in Pokhara
3. Bank account Company account — opens the path for verified gifts
4. Build & open Kitchen-first ground floor, rooms above

Support

If you want this house to exist, a gift moves the land and foundation forward. Early supporters get a place on the Founding Wall — names remembered inside the finished guesthouse.

Email me before sending anything. I never publish banking details on this site. Card checkout appears here only after the company account is verified.

To be clear about what a gift is: this is my commercial project, owned 100% through my Nepal Pvt Ltd. Gifts are voluntary, non-refundable, and carry no equity, tax deduction, or guaranteed return. Tax treatment depends on your country — ask your advisor. If I later offer hospitality credits, I'll publish written terms first.

Maya

I'm Maya. This is my house and my company. I run the kitchen and answer the door. Ownership stays in a Nepal private limited company in my name only.

I chose Sedi for village calm within walking distance of the lake, and locked the kitchen-first plan before the room list existed.

I want a house where people stay long enough to learn the neighbors' names — and where the kitchen is the first room you feel.

FAQ

How to send a gift

Email me at hello@maya-guesthouse.np with the subject "Phase One Gift" — I reply personally with verified details.

No bank numbers on this page until the company account is live and I've checked them myself.