Jomsom Trek Teahouse to avoid

Hi,

I am back from Jomsom trek which was overall wonderful experience including the tea houses and the weather which was nearly perfect (blue skies, no clouds and moderate temperatures).

We had just one bad experience with a teahouse. This tea house in Ghasa is called Golden Inn Guest House. Despite claiming (on their sign) to have hot water 24 hours, we did not have any. When we told the managers about it, they lied to us and told us to wait 5 minutes for hot water. They continued this lie even after two showers of 15 minutes of cold water. I am ready to accept that they may run out of hot water but not lies!

Jomsom Trek Teahouse to avoid

Hello, can you tell me what the other teahouses along the way were like?

I%26#39;m planning a trek with my girlfriend next year and she%26#39;s not too keen on the idea of long drops and no showers/hot water.

Any info much appreciated.

Jomsom Trek Teahouse to avoid

This teahouse was really an exception and we had very reasonable rooms elsewhere (remember these are not hotels or ';zimmers'; in Europe!). Our trek was during high season when there is high demand. What I heard %26amp; read is that outside October/November the selection is much better. Also keep in mind that the ';quality'; of the rooms in the other section of Annapurna circuit (Beshihar through Thorong Pass) is much lower and it is hard to find rooms with toilet inside.

The key is to start trekking early morning and start looking for room early. This gives you a chance to find a reasonable room with a toilet. The other option, if you have a porter, is to send him ahead to secure the room.