The Hyatt Regency Kathmandu opened the Rox Restaurant and Bar, a three level dining and entertainment centre at the newly opened hotel near Baudhanath. Rox, which has a capacity of around 200, will have a restaurant on the top floor which will serve home-style European cuisine with an emphasis on family-style dining, and exotic desserts. There will be indoor and outdoor seating, and also counter seating at the show kitchen. The mezzanine level takes a cue from the lounge craze in Europe and the US, and features couches, cognac and cigars. The lowest level is the Rox Bar, which will have a live band or a DJ nightly. The Rox Restaurant and Bar is stylishly designed, with plenty of faux-stone, polished black granite and blond wood.

The Hotel aims to attract Kathmandu residents, the top level of tourists and also convention travellers with this new addition. Is it too far out for locals to go to? Distance is all in the mind, says the Hyatt's marketing team, pointing out that a cab ride from Naxal to the hotel costs the same as going from Naxal to New Road.