Lhasa Dong Cuo International Youth Hostel
This newish place has worked out the kinks and is a decent place to stay, overall...
This newish place has worked out the kinks and is a decent place to stay, overall...
The recently renovated Kyichu is a well-run place that's popular with repeat travellers to Tibet.
Architectural integrity is rare in Lhasa these days, which makes the four-year restoration of this mid-19th-century mansion all the more impressive.
The Kailash Tashi Delek Guest House has OK rooms and a nice river view from its timber-lined restaurant (mains Rs 100 to Rs 180).
Popular with both backpackers and Land Cruiser groups though a little noisy for our tastes, especially on the lower floors. The shared bathrooms are excellent and have 24-hour hot water.
From senators to Everest sumiteers, this hotel tops the list for many repeat travellers to Lhasa. The crackerjack staff keep things running smoothly, the rooms are spotless, and the garden restaurant is a real refuge.
Don't bother with the budget rooms in this old-timer, but do take a look at the slightly beaten-up en suite rooms; the deluxe rooms are some of the best value in town. The location next to Barkhor Sq is perfect.
Once a backpacker favourite, the Yak is still one of Lhasa's most popular hotels, but it's now firmly midrange.
The brainchild of China's Hongyan supermarket baron, Tibet's first five-star hotel occupies a space somewhere between hotel and ethnographic museum.
Right next to the traditional-carpet factory and just 100m from Tashilhunpo Monastery, the location here can't be beat. Rooms are large and comfortably furnished.
This hotel tops the list for many repeat travellers to Lhasa - crackerjack management really keeps things ship shape. Rooms are spotless, and a nice garden restaurant is a tranquil spot to dine.
Loads of new hotels are being built around town. The new three-star block of the Gang Gyan Hotel is bound to be popular when it opens in 2008.
Recently remodelled and sporting a very fancy looking Tibetan-style lobby and atrium, the Shigatse is often booked solid by the more affluent tour groups.
If you're more interested in what's going on outside your window than inside the room, then try the Mandala, with its superb location just off the Barkhor.
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