Lhasa Accommodation - Recommended Hotels in Lhasa for 2024

"In the Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa, 21st-century frills are lovingly combined with a distinctively traditional Tibetan feel, both in the architecture, which is inspired by nearby historic buildings, and the interior design." - Review from Telegraph.

Opened in 2014, Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa is one the newest and most luxury hotels in the holy city Lhasa, as well as one of the most beautiful hotels in Tibet. Its expansive and elegent architecture combines the features of both traditional Tibetan architecture and fashionable western style architecture. It is a wonderful experience to stay several nights in the hotel - enjoying the most comfortable stay while appreciating the beautiful arts of architecture. Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa offers guests 262 contemporary guestrooms and 17 suites, as well as the exclusive Horizon Club Lounge. All rooms are spacious with a minimum size of 43 square metres and suites provide up to 250 square metres of luxurious space. From the windows of the lounges, guests can see the stunning views of the World Heritage Site - Potala Palace which changes its colors.

Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa - Find the Copy of the Lost Horizon

Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa also takes care of the comfort and convenience of its guests with a wide range of services, from airport transfers to professional health care. The hotel has a large patio of Lodgers Lounge where guests can read a book leisurely, overlok the city and enjoy surrounding breathtaking mountain views while enjoying a cup of tea. In the first one or two days in Lhasa, you can go to the unique oxygen lounge and reflexology pavilion t adjust yourself to the high alitude in Lhasa. In the evening, you can go to enjoy a wonderful massage in the famous Chi Spa. As for the dinning, the hotel brings you the best favors that the city Lhasa can offer, including the best in Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine, Asian fare and Tibetan and Indian specialities as well as some Western dishes, etc.

Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa Transportation and Surroundings

The Shangri-La Hotel Lhasa is coveniently lcoated between the Norbulingka Palace and the Potala Palace, together now a Unesco World Heritage Site, relatively less crowed than Jokhang Temple area.

- Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is located 50km away from Tibet Cang-gyan Lhasa Hotel, approximately 40 hour's driving. You can transfer to the hotel by aiport shuttle bus or taxi. Your travel agency will usually arrange airport pick-up for you. You can also let the hotel to pick up you ar the airport, which costs around 900~900 CNY.

- Lhasa Railway Station is located about 6km from the hotel. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the hotel by taxi.

Nestled amidst popular attractions, the Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa welcomes you to experience the hospitality, comfort and convenience that the property has to offer. Designed with each guest's comfort in mind, its 102 rooms and suites feature a warm and contemporary design. The style is uncomplicated and comfortable, a feeling of home coupled with luxurious touches. Each room contains one 32-inch Flat Screen LCD TV with cable and satellite stations, and free High Speed Internet Access.

The Four Points by Sheraton’s rooms come with a courtyard view, while our Deluxe Suite features views of Potala Palace. The deluxe suite offers the extra space that you need, such as a large sitting area and kitchenette. Also, our 24-hour room service will ensure you have everything you need.

Location and Transportation

The Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa Hotel is opened in 2007. It is located in eastern Lhasa city, along the beautiful Lhasa River, facing the Jiangsu Avenue. It possesses a very good location, which is only 10-minute walk from the Jokhang Temple and Barkhorn Street and only an 8-minute drive from the Potala Palace.

The Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa Hotel can be arrived easily. Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA) is about 75.0 km/46.61 miles away from the hotel. There are airport shuttle buses running between the airport and Lhasa city in every hour. It takes about 1.5 hours to get to the hotel from the airport. You can also take a taxi or use airport pick-up services of your travel agency in Lhasa. If you arrive at Lhasa by train, you only have to take a ride of 4km to get the hotel.

Opened in 2006, the Brahmpputra Grand Hotel is a luxury five star hotel, which is situated in the heart of the city. With the combination of traditional Tibetan architectural style and modern decorative technologies, it is approved by a lot of foreign travelers. It takes only 5 minutes to the down town and only 40 minutes to Lhasa Gongga Airport, which is very convenient for travelers to get to some must-see spots. There are 185 guest rooms and suites in the Brahmaputra Grand Hotel. Each guest room and suite is decorated in modem style, and facilities in the hotel are sufficiently provided. The hotel offers Chinese and Western restaurants. For recreation and relaxation, there are sauna and massage rooms. Apart from these, the Brahmaputra Grand Hotel is also equipped with facilities and services such as business centre, conference room, currency exchange service, laundry service and so on.

Besides, Brahmaputra Grand Hotel is the unique museum for accommodation in the world, owing to its deep cultural foundation, elegant tastes, human-based as well as ethnic management, high efficiency with heart-warming service. It is the right place for tourists not only home but also abroad.

Location and Transportation

The Brahmpputra Grand Hotel is close to the Lhasa River, about three minutes driving from the hotel to the Barkhor Street, five minutes to the Potala Palace. For tourists who booked this hotel, you will take a taxi costing about 1h at a distance of 60km from Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA). The Lhasa Railway Station is about 11km?6.83 miles away from the hotel, around 20mins driving. You can also take the airport pick-up services of your travel agency in Lhasa.

Xinding Hotel is located in the bustling area of Lhasa with easy access to Potala Palace. Xin Ding Hotel features view rooms with the beautiful views of Potala Palace and Lasha River. There are 131 guest rooms with complementary domestic long-distance calls. Restaurant, massage, foot massage and conference facilities are all available.

The Xinding Hotel has 131 guest rooms, including standard room, deluxe view twin room, superior deluxe suite and so on. As for dining service, the hotel has Chinese and Western restaurants and bar. For recreation and relaxation, there are chess and card room and massage room. Besides, the Xinding Hotel is also equipped with business centre, conference room, ticket booking, laundry service and so on.

Location and Transportation

Build in 2007, Xinding Hotel has a convenient transport to Jokhang Temple and the nearby leisure malls. Supporting facilities like supermarket, bank and hospital are easy to find. It takes about 15 mins for tourists driving from the Lhasa Railway Station which is 7km to Xinding Hotel. For tourist arrived in Lhasa Gonggar International airport, you will spend about 1h of 60km to this hotel.

Opened in 2007, Lhasa Manasarovar Hotel is decorated in Tibetan style, combining with modern amenities. It is only 3 kilometers away from the Potala Palace. Even from the window, guests could see the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkor Street.

Lhasa's a 4 star hotel, wholly Tibetan owned and managed.The Lhasa Manasarovar Hotel has about 150 guest rooms, including business king size room, business standard room, suite and so on. The hotel serve the western breakfast and buffet dinners, and guest can also taste the traditional Chinese food or local style dishes in the restaurant. For recreation and relaxation, guests can play karaoke lounge, chess and card. Sauna and massage room, foot massage, fitness centre and beauty salon are also available for guests. Besides these, other facilities and services such as business centre, conference room, currency exchange service, laundry service and so on are also available in the hotel.

Location and Transportation

Lhasa Manasarovar Hotel, next to the Brahmpputra Grand Hotel, is located in north Lhasa River and Southeast Potala Palace, which is 4km away for about 13 mins by taxi. Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is 60km to Manasarovar Hotel, 1 hour dirving distance or so. Tourists who want to go to Lhasa Railway Station, 11km away from the hotel, will spend 15mins if you take a taxi.

The Tibet Cang-gyan Lhasa Hotel, also called Gangjian Hotel, is a experienced Tibetan-style hotel in the center area of Tibet. It is very popular with both domestic and foreign travelers. The hotels has cozy beautiful rooms, also serve its guests with pleasant service and great amenities. The staffs at the front desk can speak English well. Tibet Cang-gyan Lhasa Hotel also has a great location which is within walking distances to Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Ramoche Monastery, etc.

Tibet Cang-gyan Lhasa Hotel has two buildings - the Main Building is the standard of local 3 stars, and offer the largest number of Tibetan-style rooms, including standard room, single room and suite. another buiding is Vip Building offers certain numbers of western-style rooms which are relatively newer than the Main Buildings. Each room provides cozy bed, clean bathroom, internet access, telephone, etc.

Tibet Cang-gyan Lhasa Hotel Transportation

- Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is located 60km away from Tibet Cang-gyan Lhasa Hotel, approximately 1 hour's driving. You can transfer to the hotel by aiport shuttle bus or taxi. Your travel agency will usually arrange airport pick-up for you.

- Lhasa Railway Station is located about 9km from the hotel. It takes about 20 minutes to get to the hotel by taxi.

The Jardin Secret Hotel, opened in 2007 and decorated with Tibetan style, located on the Jinzhu West Road of Lhasa. It is about 4 kilometers from the Potala Palace, 7km from Jokhang Temple, a ten-minute drive from Norbulingka (the Garden of Treasures), and also close to the Tibetan Museum and Lhasa Railway Station.

The Jardin Secret Hotel offers a variety of well-equipped rooms, including single room, twin room and view scene room, etc, all of which are equipped with IDD/DDD phone and free broadband internet access and so on. As for dining service, there are both Chinese food and western food in the hotel. Apart from these, the Jardin Secret Hotel also provides postal service and ticket booking and so on.

Jardin Secret Hotel Transportation

- Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is located 56km away from Jardin Sceret Hotel, approximately 45 minutes' driving. You can transfer to the hotel by aiport shuttle bus or taxi. Your travel agency will usually arrange airport pick-up for you.

- Lhasa Railway Station is located on other side of Lhasa River, facing Jardin Sceret Hotel with a distance of only 2km. It takes about 5 minutes to get to the hotel by taxi.

Tibet Hotel is located on the Middle Beijing Road with very easy access to Potala and Norbulingka Palace.

What the Tibet Hotel feels proud is its natural environment. The afforested areas reach to 40% of its total areas. Outstandingly, there is a lake of 4000㎡ inside of this hotel, providing a high level content of oxygen. Software and hardware both are good, which is a good choice of accommodation,business and relaxation.

The hotel holds the concept that “service and guests come first”, paying more attention to the harmony between man and nature, thus enjoying a “Harmonious hotel of the plateau” reputation.

Location and Transportation

If you want to get to Tibet Hotel from Lhasa Gonggar Internatinal Airport, which is 56km far away, you will spend around 50 minutes, while the Lhasa Railway Station is 6km away for about 10 mins by taxi.

Tibet Hotel is only 1km to the south Norbulingka Palce, a 4 mins' driving distance. The potala Palace is 3km east of Tibet Hotel, and Jokhang Temple is about 6km, both attractions can be reached into within 10mins driving.

Yak Hotel was built in 1986 in traditional Tibetan style and attracts travelers from all over the wolrd.The Yak Hotel is a famous hotel in the heart of the city of Lhasa in Tibet in China. It is only a five minute walk from Tibet's holiest temple, the Jokhang, Ramoche Monastery, and the Barkhor Street.

Popular with tour groups and individual travelers, this hotel is several notches up from some of the decrepit guesthouses that line Beijing East Road, but then so are the prices. Rooms are decorated with Tibetan furnishings and the bathrooms are clean and inviting. The Yak is considered a "hub" where tourists gather and share information. Next door is the ever-popular Dunya restaurant and Shigatse Travels is also on the property. The staff here is decent, willing to give much of help as much as they can.

Location and Transportation

Yak Hotel is in the downtown area, Old Town of Lhasa, the middle of Jokhang Temple and Ramoche Monastery. Located in the north side of Barkhor Street, tourist can get to Jokhang Temple just in several mintues walking. Also you can walk down the Middle Beijing Road to the 1.5km far Potala Palace, costing around 15minutes.

The Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is 60km to the north Yak Hotel. It takes about 1h by taxi from the airport to the hotel. The Lhasa Railway Station is much closer of 9km away from the hotel, which drives for about 20 minutes.

Located in downtown Lhasa, the Shangbala Hotel is a foreign related hotel, near the Barkhor Bazaar, Jokhang Temple and the Potala Palace. The property is an ideal place for excursion and sightseeing, with easy access to all great attractions.

The Shangbala Hotel has 108 comfortable and well-furnished guestrooms, all of which are equipped with modern amenities. Guests can enjoy a drink at the bar and dine at the Chinese and western restaurants, which serves a variety of delicacies. The Shangbala Hotel also provides a business centre as well as conference facilities for business travellers. Other services include currency exchange, safe deposit box and internet access, etc.

Location and Transportation

The Shangbala Hotel is near the busy Barkhor Street, Potala Palace to the west and Jokhang Temple to the east. You can walk a 15 minutes' distance to the 1.3km far awway Potala Palace or 500 meters to Jokhang Temple, the nearest spot of the hotel. The hotel is 10km away from Lhasa Railway Station, about 20 minutes driving of taxi, and 60km away from Lhasa Gonggar International Airport, about 1h taxi duration.

New Mandala Hotel is a 3 star which is located at the busiest section of Jiangsu road, where travel or shopping is very convenient, it is only 8 minutes walking to Jokhang Temple and 15 minutes to Potala Palace. Mandala hotel's rooms and suites are incredibly spacious, and the atmosphere of the hotelis very relaxing, the site is in an advantageous position and has good transport facilities, too.

The hotel has a luxury lobby, suite rooms, business center, standard rooms, single rooms and triple rooms, which totaled 79 well-equipped guest rooms, mainly with classical Tibetan decoration style, clean comfortable and well appointed. At the hotel restaurant, guests can try Tibetan, Chinese cuisines, as well as the western food.

Whether you are on business travel or come here for pleasure, Mandala hotel's generously sized rooms, convenient location, good facilities and high standard of service will help make your stay pleasant and comfortable.

Opened in 2007, Thangka Hotel has a superior location, just next to Jokhang Square, very close to Jokhang Temple. It features in traditional Tibetan style.  

Bulit in accordance with the 4-star standard, the hotel well reflects the rich connotations of Tibetan culture, where you are able to enjoy fast and convenient services as well as beautiful surrounding environment. The hotel boasts 98 Tibetan-style guest rooms including 69 standard rooms, 26 single rooms, and 3 suites. Each room is equipped IDD, satellite television, internet access, and safty box, etc. The other facilities such as the Tibetan restaurant, Chinese restaurant, Western restaurant, and coffee cafe, are also available.

Location and Transportation

The good location of Thangka Hotel offers much convenience for central Lhasa tour. Because it is just next to the Jokhang Square, walking to nearby famous attractions from the hotel only takes several minutes, such as, about 5 mins walking to Jokhang Temple, 15 mins walking to Potala Palace. Lhasa Gonggar Airport is about 60km away for 1h by taxi, while Lhasa Railway Station is 9km away for 15mins driving.

Tashitakge Hotel is located in the central of Lhasa old town, close to Barkhor street, Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace very much. This charming property has long been a favorite in Lhasa for both business and leisure travelers. From hotel window, you will enjoy a fantastic view of the splendid view of Potala Palace.

Tashitakge Hotel is a Nepal style hotel decorated beautiful handpainting inside, while amenities inside is well equipped. You will find television, wireless internet access, coffee/tea maker waiting in each room. You will also enjoy the hotel's excellent facilities and services including restaurant, bar/pub, shops.

There are two restaurants in this hotel, the balcony one is much more attactive for its good view of Potala Palace. Except the Nepal style, the hotel has a famous star - a fat cute cat named Wang Xiaohu, visited by many tourists.

Location and Transportation

Tashitakge Hotel is in the south of Jokhang Temple. It just takes several minutes walking to the nearby Jokhang Temple. Taking a taxi from the hotel to Potala Palace costs 6 mintues in 2km far. If you want to get to the hotel from Lhasa Railway Station, you will spend about 15 minutes of 9km distance by taxi. And the Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is about 60km away from the hotel, costing around 1h dirving.

Opened in 2001, run by a local nice Tibetan family, the Kyichu Hotel is situated between the sacred Jokhang Temple in Barkhor Square, and the famed World Heritage Potala Palace.

The Kyichu Hotel is purely Tibetan style hotel which boasts 62 cozy guest rooms, including single room, standard room and suite. And all rooms were decorated by traditional Tibetan family style. From the window, you can enjoy the beautiful garden view.

As for dining, there is a restaurant at the first floor which offers local dishes and other style food. Its indoor/outdoor Kyichu Garden Restaurant with umbrella tables on a spacious green courtyard lawn serves a wide selection of Continental, North Indian Tandoori, Nepalese and Tibetan dishes prepared by experienced Tibetan and Nepalese chefs. You can also have a relaxing nursing of drink or a pot of tea in the garden.

Apart from these, the hotel also provides facilities and services such as business center, ticket booking, medical service, laundry service and so on.

Kyichu, in Tibetan, is known as “happiness”. The Kyichu Hotel, like its name, will also bring you happiness and an unforgettable stay while in Tibet.

Location and Transportation

The Kyichu Hotel is close to the Shenli Time Square, one street far to the Potala Palace, where is easy to get to throught about 10 minutes walking. The Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street is much closer within hundreds meters away, costing 7mins' walking or so.

Lhasa Gonggar International Airport is about 60km away, for 1h diriving by taxi. And the Lhasa Railway Station is about 10km to the hotel, which needs driving for 20 minutes. Besides, you can take advantage of the conveninet car service from your travel agency.

Dhood Gu Hotel, set up in 2000 by Dhood Gu Ltd, is a popular and centrally located hotel, near to Barkhor area. The hotel is owned and run by Tibetan Nepalese family. It has traditional Tibetan decor.Dhoodgu hotel is one of the recommended sino-foreign middle range hotels in Lhasa. Its staffs are friendly and have long record of providing good. It takes up 1500 square meters ground area, and covers a total area of 3580 square meters.

The hotel enjoys a good location. It is 100 meter south of Jokhang Temple, 300 meters north of Ramoche Monastery (Xiao Zhao Si). All the rooms are spacious, comfortable and elegantly decorated in Tibetan Style. They are equipped with air conditioning and TV, IDD and hot water are supplied around the clock. For dining, there are various styles of restaurant, providing different food from China, Tibet and the west. Apart from this, the hotel also has a business center, and a bar.

Location and Transportation

Walk along the Beijing East Road for 1.3km from Dhood Gu Hotel, you will see Potala Palace 20 minutes later. The Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street is just 500 meters away, about 7 minutes walking distance. If you take a taxi to Lhasa Gonggar International Airport from the hotel, you will spend 1h on the 60km long road. Meanwhile, the Lhasa Railway Station is 10km away, about a 20 minutes' dirving.