Tibetophiles and tour groups heading to or from Tibet like the Tibetan vibe of this recommended place. The 54 quiet and comfortable rooms are plain compared to the opulent Tibetan-style lobby, but several of the larger front-facing rooms have a balcony. There’s also a great rooftop terrace bar-restaurant and a side garden cafe.
The hotel is building the huge 17-storey top-end Lhasa International Hotel next door so you can expect front-facing rooms to suffer from construction noise until 2020. Hikers with sore legs can try the 90-minute ‘trekkers’ recovery massage’ (Rs 3850) at the attached Shambhala Spa.
