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Solid upper budget option with modern, comfortable rooms set around a sunny atrium.
The small rooms don't have much natural light (corner rooms are bigger) and it's too far to
walk to Tashilunpo but there's a Tibetan hot pot restaurant attached. This is good value for
Shigatse.
Sakya Lhundup Palace Hotel
HOTEL
(, Sàjiā Lóngzhū Gōngtíng Fàndiàn
MAP
853 0558;
www.yeezang.com
; 24 Zhade
Xilu, cnr of Puzhang Lu; d/tr ¥280/380; )
Sakya Monastery owns this new three-star hotel but fear not, these are not your average
monastery digs. Rooms are modern, fresh and spacious and there's a lovely sunny atrium
bar and restaurant. It's right across from the entrance to the summer palace.
Tsampa Hotel
HOTEL
This three-star Tibetan place opened in 2012 and is a good choice. The rooms are fresh,
modern and carpeted with modern bathrooms and lots of Tibetan touches, including a good
Tibetan restaurant.
Gesar Hotel
HOTEL
880 0088; Longjiang Lu; r standard/deluxe ¥380/500;
)
This new four-star giant has clean and modern rooms, each decorated with its own thangka
of Gesar Ling, and a pleasant rooftop teahouse, though the location in the southwestern
suburbs is a bit of a drag. The deluxe rooms are huge but the glass-walled bathrooms won't
work unless you and your room mate are very close friends.
The disappointing breakfast buffet is aimed squarely at Chinese visitors (pickles and
rice gruel, anyone?).
Tashi Chotar Hotel
HOTEL
(, Zhāxī Qūtǎ Dàjiǔdiàn
MAP
883 0111;
www.zxqthotel.com
; 2 Xueqiang Lu; d/tr
¥780/980;
)
