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A new and comfortable four-star place with Tibetan decor, internet cables, nice modern
bathrooms and a good central location. Single rooms come with a computer. Rates include
breakfast and can dip as low as ¥350 for a double.
Shigatse Hotel
HOTEL
(, Rìkāzé Fàndiàn
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882 2525; fax 882 1900; 12 Shanghai Zhonglu; d/tr ¥380/
480; )
The biggest hotel in town has a cavernous Tibetan-style lobby and even offers oxygen ma-
chines in some of the rooms, but it's really only fairly clueless tour groups that stay here.
The rooms are clean but small and characterless. You can do better.
Eating
Shigatse offers the last chance for some foreign food until you get to the Nepali border.
Tibet Family Restaurant
TIBETAN
(, Fēngshèng Cāntīng
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; Phuntsho Serzikhang; dishes ¥15-30;
8am-10pm;
)
This teahouse-style Tibetan place is our favourite for its excellent food, nice outdoor seat-
ing and friendly clientele of locals. It also boasts the perfect people-watching location,
right at the end of the monastery kora. The food runs from simple and fresh vegetable op-
tions to more adventurous yak-meat dishes, all great value.
Sumptuous Tibetan Restaurant
TIBETAN
Another great option next to the Gang Gyen Hotel that's always buzzing and full of
Tibetans. Choose from comfy Tibetan-style seats and decor inside or the pleasant back ter-
race. The bill is never quite what you expect but prices are reasonable, the food is good
and the waiters eager to please. The menu and management is the same as the Tibet Fam-
ily Restaurant.
Third Eye Restaurant
NEPALI
