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No.11 Zhaji Road, Lhasa 850000, China
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King Sun Grand Hotel
Ranked #146 of 182 hotels in Lhasa
3.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Chicago, Illinois
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Awful accommodations, incompetent staff”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 August 2007
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Honestly, I enjoyed my stay in Old Tingri (no electricity or running water) more than my stay at this "4-star hotel" in Lhasa... At least the place in Tingri was upfront about who they were and what they offered.

I stayed at this hotel as part of a Tibet tour package (everything about the tour company was great EXCEPT for their decision to put us in this hotel). First, as the other reviewers mentioned, this hotel is inconveniently located. It is a 10 minute taxi ride or 30-40 minute walk to the Barkhor. Second, this place has serious plumbing problems. The bathrooms smell like sewage, none of the rooms I stayed in had a shower with a functioning drain, and one of the rooms didn't even have a functioning toilet! Finally, the staff is incredibly unprofessional and utterly unresponsive. When I called the front desk to tell them the toilet wasn't working, they laughed. When my friend from China called to explain the situation, they resorted to insults and name calling. When I asked for a new room, they told me to share a room with one of my friends. Seriously?

One positive note - the rooms (particularly the suites) are very spacious.

Tibet is such a beautiful and fascinating place. I'd recommend staying away from this hotel just so you can start (or end) your journey on a more positive note.

  • Liked — Leaving
  • Disliked — Sewage smell, poor service
  • Stayed July 2007, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
115 helpful votes 115 helpful votes
“Some Rooms Only 2 Stars”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2007
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My wife and I stayed 3 nights at this hotel in our recent Qinghai-Tibet Railway & Tibet tour. Although my travel agent claimed it was a 4-star hotel, the room we stayed in was 2-star at best. Although the hotel lobby looked 4-star, the room we stayed was terrible:
- no bath tub and no proper shower (see photo)
- the shower sprayed on towels hanging from rack
- the bathroom floor was filthy (see photo)
- terrible smell in the bathroom (no doubt from the dirty and badly maintained floor trap
- the dressing table had no mirror
- no safe in room
- no tissue paper
- no tea/coffee bags

  • Liked — Hotel lobby
  • Disliked — Hotel room: dirty and smelly bathroom with no proper shower; dressing table has no mirror
  • Stayed June 2007
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Terrible hotel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2007
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people found this review helpful

We were booked into this hotel by China Highlights (www.chinahighlights.com) as part of a two week trip to China which they arranged for my partner and me. Generally, the hotels which they booked for us in Beijing, Lhasa, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shanghai were okay but I have to say that I can't find one positive thing to say about this supposedly four star hotel. The night we were deposited there directly off the train from Beijing we wanted some food but the restaurant was closed. And the hotel itself is about two kilometres from town so you have to catch a taxi every time you want to go into town for a meal. Staff attitude was indifferent, the rooms were dirty, there was no refrigerator or bottled water in the rooms, and as for breakfast, you waited about twenty minutes just to get a cup of 'coffee', another ten minutes for some milk to add to the coffee, and then another ten minutes for the two teaspoons of salt (yep salt!) which they then added to the coffee. I went and bought a jar of Nescafe at a local store. Be warned. Do not stay at this hotel.

  • Liked — Leaving
  • Disliked — It's distance from Lhasa.
  • Stayed May 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“设施比较新”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2010
Google Translation

  • Stayed October 2008
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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A DaoDao Member
“冻得睡不着”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2010
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  • Stayed February 2007
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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No.11 Zhaji Road, Lhasa 850000, China
Price range (per night):* INR2,352 - 10,194

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