Lhasa Pingcuokangsang Youth Hotel — Hotel in Lhasa

Very often people are afraid of the high altitude that may cause severe headache, nausea, short breathing, and weak spirit. However, there are some secrets that may help to avoid all these symptoms: when arrive keep quiet and talk as less as possible, walk slowly, drink a lot of water, don’t take part of any activity during first day, full rest will help to adjust the altitudes problems. It would be wise to take the Chinese herbal tablets Hong-Jing-Tian, that you may get online if not in Beijing. Just take 4 in the morning and 4 in the evening with meal for one week.||When climbing up to the Potala Palace , there should be no rush, just walk slowly a few dozens of steps each time, then take a short break, ideally they one may climb up to the top by using 2 hours to reach. ||My wife and I followed all the “rules” and we had a sound sleep after arrived at Lhasa all the way to following morning.||We enjoyed our visit to the highest palace in the world without suffering short breath not had any headache.||Good hotels such as Shangri-la provides oxygen room in the lobby that is excellent fir those who needs.||It’s a wonderful sacred place that will make every single visitor to feel the tranquility and nature so pure and so...

We were housed here as part of our package tour. First off, we loved the graffiti on the walls, and the staff is really great too. If you are free (and not freezing to death), the rooftop is a great place to chill and just sip a cold beer while looking at a most awesome view of the Potala Palace.||||Downside is mentioned in the other posts. The hostel is a bit worse for wear and some of the rooms have a pretty funky smell. Just ask the staff for a change if it is really unbearable. All rooms face the corridor as well, so things can get a bit loud if there are fellow customers returning from a late night out. Definitely not for the really light sleepers.||||A more detailed writeup and pictures can be seen at our...

We were housed here as part of our package tour. First off, we loved the graffiti on the walls, and the staff is really great too. If you are free (and not freezing to death), the rooftop is a great place to chill and just sip a cold beer while looking at a most awesome view of the Potala Palace.||||Downside is mentioned in the other posts. The hostel is a bit worse for wear and some of the rooms have a pretty funky smell. Just ask the staff for a change if it is really unbearable. All rooms face the corridor as well, so things can get a bit loud if there are fellow customers returning from a late night out. Definitely not for the really light sleepers.||||A more detailed writeup and pictures can be seen at our...