Shangri-La Lhasa
拉萨香格里拉大酒店
A 24-hour oxygen lounge with medical staff on site, separate from the in-room concentrators. If someone in your party reacts badly to 3,650 metres on the first night, this is the hotel you want to be in.
- Indicative nightly rate
- ¥1,200-2,200 a night
- The collection
- Shangri-La
- Setting
- Lhasa · 289 rooms
Reception at Shangri-La Lhasa
Why stay here
262 guestrooms and 17 suites plus 10 long-stay apartments — about 289 keys in total. Rooms carry 24-hour oxygen concentrator service and there are dedicated categories including a Deluxe Twin with oxygen supply and a Potala Palace view, and rooms in an oxygen-enriched pavilion. A 24-hour oxygen lounge and relaxation pavilion, with medical staff on site.
This is the Lhasa hotel built around altitude. Besides in-room concentrators it has a 24-hour oxygen lounge and medical staff, and guest reviews single out its handling of altitude sickness more than anything else about it. For a guest arriving by air from sea level, that is worth more than the design.
A 24-hour oxygen lounge with medical staff on site, separate from the in-room concentrators. If someone in your party reacts badly to 3,650 metres on the first night, this is the hotel you want to be in.
Rooms worth asking for
A Deluxe room with oxygen supply and a Potala Palace view, or a room in the oxygen-enriched pavilion. Do not book a category without oxygen here.
Note the exact room or suite name before opening the booking provider, along with any connecting-room, step-free access or celebration requests.
Dining & the evening ahead
Multiple outlets. Reviews of the food are mixed to poor, and no Michelin or Black Pearl listing is confirmed.
Request restaurant availability alongside your stay. Tasting menus, private dining and dietary arrangements should be confirmed separately.
Spa, pool & wellbeing
An oxygen lounge and relaxation pavilion rather than a destination spa, which at this altitude is arguably the more useful facility.
Ask which facilities are included with your room, whether treatments require advance reservations, and whether any seasonal closures affect your stay.
Photos & films
Videos open on their publisher’s site. YouTube is unavailable in mainland China; watch before travelling.
Lhasa, at your pace
Destination photography · explore the surrounding city.
How to Visit TIBET By Train (Things To Know) + First Impressions of LHASAPeter and Yen · The permit paperwork and the Qinghai-Tibet train ride itself - cabin, oxygen supply, high passes - followed by arrival and first hours in Lhasa.Watch on YouTube ↗Inside TIBET: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple & Yamdrok Lake | LHASA TourPeter and Yen · The Lhasa sightseeing core on camera - climbing up to the Potala Palace, the pilgrim circuit at Jokhang Temple, and a drive out to Yamdrok Lake.Watch on YouTube ↗Videos open on their publisher’s site. YouTube is unavailable in mainland China; watch before travelling.
Potala Palace, what a premium visit really buys ↗Explore the experience and its booking detailsA private Tibet itinerary inside the permit rules ↗Explore the experience and its booking detailsBefore you decide
The 289 total is an addition of the published room, suite and apartment counts rather than a figure the hotel states. Guests report the location is awkward for sightseeing and eating out, criticise the food and service, and in one case found a nominally non-smoking room was not. The oxygen-room categories shown on booking platforms may be out of date, so confirm the specific room type directly. Shangri-La is a strong brand in China but this is not one of its flagships.
Location. Chengguan District, west of the centre; guests note it is out of the way for sightseeing and restaurants.
Prices are indicative, not live availability. Confirm the total including taxes, meals, transfers and cancellation terms on the provider’s checkout before committing.