Lhasa International Youth Hostel

  Mandip D... 

Really cool place from exactly where to take a look at Lhasa, would definitely recommend. I was the only foreign traveller staying at the time but all staff and other travellers made me really feel at home. The Chinese travellers were really good fun! The bar is also very cool, very best place to stay in Lhasa by a mile!

  Customer Review 

We booked this hostel as it described itself as a great and clean location to stay in Lhasa whilst being centrally located. The portion about centrally situated is true. The hostel is near all of the main traveler attractions e. g. a 10 minute walk to Potala and Barkhor street. However, the hostel is the dirtiest one that we have stayed in in all of our travels in Asia, Europe and also the USA. Further, the rooms are not organized in such a way so that you have a window. Instead there is certainly a corridor from which you enter the rooms which means that you have no privacy or a feeling of security. The rooms are extremely dirty with dust, dirt and leftovers from previous guests. The linen is not changed right after a guest leaves but are instead saved for the next guest. The same goes with towels. The bathrooms are painted in black so as to cover up. everything. We feel that anyone who puts health and cleanliness as one of their top criteria when searching for holiday accommodation should avoid this hostel. In fact, there is certainly a nice hotel (LS- lucky snow) with double ensuite costs matching those of this hostel which is nice a clean.

  Mitar U... 

We booked this hostel as it described itself as a excellent and clean place to stay in Lhasa whilst being centrally located. The part about centrally situated is true. The hostel is near all the significant landmarks e. g. a 10 minute walk to Potala and Barkhor street. However, the hostel is the dirtiest one that we have stayed in in all of our travels in Asia, Europe along with the USA. Further, the rooms are not organized in such a way so that you have a window. Instead there is a corridor from which you enter the rooms which means that you have no privacy or a feeling of security. The rooms are extremely filthy with dust, dirt and leftovers from previous guests. The bed linen is not changed after a guest leaves but are instead saved for the next guest. The same goes with towels. The bathrooms are painted in black so as to cover up. everything. We really feel that anyone who puts health and cleanliness as one of their top criteria when searching for lodging should avoid this hostel. In fact, there is a nice hotel (LS- lucky snow) with double ensuite costs matching those of this hostel that is nice a clean.

  Customer Review 

The 8 bed dormitory is not recomendable, in almost inside the bar as well as the facilities are dirty. The 6 bed one is perfect.

  Felipe C... 

The 8 bed dormitory is not recomendable, in almost inside the bar as well as the facilities are dirty. The 6 bed one is perfect.

  Caitriona M... 

I can find NO redeeming attributes about this hostel to recommend to other travellers. I have not come across a dirtier hostel. The employees are extremely rude, unprofessional and extremely incompetent - our dorm room was overbooked and we were unable to get to sleep with the constant stream of individuals walking in and arguing over beds. The employees were quite reluctant to resolve the issue or acknowledge their mistakes. Although the hostel claims to be "International" there is certainly no support for foreign guests, only those that speak Chinese. I would strongly urge Hostel Bookers NOT to promote this hostel.

  Charlie E... 

Staff were friendly and helpful and the location's good - right in the middle of where it's at! Only downside is that the shower in my room lacked hot water - which was a challenge in the middle of winter! Staff were very happy to let me use another room though so a solution was found.

  Guy B... 

The rooftop restaurant and the staff there were lovely. The location was convenient also.

  Richard H... 

Clean rooms, nice clean beds, good vaule. Poor showers and lack of hot water can be a wee issue.