Kailash Hotel is hidden in a quiet and small courtyard on the busy East Beijing Road. It is an excellent location. We could take a leisurely walk to the Potala Palace, or explore the Bhakoh Square and the Jokang Temple all within walking distance. There are also restaurants and supermarkets close by where we can have our meals and buy... more

I had a four night stay recently. Hotel is in a great location but on a busy street. My first room was simple and faced the courtyard so was quiet but smelled of raw sewage. I asked for another room and the front desk finally gave me a clean room with king bed facing the street. It was very noisy,... more

I have recently visited this hotel, as part of a package tour. It was more or less as expected (per their web site), a tourist class hotel, with a friendly, helpful staff. The only complaint, by members of my group, the buffet breakfast tended to run short on some of their favorites, when large tour groups, had arrived at the... more

The Kailash was selected for us by our travel agent, and was a perfectly good hotel. It's very close to the action of the Tibetan side of Lhasa, easy walk to the Potala Palace, the Jokhang/Barkhor area and everything else you'd want to visit in the city. And, though it's right on Dekyi Shar Lam/Beijing Zhong Lu, it's not too... more

We stayed at this hotel because our travel-permit expediter booked it for us. It's got a great location, midway between Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple. Because it's on one of the main streets, though, and traffic is pretty bad on the street, you pretty much have a choice between staying in a quiet room overlooking an interior courtyard (and opposite... more