You come for the experience of being at the base of Everest and as near to the magnificent mountain as one can be without climbing and camping. Here in Tibet there is a Chinese sealed road all the way to Rongbuk. The last few miles need to be undertaken in a "Ecobus". Everest can. e seen from the courtyard and some of the rooms. Watching sunset and sunrise were very special. No trouble waking for sunrise as slept little due to headache from being at 5200m and the cold. You need to drink lots to hold off altitude sickness but then you need to visit the toilet. The toilet is a long drop version outside with a cold draft coming up the drop. No door, smelly and much like many other toilets in Tibet. Rooms were clean but basic. Some have 2 beds but most have 4 beds. Some companies book rooms with electric mattress covers and all have heavy thick duvets. There is no running water so no showers. Water is provided in a flask for drinks and washing. The flask can also double as a bed warmer. Did not want a shower anyway; too cold. Kept all my clothes on in bed. There is a single electricity outlet with an attached extension cable with 4 outlets. No WiFi when I was there. One bulb just about lights the room. Corridor and toilet also has some weak lighting. Meeting a yak while looking at Everest in the moonlight made at least one trip to the toilet worthwhile. Great experience and worth the 2 day road journey from Lhasa. This is a special place and long may the monastery keep their monopoly on providing beds here. A modern functional hotel would ruin the magic.
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Date of stay: November 2019
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I stayed in one of the newly-renovated rooms with a window view of Everest. This room had 2 comfortable beds with extra two comforters. I think this is the best accommodation at EBC - Tibet side. The room has oxygen supply switched on at 8pm. It has a private toilet which has water supply until 8am the next day. The toilet has only a lavatory and a flushing toilet but I believe that some other rooms have a shower too, although taking a shower is forbidden or discouraged. Water supply at this high altitude of 5200m is scarce as the water pipes freeze. The room temperature at night is very cold, despite the room having a heated floor. The thermostat in my room went up to only 16 degrees but it felt much much colder than that.
The guesthouse has a simple dining room. I did not take dinner as the food looked unpalatable. Breakfast was better with warm congee and peanuts and pickled vegetables.
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
Room Tip:Try to get a room with a direct view of Everest — particular room numbers starting with an “A”.
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The guesthouse had both private and dormitory rooms, with new, clean bedding and oxygen tanks in the rooms. The bathroom was also clean, equipped with a heater and continuous hot water. And since the bathroom is shared, it’s best to arrange your personal hygiene early to avoid waiting and to keep things cleaner. There is also a restaurant here that serves a buffet dinner and a simple breakfast.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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The rooms in the new guest wing A have a view of Mount Everest from the window - what more do i need to say?! These twin rooms also have an en suite toilet (no shower, but don't waste water at altitude!). The room was warm, there was oxygen available if you needed it. Breakfast was basic but good. You can walk to EBC for sunset AND you can see Everest from your window - sorry to repeat myself, but... EVEREST! Absolutely fantastic.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Perfect location for one night at the base camp. Based on the previous reviews and pictures, we expected little. To our surprise, the monastery guesthouse had a makeover. The newly upgraded place opened just couple weeks before we came. Beside the great view of Mount Qomolangma from the window, each room also has private washroom, extra blankets, hot water, slippers,.. Everything is nice and clean, cozy and well arranged. The restaurant provides good breakfast and decent Tibetan foods. It was great for such a remote place. The Monastery is right across the guesthouse. There is a small post office for you to get a stamp on your passport, mail a postcard or buy a stamp for souvenir.
Stay overnight if you can. Qomolangma "Everest" at sunset and sunrise is a site to behold.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Some people might not class this as 5 star, but after waiting since 2019 to do this trip, it was seriously the most amazing place. We went into our room in the monastery guest house, with our guide saying "Don't look up, don't look up!" He knew what our reaction would be. The window was the perfect frame for Mount Everest! The monastery is beautiful, and the monks were very welcoming.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:Take care to move slowly.
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You can only get up by shuttle bus. Upstairs many tents, fortunately the guesthouse was reserved for us. At least solid walls. And they recently built some rooms where there is even a toilet and a washbasin. No shower. Breathing difficult due to altitude, sleeping only with a lot of headache. There is a restaurant overlooking Mount Everest where you can order a soup pot where you can fry yourself food from a buffet selection. Quite quaint mood.
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Room Tip:sehr langsam an die Höhe gewöhnen!!
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Simple clean room for 2. Toilet in our own room is also very clean. We stayed in the guesthouse proper rooms. The restaurant has warm cooked food. Breakfast was simple and good. Owner came out to greet us the next day when we departed. Enjoyed our night there.
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Date of stay: September 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Solo 1-night stay in September 2019. I didn’t actually stay at the guesthouse, as I explain below, and this is a review of both, the guesthouse and the nearby tents.
To get to Everest Base Camp (EBC; also Rongbuk Monastery, the guesthouse and the tents), you park your vehicle at the EBC parking lot and take a half-hour electric “Ecobus” ride to the monastery. You have to leave luggage in your vehicle, taking only an overnight bag (most people stay only overnight).
The guesthouse is located across the road from Rongbuk Monastery, with the tents village next door. The latter used to be closer to EBC (and further ahead of the monastery), but was apparently relocated in 2019.
There are 10 rooms at the guesthouse, and mine (No. 5) had 2 single beds with duvets and pillows on them. The linen – bedsheets, pillow and duvet covers – were all clean and freshly changed. The room also had a mirror, a set of drawers, and a small plastic bowl for use as a washbasin (note: the bowl was standalone, with no drainage). I was given a small padlock with keys, to lock the room door. The room didn’t have much of a view, and I don’t recall seeing any source of heat in the room. The guesthouse offers free WiFi and the speed is pretty good. Apparently, there is a cafeteria, although I didn’t see one.
Note that there is no running water, so having a shower is out of the question. The toilets are outside, in a separate section from the one with the rooms. I’ll try and describe the toilets – there are no doors, just holes in the ground separated by a low wall. And there weren’t enough incense sticks to overcome the stench. Having read other reviews, I was mentally prepared for the worst… the reality was even bleaker!!
However, things were about to get worse…
There had been a mix-up, and I was apparently supposed to stay in a tent, and not at the guesthouse. So, half an hour after checking-in, I was “walked” across to the tents village next door.
I don’t remember the number of the tent that we ended up in (I want to say No. 10, but can’t be sure). It was big, and divided into 4 smaller sub-sections - one where the owner & his family stayed / cooked / slept, two sleeping sections for guests, and one sitting-and-guests’-sleeping section. The latter section had a yak-dung-and-wood-fired oven for boiling water and for heat (the other sections didn’t have any source of heat).
The tent owner’s wife made us really tasty noodle soup for dinner, and yak tea and porridge for breakfast. There was also plenty of hot water available to drink.
The sleeping sections were all dormitory style, with adjoining camp beds - meaning you might end up spooning with a complete stranger!! Thankfully, my guide and I were the only ones in “our” section of 6 beds (I was told more people might arrive later that night but, thankfully, no one turned up).
The conditions in the tent were dire – the beds were dirty, and I don’t think the sheets had been changed all season. The duvets and pillows were equally filthy. I didn’t bother to change at night, even keeping my jacket on. Plus, there was a lot of disturbance all night - sounds not only from the adjoining sections of the tent, but from nearby tents, and stray dogs barking outside. It rained/sleeted/snowed that night, and the tent had multiple leaks. The owner put pots under the leaks to collect water, but some parts of the tent “floor” were muddy puddles in the morning. It was really cold inside the tent, so at some point of the night, I stopped thinking about how dirty the duvets were, and curled up under 2 of them. I barely slept that night due to the snoring neighbours, the barking dogs, the sound of rainfall, the filthy bed, and the altitude sickness.
The toilet in the tents village is a truck with holes for squatting, and it was absolutely unusable. Stepping out of the tent in the morning, we were greeted by the sight of other tourists avoiding using the filthy toilets, and heading to secluded spots behind the tent village. Enough said.
In conclusion, I would strongly recommend AGAINST staying overnight at the EBC. The guesthouse is adequate, while the tent is dire, and the toilet situation in both is horrendous. Therefore, it is probably best to stay overnight in a nearby village / town, visit EBC during the day, and return to the nearby village / town.
If, however, that is not an option, stay at the Rongbuk Monastery Guesthouse. Insist that tour agency book you there instead of the tents – at least you’ll sleep in a clean bed.
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Date of stay: September 2019
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I note the other reviewers were young and rated this awful. I am 60 and found it fun and adventurous. Yes, you sleep on a board platform, the quilt is dirty and the cold, windy pit potty is an exercise in dexterity. We washed each other's hair by dipping cold water from the bucket, wore long johns as our 'sheets' (I didn't have a sleeping bag) and always carry a pillowcase into which one can stuff your jacket for a clean pillow. There was a dried goat carcass hanging at the ladder up to the sleeping area and that may have been part of dinner. But I'd rather stay here than in a Sheraton any day! It is probably the highest guest house in the world and the company is right out of Star Wars! And it's Mt. Everest! Go with a flash light, long johns, sleep sack or bag, small towel and don't expect a full night's sleep. But soak up the atmosphere and remember where you are lucky enough to be!
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Date of stay: May 2011
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My guide told me it costs RMB300 for the double room which I had for myself. The rate at the tents at EBC is RMB150 ok per night. I guess the form rate is probably in between. If you can get a Chinese or Tibetan speaking friend to call them to ask. Tel 86 15208015354.
Hey. The best way is by car and there's no provision for booking. It's a first come, first serve basis. It's a dorm style accommodation. There is a lodge across it that is very basic but could also work. Worst case scenario, there is a camp site about 2kms from the monastery.
There are more places to choose from in the Tingri County area.
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