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Songtsam Linka Retreat Lhasa
Lhasa, China · Songtsam · Core Luxury
Every suite at Songtsam Choskyi Linka has an oxygen concentrator for Lhasa's altitude, and the best have a view of the Potala Palace from a hillside above the city. Tibetan entrepreneur Baima Duoji opened it in summer 2017, with slaked-lime walls, indigo carved windows and a fish-fin facade meant to recall traditional artisans, and interiors hung with thangkas and tapestries in the style of noble Lhasa families.
- 50 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: རབ་གསལ་སྡེ་ཁུལ། 绕赛社区
- Rooms from 861 sq ft (80 m²)
About Songtsam Linka Retreat Lhasa
- Songtsam Choskyi Linka was founded by Tibetan entrepreneur Baima Duoji and opened in summer 2017.
- Built on a hillside, it has views of the Potala Palace.
- The facade has slaked-lime walls, indigo carved windows and a fish-fin shape to reflect traditional artisans.
- Interiors use thangka paintings and wall tapestries typical of noble Lhasa families, and each suite has an oxygen concentrator.
- Entry-level rooms start at 861 sq ft (80 m²).
Restaurants and bars
- Chinese and Tibetan restaurant — Restaurant · Chinese and Tibetan
- Western restaurant — Restaurant · Western
- Songtsam Linka Lhasa restaurant — Restaurant · Tibetan and fusion dishes using yak meat, yak butter, dairy
Experiences
- Dining on Lhasa-style cuisine — Restaurant uses yak meat, yak butter, milk dregs and dairy from Dangxiong County pastures, with highland barley and potatoes.
- Lobby Bar — Serves signature drinks and snacks such as Tibetan butter tea and homemade barley cookies; has 24-hour oxygen concentrators.
- Jokhang Temple visit — Visit the four-storey Jokhang Temple in the centre of Lhasa's old city, best visited in the morning.
- Shoton Festival — Traditional Tibetan opera, picnics and yogurt tasting during the festival, held late June or early July on the Tibetan calendar.
- Shangri-La to Yading helicopter transfer — Helicopter from Shangri-La to the Songtsam Trail hiking platform in Yading.
Amenities
- Lobby Bar with 24-hour oxygen concentrators
- Free WiFi
- Oxygen concentrators in every room
- Oxygen concentrators in each room to relieve AMS (altitude mountain sickness)
- Wooden floors, Tibetan carpets and handcrafted copperware in rooms
- Hotel booking, packages and tours, activity and occasions booking via website
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