Litang

Peace Guesthouse

Opened in 2009, this simple hostel has a helpful english-speaking owner called longlife. it features clean dorm beds for â¥20 and is located 1 minute from the bus station take a right turn. peace guesthouse has a nice little cafe, hot showers, and internet services. motorcycle rental is â¥120. longlife and his friends khedap and lobsang are very friendly. they do tours of the local area which have good reviews from many travellers. contact longlife at [email protected] or tel. +86 15283 605 821.

Crane Guesthouse

july 2009 is further down the road from the potala inn same side of the road. it is a popular hotel with foreign tourists, possibly because it is highlighted in some travel guides. but the sanitary conditions of the older part of the guesthouse with shared facilities are abysmal, with dirty bathrooms squatting toilets that look like they have never been cleaned, old rickety taps did not always have running water, the 'sink' was just a broken-tiled worktop with a hole in it, old food left for days on stairways, and swarms of flies abounding. the dorm rooms have smears and all kinds of marks all over the walls, and lots of rubbish under the beds. the rooms in the new part with private bathrooms squat toilet are reasonably clean priced at â¥100/double. the managers of the building, two tibetan sisters, have been known to play loud dance music until 1 am from their lobby. the staff is otherwise friendly and quite helpful. showers are hot, free if you are staying in a â¥20 dorm, but â¥5 if you are paying for a â¥10 bed, and located next to the main lobby in the courtyard, which means you must walk outside the building to get to them. be careful when taking a shower though, as the wires from the rather low ceiling light are completely exposed, with the plug and socket located directly opposite the shower head.

Safe and Life Hotel

gaocheng luguan is just opposite the bus station while the batang guesthouse ping'an fandian is across the street on your right hand side when leaving the bus station.

Two buildings right from the bus station is another small hotel.

As you follow the main road to the left, there is the Jixiang Binguan hotel on the right side.

Nomads Guesthouse

may 2010is 5 minutes walking from the bus station. from there, walk to the left on the main street, and turn left the first street again. you'll see a blue sign in chinese, follow it. it's a nice guesthouse, all the rooms are around a courtyard, with attached bathrooms, hot water, free wifi, and some have tv. the staff doesn't speak english, but they do the effort to understand you. rooms are new and clean.

During autumn and winter, most of the guesthouses or hotels don't have any heating system or it is limited to electric blankets, rooms will be very cold making the stay uncomfortable. The incessant barking of dogs at night will make sleep challenging. The altitude is very high in this town so a signifcant amount of people will experience some negative side effects as a result. Be forewarned!

Gaocheng Binguan

On the main street; rooms â¥220-1111.