Holiday Inn Express Lhasa Potala Palace

I came here for check in on Dec. 10 and was informed they don’t have the license to accommodate foreigners. I am surprised to read an earlier review which seems a foreigner had stayed in this hotel prior my visit. It would be really helpful if the hotel has sent a notification prior arrival date so I would not have come for check in and would have booked somewhere else. As I was not accommodated, the staff offered to help me look for available room in other hotels. They were apologetic and someone even sent me an SMS to apologize. However, the hassle was already there. I did at last minute booking at Shangri-La Hotel which turned out be an excellent stay. A staff accompanied me to show me the way tomget a taxi. A notice prior arrival would be appreciated. Don’t book at this hotel if you are not a Chinese citizen.

The hotel seems very new, and rooms are reasonably priced. Since it is a new hotel, some management issues need to be sorted out, like not accepting credit cards, etc. The room itself seems nice, clean and comfortable beds.

9月份来拉萨出差顺便旅游。没想到在拉萨也有智选假日品牌。酒店在西郊靠近罗布林卡，门口巷子有点长。酒店本身很安静，睡的不错。还有个比较大的停车场（在拉萨来说很大了）出门也还方便。离布达拉宫3公里，还是挺近的。布达拉宫很美，建议下小雨的时候晚上去。离这边天海夜市也很近，步行5分钟？差不多吧。出了巷子门口好多吃的。吐槽下：门口巷子很烂，不知道市政在干嘛。拉萨消费比较高，一碗面内地卖12，拉萨要卖18-20。

之前看网上说酒店不能接待外宾和港澳台，我来之前问了酒店，结果居然可以接待，太好了，我在拉萨问了好多酒店都不能接待。

感觉非常棒，有家的感觉，服务人员有礼貌，看到人会打招呼，非常有亲切感，房间卫生干净整洁，有加湿器，大堂还可以吸氧，非常赞！