SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts has launched the Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa, giving guests a traditional experience of Tibetan culture.
Guests are offered a traditional ceremonial white silk scarf, hada, in greeting before they are taken to their rooms, where they are served yak butter tea in Tibetan pots. After check-out, guests are sent off to a round of traditional Tibetan songs and string instruments.
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa’s design and architecture will also allow guests a dose of Tibetan culture. This includes the property’s Tibetan gate, a traditional Linka garden, two hand-crafted pavilions with yak butter lamps and the design of its lobby that sports Tibetan motifs.
Featuring 262 guestrooms and 17 suites with a minimum size of 42m2, the hotel offers guests garden, mountain or Potala Palace views, complimentary minibar upon arrival and free Wi-Fi throughout its premises.
Its Horizon Club Rooms and Horizon Club Lounge will open in July and provide Club concierge service, breakfast and evening cocktails.
Notably, the hotel comes with the first oxygen lounge in a hotel, with oxygen levels same as that at sea level for guests to breathe comfortably while enjoying reflexology treatments.
Chi, The Spa, a fully equipped gym and 25m indoor swimming pool round up the hotel’s relaxation amenities.
F&B offerings at the hotel include the signature Shambala restaurant and bar on level three specialising in Tibetan and Yunnan cuisine that will open in July; Lodger’s Lounge for light snacks and beverages; the all-day dining Altitude restaurant for local and international cuisines; and the signature Chinese restaurant, Shang Palace, that comes with 10 private dining rooms.
