Nice Lhasa, Excellent Hostel

Potala Palace at NightDuring our trip to Tibet, "Jui Hing" ("祝興家庭旅社" in Traditional Chinese) is one of the greatest family hostel in Lhasa. It is opened by a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Tang. Besides living, you can experience friendship, kindness and love in here. Jui Hing Family Hostel is only 5-10 minutes away from historic ensemble of the Potala Palace, the transportation is very convenience and you can access most of the famous places in Lhasa easily.

Potala Palace in Day TimeThere are different types of bed rooms, 1-3 people that suits different combination of travellers. The rooms situation are wonderful, you can see from the pictures, rooms are clean and tidy, with standard size of bed and TV set, toilet and bathrooms are clean too. Outside the rooms, there's a sitting rooms which you can see the Potala Palace very clear, and it's great for you to take photos during sunset. Many travellers like to rest in the sitting room as they can chat and exchange information with each other.

Next time, if you are in Jui Hing, please help me to send my concern to Mr. and Mrs. Tang, they are really so nice to us, treat us as family member.

Jui Hing Family Hostel
Jui Hing Family Hostel		Two Bed Room
Two Bed Room
Three Bed Room
Three Bed Room


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