| Lhasa China isn't everybody's idea of a
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| | thing has a real sort of Medieval feel to
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| vacation destination although Lhasa
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| | it, with the stone walls and wooden
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| remains one of the most apparently remote
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| | floors. The pillows and lampshades have
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| mysterious, and even romantic places on
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| | the eyes of Buddha and all the nooks and
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| earth. Once completely inaccessible it
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| | crannies have yak butter lamps throwing
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| still isn't easy to get to, and then when
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| | shadows and emphasising the medieval feel
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| you do, there is the question of where do
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| | to the place.
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| you find a decent Lhasa Hotel.
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| | The beds are raised onto a Chinese style
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| The House of Shambhala could well be the
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| | platform which just goes to emphasise the
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| perfect answer, and whilst it may not be
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| | whole traditional feel of the place.
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| the perfect example of a luxury boutique
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| | The ensuite bathrooms have stone walled
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| hotel it nevertheless by anyone's
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| | showers, heat lamps which are needed and
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| standards it is a unique small boutique
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| | fragrant Tibetan soaps.
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| hotel only recently opened in Lhasa
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| | If you can, book an upper floor room
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| Tibet, now of course in China. It is
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| | because they get more of the sun, or
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| certainly vastly preferable to the
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| | alternatively if you want privacy there
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| faceless Chinese hotels to be found in
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| | are two rooms which form their own
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| Lhasa.
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| | courtyard, with their own separate
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| The House of Shambala is quite unlike
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| | staircase.
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| anything that most people have ever seen
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| | The view from the roof of the House of
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| in terms of it being an hotel.
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| | Shambhala, whilst sipping a local
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| It is situated in the Barkhor area in the
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| | cocktail and watching some local dancers
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| historic heart of old Lhasa, and it looks
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| | is absolutely breathtaking, and is just
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| like nothing at all as you enter off the
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| | one of the things to make this a unique
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| street. In fact you will wonder if your
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| | luxury boutique hotel. The second of
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| guide has brought you to the right place
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| | course is the position astride a lane
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| as you pass a row of prayer wheels, then
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| | deep in old Lhasa Tibet.
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| suddenly you find yourself in a
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| | Unexpectedly the rooms are warm even with
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| traditional Tibetan Lhasa House which has
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| | snow on the ground, and there is
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| quite obviously been lovingly restored,
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| | unlimited hot water.
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| and turned into a real funky boutique
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| | The restaurant has great food, a mixture
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| hotel
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| | of Indian, Tibetan, Chinese and Oriental
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| The House of Shambalha is the kind of
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| | with absolutely stunning tikka.
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| house where a nobleman would have lived,
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| | Surprisingly the yak meat is delicious
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| and is three storeyed, built around a
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| | and well worth trying.
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| courtyard, with prayer wheels and a
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| | The Spa next door has a wonderful soaking
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| shrine in the lobby.
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| | tub, and you can have a superb massage to
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| There are 10 bedrooms and each is
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| | round of a day spent wandering around
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| different from the other in size and
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| | Lhasa.
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| design, painted in gold, saffron,
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| | The staff are all friendly and very
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| crimson, or cinnamon, and filled with
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| | willing, although their understanding of
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| hand painted antiques, meditation chairs,
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| | English is less than perfect, but this is
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| yoga mats, furry white rugs, and
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| | Lhasa after all!
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| exquisite Buddhist paintings. The whole
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