I have stayed at the Yak hotel numerous times over the years. Unlike a lot of the hotels in Lhasa, the Yak Hotel is owned, managed and staffed by Tibetans. The rooms were an adequate size, but not overly spacious. The bathroom was good and everything was in working order (something that is hard to find in Tibet). The staff... more

The hotel is quite basic, but overall good. We first had a room overlooking the back yard. The room didn't have much sun and was almost freezing. This was so unpleasant that we have asked to change it to a street sunny part of the hotel and found that in rooms altogether were nicer (better furnitured) and warmer there. From... more

We stayed in the Yak Hotel for 4 nights, it was very modern and clean compared to so many places we'd stayed at in China and Nepal. (we stayed in the back left section, refurbished) We got a REALLY small room at first, could barely fit my backpack on the floor. But after a quick complaint, they moved us to... more

I truly enjoyed my stay in Lhasa and the hotel has an excellent location close to the town square. It is not too far to walk to the Potala palace either where you have a fantastic fountain show at night between 21.00-22.15. Clean rooms. The only downside is breakfast - they have most things, but not so tasty, but the... more

A variety or rooms are available depending on your budget. There's no room service or anything fancy but the room we had was comfortable, warm and cosy with a great ensuite bathroom. It also had the most comfortable bed we slept on during the whole trip. Great location just across the road from the old quarter. Only problem was hot... more

Our tour company reserved a room for us at the Yak hotel. We were a little bit skeptical at first (we had planned to stay a Eagle land guesthouse but were told no foreigners were allowed at the location). When we looked at the room, we were pleased. It was clean, spacious and the location of the hotel was great... more

The Yak Hotel provides as much as can be expected of a hotel in the "old" (but thoroughly rebuilt) area of Lhasa. The location can't be beat - a five minute walk to the Barkhor market area. If you don't expect too much, you'll be very happy. Our tour company arranged a suite in the refurbished front building, overlooking the... more

Yak Hotel-centrally located 2 1/2 star hotel that is within walking distance of Bar Khor (Bar=central, Khor=circle) St. and Jokhang Temple. Adjacent to the hotel, there is same day laundry service (in by 9am, pickup by 8pm for 15Y for 2 shirts and 1 pant), grocery store (4Y for 1.5L and 2Y for 550ml Nongfu bottled water) and Dunya bar... more

I stayed a week because I was doing research in Lhasa. This was my second trip to Tibet. I thought the hotel was the best Tibet has to offer. My room was comfortable, clean and in a great location. Having a restaurant right next door was great and there's also a travel agency above the restaurant. You can get anywhere... more