Zhenja & Lyuda’s Boarding House
Kazakhstan
This cosy guesthouse-cum-small-hotel on Zhabagly’s main street has rooms with two comfy single beds and private bathroom, and vegetarian meals can be…
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Bishkek
The eight plain, high-ceilinged, en-suite rooms are very fair value, and are set in a walled garden so peaceful that getting anyone to let you in might…
Kazakhstan
Run by a Kazakh-Dutch family, Ruslan has six good rooms at their main house in the village, and four twin-bed rooms in a lovely country property on the…
Tajikistan
This popular homestay in the tiny village of Hisor, just a few kilometres from Langar, offers a range of accommodation from a mattress in the shared…
Samarkand
Set in the shadow of Gur-E-Amir, this B&B serves up basic yet cosy rooms with narrow beds and tiny bathrooms. However, there's a tantalising view from the…
Samarkand
A well-signposted Old Town guesthouse, this good-value place is run by the family behind Bahodir B&B. The two-floor courtyard property has simple, clean…
Nur-Sultan (Astana)
This friendly, well-kept little hostel in the old city is unsigned and hard to find, so contact them ahead of arrival. It offers spacious four- and six…
Kazakhstan
The health resort of Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi nestles in a mountain valley, 30km up a track from Berel village, and offers the Altay's cosiest accommodation…
Dushanbe
This friendly family-run hotel has two 'twin' properties on-site, joined by an Escheresque staircase. Each wing has its own character; the west wing is…
Tashkent
This 20-room, three-star place by the Circus is run by the people behind Mirzo Guesthouse. Rooms are arranged medressa-style around a central courtyard…
Kyrgyzstan
This family-run guesthouse in the centre of town has just seven beds in three shared rooms, but the friendly and accommodating hosts make guests feel at…
Tashkent
This budget place has five modern rooms set around a small courtyard, with shared bathrooms, new mattresses and constant hot water. The two 'national…
Kyrgyzstan
It's nothing fancy, but the comfortable guesthouse up the small Kegeti gorge is the perfect starting point for hikes to Köl-Tör or elsewhere into the…
Khiva
This 22-room hotel in the heart of the Ichon-Qala is one of Khiva's most modern and comfortable choices, making it popular with tour groups. The…
Dushanbe
Around 8km north of central Dushanbe, this modern mansion with its manicured garden, sweeping double staircases, marble floors and gilded flowers manages…
Khiva
Popular with tour groups, the Shahrizada is a spacious hotel with high ceilings and fresh, clean rooms set around an oddly decorated dining room. There is…
Tajikistan
The Sogdiana Hotel refers to the five quality rooms occupying the upper floor of this friendly establishment. The Elina Guesthouse refers to the rest! The…
Bishkek
The large common space and guest-accessible kitchen are in the best international style, and the attached cafeteria serves up cheap and tasty local dishes…
Kyrgyzstan
Friendly Klara lets out four comfortable guest rooms to travellers in her home a few minutes' walk from the town's major tourist site. Leaving the museum,…
Bishkek
Spread over five floors, the 28 spacious rooms each have safe, kitchenette and superclean bathrooms. The basement hides a 3m by 6m swimming pool. Credit…
Tashkent
This offbeat choice is a little out of the way, but offers clean, cosy and pleasant rooms and has friendly English-speaking staff. The cheapest standards…
Tashkent
Despite boasting Tashkent's most characterless lobby, the upper floors of this hotel are well decorated and rooms have good furnishings, including…
Kyrgyzstan
Unusually comfortable family home with freshly decorated rooms, Western-style bathroom, and a tapchan in the walled yard. It's brilliantly central, albeit…
Samarkand
The rebranded former Hotel President is the biggest profile hotel in town, though it's still quite unremarkable. The vast atrium is impressive, if…
Tajikistan
Nigina Avassronova's comparatively luxurious homestay has solar-heated showers and beds in bright, carpet-walled rooms. From the front yard, there's a…
Bishkek
Bright rooms and friendly English-speaking staff recommend this hostel in the south of Bishkek's centre, near the Vefa Center. Long-term residents of a…
Kazakhstan
Kokshebel is a well-built, well-run hotel with attractive pine-wooded grounds stretching down to the lakeshore (with private beach) at the west end of…
Nur-Sultan (Astana)
The abode of choice for many Western business and official visitors, the three-towered Radisson provides the expected comfort and professional service…
Samarkand
There's a dizzying variety of rooms in this sprawling three-storey, old town edifice, Samarkand's very first B&B. Top-floor rooms have splendid views of…
Tajikistan
With its whitewashed entrance, topped with yellow-painted ram's horns, this homestay is as characterful as the maverick owner. Lots of touches, such as a…
Uzbekistan
Urgench’s four-star sleeping option is better on paper than reality. The pool is often shut, the wi-fi works best in the lobby and even the air-con can be…
Fergana Valley
Perhaps the best option in town, the family-run Khan exhibits an unusual amount of panache for the Fergana Valley. Little extras such as felt slippers,…
Samarkand
Just moments from the Registan, this rather dank guesthouse is cheap and popular, even if the steamy common bathroom and the ramshackle en suite rooms…
Tajikistan
The carpeted rooms of this friendly hotel make it feel more like a guesthouse than a hotel. The attractive traditional-style suite on the top floor (no…
Uzbekistan
Ruslan Rakhmonov runs this good four-room homestay in Nurata, a stone's throw from the Chashma Spring. It's set around a pleasant courtyard and decorated…
Dushanbe
This good-value hotel has 11 rooms that are each veritable suites. The parquet floor and flock wallpaper lend the rooms something of an antique character …
Kyrgyzstan
A friendly Kyrgyz/Canadian couple run this working farm and guesthouse, which supports children who have grown too old for local orphanages. Stay in the…
Almaty
A classy business-oriented hotel with more reasonable rates than most competitors, the Rahat boasts two good restaurants, a spa as well as a fitness…
Nur-Sultan (Astana)
Ideally placed for the exploration of attractions in the new part of town, this gleaming circular tower is just around the corner from the Bayterek…
Tashkent
Bigger, better value and more of a proper hotel than its affiliate Art Hotel, the Grand Art has 29 rooms, some modern stylish touches, a small pool and a…
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