Bishkek
The extremely friendly family that runs this cosy two-storey guesthouse make stays a delight, and tasty breakfasts are a welcome start to each day. Not…
Must-see hotels in Central Asia
Bishkek
Fronted by neoclassical columns, this discrete 34-room hotel has relatively stylish rooms fitted with flat-screen TVs, minibar and safe. Pool and sauna…
Kyrgyzstan
Next door to the CBT office, this CBT-run guesthouse is the only one in town with an indoor shower. It's popular, so worth booking ahead during the busy…
Fergana Valley
Well located in the centre of the city, this modern business hotel boasts spacious rooms, English-speaking staff and an unusual understanding of the needs…
Kazakhstan
A luxury stay in the foothills, Samal Resort sits 3km north of Medeo. Designed in a successful Silk Road–style with arches and tilework, it's both super…
Khiva
This clean and modern annexe to the Mirzoboshi B&B is larger and has more privacy but lacks the intimacy of the old building. There are a couple of three-…
Kyrgyzstan
This two-storey guesthouse up the small road across from the museum is spacious, and sitting down to share dinner with the family that runs it is a real…
Almaty
The eight rooms in this new minihotel are low-key, but absolutely spotless, and the central location makes this an ideal base from which to launch…
Fergana Valley
This big, modern hotel east of the centre has spacious, carpeted rooms and clean bathrooms; some smaller options have noticeably thinner mattresses…
Bishkek
We'd point you to Compass Hostel for the central location, and it's definitely on the right course, with bright rooms and a complimentary breakfast. The…
Kyrgyzstan
In a large two-storey house down the street from CBT, cosy guest rooms and a comfortable common area make this the most welcoming place in town to stay.
Bishkek
Good value for its genre of nouveau-riche glitz, the rooms are fair sized and not as dazzling as the red-gold of the foyer. A glass-walled gym sits on the…
Bishkek
The overload of sparkling glitz and kitschy nouveau-riche decor is almost comical in this quiet yet reasonably central hotel for business travellers…
Kazakhstan
Almost directly opposite the museum, intimate, 20-room Gloria has a lot going for it, from a super-central location to well-equipped rooms with…
Uzbekistan
With 20 colourfully decorated, Kazakh-style yurts, this place is popular with groups and has electricity, hot showers and plenty of creature comforts. The…
Kazakhstan
Comprising just four spacious, spotless, fully equipped studio apartments, Vegus is both great value and an excellent choice in terms of proximity to…
Kyrgyzstan
This is a typical CBT homestay, except that they have an indoor bathroom and more carpets on the walls than normal. Turn north up the small road just to…
Bishkek
The 10-bed dorms can feel a little busy, but private rooms are great and the location can't be beaten; plus there's a small outdoor space out the front…
Almaty
An elegant hotel in the handsome former Geology Ministry building, with attractive, good-sized rooms and friendly staff. Rates include an excellent spa…
Bishkek
Catering primarily to climbers and hunters, the slightly outdated rooms are more than made up for by the friendly staff and convenient location just…
Kyrgyzstan
This CBT-affiliated guesthouse is popular with cycle tourists coming off the Pamir Highway, and the location just off the main junction is well-signed and…
Kyrgyzstan
This basic family homestay is the only option in Suusamyr village, and the price includes dinner and breakfast to account for the lack of local dining…
Bishkek
Smart if compact, chocolate-and-cream rooms aimed at business clients on a (relative) budget. Vibrant location near Vefa Center restaurants, and coffee…
Bishkek
An upmarket hostel in the heart of the city, this is a great place for meeting other travellers. There's a second, slightly cheaper, branch at Toktogul…
Kyrgyzstan
A typical, comfy three-bedroom apartment that is entirely used for guest accommodation in summer. Dushegul also has three other apartments at Razzakov 13.
Kyrgyzstan
The favoured Jalal-Abad address for visiting expats, the only real negative to this clean and bright hotel is the location well north of the centre.
Kyrgyzstan
Two rooms with warm pallet beds off a central dining room at the southern end of town, with a nice tapchan out back overlooking the river.
Kyrgyzstan
Typical unsigned CBT apartment with private rooms and a shared common space and kitchen, with two apartments in this same building open to guests.
Damira Abdrahmanova's Homestay
Kyrgyzstan
A relatively new homestay house beside the almost silent main road, with 10 beds in three shared rooms and a delightful yurt for a dining room.
Bishkek
Out of the very centre but in easy walking distances to restaurants and cafes, this hotel's 20 rooms are comfortable if a bit dated.
Uzbekistan
The first and probably the fanciest yurt camp of the lot, with an attractive dining yurt and lots of comforts, including real beds.
Kazakhstan
Intimate hotel tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, with cosy, carpeted rooms, helpful staff and a decent restaurant on-site.
Tajikistan
This former Soviet holiday camp comprises a collection of four-room cabins and more modern, comfortable en suite chalets, dotted around a mature woodland…
Tajikistan
Kurbanasai Mirzosainov's simple homestay, with its wolf's pillow decoration, is tucked behind a whitewashed wall, just three minutes' walk west from…
Kyrgyzstan
This lovely summer resort is set around a hilltop lake about 4km before Arslanbob, with three other small lakes in the vicinity and fantastic views of the…
Kyrgyzstan
Attached to the CBT office in Kyzyl-Köl village, the family's basic guesthouse can serve as a starting point for long treks through the mountains to the…
Kyrgyzstan
Friendly Mira rents out two rooms of her family house – a small two-person room and the large common room – to guests passing through Eki-Naryn who need a…
Tajikistan
Part of an impressively millennial shopping complex in a glass-fronted building with fountains, this hotel unfortunately doesn't live up to the promising…
Tajikistan
A small sign off the main road leads to this walled homestay at the end of the first lane southwest of the bridge. It's set amid a small garden with a…
Kazakhstan
Jibek Joly has three quite comfy wooden cottages, with two- and four-person bedrooms, on a hillside above Nizhny Kolsai lake. You will receive three meals…
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