Tajikistan
Set in a pretty garden full of roses and lilies, and with more amenities (such as en suite bathrooms) than the average homestay, this clean if somewhat…
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Kyrgyzstan
If money is no object and you'd prefer to be close to the mountains, this luxury hotel some 20km south of Bishkek makes a great alternative to sleeping in…
Almaty
Lessor rents out ordinary city-centre apartments for two to four people with kitchen and bathroom, most within a five-minute walk of its office. The…
Kyrgyzstan
Enthusiastic travel-fixer Shamurat supplements his wide range of ski and hiking tours with a guesthouse in town as well. The bathroom's outside and there…
Bishkek
Run by a Kyrgyz-Japanese family, the fresh if somewhat bland block contains spotlessly clean rooms with shared hot showers. Communal space is limited to a…
Tajikistan
Colourful mattresses on a carpeted floor are offered in this small family-run guesthouse, useful for those who find onward transport elusive. The mud…
Tajikistan
This homestay in the rural village of Vershab offers simple accommodation with outside washroom and toilet facilities. It's located on the northern side…
Tajikistan
Well placed on the corniche with views across the Syr-Darya to northern Khojand's stark rocky backdrop, this patched-up Soviet tower operates only two…
Bishkek
This good-value guesthouse has French owners and clean, simple bedrooms. Good, hot showers (shared) are set around a vine-terraced garden and a lavish…
Dushanbe
Large, central and a period piece of Soviet architecture and design, glorious stained glass windows bring a touch of dazzle to this otherwise tired, old…
Kazakhstan
The Ecotourism Information Resource Centre in Almaty can help you book into six homestays in Saty. If you speak Russian, you can call Elchebai yourself…
Shymkent
A house converted into a hostel, this place is popular with international backpackers, and justifiably so. The owner speaks English and is very helpful…
Kazakhstan
Rooms at this pink chalet-style hotel are very plain for the price, with prehistoric furniture and cold-water showers, but its location just 4km down the…
Dushanbe
Aimed at a largely business-oriented clientele, this modern, functional hotel is in a good location which in part compensates for the particularly small…
Dushanbe
This simple, very friendly single-storey private home is surrounded by a garden of fruit trees. Three guest beds are available in two small (and somewhat…
Bukhara
This modern hotel lacks the charm and style of the B&Bs in town but rooms are modern and spacious, if a little dull. You're paying for the prime location…
Kazakhstan
This homey small hotel near the seashore has good-sized, carpeted rooms. The most expensive boast attractive Chinese silk ‘paintings’ and have glassed-in…
Kazakhstan
Just two blocks from the train station, the Ilek is a large, renovated hotel with a range of rooms starting with small but neat and clean 'standard' rooms…
Almaty
A very good medium-sized hotel in the heart of the city, in a modernised 1930s building with classical decor and a good Turkish/European restaurant. Free…
Kyrgyzstan
Tucked into the residential area of Gulcha, this two-storey guesthouse is a good option for budget travellers intending to cook for themselves. The indoor…
Fergana Valley
Set around a small green courtyard like a modern medressa, this place in a northern residential district has nice verandahs and a breakfast room. Wi-fi is…
Dushanbe
Offering clean mattresses in newly decorated rooms in the upstairs storey of the family house, this homestay is set within a lovely garden with a…
Dushanbe
This attractive guesthouse in a two-storey mansion near the Botanical Gardens offers a peaceful retreat within a 15-minute walk of the city centre. With…
Bishkek
This cheap backpacker pad has a small garden but only one bathroom to service a twin room plus a dim, rather scruffy, dorm packed with 12 bunks. There's a…
Uzbekistan
This previously notorious hotel has been renovated and now offers acceptable and clean, though somewhat overpriced, Soviet-style rooms. This is one place…
Tashkent
Nestled in a sleepy and leafy residential area of central Tashkent, this musty old classic offers quiet rooms, the best of which are in a separate,…
Shymkent
The rooms aren’t as spiffy as the lobby; they're on the small side, and with small beds (tall travellers beware!). They're comfortable enough for a night…
Kyrgyzstan
Beautifully set in the valley junction 1.3km before the caravanserai, Sabyrbek's slightly ageing yurts have sturdy wooden-framed beds and there's a small…
Tajikistan
A simple hotel within 300m of Bibi Fatima Springs, guests here have access to a shared kitchen, indoor toilets (something of a novelty in the Wakhan…
Almaty
Well situated facing Panfilov Park, the Otrar is a Soviet masterpiece of marble, dim lighting and flimsy-looking, tiny balconies, whose well-kept rooms…
Almaty
This hotel opposite the Green Market, used by many regional traders, is reasonable value but security is not the tightest. Standard rooms are in…
Tajikistan
This lovable Pamiri house is handily placed at the roadside just at the point where the route begins for the one-hour hike up to the Abrashim Fortress and…
Kazakhstan
A low-key place in an attractive two-storey, century-old building, the Binar is well-located for Semey's museums (if you're willing to overlook the…
Kyrgyzstan
In a faintly signed house right beside the main road at the western end of Jumgal village is the basic homestay of Shepherd’s Life coordinator Stalbek…
Kyrgyzstan
The Chon-Kemin valley's best accommodation, with fresh yet rustic feel, is tucked away in little Kalmak-Ashu village. The price includes full board and…
Kyrgyzstan
Rooms here are dated but clean, much like the rest of the property, and the combined cafe/bar downstairs grills up tasty shashlyk to go with cold draught…
Dushanbe
A good central business hotel, the Taj has the edge over competitors in the same price range with a high quality of fittings, well-lit, wide corridors,…
Kazakhstan
Just 200m straight ahead outside the train station, but inconvenient for everything else, the Lirona has good rooms for its prices. They're clean and…
Tashkent
This modest but comfortable place within a green residential neighbourhood boasts a pool and pleasant restaurant out the back. Rooms are forgettable but…
Tashkent
More modest than it's name would suggest, this midrange place is uninspiring but offers decent value. Its standard rooms are fine, if rather small, while…
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