Turkestan
Turkestan's first upmarket offering, new in 2017, has spotless rooms and more perks than any other hotel in town: flat-screen TVs, plunge pool, sauna, gym…
Must-see hotels in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
A five-minute walk from the train station, this cosy new hotel has spotless rooms, satellite TV, comfortable beds and arctic air-con which is a blessing…
Kazakhstan
This guesthouse run by Bibinur Alimzhanov is particularly recommended. They have a nice four-room wooden house specially for guests, make excellent food,…
Kazakhstan
The best hotel in town overlooks the central park. For a place of this quality the prices are excellent. Rooms are unfussy but tasteful and well equipped,…
Kazakhstan
This hotel has two things going for it: a supercentral location convenient for checking out the city's attractions, and sweet and helpful staff, which…
Kazakhstan
Top digs are at the excellent, modern, well-run Hotel Dastan, where even the cheapest rooms have their own sitting room. Popular with visiting businessmen…
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…
Atyrau
A little far from the centre, but on a convenient bus route, this friendly little hostel has a helpful, English-speaking owner, and prices include a good…
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…
Atyrau
This intimate hotel comprises 19 spotless, spacious studios, all with little kitchenettes, cable TV and power showers. Great location for visiting the…
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…
Kazakhstan
Comprising just four spacious, spotless, fully equipped studio apartments, Vegus is both great value and an excellent choice in terms of proximity to…
Almaty
An elegant hotel in the handsome former Geology Ministry building, with attractive, good-sized rooms and friendly staff. Rates include an excellent spa…
Kazakhstan
Intimate hotel tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, with cosy, carpeted rooms, helpful staff and a decent restaurant on-site.
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kazakhstan
Unlikely to make your social media posts, this small, family-run place on the same street as the museum offers half a dozen spotless rooms that share an…
Almaty
A short walk from Almaty-II train station, this is a relatively good-value place with professional, English-speaking reception and pleasant, carpeted…
Kazakhstan
This Soviet-era establishment is a bit cosier and more accustomed to foreigners than comparable hotels, and reception staff are helpful, though a little…
Kazakhstan
Recently renovated, rooms at this budget option are seriously cheap without being skanky or unsafe, which makes them a terrific backpacker option. There’s…
Kazakhstan
Primarily a staging post for treks and climbing expeditions to the central Tian Shan, the camp offers tent accommodation to all comers, with hot showers,…
Kazakhstan
Little Shams offers a friendly welcome and eight reasonable rooms with pine furnishings and international TV channels, despite an unpromising entrance…
Kazakhstan
Well-located Hotel Semey has that unmistakable Soviet aura but staff are reasonably helpful (and speak a little English) and the rooms have been…
Kazakhstan
Staff aren't much accustomed to foreigners, and speak no English, but this small hotel provides very spacious, brightly painted, carpeted rooms at good…
Almaty
This hotel has huge, carpeted and well-equipped rooms with balcony, and an English-speaking reception, though not all staff would be recipients of the Mr…
Kazakhstan
The Kayr, 1km southeast of the train station, is at the cheap end of the price scale by Kyzylorda standards and has well-kept, comfy rooms. Shared…
Kazakhstan
A well-run option 900m southeast of the train station. Rooms are comfy and well-sized, though the furniture is a throwback from the Soviet era. The on…
Turkestan
Turkestan’s budget option is a well-kept place with friendly management and eight smallish but clean and decent rooms, sharing bathrooms. Those upstairs…
Turkestan
The Turkistan has a grand domed lobby, oil paintings, thick red carpets and sizeable, reasonably well-looked-after rooms, but a rather dour atmosphere and…
