Must-see hotels in Kazakhstan

  • Hotel Chimbulak

    Kazakhstan

    The large lodge at Chimbulak has a great location at the foot of the ski lifts, but the rooms, though they have balconies, are bland and well used. Rates…

  • Hotel Ust-Kamenogorsk

    Kazakhstan

    A large Soviet-era hotel with somewhat-dated rooms in decent condition. All have bathrooms, carpets and thick leopard-spot or tiger-stripe blankets. The…

  • Hotel Skif

    Kazakhstan

    Large, comfy rooms with contemporary fittings and good bathrooms, fitness centre, and a passable 24-hour restaurant serving large breakfasts, make this…

  • Hotel Altyn-Adam

    Nur-Sultan (Astana)

    Rooms at the ‘Golden Man’ are nothing fancy but cosy, well-sized and perfectly comfortable. It has a good little cafe/restaurant. Staff speak no English…

  • Hotel Altair

    Kazakhstan

    Right next to the train station, the basic, clean, functional rooms of this new hotel will do in a pinch. There's intermittent wi-fi and one staff member…

  • Hotel Tengri

    Kazakhstan

    This cheapie near the main bus station has utterly ordinary but acceptable rooms with bathroom, off its ground-floor cafe or upstairs. Convenient for…

  • Baza Otdykha Akmolaturist No 1

    Kazakhstan

    By the roundabout at the entrance to Burabay from Shchuchinsk, this little place provides cosy rooms for two to six people, with a shared kitchen and…

  • Hotel Aksaray

    Kazakhstan

    In the avtovokzal building, next to Sayabak park, this is the place to stay if you're into chintz and adventurous wallpaper. Cable TV, wi-fi and bathrobes…

  • Hotel Ural

    Kazakhstan

    The cheaper rooms in the Ural are an acceptable, basic, budget option. Staff are quite friendly and there’s a good, inexpensive cafe.

  • Shattyk Guesthouse

    Kazakhstan

    Clean and comfortable guesthouse with hot showers, banya (public bath) as an optional extra, air-con and wi-fi.

  • Hotel Nursat

    Kazakhstan

    This red-brick hotel, one of a few almost opposite the Nature Museum, has large, bright and comfy, if plain, rooms.

  • Hotel Sherkala

    Kazakhstan

    Near the centre of town, this is the best of Zhanaozen's cheapies, being secure and clean.

  • Hotel Kochevnik

    Kazakhstan

    Basic but clean and in a quiet but central location, this is a good budget bet.

  • Hotel Temirkazyk

    Kazakhstan

    Spacious rooms in good condition and a decent restaurant.

  • Hotel Edem

    Kazakhstan

    Soviet throwback Edem offers dated, overpriced rooms with plumbing that could be upgraded and patchy wi-fi. Pluses include large rooms, a new sauna and a…