Hotel Kavkaz
A friendly, English-speaking Armenian receptionist is just one of many surprises here. Its concrete bulk looks atrocious from the outside, but a peek inside reveals fastidiously cared-for rooms and well-maintained Soviet fixtures.
Kislovodsk hotels and hostels
Spa Hotel Narzan
If you want to experience a real Soviet-style sanatorium, this is your best choice – if only because its central location allows for easy escape to civilisation. It has seen only modest renovations since Soviet times.
Korona Hotel
The six suites here are exquisitely appointed, especially the bathrooms, which are pimped out with Jacuzzis, fluffy robes and expensive German fixtures. Even with king-sized beds hogging floor space there’s more surface area than you’ll ever need.
Grand Hotel
It has all those little extras that mark out a classy place – the smile of the receptionist, the grand entrance staircase and the readiness of the burly porter to heft two suitcases at a time up three flights of stairs.
Resort Bureau
This helpful bureau can find you accommodation in any price range.
Pansionat Beshpagir
Not only is it stunning value, but also human beings just don’t come nicer than proprietor Galina Nikolayevna, who will likely invite you for dinner and local wine with her family one evening.