Altai
The rooms and dorms here might be small, but this is still one of the better hostels in southwest Siberia. The shared bathrooms are unusually impressive …
Must-see hotels in Altai
Altai
Sweet little riverside camping ground and hotel with simple wooden tent-shaped cabins (shared bathrooms) and a fewer posher, self-contained rooms. There's…
Altai
For those few people who come to Biysk specifically to see the sights, 'Hotel in an Old Place', opposite an 1882 brick building in the middle of the quiet…
Altai
In an early 1940s building with elements of artdeco to it, this solid midrange hotel has heaps of old-fashioned charm including a grand, sweeping…
Altai
The idyllic Vityaz, 5km south of Manzherok, has cosy log cabins right on the Katun River where it will just be you, the trees, the river and a couple of…
Altai
At the rear of the bus station, Igman is by far the best place to stay in town. Perfect location, good service and spacious rooms at reasonable prices –…
Altai
There's exceptional value to be found at this homely guesthouse at the far western end of the main drag. The rooms are comfortable, if time-worn, and it's…
Altai
The most exclusive (and yes, okay, expensive) address in the region, many of the beautiful cottages here have natural features such as jagged boulders…
Altai
This sweetly kitsch little ‘castle’ has more of a log-cabin feel, with woody, fragrant rooms – some with lake views – opening to shared terraces. The…
Altai
This thoroughly modernised 12-storey block near the train station is exactly what you would expect from a former Soviet hulk – clean and efficient, but…
Altai
This well-organised holiday complex just north of Manzherok sits behind a mock-Cossack stockade in a riverbank pine grove. The cheaper rooms have toilets…
Altai
There's something of a ski resort look to this large hotel complex just south of Aya. However, the rooms are comfortable and functional, the waterside…
Altai
The most modern hotel in the area, the Artybash has pretty uninspiring rooms, but some have great views of the Biya River. There's friendly English…
Altai
Recently overhauled, this former Soviet landmark hotel now offers dashing rooms in dark hues. As with almost every former Soviet pile, the rooms are small…
Altai
Large resort-style complex with spacious but dated rooms that have a gorgeous line in pink shower curtains. There are also some more appealing wooden…
Altai
This hotel, just off the Chuysky Trakt on the northeast side of the river, brings a lick of style to down-at-heel Kosh-Agach with its big, bright rooms…
Altai
This smart business hotel is built almost to international standards. It has a plum position, large subtly toned rooms, a prime breakfast buffet and…
Altai
Delightfully situated several kilometres southeast of Chemal, down a narrow wooded country lane and beside a twisting, bubbling river, the Areda 2-3 has…
Altai
Popular with bikers on a budget because of its central location just off the Chuysky Trakt and its nice kitchen. The rooms are quite basic, although some…
Altai
On the third floor of a run-down shopping centre just next to the bus station, the Alexander House has large and very orange rooms with bathrooms that are…
Altai
Small and quiet hotel just back from the main street. By Russian standards the rooms are positively palatial and the walls are covered in photos of pretty…
Altai
Great-value log cabins set in attractive grounds on the Katun River 6km south of Manzherok. Also offers excursions. The name translates as ‘Two Bears’ –…
Altai
The flashiest hotel in town by a long shot is the often booked-out Rasul Hotel, easily spotted on the left as you enter town from the north.
Altai
In the plaza opposite this hotel stands a statue of Lenin, hand pointing forcefully towards the hotel apparently commanding you to enter. And like the man…
Altai
Of the renovated Soviet ilk, the Tsentralnaya is in an impossibly ugly building and has an apparently endless number of rabbit warren tiny rooms. It's…
Altai
A basic hotel right in the centre of town with an English-speaking receptionist and good-sized rooms. The hotel seems to attract all manner of interesting…
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