Must-see hotels in Tajikistan

  • Sohili Surkhob

    Tajikistan

    This three-storey, glass-fronted mansion house is a couple of blocks downhill from the main road, beside the town's new stadium. The huge rooms have TVs…

  • Hotel Zarafshan

    Tajikistan

    Occupying the top two storeys (no lift) above tailoring workshops, this simple establishment has clean en suite rooms and a shared space with a balcony…

  • Hotel Umariyon

    Tajikistan

    This somewhat characterless hotel set across from Penjikent's main park is popular with tour groups because it has all the mod cons. The location is…

  • Suhrob Guesthouse

    The Pamir Highway

    With a great view from the dining-room terrace and a friendly, English-speaking family, this homestay is in a half-timbered house. It's located behind the…

  • Hotel Vahdat

    Tajikistan

    Opposite the citadel, this reasonable hotel has a good central location, comfortable rooms and discount in off seasons. The lobby with its red carpets is…

  • Roma Jurayev

    The Pamir Highway

    Very close to the bridge at the junction between roads in Kalai-Khum, English-speaking Roma has a charming riverside homestay serenaded by rushing water…

  • Turbaza

    Tajikistan

    This former Soviet holiday camp comprises a collection of four-room cabins and more modern, comfortable en suite chalets, dotted around a mature woodland…

  • Kurbanasai Homestay

    Tajikistan

    Kurbanasai Mirzosainov's simple homestay, with its wolf's pillow decoration, is tucked behind a whitewashed wall, just three minutes' walk west from…

  • Sadbargi

    Tajikistan

    Part of an impressively millennial shopping complex in a glass-fronted building with fountains, this hotel unfortunately doesn't live up to the promising…

  • Gulmammad Matrobov Homestay

    Tajikistan

    A small sign off the main road leads to this walled homestay at the end of the first lane southwest of the bridge. It's set amid a small garden with a…

  • Nuri Rahmon Hotel

    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…

  • Mehmonkhona Yazdon

    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…

  • Homestay Umar

    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…

  • Hotel Leninobod

    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…

  • Hotel Poytakht

    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…

  • Hotel Tajikistan

    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…

  • Zebo's Homestay

    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…

  • Makhbuba Mansurova's Homestay

    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…

  • Comfort Guesthouse

    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…

  • Bomi Johani Hotel

    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…

  • Mauluda Barieva's Homestay

    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…

  • Taj Palace

    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,…

  • Mubarak Homestay

    The Pamir Highway

    Offering four beds and some floor mats, this homestay represents a genuine family home at the far western end of Rushan, tucked behind a big school and…

  • Do Nazarbayg Hotel

    The Pamir Highway

    Opposite a statue of Rudaki, this basic hotel unfortunately smells rather badly of previous occupants but the young caretaker is very amiable and speaks…

  • Maqsud Guesthouse

    Tajikistan

    Building on the success of the original homestay, the owner has invested in a two-storey modern hotel block with big en suite rooms, shared lounge and a…

  • Tulfabek Guesthouse

    The Pamir Highway

    On the upper main road, Tulfabek offers the cheapest accommodation in town and is likely to appeal mostly to those on a very tight budget. Rooms have real…

  • Rippo Hotel

    Tajikistan

    With a heater and a kettle, not to mention a wild 1970s-inspired carpet, in each of the large rooms, this hotel along the main street at the eastern end…

  • Hotel Chashma

    Tajikistan

    There's not too much to stay over for at Garam Chashma but if the need must be met then this simple hotel does a roaring trade with local visitors and…

  • Meros Hotel

    Tajikistan

    This comfortable hotel with large, modern rooms and particularly luxurious slippers is let down only by a lack of welcome from the reluctant landlady. No…

  • Bomi Jahon Hotel

    The Pamir Highway

    Beyond an unprepossessing entrance stairway, rooms, with TV, fridge and some with covered balcony, are reasonable and spacious with en suite bathrooms.

  • Dilovar’s Homestay

    Tajikistan

    In the heart of the village, this homestay with its pretty flower garden is used principally as an overflow for Dilovar's Villa.

  • Hotel Varzish

    Dushanbe

    It has to be said that the bad-smelling rooms in this stadium hostel, designed primarily for sportsmen, leave much to be desired, with dim lighting,…

  • Vakhsh Hotel

    Dushanbe

    Neighbouring the Opera House, this historic hotel with its modernest glass panels and proud Corinthian columns, should be a top address. Alas, it's in…

  • Shonoseer Hostel

    The Pamir Highway

    This two-storey hostel looms out of nowhere in the minimal village of Vamd, 15km west of Rushan. The rooms are bright with red carpets, and there's one…

  • Kholov Homestay

    Tajikistan

    This large, traditional homestead includes a vegetable garden and library with collection of geological specimens, ancient pipes and traditional metalwork…