Bezirgen Hotel
This small hotel doesn't get much attention, but the rooms are surprisingly good value, especially for the solo traveller. The very large lux room has a sofa, TV and separate bedroom...
This small hotel doesn't get much attention, but the rooms are surprisingly good value, especially for the solo traveller. The very large lux room has a sofa, TV and separate bedroom...
Ashgabat's old Soviet standby recently gave its lobby a marble makeover, but the renovations have thus far failed to reach the guest rooms...
This eccentric homestay is located in a quiet neighbourhood a short taxi ride from town. The rooms are functional and clean, with constant hot water and decent shared toilets. The family also keeps pigeons...
Occupying a leafy location west of the town centre, this 109-room hotel has well-appointed rooms and a fitness centre. The unusual name, which means 'White Gold', is a reference to cotton, and the exterior design is meant to look like a cotton ball...
A little overpriced, but has an excellent location near the Arch of Neutrality. The rooms are unexciting and a little cramped, but the newly renovated bathrooms are good and the place is clean. Amenities include a Turkish bath in the basement.
This 151-room behemoth is the newest, brashest hotel in Ashgabat. It has two pools (one indoor, one outdoor), a gym, sauna, gift shop and grand marble hallway. Gaudy rooms come with little niceties like a bathrobe and a safe...
Blessed with an unbeatable location, the Grand Turkmen is a great choice. The standard rooms are a bit cramped and the TV is small, but the rooms are in excellent shape. The suites are divided into a bedroom and cosy living room...
This excellent hotel is one of the best in the town, and it is surprisingly cheap (perhaps as it is controlled by the president's son), with large, comfortable rooms and extras including an internet centre, breakfast buffet and 24-hour room service...
This huge hotel features an impressive vaulted ceiling and a spiral staircase at its entrance. Large rooms are en suite with a kitchenette...
Designed like a Timurid palace, the Ahal sports attractive, bright rooms and hardwood floors. It has a restaurant and an indoor pool, but no bar.
Making a decent first impression, this hotel is on a leafy section of Görogly and sports a comfortable lobby with an enormous bronze profile of Turkmenbashi. Rooms come in varying states of decay and each seems to have its own wallpaper pattern...
Besides the mysterious dark blotches on the carpet, the rooms here seem OK, and breakfast is included in the price...
Among the budget hotels, this one has the best location, smack in the middle of town. Yet its quality leaves plenty to be desired as the rooms are pretty dingy and the bathrooms decrepit...
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