Must-see hotels in Azerbaijan

Oh, for more hotels like this. If you don’t mind staying out by the bus station, this handicraft-filled complex combines an air of well-contrived…

With the comfort of a midrange hotel but the personal charm of a great homestay, this is far and away the most appealing choice in Lahıc, with verandah…

Stunning views complement suave decor softened with patchwork headboards and cobble-tiled bathrooms with giant rain-shower heads. All rooms count as …

The 12-room MinAli is built around an 1896 house with a museum of a lobby guarded by a warrior statue. Opened in 2019, standards are top notch and manager…

Preening above the Azerbaijan National Golf Course, this sumptuous 21st-century palace has all the five-star trappings yet midweek in the low season you…

Staying in this converted genuine caravanserai is justification enough to visit Şəki. Rooms have arched brickwork ceilings and while they’re certainly not…

Large, modern and sparkling clean, this central hostel is hard to fault, from the excellent bunks to the helpful, multilingual staff to the chilled bar…

This luxurious 11-room boutique hotel hits a fine balance between opulent elegance and cosy comfort, with superhigh ceilings, gilt-edged doors and highly…

This well-kept nine-room gem is entered via a lounge decked with cushions and traditional copperwork. Climb the stairs past etchings and a few antiques to…

This gently luxurious, middle-of-nowhere spa hotel is one of Azerbaijan's great getaway bargains, provided you don't mind driving 17km from Qәbәlә. Rooms…

Entering this upmarket charmer gives a little of the frisson of arriving in a fairy-tale Middle Eastern palace. The four-storey colonnaded courtyard is…

Glitzy but not over the top, Qәbәlә's luxurious seven-storey flagship hotel stares up the valley towards a lovely mountain panorama. There are indoor and…

An excellent base if you're skiing, Tufandağ is Qәbәlә's most tastefully upmarket property (other than the absurdly exclusive Chenot Palace) and provides…

The best value of Qәbәlә's design hotels, the courtyards here are stylised to evoke a caravanserai while the excellent, if sometimes compact rooms have…

Şəbəkə (stained-glass) panels and lamps like upturned oriental parasols create a warm-yet-stylish ambience in the suave Shahdag Hotel. It's an upper…

This majestic flower-filled beaux arts palace fits perfectly with central Baku's nouveau-Parisian self-image, while the indulgent pool and spa feel more…

Occupying one of the iconic Flame Towers, this is the spectacular hotel whose 'thousand diamond necklace' atrium wowed Joanna Lumley in her 2019 TV tour…

The great advantage of this very genuine homestay is the real family setting, a yard beneath grapevines or orchard garden and, weekends only, the company…

Lәnkәran's most stylish, contemporary hotel uses naturally heated, salt-rich spring water to offer medically focused wellness getaways, with free…

This large, simple homestay is set in lovely landscaped cherry and apple orchards right at the entrance to the village. Four cottages come with private…