Uzbekistan: Favorite Sites, Hotels & Suggested Days To Spend in Each City

You may stay in Amelia hotel in Bukhara ,
Sogdiana hotel in samarkand
meros hotel in Khiva
they all looks like boutique hotel and nice disign

For a boutique hotel in Tashkent I would recommend the Hotel Elite, the address is: Usuf Khos Khodjib Street 75/10, Tashkent 700063. I spent 2 nights there and was really pleased with the standard/quality of my room and efficient service of the staff. The breakfasts were also excellent, lots of choice was available. The hotel is in a convenient and leafy area near the Park Bobur and not far from the airport.

I didn't stay in any other "boutique" hotels during my trip around Uzbekistan but can recommend the following if you are willing to consider non-boutique hotels:

Emir Hotel (Samarkand). It's address is: 142, Ok Saroy Street, Samarkand. It's a small private family-run hotel, situated in the ancient Makhalla, close to Gur Emir, the world-famous family mausoleum of the Timurids. Nearby are the Rukhabad Mausoleum and Ak-Saray Palace and the other historical sites. The rooms are not large, but comfortable. The family who run the hotel invited me to eat with them in the evenings at no extra cost.

Hotel Islamek (Khiva): It's address is: 60, Toshpulatov Street, Khiva. It's located in the center of the the old city, right near the ancient wall and very close to historical architectural monuments like the caravansaray, Tash-Hauli Palce, Amir Tora Madrassah, Tranb, and the bustling market. The owner helps to arrange excursions, particularly to the Aral Sea and his son speaks excellent English. They allowed me to sit on the roof top to enjoy the views and take photos. Very friendly place and good quality rooms. The only part that I wasn't impressed with was the breakfast, the only edible part of the breakfast for me was the bread :-/ Otherwise though it was a good choice of hotel.

In Khiva, I would stay at the Meros B&B. It is just inside the city walls across the street from the Ark. From the top of the building, the view of Khiva is amazing, as is the view from the rooms on that side of the building. The ceiling painting in the dining room is gorgeous -- the father of the family is the current generation of a line of painting restorers for the old city.

I would add Nukus to your list, especially to see the Karakalpakstan (formerly Savitsky) Museum. Contact the museum director in advance and she can arrange for a homestay for you or for a stay at a hotel in town, and can also arrange for a tour guide and driver to see some of the many ancient palaces/forts/religious sites between Nukus and Khiva.

I also would recommend The Meros B&B in Khiva - a great place and Jalol arranged a car and driver for a day trip around the Khorzem forts, spending a night at the yurts at Ayas Qala, and then driving us on to Bukhara.

Bukhara - The Komil was wonderful with a deluxe room for $60 per night. Lovely old dining room and we had a great evening meal there for $7 one night - vegetarian cooking is a speciality.

In Samarkand we enjoyed our stay at Davr Hotel , 43 Ali Khushchi (Mehnat) St
Tel: 998 (66) 260-47-48 or 998 (66) 235-47-48 davrhotel@mail.ru
We were met at the station (included in price) and the rooms, around a peaceful courtyard, are airy and quiet with great bathrooms ensuite - a bargain at $30 per room. The breakfast is good too www.davrhotel.uz. It is easy to find - if you take the road opposite the main entrance to the registan, under the banner, past the tea shop and chess players it is clearly signposted.

Janey

not to miss - go to Ayaz Qala. You can get a driver to take you there from Khiva and stay overnight in one of the yurts in the Ayaz Qala Yurt Camp (just call them to book - they speak some English). You can walk from the yurts to the 4th century mud fortresses - we had the place to ourselves when we went in March and it was incredibly beautiful. You also get amazing food - 3 course meals for dinner, lunch and breakfast included in the yurt rate :-)
han x