Mangystau Day 1
Mangystau Day 2
Mangystau Day 3
Pamir Highway
Khalaikhum, Tajikistan
Khorog, Tajikistan
Langar, Tajikistan
Alichur, Tajikistan
Karakul Lake, Tajikistan
Hike to Lenin Peak glaciers – Osh
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Khiva, Uzbekistan
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Seven Lakes, Tajikistan
Khujand, Tajikistan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Song Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Saty Village, Kazakhstan
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Ulaan Bataar Mongolia Trip
Ulaan Bataar Mongolia Trip 2
Kerrie’s notes:
Zhetysu Apartment on Sayahat. – Gets very good reviews.
FEB 2025 – Not that I don’t like, but just a heads up that are no free toiletries such as toothbrush and toothpaste. There’s also no complimentary drinking water nor a dispenser, so you have to buy from outside. I was told the tap was drinkable, so that’s what I did lol few days later, i’m still here writing a review, so yeah, it is safe to drink after all.
Dostyk Business Hotel – Aktau – overall good reviews.
AUG 2023 – There are no mosquito nets on the windows, because of this you can’t open the windows, and there is a slight smell of dampness
AUG 2023 – The water in the shower never goes away – it really spoiled the experience. It’s unpleasant to stand ankle-deep in dirty water. 2. When closing the bathroom door, the handle fell out, it’s good that they were able to open it. This is very strange – the hotel is a couple of months old, and it’s already falling apart. 3. Although the breakfasts are varied, almost everything tastes terrible: the meat is oversalted, the flour is dry, the pancakes are tasteless, even the melon and watermelon were zero, in this region in August – just awful. Overall, the hotel is good, but the rating is clearly inflated – 8 is a relevant rating.
Couple of reviews comment that there is only towel, robe, slippers for 1 person in double room.
City Garden Hotel – Dushanbe – overall good reviews
A few reviewers say it is difficult to find, there is no sign.
Ocean Hotel – Osh
A few people say the bathroom is smelly and that room is tired but a lot of good reviews.
Sumaya Hotel -Tashkent
Seems like a new hotel. Gets good reviews.
Khiva Tosh Darvoza & Trip service – Khiva
Some say it is a guesthouse not a hotel, rooms small but overall good reviews. Have to take off shoes in hotel.
ESHONI PIR Boutique – Bukhara
Generally good reviews.
Amina lux – Samarkand
New, 14 reviews all good.
Jumaboy Guesthouse – Panjakent, Nofin village
Couple of reviews said it is shared bathrooms, some reviews say showers/toilets not in good condition, problems with plumbing.
*Khujand Deluxe Hotel – Khujand
Mixed reviews. No wifi in room? wifi in lobby
RumHotel – Bishkek
Looks like it is a brand-new hotel, 3 reviews all good.
Yurt Camp “Sary-Bulun” at Song-Kul Lake, Naryn Сон-Куль
Generally good reviews. Altitude 3,016 m = 9,895 ft
Something to note: Wi-Fi costs extra charge 🙁 Kitchen, toilet, bathroom, sauna is all shared (it was obvious for me, but may be useful to highlight for those guests who never lived in yurt camp before).
Guest house SHAM – Kaji-Say, Kyrgyzstan
Good reviews
Argo Guest House – Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Good reviews
A little out of the city, 40 mins walk.
If you’re like us and work remotely, be aware that the wifi isn’t super strong. However, it’s 4 minutes from lighthouse cafe, which does have very strong internet.
Kolsay Eco House – Saty, Kazakhstan
Generally good reviews. Some say shower doesn’t drain well.
This one strange review about electricity usage:
No proper instructions were provided before check-in about electricity condition, room, and heater, since it is a village cottage – Sati village near kaindy Lake. (Usually, temp ranges from 1 to 4 degrees Celsius) The owner charged to us 40 thousand tenge (kzt) or 280 AED on the top of the room terrif because we used electric stove to warm milk for our 2 year old baby (temp was very cold 3 degrees Celsius) The owner, who was there in almaty over the phone, said that our electric stove or small induction took the extra electricity from the main line , which caused MCB damage so we should pay the owner the amount of repair or new MCB installation charges with electrician visit fees (MCB, Miniature Circuit Breaker).
Almaty Cozy Apart Hotel – Almaty
Has a Washing machine
Generally good reviews.