Hotels near Cafe Apa Katya / Gorelnik Visit Center, Almaty

The hotel has only two pluses - this view from the window on pine and delicious coffee from the coffee maker (the capsule Lavazza). I had booked and paid three nights in this hotel, although I stayed there only two nights - an additional night was booked only for early accommodation, my plane arrived in Almaty very early and wanted to settle at once. Breakfasts in this hotel are delivered to the room as it is a mini hotel and they have no separate breakfast room. For breakfast, I have been offered for the choice of cache and toast or eggs and cut cucumber. Of the three paid breakfasts I was fed only one. On the day of the arrival I didn't bring it, although the order was accepted, on the second day did not accept the order (it turns out, breakfast had to be ordered the day before on the respiratory, which no one warned). My room was on the third floor and I asked to bring my suitcase to the room, the suitcase had to wait for forty minutes. This hotel has absolutely unprofessional staff, they have no experience in hotels and it is noticeable. Moreover, they absolutely care whether the guests will remain satisfied with their service. I asked for a return of the breakfast that the staff promised me on the resepshne - they said they would contact the service provider and make a return. But then the refusal came. That is, they said it just so to get rid of it. Another of the downsides: the hotel asks for a deposit at check-in, which is then returned on the day of departure in case of non-corruption of property in the room. No hotel in the world does that. Bed is comfortable with a hard mattress, but the pillows are inconvenient. Bedding of acceptable quality, bathroom plumbing is good. The hotel could be excellent given its location and size, but the service is badly damaging to the impression.

The hotel is located in the center of Almaty. There is a big shopping mall opposite the hotel, which is very convenient for eating. The hotel is a little old, but it is cost-effective for this price range. I met several Chinese people.

Hotel staff are polite and very accommodating,they fulfilled most request during my week long stay. However, the TV in the room only offers Russian and Kazakh programs tho there’s a lot of non Russian/Kazakh speaking guest. Wide variety of breakfast but gets repetitive during a long stay. Spa/sauna is complimentary but almost impossible to book, partly lost in translation as the staff in charge doesn’t speak much English and it’s always occupied for some reason.

The breakfast was good, but not fantastic. The room was good and clean, there were some supplies in the toilette. Parks and places around the hotel are nice, and you can have a good walk around, if you wish. There were always noise (I'd assume cleaners did some work) quite early in the morning. Another issue is that the breakfast time in the morning is until 10am sharp, which is not convenient for people travelling from Europe for leisure. As I understood, there're no alternatives available. We asked a bottle of water and an additional blanked to the room, and it was challenging to get them. Particularly, with the bottle of water, as they refused to put the cost of it on the hotel room, but requested a cash payment. It was a surprise for us.

What a disappointing hotel. The service was awful throughout. Whatever the question the answer was always NO! Check in time was 2:00pm. I arrived at noon and asked for an early check in. NO! The room was ready but unless I paid $50 they would not allow early check in. (A different clerk did eventually check me in early) The restaurant closed at 7:00pm for dinner and there was no nearby option. I got take out and just asked for silverware and an empty glass. NO, you may not take to room. Eventually I procured a single fork (still no glass allowed in room. “People steal them”). 30 min later, a knock on the door asking for the fork back! Bar was horribly stocked. Red wine? NO. White Wine? NO. Just beer Breakfast opened at 7am. I arrived at 6:50 and just asked if I could have a coffee while i waited. NO. They ran out of juice, asked for more….wait for it…NO. Power was off several times, once for 2+ hours. Windows don’t open so it became very stuffy. Room was not cleaned one day. I asked just for fresh towels. I had to bring my used ones down to the front desk, where they counted them to be replaced. I guess their guests steal towels too! On checkout I asked politely if I could speak to the manager. “No manager here”. That kinda sums up the whole stay. Many, many better options here and this should never be part of IHG with the terrible service

Reception was okey and Hotel Manager was super hilfsreich fūr alle Fragen und uns 100% geholfen. Vielen Dank. gerne wieder. Hotel muss sich verbessern fūr Frūchstūck. Mehr erfahrene Personal. Changing the Menūs manchmal. Nicht jeden Tag gleiche Menū anbieten. Qualitativ bessere Produkte von Käse. Oliven. Frūchte. Teesortiment.

Suitable for an overnight stay of one or two nights. A little outdated furniture in the room. There is a shared kitchen with a stove and utensils. Two shared bathrooms with showers. The neighbors are not noisy. Nearby is a shopping center with a supermarket.

So, I booked 4 nights on two separate bookings for different rooms having extended my stay in Almaty. As such, the photos provided represent a ground-floor double room and a upstairs family room with a mezzanine. Most importantly, for the price paid, which was very reasonable indeed, I consider the hotel to be of superb value. As such I shall order my opinions according to their importance. Firstly. The staff were very friendly and professional throughout the stay including the security. Secondly, I approve of the interior of the hotel - the overall design of the rooms being very comfortable indeed, and unusually spacious. The breakfast from 7-10 was cosy and supplied all the necessaries, though I would recommend fried eggs for the future. In addition to the above, the double room had satellite TV with access to the internet - i.e. YouTube etc. The swimming pool, though I didn't use it looks fantastic, and the restaurant food is well-priced and delicious (I recommend the lentil soup, with Chicken-Spinach and a side of rice). Though there was construction work happening which could have been a little more tidy given that some guests have to navigate through it, I would still rate this hotel a 5/5 for the value of the booking. 👍

Not so far from the airport. You can order a transfer, the driver arrives on a minibus. The hotel itself is more or less. On arrival – a bottle of water in the room. In the room is quite comfortable, beautiful. Snow bedding, coat. Tapets. Shosh with all the equipment, vent. There is a safe. Payable or not, I will not tell, didn't use. TV. Can't turn on. Whether the batteries were sat, whether the remote was broken. Time and need to understand was not. Wi-Fi and the Internet are quite stable. The huge minus was the lack of an accessible roast in the table area. The laptop or something else to connect. Only on the chest in the top of the bed. What is not very convenient. The mini-freezer-bar is full of the lock. Breakfast is organized on the ”-1” floor. It represents the choice of 5 complexes, little different between – eggs-glaze-omlet-becon-colbase- vegetables-casha-breads, in different variations. Tea, coffee, several biscuits in the vase. Very suffocated. Here you can either have lunch or dinner on the menu. When you leave early, you can tell the time and come for breakfast or order a room. A busy intersection nearby, not so far shopping centers, exchanges, market. In the corridor on the floor there is a smooth board, a tie. Stop for the night by car, and for a longer time, may still, look for something more interesting.