Hotels near Reef Park, Almaty

Very nice hotel. Decoration is new. Location is convenient. Receptionist and concierge are enthusiastic and very helpful. Bed is comfort. Air conditioning is good. Very nice hotel. The decoration is novel, the location is very convenient, and the front desk and bellmen are very friendly and helpful. The bed is very comfortable, the air conditioner is also very comfortable, and there is no noise.

The Rixos hotel located in the center of Almaty has the best lobby. The moment you enter the lobby it gives you a feel of grandeur. With its comfortable sofa seating for more than 100 people it is by far the best I have seen in the whole of Almaty. You can relax, have meals and literally just spend the whole day there. The standard rooms are comfortable with a choice of pillows and a good mattress. However, the room service and house keeping are quite slow. The housekeeping has to be told time and again for towels, water, etc in the room. The Buffet breakfast was quite disappointing as there were no vegetarian items on the menu. The eggs, omelettes, pancakes were really bad and had no taste. For a full hotel there was a small toaster for more than 200 guests which took forever to toast a slice of bread. It's a shame that such a good hotel has a really sad service which definitely should be spruced up to keep up to the five star tag !!!!

I had an 11 hour layover between my flight from Dubai to my flight to Atyrau and was really searching for a hotel near the airport that was convenient and reasonably priced. Grand Hotel Erbil is both of those. I made the booking online with the option to pay on arrival. The booking made provision for a free shuttle pickup from the airport and a very reasonable transfer back the following morning. The hotel confirmed everything by Whatsapp. Contactless payment. Clean room. Clean linen. Friendly and efficient service. I ordered a simple burger and chips via WhatsApp and the food arrived hot and fresh. Minibar is fully stocked and reasonably priced. Their menu is extensive (55 page book) and they cater for everything from a bowl of hummus to platters of meats, cakes, cocktails, etc. For a traveller, this hotel is well worth it. Thanks, Grand Hotel Erbil!

I stayed at Hostel Doma three days … nov 2023 .. it was a very pleasant stay.. the hostel is very clean and cozy .. nice location , easy access. The receptionist Jameela was very nice and helpful.. will visit again 😊

It is an old property with Soviet Union Style. Room layout is a bit weird to me, we booked a queen-sized bed room for 2 adults and they gave us something like a room with connect room of 1 single bed. Bathroom is small and old, dont expect much. The only good things is the breakfast spread with wide variety of dishes both local and international. Great selection for cheese & cold cut. Staff are friendly & helpful but I have an impression that they are understaff as both check-in & check-out need to wait for quite a while. Staff can speak English but not fluent.

We recently had a stay at this Swissotel. Given the reputation of the brand, our expectations were naturally set high. However, the reality of our experience fell significantly short of those anticipations. 1. Check-in Procedure: Even with online check-in we were subjected to a 30-minute wait. One of our pre-booked rooms was not ready at the time of arrival. 2. Room's Condition: - A glaring lapse in cleanliness was evident with the state of the bathroom floor near its entrance (photo attached). - The bathroom door's sliding mechanism was faulty and highly inconvenient. - The overall condition of the bathroom indicated it's due for an overhaul and repairs (photos attached). - The discovery of a used ear swab under the table raised significant concerns about the room's preparation and cleanliness (photo attached). - A faulty power outlet in the bathroom added to the growing list of maintenance concerns (photo attached). - The discovery of a dead insect in the drapes clearly points to a continuous lack of attention to detail with the cleaning staff (photo attached). 3. Birthday Cake: Our agreement for a pre-arranged complimentary birthday cake was not only overlooked but was also delivered a day later than promised, despite having multiple conversations and providing evidence of our prior agreement (via the official hotel WhatsApp). 4. Water Bottle Replenishment: The consistent oversight in providing an essential like water, despite multiple request channels, was surprising. The water had to be fetched from the cleaning staff, we had to chase them and ask. None of the other channels, like the official app or the reception, fulfilled our request for the water delivery. 5. Dining: Our anticipation of an à la carte menu was countered by a buffet offering. Being told this was due to hotel occupancy levels feeling unsatisfactory. This went on for both evenings spent at the hotel. Portions of the a la carte menu were available only for room service. 6. Buffet Food Quality: The limited options, particularly for main courses (3), left much to be desired. Our experience with the freshly prepared pasta was particularly disappointing. It was watery, bland, disgusting. You could get better pasta at an office canteen. We have travelled quite a big part of the world and this buffet was easily the worst we have ever had. Both taste and variety were not worth the price. And we were forced into it by being denied the a la carte option. The hotel is above capacity - great, but we paid for the same service as if it weren't, right? Not OUR problem. 7. Breakfast Experience: The overall offering was lackluster. The variety was uninspiring, especially when compared to even basic 3-star hotels. Stale pastry (croissant from the day before) at a 5* hotel is inexcusable - these are absolute basics. Staff appeared overwhelmed, often forgetting to replenish food and drinks (had to be reminded many times) and struggling to manage guest numbers. Only 2 juice options fo

The hotel is located in the villa area under the kok tobe mountain, south of Almaty City. There are not many rooms, but each room is large and the facilities are very good. There are Chinese chefs who provide a lunch and dinner buffet or a la carte. 20 minutes walk to the top of the mountain (about 1.3km) There are very good restaurants, of which abay has Kazakh meals, outdoor seats can see the scenery of Almaty City, and there are performances in the evening, which need to be booked in advance. Hotel staff can take to shooting, horse riding, fishing and other activities, need to pay extra fees. You can also send the plane for free. When we arrived in Almaty, due to the problem of the customs system in Kazakhstan, the customs was delayed for tens of minutes and the staff has been waiting. The hotel is not far from Almaty Medeu Snow Field, about 12km. The guy who dropped off the plane said that someone had booked their hotel when they came to ski in winter.