Hotels near Botanical Garden, Bishkek

My local Kyrgyz driver, who picked me from the airport, asked me which hotel should he take me to. I gave him the name of my previous hotel where I stayed earlier. He suggested if he could show me a new hotel in good location. My first question was the rate the hotel charges. He said US $ 50/- per night. That was a real bargain so I requested him to go to new hotel. It is called Discovery Hotel Bishkek on 31, Orenburgskiy side street. At the reception was a young girl who spoke good English. She asked for my passport to register in their computer. After a short while she handed over the passport with room key. She did not ask for upfront payment or deposit. So they collect when the guest leave the hotel. Going to my room, which was not large, but spotlessly clean and welcoming. Bed and furniture were new and well polished. Yes, it was air-conditioned. Continental Breakfast which included soft drinks, chicken sausages and pastries, plus coffee or tea was included in the price. Dining room was large enough with wall-mirror decor and beautiful flowers. I was impressed. I was very satisfied and stayed 3 nights. My highest recommendation to anyone who is looking for a reasonably priced 4 stars hotel, rather cheaply priced, when visiting Bishkek.

I often choose this hotel when I travel on business. The surrounding environment is good and relatively clean. Although the facilities are average, the overall environment is pretty good.

My stay at the Ramada in Bishkek wasn’t great and I couldn’t wait to leave! Upon arrival the guy on reception was so rude and looked at me like a piece of dirt. I asked if any rooms had a good view (which they did because I’ve seen the photos), he laughed, lied and said no! Originally put on the 3rd floor it seemed really busy. I got 3 hours sleep the first night as other guests decided to “hang out” in the corridors. I was actually quite scared as they were being really loud, aggressive and just being a nuisance. The next day I asked to move, which they allowed me to. I moved up one floor, sadly I encountered another group of people travelling together who also liked to leave their room doors wide open so that they could go between rooms. Seriously never experienced a hotel like it, I barely slept again and my 4 nights of lacklustre sleep were appalling. First room the tv didn’t work, there were hair all over the floor and also on my pillow. Second room the tv worked but all channels were in Russian and if you’d like any tea tray refills you’ll have to ask!! Breakfast was okay, you can get an omelette or eggs when they can be bothered to come out of their cupboard. Most things are laid out and you can help yourself, which is fine. The best thing about this place is the location and being able to walk places. Beware it was the Golden Tulip hotel until Ramada took it over and don’t seem to have done any improvements. Room configurations are weird and have more hidden corners that are just odd. Airport transfers are $20 which seems quite excessive for Bishkek. A taxi is roughly 1,000 KGS. Safe to say I wouldn’t stay here again and possibly not at another Ramada either.

My friend had lost her luggage and needed some help to contact the airport / airlines. The receptionists were extremely helpful and active in reaching out to all channels available. Even after we checked out, they helped us to follow up. Was a great stay! 10/10 would recommend!

This is the best hotel in Dushanbe. The breakfast is delicious and the staff are very friendly. There are many shops and restaurants nearby where you can buy CIM cards, so it's very convenient. There are two museums, and at the one just a 10-minute walk away you can see a 12m tall reclining Buddha!

They had pre arranged a taxi service from the airport, and he was waiting for me right at the doors as I finally completed my 28 hours in transit from Sydney. This man was my first experience of anyone really in Bishkek and he was so friendly and helpful. We chatted endlessly whilst he drove me to my destination and although I was tired I wished we could have spoken for another little while. Once inside the hotel, he helped me check in to the hotel as my knowledge of Russian is non existent and the young man behind the counter had limited English. I headed upstairs and had an amazing sleep after a hot shower. The beds are super comfortable and after getting myself sorted around 11am the staff at the front desk really did go above and beyond helping me get my sim card active (they even took me to the supermarket to add data to my sim) they then organised a taxi to take me to the bank and bring me back and all of this they offered me a lunch as I had missed out in breakfast. They also upgraded me from a double room to a room with a separate lounge and bedroom. The next day before checking out they again arranged a taxi for my destination and also gave me a take away lunch as I had missed breakfast that first morning. This was my first long haul flight after 2 years and the staff at hotel De'mar really helped me settle in and avoid jet lag. I can't thank them enough and highly recommend you stay at this hotel if you are ever thinking of visiting Bishkek.

The breakfast is very rich and fresh dishes are added every day. The English level at the front desk is also very good. The rooms are clean and very good. The soundproofing is very good. The traffic here is basically the same as that of the country minibus. Taxi is extremely cheap and you can download a taxi-hailing software yourself. The hotel is located near the Chinese American Consulate, not very close to the city but the city is not big, so it's okay. There should be parking downstairs.

GOOD THINGS: they speak english, it's silent because you don't hear a thing from the outside, good location, for the local cleaning standards it's quite clean, they have nice sweets at the entrance and it's very good looking place. BAD THINGS: it's super noisy because you hear everything from the inside, it's a small hotel and people do not respect other's resting time. Not even the lady at the reception during night, she was moving all the cleaning stuff at 2am for a long time, I had to get up and go see what was going on, when she saw me she laughed and said ”sorry” but did not stop making noise. This was unacceptable for me, she knew we were checking out really early in the morning. But also, people were talking in the corridor and closing doors really hardly every night. Don't expect to be able to sleep quietly. And lastly, the shower drain was fully blocked the entire time.

В целом хороший отель но было достаточно жарко. Окно пробовал открыть но прилетело очень много Комаров. Я бы добавил в сетки противомоскитные на окна, плюс купил бы вентиляторы и номер, они стоят дёшево но добавляют комфорт

THERE'S A YURT IN THE HOSTEL COMPOUND, WE REPEAT A YURT IN THE HOSTEL COMPOUND! What a welcome to the hostel to walk through the gates and look to your left to see a f*****g yurt, absolute belter! There may not be an abundance of apples situated around Apple Hostel but there's a yurt! Apple Hostel, situated west of the Western Bus Station in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan is in such a quality location. You come off a long bus ride from Tashkent, walk west for 2 mins and hiya pal you're being welcomed by the yurt. Take the Matrushka from Almaty, Kazakhstan and hiya gal pals you're in the Apple hostel compound. The Western Bus Station may not be located in downtown Bishkek (aye no s**t loser travels it's called western for a reason), but it's not far from quite a few attractions. From Apple Hostel to the notable Osh Bazaar it's only a 25-minute walk and after buying yourself a cute Kalpak to show off to the girlies back home, you can walk the same amount of time to downtown Bishkek. check out losertravels.com for the full review!