Wedding Palace — Attraction in Ashgabat City

We stayed here for two nights as part of our guided Turkmenistan tour and weren't really satisfied with this hotel though the building is really interesting from the outside. The rooms were already really run down, the personnel was not the least bit friendly (opposite to most other Turkmen people we met) and breakfast was ... frugal, to put it euphemistically. Also the WiFi was super slow, even for Turkmen conditions. I would not recommend staying here, not even...

Anyone standing in front of this wedding palace can only draw one conclusion: getting married is a huge event in Turkmenistan. Built in the same modern-Turkmen style as the rest of the new Ashgabat, this very recognizable building literally and figuratively rises above that new city. If your not getting married, this is a good place to take a look at the new part...

Interesting building design, but DO NOT STAY HERE! The hotel is decaying, rooms need maintenance urgently, bathtub was broken, flooded the bathroom. Breakfast was a shame, barely edible. The place is empty, only one or two bedrooms have guest, seems a...