Almaty Transit — Hotel in Almaty

I was transiting through Almaty and had about 7 hours layover. With 24 hours travel ahead of me I simply wanted to shower and rest in a comfortable bed. Transit Almaty was the perfect location - 20 minutes walking from the airport with a friendly staff (who was very responsive and booked a room from me via chat inside 2GIS app), outstandingly quiet room and a hot shower. Big plus I could book it for only 6 hours (that’s what I needed!) for only $16! The only downside is their Wi Fi - it was very slow, I could barely register for my next flight. Also I’m not sure if they were speaking any English. The I nterior seemed like from the previous era, but it really reminded me of my childhood years and made me nostalgic. If I’m ever back to Almaty, I would consider this...

A 15 minute walk from the airport. The price was half of the cost at the hotel in front of the airport. I liked the taste of the home-cooked complimentary breakfasts. The mattress was very firm. You must run the shower hot water for a while before it actually runs hot. I went down to the administrator to obtain the AC controller. They only accepted cash for the 12,000 Teng nightly charge. They also required a 5,000 deposit. I liked the privacy of the place because it has a lot of rooms, but only a fraction were occupied when I stayed. There are some comfortable couches on the first floor. I left around 2pm and they returned the deposit...

The worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Checkout is 24 hours from the time of check in. They had already taken 5000 KZT in deposit but wanted extra 2000 tenge for extending the stay by two hours. I did not have cash and they didn’t take card. I had to call my local friend and make her wire them. The worst part is they came to wake me up at exactly 24 hour mark. I opened the door and told them that I already extended the stay. They come back one hour later to wake me up! I didn’t get sleep at all all night. Left for the airport two and half hours before...