Hostel Nomad4x4 — Hotel in Astana

I don't understand why this hostel got a lot of 5 star reviews. Indeed, the hostel is clean and organized. The receptionist and the housekeeping lady are friendly and nice. However, there are no fan and AC in the dorm where I stayed. I booked for two nights, but left after my first night. Moreover, it was hard to find the hostel. I had to go through a lot of paths to get there. It was so dark at night, and many of the roads nearby do not have lights. In addition, there are not supermarkets and reastaurants very close to the hostel. it may take a15 minute walk to a supermarket. If you stay there and want to buy some water and food at night, you have to walk on some dark paths. Altough the receptionist and housekeeping lady told me that it is safe to walk alone in dark in that neighborhood, I feel that it is a...

I dunno why the owner never reacted to bad reviews. I like the neighborhood this hostel is in, quiet, and ten minutes walk to main streets.

I was a little bit judgemental in the first place, for the owner spoke rather broken English, could barely make out a sentence. The way she talked sounded hostile to me. But later on I realized it was just her Russian accent. No biggie, she turned out to be a friendly Kazakh lady who smiled a lot during my stay.

Let's talk about the room. No AC, and it does get scalding hot sometimes throughout the day. I was given pillow case, bed sheet, and quilt cover. But I don't understand why I had to put them on myself🫨🫨🫨🫨🫨🫨

This is not a social hostel. No one speaks English. It's a solely Russian speaking place. No wonder it gets a 2 star review on hostelworld.

The wifi gets slow...

The hostel was nice. The manager and cleaner were very friendly people. They could advice some places to go and eat. Shower place was clean. Restrooms were also kept clean. I recommend you to have your own flip-flops.

You will be given bed linen and a towel. The bed was a little hard, but rest of it was fine. Clean pillows and mattress. They also have lockers which is so convenient to keep your stuff locked when you go outside.

Highly recommend this place to stay, bcs it’s good, clean and cheap. And the location is perfect, nearly 10-12 mins to Baiterek and other city...