Konstantin Hotel Samarkand — Hotel in Samarkand City

A beautifully maintained, clean hotel with faultless presentation throughout. The garden provides a tranquil retreat around a beautifully clean swimming pool.|Breakfast is plentiful and a wide selection is provided of high quality, though surprisingly the hot food trays are only warm at best if on at all. It seems that throughout Uzbekistan hot breakfast items are not served hot! The breakfast cakes were probably the best during our stay in Uzbekistan.|As usual the reception staff were very helpful, or at least tried.|Location could be a drawback for some as the hotel is someway out of the town centre, though it is on the tramway therefore providing relatively easy access if needed. There are plenty of essential shops in the immediate area and some fine restaurants within walking distance.|So what was odd?|1. BBC and Al Jazeera we were told was 'banned' from the TV so plenty of false news available!|2. A particularly surly member of staff will grudgingly move suitcases (when not even asked) and having done so will then menacingly demand a tip for doing so.....not typical Uzbek hospitality.|3. Some staff appeared uneasy with us.....maybe a sign of the times and a reflection...

An interesting hotel but a good 30 minute cab ride from Registan Square, the main area of interest so perhaps not the best location for a tourist.||The room we had was fine, large and with a very comfortable bed. No idea what the TV was like as we hardly had time to watch it, the wifi was flaky though but we found that to be the case everywhere in Uzbekistan.||Breakfast was OK but nothing spectacular and the ‘hot’ options were all pretty cool, again that appears the case everywhere.||We found the staff friendly and helpful even though one young man appeared to have no idea how to take the cork out of a wine bottle, I guess not many guests drink wine. Well, it is a Muslum country.||The owner has a thing for Marilyn Monroe. There are pictures of her all over the place, in the breakfast room, in reception and the main gallery in the bar come coffee room. Quite strange but was fine with me, I still think she...

At first impression, this hotel looks attractive and the staff at the Reception are particularly welcoming and helpful. The courtyard leading to the buildings where the rooms are located is nicely designed and contains a large swimming pool. Since there are no elevators in these buildings, guests are expected to walk up three or four flights of stairs to reach their accommodations. What they find are large and clean but rather dated rooms and bathrooms. The air conditioning in these high-ceiling rooms has to run full steam all the time to keep them reasonably comfortable. Every trip out of the room, for example, at breakfast, requires climbing more stairs up and down, because breakfast is served in the second basement below the entrance building. The selections on the breakfast buffet are adequate and offer a variety of dishes. As is the case for all of the hotel areas, cleanliness and service are...