Rabat Boutique Hotel — Hotel in Samarkand City

When a place gets uniformly good reviews you assume there's something dodgy going on, but genuinely, in all honesty this place is great.||We stayed two nights, over the weekend just gone. We were welcomed by the chap in charge, a lovely bloke, who was kind enough not to pat me on the head like I was an imbecile when I couldn't work out the (simple, obvious) blinds.||The room was clean and spacious, the bed was comfortable and the air conditioning was excellent. The courtyard the rooms look on to is great, and I went and sat out there one afternoon and read my book. Peaceful as you like. They'll bring you free tea while you're out there if you like.||Breakfast is run by an excellent fellow, and I wish I'd got his name. A friendlier man you couldn't ask for to help you start your day, and he's the best breakfast host. He'll even give you the history of the building if you're interested.||The roads are narrow near the hotel so you have to get out of the way of cars slowly going by occasionally, but in every other way it's pleasant and safe. It's a 10-15 minute walk to Registan Square, perfectly placed. I can recommend a place called Oriental Sweets (yes, odd name) for lunch and a beer if you're hot, on the Rabat hotel side of the square. And Emirhan is a nice restaurant about 15-20 minutes walk from the Rabat, with a lovely terrace.||You get the impression that the staff care that you're happy with their hotel. I don't rave about accomodation often but Rabat is a lovely place. We're just ending two weeks in three central Asian countries, and for me the Rabat has been the best place...

Wonderful house of a Jewish merchant family (their prayer room is now the breakfast room!) turned into a hotel by a couple of respectful guys. Vlad will give you a full lecture on how they respect the history of the house, goes through all the symbolism, all while teaching you about proper local tea ceremony & serving you a cool slice kharbuza melon!

The room is wonderful, bathroom & shower sparkling clean, A/C in full order, and everything is cheerful. Varied breakfast with exciting new items, fortified with fresh fruits & nuts, is provided (although I would have appreciated other types of cheese & maybe some qaymaq & honey?) & fortifies for the day.

Only two remarks. The location is in the more “local” area to the east of Registon. So less chic than Soviet era west side. This is by itself charming & cute. But it you call a taxi to the hotel’s door, it will take you 15 mins to get out of the neighbourhood! A short 5-7 mins walk to Registon provides you with a quicker access to a taxi!

The hotel needs a woman’s touch. Vlad is all smiles & wisdom. Firdavs is kind like your brother. But any hospitality business needs a woman’s touch to take care of the details, cover the unsightly, & keep things in order. Rabat...

We had the best time ever in this lovely hotel! It was the last stop of our Uzbekistan vacation and let me tell you, they really made it hard for us to leave. It is located neatly in the middle of the city, perfect walking distance to Registan and tasty food options. Getting a cab or being dropped off in the smaller streets was no problem at all. The rooms are spacious, AC and warm water worked every time and the bed were very comfy (finally pillow that were pushy and not to big!). If I could rate the service more than 5 stars, id give them 10. Every wish are fulfilled, the 3 guys who run the place are all the sweetest gentlemen ever. Special shout out to Vlad for showing us around the place and telling us about the history of the house. And all the amazing tea of corse! But none the less thanks to all the staff! I read somewhere that this is not a "Boutique hotel and nothing special" - i might not know the exact terminology of what is considered boutique. But! Nothing special? That could not be farther from the truth. Hospitality has no limits here and if you want to enjoy a very much special time in Samarkand, stop looking and...