Art Apart Hotel — Hotel in Tashkent

The hotel itself is in a very quiet residential neighborhood with some restaurants nearby (Mona, Jumanji, Nan Dae Mun). The closest metro station Kosmonvatlar (about 20 mins walk away) has the most unique artwork in the whole metro line and is very handy to get to the all the main tourist attractions in Tashkent. We arranged transfers to and from the airport to the hotel and pick-up was smooth and reliable (not always a given in my experience with another Tashkent guesthouse). The reception seemed to be open 24 hours and the young chap manning the counter spoke decent English. The hotel itself seems to be a older refurbished property with slightly dated but largish rooms. We got a suite but the balcony was totally unnecessary and not useful/nice, would suggest to get the normal double room unless you have a lot of luggage and need extra space. Things generally worked well including the wifi. Breakfast was a small buffet with some hot western items which was decent but not great. They also provide a packed breakfast if you need to check out early in the morning. For me what is outstanding about the hotel is the additional value added services provided at a reasonable cost, including assistance with visa/consular requirement and booking of train tickets (only for guests staying at the hotel). We communicated with Pavel on these additional services and he was very prompt, informative,...

The Art Hotel is great, comfortable, friendly, not too expensive but my impression during my first two stays was that it was unpractically locates for whomever wants dinner at night. True there are a couple of Russian-operated posh (or, rather, faux chic) places near-by (Mona, Jumanji etc.). But I haven’t come to Tashkent to spend a fortune for kitsch. This time, I tried my lunch walking down Yusuf Xos Hojib street five minutes to the right, until I reached a park with Alisher Navoiy’s statue in it. Right across the square, on the other side of Babur street, there is a real old Tashkent section with interesting, moderately placed eateries. A “Mister Steak”, next to a large multi section “Bistro Bek”. On the side of the latter, O’rikzor street leads to a series of daytime and evening spots: a Moskovskaya pizzeria with a terrace, a large “Buxoro Café”, also with a terrace, where salads can be had among other things and Finally, a huge “Oshpez.uz” traditional establishment, with delicious plov at lunch AND in the evening, in a fountain-cooled inner yard. Other specialties as well and at reasonable prices. No you don’t have to starve in your cozy hotel room at night any more. Now, remember Tashkent is not Madrid and you should think of dinner at...

rooms are tiny... beds are very very firm and not that comfortable. noise can be a problem from nearby businesses. There are rooms, where your bathroom is down the hall. I had one such room. very cheap, it was clean, but, the drapes didnt cover the whole window, and you had another hotel right across the street, not 40 feet away, so privacy is an issue.

the breakfast was at least moderately decent, meats of some sort, eggs you could poach, some fruits, deserts, cookies, breads.

staff was at least very friendly, location isnt bad if you need to go to the airport, and the price to get to the airport, isnt even $2.00 US, which was 15000 SOM ( 11000 Som per US Dollar, yea, hell of a conversion rate ).

Room was $20 a night, which is not bad actually, except the whole walking down the hall to go to the bathroom.

beds are twin sized in most rooms, and not that comfortable as I said. covers are, odd, more like a comforter sheet combo, so either will be too warm, or ok if you keep the window open or A/C on ( even in winter, room was overly warm,...