With its grand, faux-medieval, brick-and-ceramic façade, this is the nearest thing to a luxury boutique hotel in Tashkent. It’s a little chintzy to convince as a five star, but the rooms are impeccably smart and there’s are two pools to lou…

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Located opposite the Alishers Navoi Theatre in the centre of the capital, the Lotte City is a nationally famous landmark, and the most dependable upscale option in Tashkent. With over two-hundred rooms and suites arranged over five storeys,…

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Currently our favourite hotel in Uzbekistan, the Orient Star occupies a former madrasa in the heart of Khiva’s walled city, the Itchan Kala. It’s wonderfully atmospheric, with 60 double rooms off arcaded walkways surrounding a capacious inn…

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Our first-choice property in Bukhara, Sasha & Son’s name recalls the Jewish heritage of the building – a lovely 17th-century mansion centered on around a sunny courtyard. The traditional décor of the rooms is what really sets this hotel…

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Few hotels in Central Asia boast a location as impressive as this mid-range place next door to the Bibi Khanum mosque. Seated on its rooftop terrace, the ribbed turquoise domes of Timur’s giant masterpiece loom in all their grandeur literal…

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With its imposing orange and white façade, the Asia Fergana dominates the top of the city’s principal thoroughfare, Alisher Navoir Kochisi. Part of a large chain, the hotel is run with great efficiently and is mainly popular with foreign tr…

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Our first choice hotel in Samarkand is the Emir Han, close to Timur’s tomb, a 20-minute stroll from the Registan. It’s a large, rather ostentatious place by Uzbek standards, with a shiny marble-floored lobby lined by fancy mosaic tilework.…

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The Hyatt is to date the only international-grade five star in Uzbekistan, and as such has set new standards of both luxury and service in the country. Occupying a grand, marble-clad building close to Independence Square, it boasts all the…

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At the heart of Khiva’s historic Itchan Kala district, the Malika is a delightful, small hotel with spotless, cosy rooms ranged over two floors around a central courtyard. Varnished pine boards on walls and ceilings lend a warm, clean feel…

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Lost deep in the tangle of dusty lanes radiating off the Lyabi Hauz, this little hotel occupies a traditional walled property in the old Jewish quarter. Enjoying cardamom coffee in the central courtyard, it’s easy to picture the place in it…

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Located next to the beautiful domed tomb of Amir Timur, the Malika occupies a prime position in central Samarkand. It front-facing rooms actually overlook the famous monument, yet the spot is quiet and peaceful in the evenings. Inside, the…

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A stone’s throw away from Lyabi Hauz square, this attractively refurbished courtyard house occupies the former home of a Jewish merchant at the heart of the old city. Plenty of original features remain, including delightful arched wall nich…

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