Hotel Uzbekistan

- Great location - close to a subway station, very central, close to great restaurants, and all locals know this hotel. - Discount on the red Tashkent City Bus. - Lively neighbourhood, but very quiet inside. - Very nice and fresh breakfast spread, including vegan options. - Clean. - 95% of the staff are friendly and helpful. Most speak English very well. - Rooms facing the square have a great view but the A/C system is old and loud. - Rooms facing the back have balconies and the view is also very nice. The A/C is modern and it doesn't make as much noise as the older ones.

Location is excellent, with parks, museums, shopping and dining in walking distance. When you walk through the doors you instantly feel the history of the Soviet era of the 70s and 80s. The lobby has been renovated but they got it very well, by blending elements of Uzbek heritage with modernity. It's a cool place, there is a unique atmosphere in the lobby area, staying here makes you understand the history of Tashkent better. We would come back!

It really is an iconic Soviet era hotel, so well worth staying just for that. The location is great, on the Amir Temur Square and two metro lines. The room was enormous and clean. All the staff (reception, bellboys, housekeeping) were friendly and very helpful. The breakfast spread was huge and everything was very tasty. We also had a drink at the little rooftop bar at sunset and had a delicious dinner in the restaurant up there too. The hotel was good value for money. There was also an exchange place inside the hotel with the same rates as the nearby bank but much much faster queues!

It's almost an experience in itself staying here, and I was lucky enough to get a 15th floor room with a super view to the park. The room was also large, which was great. Breakfast buffet very good. Staff very friendly all around the hotel, on the reception desk, in the breakfast room, in the bar. Good English spoken. I felt very welcome. The location is excellent too – right in the centre, near a metro station too.

This is not a usual hotel, this is a city landmark. It represents the genius loci of Tashkent, a masterpiece of sovietic brutalism. This is the spirit you need to adopt when spending one or more night at the Uzbekistan Hotel: the accomodation and hospitality standards cannot be compared to the ones of modern top-end hotels, but you're time-traveling to another hera. A must, in my opinion.