Malika Classic hotel in Samarkand

I really liked this hotel. It's beautiful inside and out. My room was clean and tidy - the beds were fine. The bathroom was great with a nice shower. Breakfast was OK - the hotel was very quiet when I was there so I don't know if perhaps there was a limited selection but I was offered cooked eggs which would be made to order. Otherwise it was cold meats, cheeses and some pastries. Coffee had to be served to you which was difficult because there wasn't always someone available to make it for you. The location is out of the city centre but there is a really nice barbecue restaurant just 100 metres away where I ate every night and taxis into the city are just about €1 using Yandex anyway so that's not a big deal for me.

One thing that slightly surprised me was the cost of some of the services - I had 2 beers and one load of laundry done during my stay and ended up paying the equivalent of about €18 for that - this seemed rather expensive compared to the other prices. I wasn't given the break down of the costs but however I look at it it seems like a huge mark-up (beers are 80c in the supermarket and the load of laundry I had done would have cost about €8-€10 in my local Parisian launderette). But obviously I chose to use those services and didn't ask the prices in advance.

I'd stay at this hotel again when I'm in Samarkand - hostels in the city were close to the same price and the level of comfort was much higher here than I would have got in a hostel.

This is an extremely well decorated and pleasant hotel, feels as.if at home, indeed it is in a residential neighbourhood and will not realise it ia a hotel until you wnter.
Rooms are very good, breakfast was a big let down but you can survive...
This is also bit away from train station and the main monuments...

Lovely hotel built round a courtyard. A bit uninspiring on pulling outside but the inside made up for it. Located outside of the main city so needed transport to get to the attractions but it was peaceful therefore. Lovely bedrooms and great breakfast. Porridge highly recommended

The breakfast is OK, but it's all cold food, which is a challenge for Chinese people's appetite in the cold morning!

The courtyard is nice and feels beautiful.

The quilt is thin, there are no slippers, and it seems that there is no toothbrush (I can't remember)

The hotel was really classic and nice.
Hot water came out well and the counter was nice too.
It was a bit inconvenient that it was a bit far from tourist attractions and there was no supermarket nearby.
Overall it was good

A very beautiful hotel. Except when the staff told me on the first day that I had not paid for two nights, it was the price of one night. I don’t know if the staff was unfamiliar with the business or if they deliberately asked for more money because of Uzbekistan. Hotels generally have this problem, always asking me for money that I shouldn't have to pay. The two staff members who opened the reservation paper when checking out were very unfamiliar with the business and wasted a lot of time. Moreover, they did not know how to use the printer and did not speak English at all. The hotel only has one front desk guy on night shift who speaks ok English and is quite proficient in business. But the staff have very good attitudes and the service is very enthusiastic. The three of us were given two rooms when we checked in. At first, they wanted to give us a room each. This is the best hotel I have stayed in in Uzbekistan! The hotel courtyard is very beautiful and very clean!

The entrance to the hotel is a little hard to find, but the inside is great.
I had a great time.

The room was spacious and clean. There was also a refrigerator, so I was able to cool down the drinks I bought.
The breakfast restaurant was buffet style and everything was delicious.

Facilities: General
Sanitation: Very good
Environment: OK
Service: Very good