Ali Boutique Guesthouse

Excellent apart-hotel. Everything is very clean, warm, and newly renovated. The hotel is located in a residential complex, and there are many shops on the ground floor within the complex itself. It's convenient that there are keycode locks, which simplifies access to the hotel.

The room is in a large apartment that's still being renovated. The only kettle for everyone sits on a cardboard box in the hallway. A worker is relaxing on the couch there. The windows are dirty, and the hallway floor is filthy. The beds have very hard mattresses. There are no bedside lamps. On the plus side, there's an electronic lock, plenty of shops nearby, and a public transportation stop nearby.

We came to Almaty for Till Lindemann's concert at the Almaty Arena. We were looking for a hotel close to the arena (or at least closer to the area). We chose Ali, which more or less suited our needs. We arrived at the venue and thought it would be a hotel, but it turned out to be an apartment-hotel in a residential complex. There was no free entrance, only a key card (we encountered people who let us in). After that, we figured it out, entered the building, and went up to the floor. There was no reception. We called the hotel number provided and were told that someone would be with us shortly. We were met by a sweet little boy (we understood he was helping his dad): he checked us in, helped us with everything, explained everything, and left. The room was nice, just like the photo: beautifully renovated, the heating worked (it was warm), Wi-Fi, three wide single beds, a TV, a wardrobe with slippers, bedside tables, a bathroom with a shower and bath accessories (a sewing kit would have been wonderful). There's a washing machine in the common hallway for washing clothes, as well as an electric kettle. A microwave would have been welcome, though. Overall, we liked everything: it was quiet and peaceful to sleep. But there were a few unusual details: the mattress was very thin and hard, like wood, making it uncomfortable to sleep on; we're used to completely different mattresses. Also, the TV was entirely in Chinese. We couldn't even reconfigure it to English, let alone Russian. We called the owner, who said the TV was only in Chinese and he didn't know how to reconfigure it. He said, "Don't touch it, it's broken." It was a bit boring without TV... Oh well... Overall, I liked everything. No one bothered me or disturbed me. 😊 👍

Hello everyone! This apartment has been converted into private rooms. It's located in a gated community. Getting in is very difficult, especially at night. The owners don't speak Russian.

I warned them in advance that I would be checking in late and asked several times if I would have any problems checking in, as I was arriving in another country at night. They told me there would be no problem. I ended up arriving at 3 a.m. and realized I couldn't open the front door because I needed a keycard (which is in my room). No one had told me in advance that I couldn't get into the building without it. 20 minutes later, I got lucky and a man who lives in the building came and opened the door. They only informed me that the keycard was in my room in the morning. The apartment was poorly cleaned, the floor was dirty, there was hair everywhere, and the shower was covered in stains. There was also no Wi-Fi password, so I had to find it out in the morning. I don't recommend it! You could end up on the street in a foreign country, without service and without money, since you can't exchange money at night.

The environment of the community is OK. It is an apartment-style hotel. There are four or five small rooms in a large house. The sanitary environment is average, but the price is OK in Almaty. It's quite standard.

Location, environment, affordable prices are all very good

Okay. Very good. Excellent.