Bibikhanum Hotel

Our stay in Samarkand was made more remarkable with our stay at the Hotel Bibikhanum. We were able to arrange from them a transfer from the train station to the hotel, as we arrived early in the morning. As the hotel is located on a side street next to the Bibikhanum Mosque complex, we were able to use that as a landmark to get back to the hotel. The courtyard and the on-site Zargaron Restaurant give an amazing view of the Bibikhanum Mosque from the side, which made for an amazing backdrop for breakfast in the morning. We were able to leave our luggage at the hotel and sightsee in the morning while we waited for our room to be ready for check-in. Our room was located on the second floor, next to the restaurant, which had ambient noise in the morning and night but quieted down for bedtime. The room was large, with comfortable beds. Each bed had a double outlet next to the nightstand, which was convenient for charging our devices. The bathroom was also large and roomy, and the towel heater was welcome for the chilly nights. Breakfast was served in the Zargaran Restaurant starting at 7:30AM. A buffet spread of cold cuts, cheeses, crepes, an egg dish, breads, fruits, coffee and tea was abundant. Best of all was the view of the dome during breakfast. The hotel front desk was also able to help us arrange a car for a day trip to the Urgut Bazaar outside Samarkand and to Shahkrisabz for a reasonable price. The hotel is an easy walk to the Registan and most of the sites in the historical area, but a bit aways from the restaurants and nightlife in the New City. Ask the front desk to call you a regular cab to get there. Overall, this was a great hotel that made our stay in Samarkand wonderful.

Stayed in this hotel for three nights. This hotel has excellent location near Bibi Khanum mosque, and has beautiful view. Breakfast spread was very good with a beautiful dining area. Very easy to do site seeing as E vehicle can be taken from the main road, which is a pedestrian zone, here other vehicles are not allowed. For commuting to/ from hotel, Yandex can be taken from the back lane, near Bobur restaurant, from where the hotel is a few steps away. No issue for carrying luggage too, as there is a narrow lane besides Bibi Khanum mosque, which connects the back lane to hotel. Hotel needs to work on other aspects- better house keeping and wifi. Bathroom cleaning needs to be done properly with refilling of toiletries. Sugar wasn’t provided even after demanding. Wifi didn’t work for 1.5 day, which was quite surprising.

This hotel has an excellent location, the room was very clean and a good breakfast was served in a panoramic terrace. The staff is very helpful. We planned to reach Fergana by train from Tashkent but all the trains were full. Fortunately, after having explain the problem to the reception guy, he quickly arrange for us the transfer from Tashkent to Fergana by car. We found his friend waiting for us in front of the train station and we finally arrived in Fergana. We paid 50 USD...a travel agency in Tashkent asked us 250 USD for a transfer by car.

We really loved this place. The room is great, the views are fantastic. Loved the balcony. The restaurant is just ok. My son and I are English speaking and he speaks Russian fluently, it seemed that our server for dinner on two separate nights was not very fluent in either language and ordering was a little complicated. We had issues with laundry, which after being told it was no problem took 3 days to complete. So 10 out of 10 for the room, but the restaurant is just ok and avoid using the laundry service. If you drink coffee, none available in room - just tea. Also no bottled water, which was available at every hotel we stayed at in Uzbekistan.