If you’ve done much traveling in the former USSR or Central Asia than you’ll probably find this to be a comfortable and convenient place to stay with a better than expected breakfast. They have Western toilets (a huge plus), clean rooms (with tiny beds) and functioning showers (that sometimes have hot water). If you’re not in the mood for a... More

The Celestial Mountains at Naryn is on the road into Kyrgyzstan from the Torugart Pass. It is about the only place on this road you would want to use. It is in a refurbished Soviet block of flats inside a rather daunting compound on the edge of town. Inside it is scrupulously clean. Our room was large and comfortable but... More