2 days ago I came back to US.Kazakhstan is a 7th largest country in the world and it is diverse in geographic locations,climate,residents.Most speak Russian and Kazak.1000 Tegel is about $7. Almaty is still the captal of culture and tourism.Get a good map from the big hotels and you can easily navigate yourself on foot .They has a Metro ,relatively... More

Food from room-service was amazing! But it is definitely a local 5 stars, don't expect too much from the room specially in the bathroom : finishes not finished, WC not really fixed on the wall, curtains hanging and not closing properly, air-con with hot air only... But interesting heating from the walls in the bathroom! More

Very nice hotel. I staid there for three nights, checked in on Friday by weekend rate and checked out on Monday and for last night (on Monday) they left me weekend rate. Good Internet connection and Internet is free! More

I stayed at the Dostyk Hotel on a business trip. The hotel is promoted as a five star, but as hotels go this should be rated a two star. The service standards are poor and facilities even worse. The bathroom only had a shower, no separate bathtub/shower as five star hotels normally do. No tea/coffee making facility in the room.... More

The Dostyk Hotel describes itself (in the in-room services brochure) as 'a unique and peculiar organisation in all respects'. I couldn't agree more. We stayed here for two nights, expecting it to be a five star hotel. It may look grand but as a five star hotel it only has delusions of grandeur. I picked this hotel because I generally... More

I was disapointed when my cellphone charger left in a room was not returned to my friend who went to pick it up only 45 minutes after I had left the hotel to the airport. The rooms' digitaly regulated electricity and electronics went wrong so the light started switching on and off few times during nighttime. Also, don't forget to... More

Super hotel, staff is outstanding, rooms/common areas all of high quality (except Business Centre, so plan accordingly). More

A colleague and I just spent 5 days at the Dostyk Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan. We had chosen the hotel due to it's great location near the old embassies. The hotel looked great from the website but when we arrived we found that the pictures didn't do the hotel justice. Apparently the hotel has recently undergone a massive renovation which... More

The former communist party hotel received a facelift, but the service is bad. Bellboys watch and wait while you drag your luggage up a set of stairs into the lobby. Breakfast menu is limited, with rude or indifferent service. Watch your step for cables strung across the floor to serving stations. The company put me into this hotel, but I... More