Zaluuchuud Hotel
Baga Toiruu-43 Sukhbaatar, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
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#65 of 68 hotels in Ulaanbaatar
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See why so many travellers make Zaluuchuud Hotel their hotel of choice when visiting Ulaanbaatar. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a budget friendly setting with an array of amenities designed for travellers like you.
Close to some of Ulaanbaatar's most popular landmarks, such as Migjid Janraisig Sum (0.3 mi) and Gandantegchenling Monastery (0.8 mi), Zaluuchuud Hotel is a great destination for tourists.
You’ll enjoy relaxing rooms that offer air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a minibar, and you can stay connected during your stay as Zaluuchuud Hotel offers guests free wifi.
The hotel features 24 hour front desk, room service, and a concierge. Plus, Zaluuchuud Hotel offers an on-site restaurant, providing a pleasant respite from your busy day. For guests with a vehicle, there is paid private parking available on-site.
During your visit, be sure to check out one of Ulaanbaatar's popular ramen restaurants such as Arig & Anya, Akamaru Ramen and Sushi, and Sakura Restaurant, all a short distance from Zaluuchuud Hotel.
Plus, during your trip, don't forget to check out an architectural building, such as Ulaanbaatar Central Post Office.
At Zaluuchuud Hotel, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Ulaanbaatar.
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Paid private parking on-site
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Bar / lounge
Bicycle rental
Airport transportation
Business Centre with Internet Access
Meeting rooms
Baggage storage
Wifi
Coffee shop
Restaurant
Special diet menus
Vending machine
Shuttle bus service
Car hire
Concierge
Convenience store
Currency exchange
Newspaper
Non-smoking hotel
Shared lounge / TV area
Shops
24-hour front desk
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
Ironing service
Shoeshine
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Air conditioning
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Iron
Minibar
Refrigerator
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Non-smoking rooms
Smoking rooms available
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Baga Toiruu-43 Sukhbaatar, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
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This hotel will give you a decent bed and a clean bathroom, and I think that is all you will need in Ulan Bator, the city is too exciting too waste time caring too much about your accommodation. Also, the staff was adorable! They gave us packed breakfast to eat on the train, as we left very early in the morning.
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Date of stay: April 2011Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Very spartan. I had a sinsle room. Very very small, the bathroom, smaller snd falling apart. The bed had a vally. But, it's Mongolia, not London. I had hot water, the breakfast is good if you compare it to China, and the staff speaks English. Close to all important places, Atm nearby, supermarket. Free wifi!
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Date of stay: May 2015Trip type: Travelled with friends
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The Zaluuchuud is one of the older socialist era hotels. On the positive side there is the central location with numerous restaurants nearby and the relatively affordable price by UB standards. Moreover we found staff to be always friendly and helpful. That being said, breakfast is okay and rooms are acceptable. Unfortunately when we stayed there was no hot water for a week - and even in June, cold water was almost freezing cold. Rooms facing the street are a bit noisy at night.
Some more practicalities: there is a small supermarket next door, as are the main buildings of National and Technical University of Mongolia. Several of the nearby restaurants are among the better in UB. Personally I love Namaste which is a 2 min walk in the same street. Sukhbaatar Square is a short walk, as are many embassies, several museums. It is about 20 min walking distance to the State Department Store.
Some more practicalities: there is a small supermarket next door, as are the main buildings of National and Technical University of Mongolia. Several of the nearby restaurants are among the better in UB. Personally I love Namaste which is a 2 min walk in the same street. Sukhbaatar Square is a short walk, as are many embassies, several museums. It is about 20 min walking distance to the State Department Store.
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Date of stay: June 2015Trip type: Travelled on business
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I am not sure where to start here.
When we were shown to our room the man asked to help us with our bags was lying on a couch in reception watching TV. The receptionist I think was asleep by the reception desk.
We were shown to our room which had an unflushed toilet, a bed with blood stains on it and when my boyfriend opened the wardrobe door it fell on top of him.
After moving rooms we got a better room which still had dirty floors with an iron imprint and dirty curtains.
We were brought some water a little while later and thanked the gentleman who had brought it. We assumed it was complimentary, until we tried to leave a few days later and we were told it was not and that we had to pay. This might not have been so bad but it was 5am in the morning and we had a taxi waiting to take us to the airport. We had expressly asked th night before if we had any outstanding bills to avoid such an issue and were told by the receptionist it was fine.
In our annoyance we tried to leave and he shouted at us and locked the doors. We had to pay. It was not the amount but the principle.
I have now travelled the world and stayed in many places. This was the worst ever. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
I stayed in this hotel in March 2012.
When we were shown to our room the man asked to help us with our bags was lying on a couch in reception watching TV. The receptionist I think was asleep by the reception desk.
We were shown to our room which had an unflushed toilet, a bed with blood stains on it and when my boyfriend opened the wardrobe door it fell on top of him.
After moving rooms we got a better room which still had dirty floors with an iron imprint and dirty curtains.
We were brought some water a little while later and thanked the gentleman who had brought it. We assumed it was complimentary, until we tried to leave a few days later and we were told it was not and that we had to pay. This might not have been so bad but it was 5am in the morning and we had a taxi waiting to take us to the airport. We had expressly asked th night before if we had any outstanding bills to avoid such an issue and were told by the receptionist it was fine.
In our annoyance we tried to leave and he shouted at us and locked the doors. We had to pay. It was not the amount but the principle.
I have now travelled the world and stayed in many places. This was the worst ever. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
I stayed in this hotel in March 2012.
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Date of stay: November 2012Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip: Don't stay here.
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This hotel was terrible. I was saddened because all of the things that made it so bad could be easily fixed.
After 22 hours of travel my father and I arrived at midnight on a Saturday to a receptionist who spoke no English. After failing to communicate to this receptionist we had a booking he went and woke up the manager. The manager spoke a very minimal amount of English but we finally managed to get our room.
We trudged up 4 flights of stairs and opened our door to room 404. Immediately we were assaulted by paint fumes and it's no wonder as there were an abundance of small and one large stains on the old carpet.
The room was dirty with dead bugs on the floor and when I opened a draw I found 4 empty beer cans from a prior guest! I was dieing for a shower, not caring if it was hot or cold. The pressure was very low but hey its Mongolia. However when I tried to position the shower head it fell off and It wouldn't go back on.
Tired and grumpy at the room I decided to just have a bottle of water and go to bed. However when I checked the promised mini bar the fridge was non functional and empty. This to me was a terrible stuff up, in a country where the tap water is undrinkable it is imperative that there is drinkable water in the room.
I just gave up and crawled into the rock hard bed and fell into a restless sleep. At 5:30am I was woken up by a very disgruntled father who had rolled over onto something hard and had found out he had slept with a lipstick and an (thankfully) unopened condom. Obviously the linen had not been changed from the previous guests which is absolutely disgusting in my opinion.
We went down to breakfast with low expectations and low spirits. The breakfast was yet again a disappointment, there was no plates and we had to ask, the eggs and bacon were cold, the yogurt had to be asked for and there was no toaster. The waiter didn't want to know us and was very slow to respond to requests.
This was our first night of a supposed 5 nights before we left on our tour so we bit the bullet and decided to move to the Ulaanbaatar Hotel which is a 5 star hotel but only cost $20 more a night!
Trying to get a refund was a nightmare and is still being worked out.
The reason it was so bad was the cost of the room and this is largely due to intrepid tacking on an extra $75 AUD on the room rate but even without that the problems are glaring and need to be addressed. It is not suitable for western tourists if they plan to charge what they do.
After 22 hours of travel my father and I arrived at midnight on a Saturday to a receptionist who spoke no English. After failing to communicate to this receptionist we had a booking he went and woke up the manager. The manager spoke a very minimal amount of English but we finally managed to get our room.
We trudged up 4 flights of stairs and opened our door to room 404. Immediately we were assaulted by paint fumes and it's no wonder as there were an abundance of small and one large stains on the old carpet.
The room was dirty with dead bugs on the floor and when I opened a draw I found 4 empty beer cans from a prior guest! I was dieing for a shower, not caring if it was hot or cold. The pressure was very low but hey its Mongolia. However when I tried to position the shower head it fell off and It wouldn't go back on.
Tired and grumpy at the room I decided to just have a bottle of water and go to bed. However when I checked the promised mini bar the fridge was non functional and empty. This to me was a terrible stuff up, in a country where the tap water is undrinkable it is imperative that there is drinkable water in the room.
I just gave up and crawled into the rock hard bed and fell into a restless sleep. At 5:30am I was woken up by a very disgruntled father who had rolled over onto something hard and had found out he had slept with a lipstick and an (thankfully) unopened condom. Obviously the linen had not been changed from the previous guests which is absolutely disgusting in my opinion.
We went down to breakfast with low expectations and low spirits. The breakfast was yet again a disappointment, there was no plates and we had to ask, the eggs and bacon were cold, the yogurt had to be asked for and there was no toaster. The waiter didn't want to know us and was very slow to respond to requests.
This was our first night of a supposed 5 nights before we left on our tour so we bit the bullet and decided to move to the Ulaanbaatar Hotel which is a 5 star hotel but only cost $20 more a night!
Trying to get a refund was a nightmare and is still being worked out.
The reason it was so bad was the cost of the room and this is largely due to intrepid tacking on an extra $75 AUD on the room rate but even without that the problems are glaring and need to be addressed. It is not suitable for western tourists if they plan to charge what they do.
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Date of stay: June 2012Trip type: Travelled with family
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Room Tip: Do not book 404
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Ok, this isn't your top end hotel. I stayed here 4 years ago and it's improved. Still has a decent breakfast... eggs, vegetables, yogurt, coffee... The beds are better, more rooms have hot water for showers. Several good restaurants are nearby and the area is safe to explore and close to Sukhbaatar Square and Peace Avenue with most of the shopping. My rooms have always been clean, sometimes there are issues, but knowing how much they've improved and how difficult it is to improve things in UB (getting the things you need to fix stuff... this ISN'T Seattle!) I found this gave me a teeny taste of local life...
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Date of stay: September 2017Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Room Tip: If you want quiet, ask to be away from University side of the hotel. The hotel is four stories...
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Stayed in room 203 and bathroom would need some refurbishment but, apart from that, this hotel is a very good value for money !
Good location, comfortable bed, hot water, very good heating... All that for just 25$ !!!
And the staff is great too !
Good location, comfortable bed, hot water, very good heating... All that for just 25$ !!!
And the staff is great too !
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Date of stay: November 2016
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Wow... wow... wow... Do you know those hotels or places where you visit once and you think "NEVER AGAIN". Well, I did that twice at this same hotel... do not ask me why, but I did.
The place is located in just on the outside on the city centre and UB is not big, so everything is walk able. You are in the centre within 5 minutes. So no fear.
What can I say that is good about this hotel? The staff. They are very friendly and hospitable, they are very well mannered to a high level. The problem with the staff though.... well.. not really a problem.. but there is a set breakfast which you can choose from and it is included in the hotel stay. The thing is, lets say that each morning, if you ordered a cheese sandwich, you would get a different cheese sandwich each day.. so I think they just let whoever is in the kitchen at the time make the breakfast. Either way, the sausages are something like I have never tasted before. I do not know what they are made of, and I don't want to know... I just like how sometimes they are chopped, sliced, whole or even frozen.. yes.. frozen.
The rooms... should probably be simply done over. The carpet in the rooms was worn out and terrible with stains. The curtains were almost falling apart and the bathroom had more mould around the edges than I have ever seen... it was quite disgusting.
The beds are terrible. Hard and uncomfortable.
There is also some sort of pool/snooker hall or something out the back of the hotel, and that got quite rowdy some nights. Even got to witness a fight of some sorts... cops showed up and sorted it out of course.. gotta love the views from hotels sometimes.
Just up the road is a great internet store so you can go internet.. cross the road and head up the road maybe 100m.. don't take the one on the same side as the hotel.. it is useless. There is also a small bar/restaurant right next door to the hotel, it is OK, but do not be fooled by the "schnitzel".. it is actually just a bread crumbed hamburger pattie...
Please stay here just once so I can have someone to talk to about this hotel.. I think the staff try really hard and I think they just need to do the hotel up a bit. To be fair there was some renovations going on, so perhaps... just perhaps...
Anyways, the hotel is cheap and good enough for a short stay... I did it twice.. so go on.. I dare ya!
The place is located in just on the outside on the city centre and UB is not big, so everything is walk able. You are in the centre within 5 minutes. So no fear.
What can I say that is good about this hotel? The staff. They are very friendly and hospitable, they are very well mannered to a high level. The problem with the staff though.... well.. not really a problem.. but there is a set breakfast which you can choose from and it is included in the hotel stay. The thing is, lets say that each morning, if you ordered a cheese sandwich, you would get a different cheese sandwich each day.. so I think they just let whoever is in the kitchen at the time make the breakfast. Either way, the sausages are something like I have never tasted before. I do not know what they are made of, and I don't want to know... I just like how sometimes they are chopped, sliced, whole or even frozen.. yes.. frozen.
The rooms... should probably be simply done over. The carpet in the rooms was worn out and terrible with stains. The curtains were almost falling apart and the bathroom had more mould around the edges than I have ever seen... it was quite disgusting.
The beds are terrible. Hard and uncomfortable.
There is also some sort of pool/snooker hall or something out the back of the hotel, and that got quite rowdy some nights. Even got to witness a fight of some sorts... cops showed up and sorted it out of course.. gotta love the views from hotels sometimes.
Just up the road is a great internet store so you can go internet.. cross the road and head up the road maybe 100m.. don't take the one on the same side as the hotel.. it is useless. There is also a small bar/restaurant right next door to the hotel, it is OK, but do not be fooled by the "schnitzel".. it is actually just a bread crumbed hamburger pattie...
Please stay here just once so I can have someone to talk to about this hotel.. I think the staff try really hard and I think they just need to do the hotel up a bit. To be fair there was some renovations going on, so perhaps... just perhaps...
Anyways, the hotel is cheap and good enough for a short stay... I did it twice.. so go on.. I dare ya!
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Date of stay: April 2008Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Hotel booked through Zavkhan Trekking and was completely satisfied with the room and service. I think travelers tend to forget that UB has only been open to tourism for a couple of decades and standards are not the same as more developed countries. Zaluuchuud Hotel was clean, central and the staff were always friend and helpful (although English is limited). Would I stay there again - absolutely! Also most of the time I had a hot shower - Gold in UB!!!
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Date of stay: July 2014Trip type: Travelled solo
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Room Tip: Ask for room that doesn't face main street
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I booked and paid for this hotel through a travel agent (the rest of the tour was excellent). When I checked into this hotel the girl at the front desk found my reservation and insisted I had not paid. I gave her my credit card and thought she would find out later that I had paid prior to arrival. I returned to the front desk and she realized that I had paid in advance and attempted to refund my money for second payment. Very long story in brief: Two months later I have still not received a refund, hence I paid for this hotel room twice.
The room was small and smelly, the bathroom was dirty...sub standard for a three star hotel as advertised. The room was overpriced at $50.00USD. I ended paying $100.00USD and it feels like robbery.
The room was small and smelly, the bathroom was dirty...sub standard for a three star hotel as advertised. The room was overpriced at $50.00USD. I ended paying $100.00USD and it feels like robbery.
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Date of stay: May 2013Trip type: Travelled solo
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"If you want quiet, ask to be away from University side of the hotel. The hotel is four stories and has no elevator."Read full review
"rooms on the right hand side as you enter the corridors are a lot quieter, in case you want to sleep. very few rooms have a double bed, most have two single beds. no elevator."Read full review
"Extremely hard beds! You can sit on the wide window ledges and watch the world go by!"Read full review
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Frequently Asked Questions about Zaluuchuud Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Migjid Janraisig Sum (0.4 km), Zanabazar Museum of FIne Art (0.5 km), and The Natural History Museum Of Mongolia (0.4 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge.
Which room amenities are available at Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Yes, paid private parking on-site is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Modern Nomads, The Green Zone, and Torres Spanish & Mexican Cuisine.
Does Zaluuchuud Hotel have airport transportation?
Yes, Zaluuchuud Hotel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Zaluuchuud Hotel offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business centre and meeting rooms during their stay.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Zaluuchuud Hotel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Russian, and Japanese.
Are there any historical sites close to Zaluuchuud Hotel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Gandantegchenling Monastery (1.3 km) and The Project for Rehabilitation of Railway Facilities (2.5 km).