Hotel Zarina

We stayed here for 2 nights as part of our tour. The hotel is in a quiet backstreet and looks a bit dodgy to walk around but turned out to be fine once you don’t judge by European standards. The people in Uzbekistan are far more civilised. Our room was on the first floor and took a while to find as it’s quite a sprawling layout. The room was large and had 3 beds, a seating area and a desk and was blissfully quiet. The bathroom was very dated though and needed a proper shower cubicle and a toilet that would accept flushing of the paper! Breakfast at the hotel was fantastic and it had a lovely courtyard and seating area. The location was ideal in a lot of ways, maybe 5 minutes walk to the Registan Square so I think I visited it on both days we were here for sunset and sunrise.

A small family run hotel in a quiet street within walking distance to Registan Square and shops and restaurants. The room was clean. They have a small pool in the middle of the yard. Staff at the reception were nice. They offer nice breakfast.

This friendly, family run hotel is down a small back street off the main road the fronts onto the Registan, the most magnificent sight in Samarkand. So you can pop over and see it in 2 minutes at any time of the day or night. The rooms are basic but clean and air conditioner. The beds are pretty hard, that's the only negative I can find. Breakfast was okay and the hotel staff were extremely helpful and friendly. You are a couple of minutes walk from a few eateries and the area on the main road has a bit going on. The back street the hotel is on is very, very quiet.