Bishkek

Roomy digs in a quiet residential section of the city centre are available in this hotel owned by local tour company C. — Lonely Planet

Run by a Kyrgyz-Japanese family, the fresh if somewhat bland block contains spotlessly clean rooms with shared hot showers. — Lonely Planet

Bishkek’s most international hotel includes a couple of restaurants, an outdoor pool, and fitness club. — Lonely Planet

Spread over five floors, the 28 spacious rooms each have safe, kitchenette and superclean bathrooms. — Lonely Planet

The overload of sparkling glitz and kitschy nouveau-riche decor is almost comical in this quiet yet reasonably central hotel for business travellers. — Lonely Planet

This cheap backpacker pad has a small garden but only one bathroom to service a twin room plus a dim, rather scruffy, dorm packed with 12 bunks. — Lonely Planet

Good value for its genre of nouveau-riche glitz, the rooms are fair sized and not as dazzling as the red-gold of the foyer. — Lonely Planet

Uses classic floral-heraldic motifs to add interest to the rooms' stylishly minimal design. Breakfast (included) is served downstairs at Ratatouille...Airport pickup is also included in the room price. — Lonely Planet

Fronted by neoclassical columns, this discrete 34-room hotel has relatively stylish rooms fitted with flat-screen TVs, minibar and safe. — Lonely Planet

The standard rooms are functional but the lux suites are a big improvement, with thick pile carpets and pleasant, almost cohesive, beige-brown decor. — Lonely Planet

An upmarket hostel in the heart of the city, this is a great place for meeting other travellers. There's a second, slightly cheaper, branch at Toktogul 170A. — Lonely Planet

Smart if compact, chocolate-and-cream rooms aimed at business clients on a (relative) budget. Vibrant location near Vefa Center restaurants, and coffee shops. — Lonely Planet

The eight plain, high-ceilinged, en-suite rooms are very fair value, and are set in a walled garden so peaceful that getting anyone to let you in might require making a phone call. — Lonely Planet

From the rustic log-cabin style common space to the airy rooms, this boutique hotel gives off a vibe somewhere between 'modern nomad' and 'Scandinavian chic'. — Lonely Planet

The extremely friendly family that runs this cosy two-storey guesthouse make stays a delight, and tasty breakfasts are a welcome start to each day. — Lonely Planet

Fairly standard hotel rooms with all the usual amenities in a convenient quiet location in the centre of the city. — Lonely Planet