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In general it’s nice and valued for money but I had weak water pressure in my room. It wasn’t possible to wash my hair and take a shower normally.

this is good hostel

everything is perfect also this hostel located beside emir timor cemetery the stuff are friendly and helpful the breakfast was tasty

The location is really good. You are right next to the tomb of Temir. The dorm rooms are excellent. They each have a nice private bathroom that looks like a sauna. The beds are comfortable. Doing laundry there is easy and done well (the lady folded and ironed it for us) - but not the cheapest.

The old man who runs the place needs to retire. When we arrived, we paid in American dollars, and he gave us the four-bed from room instead of the six-bed dorm room, which we booked - which was fine. He seemed confused by the room he gave us. The next day, he saw us and completely forgot who we were and accused us of not paying or checking in because we were not in the six bed room - despite spending more the 15 min with him less than a day earlier. It was only after he went through his phone and discovered pictures of our passport on there that he believed us. He is definitely slightly demented, and his English is atrocious. His wife seemed much more capable and helpful. The breakfast is not great - it is essentially 2 over-easy eggs and bread. The other staff are also not great with english.

Girls watch out: After going out with friends for drinks, I came back to the hotel around 1am. As requested in the guest information letter, I had texted them before on WhatsApp, telling them I would be back late (in the guest information letter they ask guests to let them know if they get back later than 11pm). They had not reacted to my text, though, and the door was closed, so I had to knock. An older man (the boss, as I was told later) opened the door and actually scolded me (!) for being back late, as if I was some minor girl that had violated his house rules. I found that really inacceptable. When I checked out, I left my key in the room, as I had agreed with one of the younger guys there, because I had to leave before 6am and thought that probably nobody would be at reception at such an early hour. However, the old guy was there and made me (in a very unfriendly manner) go back to the room and fetch the key for him, even though I told him I had agreed to leave the key at the room. Sorry guys, but that's not how you treat paying guests.

Great location and a nice breakfast. Very quiet, down a laneway and well placed for Samarkand's sights.

My room was a bit cramped - three singles next to each other without a gap between any.

Although i arrived very early in the morning (5:00 am) the employee (who was sleeping) that received me was helpful, on a great mood and friendly. He made my short stay pleasant with his comments and even calling me by my name.

Nice location. Near major sights. Nice room with everything needed.

The bed was very hard. Other than that all was good.

Close to old town