Asror`s homestay in Sentyab village

Dinner was minimal: just soup and salad. Old bread. Served again for breakfast! No WiFi or signal. Poor communication - without Russian. Local fixer seemed to be overwhelmed - transfers were unreliable. All guests we overlapped with had same problem.

Nice breakfast. The other meals were fine as well. Guides take you into the mountains. The host plays music for you. Komil's place is actually two houses, one of Komil and one of his brother, and they both rent out a number of their rooms. There are two sanitary blocks with clean toilets and showers. Beds are hard, as most beds in Uzbekistan. The family is very modest, friendly and hospitable. Komil has been a teacher of music. His son is a driver and a mountain guide. The drive from Samarkand takes about 4 hours and costs around 250 dollars for a party of 10.

Expensive for the service provided. Trash can wasn’t emptied even when we arrived, toilet paper bin overflowing in the evenings in the communal toilets. Additional lunch and dinner are of mediocre quality and are heavily over charged. It makes the impression that they take advantage of the lack of much other possibilities. 10 USD for a little soup is 4 times as much as you would pay anywhere else.

Beautiful place to stay. Beautiful scenery. Very tranquil. Great hiking. I was made feel very welcome by hosts. Komil is a gentleman. Sentab was highlight of my trip to Uzbekistan. It was nice to have a peaceful interlude after so many bustling cities.

Some of the hiking routes in the area could do with better signage.