Pe Drumul Matasii in Uzbekistan 2. Cazare in Tashkent / On the Silk Road in Uzbekistan 2. Accommodation in Tashkent

 The “Uzbekistan” Hotel, a four stars one, was inaugurated on 1974 in the Amir Temur Square, right in the centre of the city. It was a hotel for the foreign tourists only, as the locals were not permitted in. It is a huge construction, like in other towns of the former Soviet Union. It has the form of an open book, offering large panoramas to the square. In spite of the fact that the furniture is a little bit old, the rooms are big and clean. They have air conditioned, mini fridge, TV setr and hair dryer.

The hall is still elegant. The restaurant offers national and European dishes. The breakfast (Swedish buffet) was good and the dishes have been  plenty.

The subway station is right in front of the hotel, making simple your movements into the city. Many objectives are at the walking distance, like museums (History, Timurids, Fine Arts), parks and squares (Amir Temur, Independence), open market (Oloy Bazaar), etc.

We arrived earlier in Tashkent, so we had to pay an early check-in of 18$/person. This gave us the opportunity to add some objectives beside those of the group programme.

Hotelul de 4 stele "Uzbekistan" se afla chiar in centrul capitalei uzbece, in Piata Amir Temur. Inaugurat in 1974, era hotelul pentru turistii straini, in fosta Uniune Sovietica localnicii neavand acces in aceste hoteluri. Ca arhitectura, el seamana cu multe hoteluri colos (243 camere) din alte orase. Acesta are forma unei carti deschise spre piata amintita, oferind frumoase imagini panoramice. Chiar daca camerele in sine au un mobilier mai vechi, ele sunt spatioase si foarte curate. Ele sunt dotate cu aer conditionat, mini frigider, televizor, uscator de par.

in camera noastra

priveliste spre Piata Amir Temur, cu muzeul timurizilor in plan secund (cupola vernil)

Holul principal al hotelului va poate da o idee despre eleganta sa, chiar daca putin vetusta.

Restaurantul propriu ofera specialitati ale bucatariei nationale si internationale. Micul dejun oferit, stil bufet suedez, a fost complet si foarte variat.

iata deja ceva din luxul oriental

Chiar in fata hotelului se afla statia de metrou, ceea ce face deplasarea in capitala foarte usoara. De altfel, numeroase obiective turistice se afla in apropierea sa, la distanta de mers pe jos.

Deoarece noi am sosit mai devreme decat inceperea excursiei, am platit o taxa de "early check-in", care a insemnat 18$/persoana. Am dorit sa avem timp la dispozitie pentru a vizita si altceva decat cele incluse in programul excursiei, adica Muzeul National de Istorie, Muzeul dinastiei timurizilor si am urcat in Turnul TV pentru privelisti panoramice asupra orasului. In plus, am vazut mai pe indelete cateva locuri din centrul orasului, prin care am trecut a doua zi cu intreg grupul.