Where to Stay in Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva & Tashkent: Partner Hotels

Where to stay in Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent shapes a trip to Uzbekistan more than most travellers expect. In the three Silk Road cities the real choice is between sleeping in or beside the old town, where you walk out of the door into the monuments, and staying in a newer district, where hotels are larger and more modern but every outing starts with a car. In Tashkent the question is different: the capital is spread out, and the right district depends on whether you are here for one night between trains or for several days of business and sightseeing.

This guide is organised city by city, then area by area, then by budget. It names only the hotels we work with: 32 TourEast partner properties, from family-scale boutique hotels to international five-stars, plus Sumayya Hotel Bukhara, which is our own hotel and is clearly marked as such. For each we say honestly what it does well, where it falls short and who it suits best. We have not listed every good hotel in the country, and a hotel missing from this page is not a hotel we would warn you against.

Hotel facilities and opening dates change, so we confirm details such as pool season, room type and payment terms for your dates when we book.

Quick answer: our partner hotels by city and budget

If you only have a minute, this is the short version. Tiers follow the levels we use in our tours: standard, comfort, premium and luxury.

• Samarkand: standard, Hanzade Palace (Reikartz Hanzade) and National Gold Plaza; comfort, Kosh Havuz Boutique Hotel, Sangzor Boutique Hotel and Meridian Plaza by Reikartz; premium, Mövenpick Hotel Samarkand and Savitsky Plaza; luxury, Hilton Samarkand Regency and Silk Road by Minyoun.
• Bukhara: standard, Rangrez, Misgaron and Grand Nodirbek Boutique Hotel; comfort, Sumayya Hotel Bukhara (our own hotel), Shahristan Plaza, Poykent Bukhara Old City, Unique Bukhara Hotel, Paradise Plaza and Ark Hotel; premium, Mercure Bukhara Old Town and Wyndham Bukhara.
• Khiva: standard, Hotel Isakhoja and New Minor Hotel; comfort, Hotel Bankir and Khiva Residence (Reikartz); premium, Kamil Palace.
• Tashkent: standard, Reikartz Amirun; comfort, Hotel Inspira-S, The Elements and Mercure Tashkent South; premium, Holiday Inn Tashkent City and Mövenpick Hotel Tashkent Old City; luxury, Hilton Tashkent City and JW Marriott Hotel Tashkent.

Bukhara and Khiva have no true luxury hotels yet. On our luxury itineraries we use the best premium hotels there and the five-stars in Samarkand and Tashkent.

Where to stay in Samarkand: the old town near the Registan

Samarkand's great monuments run along a line of a little over two kilometres, from Gur-e-Amir past the Registan and along the pedestrian Tashkent Street to the Bibi-Khanym Mosque, the Siab Bazaar and Shah-i-Zinda. Sleep anywhere near that line and you can walk the classic route, go back for a rest in the afternoon heat and return to the Registan after dark for the illuminations.

Kosh Havuz Boutique Hotel (comfort) is our first suggestion for couples. It has around 30 rooms, a garden courtyard and a rooftop terrace and bar that look over the domes, and the Registan is seven to ten minutes away on foot. Guest reviews are among the strongest in the city. The trade-off is the usual one for a boutique hotel: no conference facilities, and the best rooms go early in spring and autumn.

Sangzor Boutique Hotel (comfort) is a newer building of about 35 rooms in the historic district, roughly ten minutes' walk from the Registan and Bibi-Khanym. It has a small gym and suites and is consistently well reviewed. It suits travellers who want to explore on foot and come back to a calm, well-run hotel rather than a historic house.

Mövenpick Hotel Samarkand (premium), formerly Registan Plaza, stands on Shokhrukh Street at the edge of the old town. With some 160 rooms over seven floors and lifts, it is the rare large international hotel from which you can still walk to Gur-e-Amir in about ten minutes and on to the Registan. It suits travellers with limited mobility, families who want predictable rooms and anyone who values a brand standard. It has less local character than the boutique hotels, which is the point for some guests and a drawback for others.

Samarkand new town: quieter streets, shorter taxi rides

West of the Registan lies the new town laid out from the late 19th century, with wide avenues, plane trees, cafés and parks. Hotels here are a few minutes by car from the monuments, and some are within a 15- to 20-minute walk.

Meridian Plaza by Reikartz (comfort) is a compact four-star of about 40 rooms on Uzbekistan Street. Gur-e-Amir is a walk of about 20 minutes and the Registan is a short drive. It is quiet and business-like, with a restaurant and buffet breakfast, and it suits travellers who like the new town's pace.

Hanzade Palace, now operated as Reikartz Hanzade Samarkand (standard), is a central three-star on Orzu Makhmudov Street that joined the Reikartz group in 2025. It works on a bed-and-breakfast basis and has family and triple rooms, which makes it practical for families and small groups who want clean, modern rooms at a fair price.

National Gold Plaza (standard) is a small hotel near the Catholic Church of St John and the Orthodox Church of St Alexius. It is simple and budget-friendly, with breakfast and parking, and suits travellers who are happy to take a short taxi ride to the sights. Of all our Samarkand partners it has the fewest online reviews, so we match it to guests who value price and quiet over facilities.

Silk Road Samarkand complex: resort hotels on the eastern edge

Silk Road Samarkand, also called the Samarkand Tourist Centre, is a large purpose-built complex on the eastern edge of the city along a rowing canal, with a congress centre and the Eternal City (Boqiy Shahar) quarter of craft workshops, food stalls and evening performances. The Registan is roughly 15 to 30 minutes away by car, depending on traffic. Three of our partner hotels are here.

Hilton Samarkand Regency (luxury) opened under the Hilton name in February 2024. The 20-storey hotel has around 230 rooms, indoor and seasonal outdoor pools, a spa and a large ballroom with meeting rooms. It is our first choice for luxury private tours that want resort comfort, and for conferences and incentive groups.

Silk Road by Minyoun (luxury) is the complex's other five-star tower, with around 240 rooms, a spa, a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. Families like it for the pools and for having the canal walk and the Eternal City on the doorstep.

Savitsky Plaza (premium) is a four-star on the canal whose interiors draw on the collection of Igor Savitsky, the founder of the museum in Nukus. Many rooms have balconies or terraces over the water, and guests can use the complex's spa centres and restaurants. It gives most of the complex's advantages at a gentler price than the five-stars.

Honest drawback for all three: you will drive to every old-town sight. For a first visit of one or two nights we usually suggest the old town; for three nights or more, a conference, or a family that wants a pool, the complex makes good sense.

Where to stay in Bukhara: inside the old town

Bukhara (Buxoro) is the easiest of the cities to get right. The old town is compact and largely pedestrian, running from Lyabi-Hauz past the trading domes and Po-i-Kalyan to the Ark Fortress. Stay inside that area and you will walk everywhere.

Shahristan Plaza (comfort) is about as central as a hotel of its size can be: on Hakikat Street, steps from the Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah, between the trading domes and Po-i-Kalyan, with Lyabi-Hauz five to ten minutes away. It has around 90 rooms and very good guest scores. It suits anyone who wants to step out before the day visitors arrive.

Misgaron Hotel (standard) is a small courtyard hotel between the Toki Telpak Furushon and Tim Abdullakhan domes, about five minutes from Lyabi-Hauz. It is simple, and cars cannot reach the door, but the location is hard to beat for the price.

Grand Nodirbek Boutique Hotel (standard) occupies an old Bukharan house, which the hotel dates to the 17th to 19th centuries, about five minutes from Lyabi-Hauz and the Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah. You stay here for the carved wood, painted ceilings and garden terrace. As in most historic houses, rooms differ in size and light and there is no lift.

Unique Bukhara Hotel (comfort) is in the Lyabi-Hauz area, a practical mid-range base for walking the old town.

Mercure Bukhara Old Town (premium) opened at the end of 2022 on Samarkand Street on the edge of the historic centre. It is a low building of under 60 rooms with a top-floor restaurant and terrace, and a spa with a hammam, sauna and pool. For travellers who want a modern room and a proper wellness area after a day on foot, it is one of the strongest choices in the city.

Bukhara: the edges of the old town and the new town

Just beyond the historic core are hotels with more space, lifts and parking, still within walking distance of Lyabi-Hauz. Further out, the new town has Bukhara's largest hotel.

Sumayya Hotel Bukhara (comfort) is TourEast's own hotel, so read this paragraph knowing that we have an interest in it. It is a 10-room boutique hotel at 39 Samarkand Street, near the old town, built around a courtyard with carved wooden galleries. There are family and standard rooms, and breakfast and an airport transfer are included. Guests rate it 9.7 on Booking.com (as of November 2026). With only ten rooms it suits couples and families who want a small, personal house, and it fills early in spring and autumn. In our comfort-level tours it is the first hotel we offer in Bukhara, and as with every hotel on this page you can ask for another.

Poykent Bukhara Old City (comfort) opened in 2026 on Bahouddin Naqshband Street, a few minutes' walk from Chor-Minor and around ten minutes from Lyabi-Hauz. It has well over a hundred rooms, and an indoor pool and spa are among its listed facilities, which makes it a useful choice for families and for winter travel.

Rangrez Hotel (standard) is a small three-star near Chor-Minor, ten to twelve minutes from Lyabi-Hauz, with a restaurant, a terrace and parking. Straightforward and good value, it suits budget travellers and self-drive trips.

Paradise Plaza (comfort) stands on the same street on the eastern edge of the historic centre, about ten minutes' walk from Lyabi-Hauz. Despite the word luxury in its full name it is a well-run mid-range hotel, built around a courtyard with a lift and its own restaurant.

Ark Hotel (comfort) stands on Afrosiab Street, just outside the old town, a short walk or drive from the Ark Fortress and Lyabi-Hauz: a practical, quieter base.

Wyndham Bukhara (premium) is on Navoi Avenue, roughly 15 minutes' walk from Lyabi-Hauz. With more than 200 rooms, a seasonal outdoor pool and a spa, it is the city's largest international-brand hotel and the natural choice for coach groups and conferences. For a short leisure stay, most people are happier closer in.

Where to stay in Khiva: inside or outside Ichan-Kala?

Khiva (Xiva) is small, and its walled inner town, Ichan-Kala, can be crossed on foot in about 15 minutes. The choice is less about convenience than about atmosphere and comfort. Inside, you wake among the monuments and have the lanes almost to yourself at dawn and after dark. Just outside the walls, rooms are usually larger and a car can pull up at the door.

Near the monuments:

• New Minor Hotel (standard) is a small hotel of under 20 rooms on Islam Khoja Street, about a minute from the Islam Khoja Minaret, the tallest in Khiva. Rooms are air-conditioned and soundproofed and breakfast is included. Simple, but you are among the monuments early and late.
• Hotel Isakhoja (standard) is a family-run hotel of around 17 rooms close to the Kunya-Ark. It is plain in style, with family rooms and very warm reviews.
• Hotel Bankir (comfort) is a boutique hotel of around 40 rooms near Kalta Minor and the Kunya-Ark, with a rooftop for sunrise over the domes and massage treatments. It suits couples and photographers.

Just outside the walls:

• Kamil Palace (premium) opened in 2025 about 150 metres from Ota-Darvoza, the West Gate, facing the walls. With around 50 rooms and suites, a restaurant and parking, it is one of the newest and best-placed hotels in Khiva.
• Khiva Residence (comfort), operated by Reikartz, is a short walk from the North Gate, with a seasonal outdoor pool and a fitness room, welcome after a hot day in summer.

For a single night we would stay as close to the monuments as possible. For two nights or more, or with heavy luggage or limited mobility, Kamil Palace or Khiva Residence are the more comfortable bases.

Where to stay in Tashkent: Tashkent City, the centre or near the station

Tashkent is a large, spread-out capital, and most visitors spend one or two nights here at the start or end of a trip. Choose the district by what you will do.

Tashkent City, the new business district beside the city park and the Congress Hall, has the international five-stars:

• JW Marriott Hotel Tashkent (luxury) opened in December 2025, the first hotel of the brand in Uzbekistan, with close to 290 rooms, a full-service spa, an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool over the park. The most polished stay in the capital.
• Hilton Tashkent City (luxury) rises 21 floors, is connected to the Congress Hall and has an indoor pool, a spa and a Pan-Asian restaurant and lounge on the top floor. Our first choice for MICE groups.
• Holiday Inn Tashkent City (premium) opened in 2023 next to the park, with around 270 rooms. A dependable international four-star for business trips and conference delegates.

Closer to old Tashkent:

• Mövenpick Hotel Tashkent Old City (premium) opened in early 2026 on Abdulla Qodiriy Street, a short drive from Chorsu Bazaar and the Hazrati Imam complex, with an indoor pool and spa.
• Hotel Inspira-S (comfort) is a four-star near the Ankhor canal with around 140 rooms, an indoor pool and a sauna. Central and well priced, it is a regular on our group tours.

South, towards the airport and station:

• Mercure Tashkent South (comfort), Accor's first hotel in the country, is about ten minutes by car from both the centre and the airport, with an indoor pool and a spa.
• Reikartz Amirun (standard) is a no-frills three-star close to the airport and the main railway station, ideal before an early Afrosiyob train.

North, in Yunusabad:

• The Elements (comfort) opened in 2023 near the TV Tower, with around 90 rooms and a rooftop terrace. Quieter and residential, about 15 minutes by car from Amir Temur Square.

Hotel prices and what to check before you book

Typical prices in 2026 for a double room per night with breakfast, before the tourist levy, as of November 2026:

• Standard: about US$40 to 80
• Comfort: about US$60 to 130
• Premium: about US$100 to 180
• Luxury: from about US$170 to 300 and more for suites, highest in Tashkent City

Rates rise in April, May, September and October, around Navruz in March and during major conferences, and fall noticeably from November to February. Foreign guests also pay a small nightly tourist levy, usually added at check-out. Our guide to travel costs in Uzbekistan puts accommodation in the context of a full daily budget.

Before you book, ask about:

• Lifts: historic houses in Bukhara and Khiva rarely have them.
• Heating and air conditioning: winter nights are cold, and summer afternoons in Bukhara and Khiva often pass 40°C.
• Pools: outdoor pools are seasonal; if a pool matters in winter, choose one with an indoor pool.
• Car access: in the old towns, the car may stop a short walk from the door.
• Registration: hotels register foreign guests automatically through the E-mehmon system, so hand over your passport at reception.

How we choose our partner hotels

A hotel becomes a TourEast partner when it meets a few simple tests:

• Location that matches the itinerary: walkable to the old town where walking matters, close to the station or the Congress Hall where that matters more.
• Consistency: clean rooms, reliable hot water, heating and air conditioning, and a breakfast that is served on time for an early train.
• Honest reviews: we read recent guest reviews across several platforms, season by season, not only the headline score.
• A working relationship: a reception team that answers us quickly, keeps rooms we have confirmed and handles changes calmly.

If a partner hotel slips, it leaves our list, and if you have a hotel you love that is not here, we are happy to book it for you.

Planning your stays with TourEast

Our itineraries are built around where you sleep: old-town rooms when the walking matters, larger hotels when comfort or access comes first, and the right balance on longer trips. Whether you join a small-group departure or travel on a private, custom itinerary, we can match each night to your pace, budget and season.