Oguzkent Hotel

Ashgabat

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Effortlessly Ashgabat's best hotel, this gleaming palace is perhaps Central Asia's single most impressive place to stay. It combines the local fashion for marble and fountains with the solid management of the French Sofitel hotel chain and what is definitely Turkmenistan's best breakfast buffet (even if you're not staying here, treat yourself to the US$20 feast).

This is a full five-star experience with 299 fabulous rooms that include touches such as TVs in the bath, rain showers, fast and free wi-fi, three pools, a gym, spa and sauna.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • National Museum

    National Museum

    3.17 MILES

    Looking like a lost palace in the urban desert, the National Museum occupies a striking position in front of the Kopet Dag. It’s actually a collection of…

  • Independence Square

    Independence Square

    0.74 MILES

    At the centre of Ashgabat is the enormous Independence Square, on which sits the golden-domed Palace of Turkmenbashi (the place of work of the former…

  • Arch of Neutrality

    Arch of Neutrality

    3.88 MILES

    Once the centrepiece of Niyazov's Ashgabat, the Arch of Neutrality was erected to celebrate the Turkmen people's unsurprisingly unanimous endorsement of…

  • Carpet Museum

    Carpet Museum

    0.38 MILES

    While there’s a limit to the number of rugs the average visitor can stand, the central exhibit, the world’s largest handwoven rug, really is something to…

  • Museum of Fine Arts

    Museum of Fine Arts

    0.54 MILES

    The Museum of Fine Arts is located in an impressive building with a big rotunda, two tiers and lots of gold. The collection contains some great Soviet…

  • Independence Park

    Independence Park

    2.93 MILES

    The Altyn Asyr Shopping Centre is the curious pyramidal shopping centre at the northern end of Independence Park. The Monument to the Independence of…

  • Statue of Lenin

    Statue of Lenin

    0.99 MILES

    The statue of Lenin, in a small park off Azadi köçesi, is a charmingly incongruous assembly of a tiny Lenin on an enormous and very Central Asian plinth…

  • Circus

    Circus

    1.8 MILES

    This Soviet-era circus building, which resembles a flying saucer, has been 'Turkmenised' with a coating of white marble. It's definitely worth a look if…

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Nearby Ashgabat attractions

1. Majlis

0.37 MILES

Turkmenistan's parliament building is opposite Independence Square.

2. Carpet Museum

0.38 MILES

While there’s a limit to the number of rugs the average visitor can stand, the central exhibit, the world’s largest handwoven rug, really is something to…

3. Museum of Fine Arts

0.54 MILES

The Museum of Fine Arts is located in an impressive building with a big rotunda, two tiers and lots of gold. The collection contains some great Soviet…

4. Independence Square

0.74 MILES

At the centre of Ashgabat is the enormous Independence Square, on which sits the golden-domed Palace of Turkmenbashi (the place of work of the former…

5. Mosque of Khezrety Omar

0.82 MILES

The modern mosque of Khezrety Omar, off Atamurat Niyazov köçesi, is worth visiting for its wonderfully garish painted ceilings.

6. Statue of Lenin

0.99 MILES

The statue of Lenin, in a small park off Azadi köçesi, is a charmingly incongruous assembly of a tiny Lenin on an enormous and very Central Asian plinth…

8. Azadi Mosque

1.4 MILES

More a statement of foreign-policy leanings than a sign of religious awakening, the Azadi mosque, similar in appearance to the Blue Mosque in İstanbul,…