Hotel Asia Khiva

We stayed 3 nights at this hotel. It is located just outside the southern gate from where you can walk to the old town of Khiva. Rooms are very spacious, we booked a family room and it was 2 rooms connected by a door, so we had plenty of space. Beds are big and confy (bare in mind they are hard), air conditioning works well and if you put it in night time mode, you can leave it on through the night. Bathrooms both with bathtub, no shower, so it is not suitable for elderly. They offer bathropes and decent quality towels. Furniture and decor is the opposite of European standard but it is just a different style. Very nice swimming pool helpful for families with kids. Buffet breakfast with a big range of items, but they should improve the quality of the bread they are offering (hard as a stone). Things to be improved the amenities, they should have big dispensers and not old tiny bottles. Rooms are covered in carpet but it does not smell like dust, on the contrary, very clean smell. Staff is helpful and they speak English. They offer free bottles of mineral water.

Stayed for three nights and location was biggest attraction- across the road from South Gate of Khiva. Room was well furnished although dated and air con worked well. Bathroom was pleasant with slightly worn towels. Breakfast was just ok. Lots of stale produce- bread was dried out and hard. Pastries soft and tasteless. Oatmeal was liquid and tasteless. No yogurt or fruit. Not the best advert for food. Staff were ok but breakfast room was overwhelmed by tour groups all eating at same time.

In this pretty hotel, unfortunately the negatives outweighed the positives. The bathroom had no hot water, no grab bars in the bathtub, no washcloths and not enough shelf space. The bedroom could use a comfortable chair, and there was no omelet station in the dining room. There were several positives. The bedroom and pillows were comfortable, the AC worked well and there were many outlets. But the best thing about the hotel was pool and the beautiful gardens which were a joy to walk through on the way to the dining room.