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( 8993 4004, 7046 2414; s/tw/half-lux/lux with breakfast T20,000/20,000/30,000/40,000,
half-lux tw with breakfast T60,000, lux with breakfast T100,000)
A polished marble foyer, glass
chandeliers and a swanky restaurant create a fine first impression at the Uliastai Hotel. A
trifle disappointingly this standard isn't maintained but, when all is said and done, these
digs are the cleanest in town. Not all rooms have their own showers, although there is a
common shower (T3500), and hot water is only available from 7am to 10am and 7pm to
10pm.
Örgöö Hotel
HOTEL$$$
( 9546 9642; tw/d T30,000/40,000)
Bright, spacious rooms come with small attached
bathrooms with hot showers. It's clean and friendly, although no English is spoken and
there's a karaoke bar next door.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
WESTERN ZAVKHAN
If you are travelling overland from Uliastai to western Mongolia (or vice versa) there
are a few places of interest to stop on the way.
Khar Nuur
Located in the sumof Erdenekhairkhan, this is a pretty freshwater lake
bordering on alpine and desert zones. Most of the lake is ringed by sand dunes,
making vehicle access difficult.
Ikh Khairkhan Nuruu
An area of cliffs that provides shelter for ibexes and wolves.
There are caves in the area, including
Ikh Agui
(Big Cave; GPS: N 47°57.080', E
94°59.854')
, one of the largest caves in Mongolia.
Ereen Nuur
A beautiful lake surrounded by rolling sand dunes, some of them high
enough to resemble small mountains. It's technically in Gov-Altai aimag but most
travellers reach the lake via Uliastai.
Eating
11am-6pm Mon-Sat)
or
Tesiin
10am-6pm)
near the roundabout.
Chigistei Restaurant
MONGOLIAN$
