Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Shopping
85
Ministry of Foreign Affairs......................E3
59
Art Salon .................................................. D3
86
Neomed .................................................... F4
60
Asia Gallery.............................................. G3
87
NoviNomad ..............................................E3
61
Atelier ........................................................F4
88
Persia Agency..........................................G4
62
Bishkek City Shopping
89
Russian Embassy ....................................D3
90
TUK............................................................C3
Mall ........................................................ D3
63
GeoID........................................................ D3
91
Turkish Embassy.....................................G4
64
Hat Stalls.................................................. A3
92
UK Embassy............................................. F4
65
Iman...........................................................E3
93
Uzbekistan Embassy ..............................G3
66
Kyrgyz Oyu ...............................................E3
94
Visa Registration .....................................G3
67
Osh Bazaar .............................................. A3
95
Yuan & Tenge
68
Raritet........................................................F3
moneychangers....................................A3
69
Saima........................................................ D3
70
TsUM ........................................................H3
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Transport
71
Tumar Art Salon...................................... D3
96
Aeroflot ......................................................F1
97
Air Bishkek ...............................................D2
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Information
98
Air Company Kyrgyzstan .......................C4
72
American Resources
99
China Southern Airlines..........................E3
100
Elite Sport.................................................B3
International ..........................................F3
Asia Mountains............................... (see 13)
101
FlyDubai....................................................D5
73
CAT ............................................................E3
102
Informal Taxis to Osh..............................A3
74
CAT (Manas Branch).............................. D3
103
Marshrutka 265 towards
75
Celestial
Ala-Archa...............................................A3
104
Marshrutka 367 (Sokuluk)
Mountains/Advantour ........................ D3
76
Central Telecom Office.......................... G3
& 302 (Kara Balta) ...............................A2
DHL ................................................ (see 110)
105
Marshrutka 380 to Manas
77
FedEx........................................................ B4
Airport....................................................B2
78
French Embassy ......................................F4
106
Obama Bar & Grill.................................... F3
79
German Embassy ....................................F4
107
S7...............................................................G5
80
Iranian Embassy ......................................F4
108
Sky Bishkek.............................................. F4
81
Japanese Embassy..................................F4
109
Turkish Airlines........................................G5
Kazkommertsbank......................(see 109)
110
Uzbekistan Airways................................. E3
82
Kyrgyz Concept ...................................... G3
111
Velo Leader ..............................................B4
83
Left Luggage (Kamera
112
Western Bus Station............................... A1
Khraneniya) ...........................................F5
113
Western Bus Station
84
Ministry of Education,
dispatchers ........................................... A1
Science & Culture ................................G2
value oasis of a guesthouse has French own-
ers and clean, simple, tasteful bedrooms.
Good, hot showers (shared) are set around
a vine-terraced garden and a lavish breakfast
(included) is served on the summer terrace
surveyed by Lenin in a
kalpak
. From the
Russian church on Jibek Jolu walk north up
Togolok Moldo past the 24-hour Narodny Su-
permarket, then 200m east. There's no sign.
Bicycle hire €20 per day.
Rodem¨House¨
gUESTHOUSE $$
(Map p234;
%
054-322 1433, 93 82 82; cafe.daum.
net/Rodem-house; Umetaiev 109; dm/s/d/apt
US$22.50/40/60/90;
aW
)
An excellent, cen-
tral, mid-market option in an attractively
appointed new villa under Korean manage-
ment. Laundry, kitchen, garden and a good
breakfast are provided along with airport
pickup. Oddly, dorm beds are only available
when booked ahead online, notably through
Hostelworld.com.
Hotel¨Rich¨
HOTEL $$
(Map p234;
%
32 20 38; www.rich.kg; Timiryazev
111; r US$55-80, ste US$100-200;
aWs
)
Good
value for its genre of nouveau-riche glitz,
the rooms are fair sized and not as dazzling
as the red-gold of the foyer. A glass-walled
gym sits on the large communal upper-floor
balcony. Summer dip-pool outside. Limited
English spoken.
Altyn¨Saray¨
HOTEL $$
(Map p234;
%
90 91 41; altynsaray.hotel@
gmail.ru; Jibek Jolu 541, 3rd fl; s/d/pol-lux/lux
2500/3000/3500/5000;
a
)
Above a banquet
restaurant (noisy during weddings), the 12
large, new rooms have minibar, desk, ward-
robes and neat, plain decor. No breakfast