Travel Reference
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Silk¨Way¨Hotel¨
HOTEL $$
(
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50 59 09; www.silkwayaktau.com; Dom
25A, mikrorayon 3; s/d incl breakfast from
10,000/12,000T;
paW
)
Silk Way has a friend-
ly, English-speaking reception and spacious,
impeccable, well-equipped, if bland, rooms.
There's also an international restaurant.
Hotel¨Kaspiysky¨Bereg¨
HOTEL $$
(Caspian Shore Hotel;
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51 17 18; kaspii-
mangistau@mail.ru; mikrorayon 7; s 7000-12,000T,
d 14,000T, s/d with shared bathroom 3000/6000T,
all incl breakfast;
aW
)
This homey small hotel
near the seashore has good-sized, carpeted
rooms. The most expensive boast attractive
Chinese silk 'paintings' and have glassed-in
terraces facing the sea (through trees). The
eight small shared bathrooms downstairs
are decent deals if you can get one.
Hotel¨Shams¨
HOTEL $$
(
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50 07 36; Dom 70, mikrorayon 2; r incl break-
fast 7000-12,000T;
a
)
Little Shams offers a
friendly welcome and eight reasonable rooms
with pine furnishings and international TV
channels, despite an unpromising entrance
through a metal door at the back of the Shams
Kafe building (the sign just says Konak Uy).
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Renaissance¨Aktau¨Hotel¨
HOTEL $$$
(
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30 06 00; www.marriott.com; mikrorayon 9;
r incl breakfast Sun-Thu from 61,600T, Fri & Sat
35,840T;
pnaiWs
)
The favourite of
Western businessfolk, the Renaissance pro-
vides very comfy, brightly decorated, well-
equipped rooms, plus a great sea-view ter-
race, good outdoor pool, health club with
heated pool, and a host of other facilities.
5
¨Eating
Several seafront cafes below the MiG monu-
ment serve up fried chicken,
manty
and
meat/fish/vegetable shashlyk (500T to
1700T), and have outdoor tables in summer.
Costa's¨Cafe¨
INTERNATIONAL $$
(Torgovy Tsentr Ardager, mikrorayon 9; dishes 700-
3500T;
h
9am-2am;
WE
)
Bright, clean and
pleasant, with an outdoor terrace, Costa's
is a sound bet for anything from English
breakfast to pancakes, pasta, salads or cakes.
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Bakkara¨
CENTRAL ASIAN $$$
(mikrorayon 14; mains 1100-2800T;
h
noon-1am;
W
)
The best shashlyk in town - tender
lamb, pork or sturgeon - are grilled up at
this place with no sign but recognisable by
the trees lining its perimeter. The shashlyk
go down a treat with chips, a salad and a
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Aktau
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Sights
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Regional Museum................................. A1
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Activities, Courses & Tours
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Briz-Aktau..............................................A2
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Yakht-Klub Briz .....................................A3
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Sleeping
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Hotel Kaspiysky Bereg ......................... A1
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Hotel Keremet .......................................B3
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Hotel Shams ..........................................B3
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Renaissance Aktau Hotel..................... A1
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Silk Way Hotel .......................................B3
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Eating
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Bakkara .................................................. A1
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Costa's Cafe .......................................... A1
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Guns & Roses ........................................A3
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Drinking & Nightlife
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Lido ......................................................... A1
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Information
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Matrix Internet ...................................... A1
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Migration Police ....................................B3
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Partner Tour ..........................................B3
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Transport
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Alban Avia .............................................. A1
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Dilizhans Aktau .....................................A3
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Paromnaya Kassa.................................B2
