Where to stay in Uzbekistan?

On Ozod Street, in the old town, just over three kilometres from the centre. A family-run guesthouse for those who want Chorsu Bazaar and the Hazrati Imam mosque on foot.

On Navoi Avenue, in the Qashgar area, less than four kilometres from the centre. A large modern hotel for those who want the comfort of a chain before heading west.

In the Shaykhantakhur district, in the heart of the new Tashkent City quarter, less than two kilometres from the centre. A large hotel for those who want the new towers of the business district, far from the bazaar.

On Amir Temur Avenue, in the Yunusabad district, just over five kilometres from the centre. A large hotel for those who accept taking a taxi in exchange for the calm of a residential district.

On Toshkent Street, in Samarkand, less than two kilometres from the centre. A guesthouse for those who want Siab Bazaar and the Bibi-Khanym Mosque on foot, with a budget kept for the Registan.

On University Boulevard, in the Alisher Navoiy area, eight hundred metres from the centre. A simple hotel for those who want the Registan and Gur-e-Amir on foot.

An upscale hotel for those who want Samarkand with the comfort of a recent establishment. You get quiet evenings after the squares and the mausoleums, without giving up the centre.

In Kattaqishloq, in the Silk Road Samarkand complex, nine kilometres from the centre of Samarkand. A large hotel for those who want resort comfort and the Registan by taxi.

On Daxbet Yo'li, in Oqsaroy, in the Silk Road Samarkand complex, just over two kilometres from the centre. A chain hotel for those who want a reliable base and the Registan by taxi.

A hostel for those who want Bukhara on a small budget and keep enough for the Kalon Minaret and the Ark. You meet travellers on their way to Khiva.

On Bahovaddin Naqshband Street, in the old town, three hundred metres from the centre. A former madrasa turned hotel, for sleeping in a student's cell around a courtyard.

On Eshoni Pir Street, in the old town, five hundred metres from the centre. A guesthouse for those who want the Lyab-i Hauz pool and the trading domes on foot.

A chain hotel for those who want the comfort of a recent establishment in Bukhara. You get a reliable base, with the old town, the Ark and the Kalon Minaret by taxi or on foot.

On Mekhtar Anbar Street, in the old town, less than a kilometre from the centre and near Lyab-i Hauz. A hotel for those who want the trading domes on foot and a large hotel in the evening.