Accommodation used on the London to Mongolian Rally - July/August 2008
Accommodation prices based on two people sharing
*** UK to Baku, Azerbaijan ***
Traisen, St Polten (15km south of A8), Austria
Terrassen Camping
£19 Small wooden chalet. Situated on a hill. Lovely scenery. Small swimming pool and facilities. I'd stay here again (1 night)
E70 Between Logoj and Caransebes, Romania
Cavarantan Motel
£10.92 New motel. Clean, comfortable. ensuite & TV. Disco sometimes below. Lots of dogs outside (1 night)
East of Plodiv (just outside on Route 8, Bulgaria
Run down camping ground
£8 Small en suite chalet with TV and air cond. Secluded from road. Bar next door (1 night)
Kursunlu, just off E80, Turkey - look for the Hot Springs Hotel entrance, turn off main road and it is on the way to this posh hotel
Aile Pansiyonu
£12 Basic double room with ensuite - squat toilet. Small kitchen. Isolated. OK (1 night)
Ardesen, Turkey
Hotel Avci
£12 Run down hotel. Shared facilities but friendly owner. On main street. Nice town. (1 night)
Qazax, Azerbaijan
Az Petrol Motel
£19.52 Brand new motel. Clean. En suite. Air Con. TV. Excellent. Recommended (1 night)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Velotrek Hotel (by Velodrome outside centre)
£22.52 Stayed here before. Ensuite with fan and TV. Has become a little run down from previous stay but still cheapest decent place in Baku. (3 nights)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Hotel Canub, Azerbaycam Prospeckti 36
£30.02 Old hotel in the centre. Large en suite rooms but run down. Great location. Forced to hole up here while we waited for a ferry (2 nights)
Ferry to Aqtau, Kazakhstan
£0 Part of the ferry ticket price. Crappy, cramped 4 bed/bunks. No showers or fan. Miserable. Bring all your food and drinks with you.(2 nights)
*** Kazakhstan ***
Aqtau
Hotel Aktau
£81.49 Old Russia Hotel with makeover. 2 Single rooms. Luxurious. Lovely shower. International TV. Breakfast inc. Recommended. Esp after 2 nights on the ferry (1 night)
Beynau
Hotel Arma
£36.57 Comfortable room. Not ensuite. Grumpy woman owner (1 night)
*** Uzbekistan ***
Nokus
Nokus Hotel
£12.50 Large hotel. En suite. Fan. Secure parking. Breakfast. (1 night)
Sumarkand
Bahodir B&B Guest Houese
$25 Friendly owner. Nice atmosphere. We choose best en suite room with air cond. Very close to Registan. Recommended if you want a cosy, cheap place.(1 night)
Andijon
Elita Hotel
$56 Posh hotel. En suite inc large lounge. We were forced to take anything at 2am after being turned back at border. (1 night)
Tashkent
Dorm room somewhere
$15 a bed. After arriving back in Tashkent with our policeman, we could not stay at any hotels without a valid visa. Our policemen met a woman who took us back to a 7th floor run down flat. We slept on long sofas. (1 night)
Tashkent
Astoria Mir
$53 for a triple room (inc local tax). Shared facilities and squat toilets. With new visas we could stay in a hotel. This was one of the cheapest available. Secure parking.(1 night)
*** Kazakhstan ***
Saryaghash
No name hotel
£13.06 En suite, fan, TV. Cosy. Friendly management. Rough outside toilet for some rooms (1 night)
Shyghanaq
No name hotel (on main road as you approach lake)
£10.45 New extension to cafe. No running water. Bucket shower behind building. Squat toilet outside. Clean. (1 night)
Pavlodar
No name hotel
£13.06 En suite, fan, TV. Cosy. Friendly management. Rough outside toilet for some rooms (1 night)
*** Russia ***
We drove all night through Russia and never stopped anywhere
*** Mongolia ***
North of Khovd
Camped by small lake of main track to Khovd
£0 Cold. Wind kept midges at bay (1 night)
Just outside Altay
Slept in Landrover off main track. Hotels in Altay fully booked
£0 Cramped by warmer than last night (1 night)
Bayankhongor
Hotel at bottom of main room (3 stories high)
£15.91 Large spacious double en suite room with basic bathroom. Cosy. Secure parking (1 night)
Ulan Bator
Royal Hotel
$35 Lovely clean en suite double room. International TV. Air con. Breakfast. Secure parking. Recommended (1 night)
*** Germany ***
Berlin - Tagel Airport
Mercure Airport Hotel
49 Euros (discount price). Lovely clean en suite room. International TV. Courtesy bus to/from airport. Recommended (1 night)