Sport

Very nice hotel in an beautiful and impressive city In Aşgabat (Ashkhabad) they don’t hold back on anything. The city is built in marble and the hotel is not an exception. Spacious rooms good beds good food. The staff has to adjust and get used to western customers as they are not so service minded like staff is luxury hotels elsewhere in the world. But it was not bad just missed the little extra. Will definitely be coming back to Aşgabat.

Location is fantastic, across street is the big mall with lots of options of restaurants to eat, shop or just do people watching with good AC. Big spacious room with lots of space, strong AC, TV lots of channels, big bottle water in room, mini fridge, tea pot with two teas, lots of closets and drawers but no hangers to hang cloths which was very odd. Breakfast is buffet and was very poor compare to this luxurious fancy big hotel. Only one sort of bread to eat, only one sort pastry. It has coffee tea, a woman making omelet , cheese, salads, some veggies, local food, fruit, etc etc. Hotel has a roof top 9th floor where you can eat or drink and enjoy the glorious view of Ashgabat. Ashgabat is beautiful and shining at night . We had great time here and would love to come back again!

Behind the facade and the spectacular out-of-date decoration, this hotel has the worst reception I have ever experienced and not then if we go to the breakfast section... you are left speechless, at the level of a hostel, I have even been in hostels and guesthouses where I have enjoyed a better breakfast. The reception is inefficient, rude and arrogant, none of the many receptionists we had were up to par with a supposedly high-quality hotel. The breakfast... how to describe it... would need a whole page... simply far below a hotel that is also supposed to be of high category. To add something positive, the quality of the mattresses and the cleanliness of the room, as well as the friendliness of the clean service staff, the only ones that showed a service at the level of this hotel.

Monumental like all three hotels we experienced in Turkmenistan, this hotel maximizes these features; moreover in line with the grandiloquent character of the urban neighborhood in which it stands. Notwithstanding that the quality of the buffet breakfast could be better in relation to the level which the hotel aspires to (and this happens in all the hotels we have experienced), the breakfast is still better here than elsewhere. Furthermore, the wifi works acceptably. The rooms are elegant and functional, as are the bathrooms. In the lobby there is always at least one person who speaks reasonable English; this too is not obvious everywhere. It's also possible to access, on the ninth floor, a terrace which offers an exciting view of the city, especially at sunset, when streets and buildings light up in various, changing colors. There is also a good restaurant on the roof, named Beijing (which I reviewed separately). In short, this was certainly the best of the three hotels we encountered in Turkmenistan.

My stay at the Sport hotel exceeded my expectations. Although maybe not up to West European standards, the service was really good. Requests to housekeeping were dealt with immediately. Wifi worked as it should, despite many websites blocked by the authorities. No social media. Communication in English with staff at reception was no problem. Breakfast was basic but OK.

We did not pick the hotel but wow, it is definitely eye candy. The room was huge and classy. Full washroom, though at times a funny smell through the pipes. Lobby was beautiful. Staff do not speak English, thank God for translate apps.