Aug 28, 2017, 7:10 am
Last edit by: SkiAdcock
Hat tip to LRD:
Besides $20 taxi from the airport, you can just take Bus #10 for ~ $0.27 - about a 20-minute ride. The quickest drop-off point for #10 is a seven-minute walk to the hotel. The buses run very frequently
Besides $20 taxi from the airport, you can just take Bus #10 for ~ $0.27 - about a 20-minute ride. The quickest drop-off point for #10 is a seven-minute walk to the hotel. The buses run very frequently
Astana Marriott Kazakhstan
Aug 7, 2014, 12:41 pm
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Astana Marriott Kazakhstan
Just saw on the Marriott website that the first Marriott in Kazakstan has opened in Atsana. It's a Cat 4. Website says exec lounge is open daily (with stunning views) & there's free wifi throughout the hotel. Offers mobile check-in.
"Located next to the iconic Bayterek monument in the city’s vibrant business, shopping and entertainment district, the 271-room Astana Marriott Hotel is a contemporary retreat for travellers to Astana.
The hotel offers three diverse dining options: Vista Bar & Lounge, Aroma restaurant and the Lobby Bar.
The hotel also offers mobile check-in, enabling Marriott Rewards guests to check in quickly and conveniently via their smartphones. Additional hotel facilities include a business centre, free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and a health club with well-equipped gym, indoor pool, sauna, and steam rooms."
"Located next to the iconic Bayterek monument in the city’s vibrant business, shopping and entertainment district, the 271-room Astana Marriott Hotel is a contemporary retreat for travellers to Astana.
The hotel offers three diverse dining options: Vista Bar & Lounge, Aroma restaurant and the Lobby Bar.
The hotel also offers mobile check-in, enabling Marriott Rewards guests to check in quickly and conveniently via their smartphones. Additional hotel facilities include a business centre, free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and a health club with well-equipped gym, indoor pool, sauna, and steam rooms."
Last edited by SkiAdcock; Aug 28, 2017 at 7:31 am
Feb 28, 2016, 9:14 am
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Cheers.
Mar 22, 2016, 6:20 am
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I will also be staying here at the end of April for three days. I will do a review afterwards.
Sorry for OT, but any tips for touristy things to do in the area around the Marriott would be appreciated (preferably within walking distance)... we are also looking for good nightspots (clubs, bars) in the vicinity for which we heard Insomnia is a good spot. Any experiences?
Safe travels all...
Sorry for OT, but any tips for touristy things to do in the area around the Marriott would be appreciated (preferably within walking distance)... we are also looking for good nightspots (clubs, bars) in the vicinity for which we heard Insomnia is a good spot. Any experiences?
Safe travels all...
Aug 28, 2017, 6:28 am
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Lucky provided an excellent review, w/great pics of this hotel back in October, so I won't replicate his work - just add some notes and changes. . .
Besides Lucky's $20 taxi from the airport, you can just take Bus #10 for ~ $0.27 - about a 20-minute ride. The quickest drop-off point for #10 is a seven-minute walk to the hotel. The buses run very frequently - perhaps they've added extra capacity to handle visitors flying-in for Expo 2017?
In the lobby, there's a tourist information table (staffed, and again, perhaps just for Expo?) and a Btb bank "branch" with ATM and a currency exchange (USD, EUR, KGS, RUB, and, of course, KZT). And, here's the thing: I never saw this "branch" not staffed. Saturday mid-morning? Open. Sunday mid-afternoon? Yep, open. Wednesday @ 2200? Of course!
I was here on points, 40K for five nights (5th night free!) is quite a deal. I was assigned room xx04, which you can see on Lucky's floor plan, is almost the mirror image of his xx02 room - a large, corner room with floor-to-ceiling windows and an even better view down Dostyq St.
Wi-fi was rock-solid, though I didn't measure anything more than 15Mbs - plenty fast enough to stream HD from multiple US media outlets. (Yes, as a Plat member, I did select the Premium Wi-fi option when I first connected. YMMV.)
Lucky mentioned "evening drink & snack selection was available from 5:30PM until 9:30PM" but this seems to have changed: evening food was cleared at 8:00PM, although wine/beer remained until 9:30PM. BTW: all times mentioned above are executed with military precision, e.g., evening setup starts ~5:10PM, and finishes with the arrival of beer/wine right at 5:30PM; food gets cleared right at 8:00PM, etc.
Lucky mentioned an evening hot dish and a soup, but I spotted only one hot item; no soup for you!
Breakfast, rather than evening appetizers, seems to be the focus with several hot options. Also, they offer cooked-to-order eggs/omelettes from the kitchen, but I didn't try this option.
Outside of breakfast/evening hours, the lounge offers all-day "snacks", and it's quite a spread: ten jars of various nuts and dried fruit, six platters of fresh fruit, and eight bowls/jars of cookies, crisps, granola bars, breadsticks, etc. (Full disclosure: any lounge that offers Peanut M&Ms - my favorite - is not going to get a bad review from me.) And, did I mention that the coffee mugs / tea cups are kept in a warmer? And, that a boxed assortment of ten Newby Teas are offered, along with individual tea pots?
The lounge staff was terrific - friendly and efficient. Example: I never saw any of the cold drinks run-out, and they were always re-stocked with cold drinks from storage.
Bottom line: a brilliant hotel, perfectly located on this vibrant city's main mall - a steal as a Cat2. I'll be back.
Besides Lucky's $20 taxi from the airport, you can just take Bus #10 for ~ $0.27 - about a 20-minute ride. The quickest drop-off point for #10 is a seven-minute walk to the hotel. The buses run very frequently - perhaps they've added extra capacity to handle visitors flying-in for Expo 2017?
In the lobby, there's a tourist information table (staffed, and again, perhaps just for Expo?) and a Btb bank "branch" with ATM and a currency exchange (USD, EUR, KGS, RUB, and, of course, KZT). And, here's the thing: I never saw this "branch" not staffed. Saturday mid-morning? Open. Sunday mid-afternoon? Yep, open. Wednesday @ 2200? Of course!
I was here on points, 40K for five nights (5th night free!) is quite a deal. I was assigned room xx04, which you can see on Lucky's floor plan, is almost the mirror image of his xx02 room - a large, corner room with floor-to-ceiling windows and an even better view down Dostyq St.
Wi-fi was rock-solid, though I didn't measure anything more than 15Mbs - plenty fast enough to stream HD from multiple US media outlets. (Yes, as a Plat member, I did select the Premium Wi-fi option when I first connected. YMMV.)
Lucky mentioned "evening drink & snack selection was available from 5:30PM until 9:30PM" but this seems to have changed: evening food was cleared at 8:00PM, although wine/beer remained until 9:30PM. BTW: all times mentioned above are executed with military precision, e.g., evening setup starts ~5:10PM, and finishes with the arrival of beer/wine right at 5:30PM; food gets cleared right at 8:00PM, etc.
Lucky mentioned an evening hot dish and a soup, but I spotted only one hot item; no soup for you!
Breakfast, rather than evening appetizers, seems to be the focus with several hot options. Also, they offer cooked-to-order eggs/omelettes from the kitchen, but I didn't try this option.
Outside of breakfast/evening hours, the lounge offers all-day "snacks", and it's quite a spread: ten jars of various nuts and dried fruit, six platters of fresh fruit, and eight bowls/jars of cookies, crisps, granola bars, breadsticks, etc. (Full disclosure: any lounge that offers Peanut M&Ms - my favorite - is not going to get a bad review from me.) And, did I mention that the coffee mugs / tea cups are kept in a warmer? And, that a boxed assortment of ten Newby Teas are offered, along with individual tea pots?
The lounge staff was terrific - friendly and efficient. Example: I never saw any of the cold drinks run-out, and they were always re-stocked with cold drinks from storage.
Bottom line: a brilliant hotel, perfectly located on this vibrant city's main mall - a steal as a Cat2. I'll be back.