Mongolia
Off to your left as you come down the hill from Tariat to the lake, is this simple but clean camp with showers and a memorable circular glassed-in…
Mongolia
Off to your left as you come down the hill from Tariat to the lake, is this simple but clean camp with showers and a memorable circular glassed-in…
The Gobi
It may look closed from the outside, but it's open and rooms are clean with wood floors. The walls are scuffed here and there, but they are hung with flat…
Ulaanbaatar
Opened in 2016, this modern business hotel comes with comfortable rooms featuring boutique touches, kitchenettes and city views. There's an art gallery, a…
Mongolia
This lime-green hotel is a swish little stay if you're headed north. Rooms are decorated in soothing pastel shades and there's on-site pampering in the…
Ulaanbaatar
A solid budget choice with a central location, friendly staff, clean rooms, decent shared bathroom and dorms that offer privacy. There's a book exchange,…
Mongolia
There are a few family gers as you approach the Buuveit Camp, offering cheap, bare-bones accommodation. One is Otgoo Family Ger, which is run by a lovely…
Mongolia
Rooms at the Molor Erdene are large and comfortable, and boast somewhat reliable – if slow – wi-fi. There’s a decent breakfast of eggs, toast and sausage,…
The Gobi
The only tourist camp in the area features a dozen tidy gers that each sleep four. They also offer clean bathrooms and showers set in a prefab trailer. It…
The Gobi
Their 30 gers sleep two to four people, and though they are a bit bland you'll be comfortable. The best gers are those with double beds. The staff speaks…
Western Mongolia
This pleasant, recently built hotel is a good choice. It occupies a prime perch on the main street close to the museums, and offers small, clean and…
The Gobi
The lobby is shiner than the rooms, which are good value, have wood floors and tasteful wallpaper, but no air-con. It's that turquoise building on the…
Mongolia
One of a clutch of midrange tourist ger camps with similar facilities – comfortable gers, OK restaurant, open-air hot-spring pool. The hot spring here…
Mongolia
Open during the summer season only is this family ger on the south side of the lake, owned by Tunga from the guesthouse in Tariat.
The Gobi
This long-standing Soviet–style cheapie is good value. Rooms have wood floors, high ceilings and private baths, are painted in pastels, yet remain…
The Gobi
Rooms in this green-and-white-painted hotel have wood floors, flat-screen TVs, high ceilings, private baths and wi-fi. There's a decent lobby restaurant…
The Gobi
About 25km north of Erdenedalai, the Middle Gobi Camp is not a bad place to spend the night if you are headed in this direction.
Mongolia
You'll find lovingly decorated gers lining the lake's southern shore here. Has pit toilet facilities. Call ahead to book.
Ulaanbaatar
The Ulaanbaatar Hotel is the grand old dame of Mongolia. Opened in 1961, this was where Soviet dignitaries stayed during their visits to the ‘Red Hero’…
Mongolia
The Tsaatan Community & Visitors Centre offers guesthouse accommodation in the form of two rooms upstairs from the main visitor centre, and a guest…
Mongolia
Ider-Tsogt is one of a number of herdsmen who rent out guest gers to travellers visiting the national park. He doesn't speak English, but is warm and…
Mongolia
This place – a branch of the iconic Ulaanbaatar Hotel – is not bad on its own, but looks a little sad compared to the swanky Terelj Hotel next door. The…
Mongolia
Larger and better equipped than neighbouring Mandshir Ger Camp, Ovooni has a holiday-camp atmosphere with a choice of ger accommodation or (less…
The Gobi
Rooms are decent with cheery paint jobs and recessed lighting. There are issues with broken vents, and in some rooms the carpet doesn't cover the entire…
Ulaanbaatar
One of Ulaanbaatar’s oldest hotels, the Zaluuchuud (Young People) has seen marginal upgrades since the Soviet era. Although bland and dated, it does have…
Western Mongolia
This decrepit holiday camp, with a few shops, a restaurant and a gas station nearby, acts as the hub for Mongolians holidaying here, even though most…
Ulaanbaatar
Genex Hotel is one of the cheapest hotels in the city centre, but you get what you pay for – the pseudo-European atmosphere is tacky and the lux rooms are…
Ulaanbaatar
The Kharaa has a decent location and polished overall look that makes it fine for a short stay. But, typical of midrange hotels in this town, there a…
Ulaanbaatar
English-speaking owner Eiggy has established two guesthouses in two separate locations, both equally difficult to find. One is within an unsigned…
Western Mongolia
After a complete refit, this mid-sized hotel in the north of town offers pleasant, well-equipped rooms including extremely spacious 'lux' suites with…
Mongolia
This topsy-turvy, mint-green hotel is all wobbly floorboards and lopsided hallways, but the rooms are comfortable enough; half have bathrooms. The…
Mongolia
Located 300m west of the monastery, with four stupas just to the south of it, this camp has flush toilets, hot showers and a restaurant. It is operated by…
Mongolia
This extremely basic, but clean, hotel is located at the train station, and is a good cheapie option. Bathrooms are shared and wi-fi is spotty. If you're…
Western Mongolia
Though it looks and feels a little jaded, the Uliastai is a well-run operation with a good restaurant and bar attached, and a Khan Bank ATM inside the…
Western Mongolia
Despite looking a little bruised and battered, this hotel has generously sized rooms and surprisingly stylish bathrooms with good showers. Wi-fi in the…
Blue Wolf Tsambagarav Ger Camp
Western Mongolia
This place consists of two gers (plus heated shower and long drop toilet) next to an Uriankhai nomad camp by a small river. From the camp it's a one-hour…
Western Mongolia
Each of this camp’s five Kazakh–style gers sleeps four to five people; there are also three dorm cabins. The lake waters are shallow here for 15m, and…
Mongolia
In a town where there's not much competition, Kharaa remains one of the better-value options. It's a bit rough around the edges, but rooms are spacious,…
The Gobi
Set right on the train platform, deluxe rooms are large and bright with wood floors and flat screens, though wallpaper may be peeling. Standard rooms are…
Mongolia
No-frills rooms with shared facilities in a building attached to the train station; travellers can take a room and pay per hour (s/d T2500/4000). The lux…
Mongolia
This local camp consists of homey gers and musty rooms inside the main lodge building, with stupas on its property. Its hot-water showers and sit-down…