A courtyard house a short walk from the Registan
Eleven rooms behind a quiet gate, breakfast under the mulberry tree, and a host who knows which door in the old town to knock on.
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A courtyard house ten minutes from the Registan
Eleven rooms around a shaded courtyard, breakfast under the mulberry tree, and hosts who have lived on this street their whole lives.
What we take care of
Airport pickups, guided walks, laundry, a late dinner after a long train — the practical things that make a stay easy.
From 120 000 UZSAirport and station transfers
We meet you at the airport or the train station at any hour, with your name on a card and cold water in the car.
350 000 UZS for up to four peopleGuided walk of the old town
Three hours on foot with a guide who grew up here: the monuments, and then the streets behind them.
Breakfast included · dinner from 90 000 UZSBreakfast and the evening table
Breakfast is included. Dinner is cooked on request — plov on Thursdays, always.
Laundry and practicalities
Same-day laundry, SIM cards, train tickets and a printer that works — the unglamorous half of a good stay.
From 700 000 UZS per carDay trip to Shakhrisabz
Over the mountain pass to Timur’s birthplace, with a stop for lunch in a village that does one thing well.
Late check-out and day rooms
Night train at eleven? Keep a room for the afternoon, or at least a shower and a place to sit.
Around the house
Rooms, courtyard, terrace and the streets right outside our gate.
What's on
Dinners, concerts in the courtyard, ceramics mornings and the festivals worth planning a trip around.
The courtyardSeptember 23, 2026 · 07:00 PM
Shashmaqom in the courtyard
Two musicians, a dutar and a doira, under the vine. Forty-five minutes, no microphones.
Workshop, 10 minutes on footOctober 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Ceramics morning with Abdullo
Three hours at the wheel in a workshop that has been in the same family for six generations.
The courtyardOctober 29, 2026 · 06:00 PM
Silk and Spice festival dinner
The festival fills Bukhara at the end of May; we cook the Samarkand answer to it in the courtyard.
What guests say
Reviews left by guests after their stay.
9.4
out of 10
218 reviews
- 9.6
The courtyard makes the trip
We came for the monuments and remember the breakfasts. Rustam met us at the airport at 3am without being asked twice, and the room stayed cool through a 38-degree day.
Claire · FranceAugust 2026 - 9.8
Ten minutes from the Registan on foot but completely quiet at night. The hosts organised train tickets to Bukhara when the website would not take my card.
Дмитрий · РоссияJuly 2026 - 9.2
Small, honest, well run
Eleven rooms and someone always at the desk. The Thursday plov is worth planning your week around, and they let us keep the room until the evening train.
Marco · ItalyJune 2026 - 10.0
I brought my parents for Navruz. Real Samarkand hospitality, and the courtyard concert was the part they still talk about.
Nilufar · O'zbekistonAugust 2026 - 9.4
Travelling alone as a woman I felt completely at ease. Good wifi, laundry back the same day, and the walking tour with Aziz was better than anything I booked online.
Anna · GermanyAugust 2026 - 9.5
A real house, not a hotel imitating one. Breakfast on the low table, apricots from the bazaar, and hosts who speak four languages between them.
Jean-Paul · BelgiqueMay 2026
How it works
Booking takes three steps
Three steps between this page and the key in your hand. No agency in the middle, no hidden fees.
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From the journal
Notes on Samarkand written by the people who live here.
September 6, 2026 · 3 min
Getting here by train, and how to buy the ticket
The Afrosiyob from Tashkent takes two hours and sells out. Buy early; here is how.
August 30, 2026 · 4 min
Where we actually eat in Samarkand
Not the places on the tourist map. Six addresses, and what to order at each.
August 21, 2026 · 5 min
When to come to Samarkand, month by month
April and October are the honest answers. Here is what the other ten months are actually like.
The neighbourhood
Getting here
Ten minutes on foot to the Registan, five to Gur-e-Amir, and the airport is a twenty minute drive.
12 Registan Street, Old Town, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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