Five-Star Hotel Now Offers Serviced Apartments

The five-star Golden Dragon Hotel, which opened in 2005, focusses on providing world-class personalised service. The hotel’s management has assembled a skilled staff of people with international experience in the hospitality industry, including natives of Kyrgyzstan who have returned to the country after working abroad. “We are training our staff to make sure all our services meet international standards,” explains General Manager Ermek Musuraliev.

The boutique property is ideally located in the centre of Bishkek and has 47 rooms, including four deluxe suites as well as singles, twins and deluxe rooms. Every room and suite is equipped with high-speed Internet access, international telephone lines, satellite TV, a safe-deposit box, air-conditioning and a mini bar.

Earlier this year, the Golden Dragon opened 32 fully equipped serviced apartments, two of which are luxurious penthouses, in a building behind the hotel. Ermek Musuraliev says, “We believe that hotel-apartments will be the future of the hotel industry here in Bishkek. At the moment it is difficult to rent apartments in the city centre. The advantage of our hotel-apartments is that not only do guests have a comfortable apartment with a full range of services, but they can also count on easy check-in, just like in a hotel.”

Range of world-class amenities

The Golden Dragon offers a conference hall, a banquet facility, a catering service, events organisation, a health club and gym, a Jacuzzi, Finnish and Turkish saunas, a restaurant and bar, and an open-air swimming pool. Massages and spa treatments are available on request.

Defining the Golden Dragon’s competitive edge, Ermek Musuraliev cites the hotel’s extra-spacious rooms and apartments, its skilled and friendly services, its range of special offers and its flexible prices. He says, “We know the right approach towards our guests and have a huge willingness to develop our skills. We also organise several tours for our guests, from city walks to visits of art galleries, skiing trips and tours of the countryside.”

The Golden Dragon aims to play a key role in boosting Kyrgyzstan’s tourism industry, which offers enormous potential but still faces a number of challenges. Ermek Musuraliev says, “Our government has recently made visa regulations much easier, but there are still some problems with flight connectivity to Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan has beautiful landscapes and mountains, and more tourism potential than any other Central Asian country. Europe should give our country a chance and believe in Kyrgyzstan.”