Overall Ratings & Reviews Grand Hotel Tien Shan

We stayed on the ground floor away from the road and it was really quiet. The breakfast was ok for a small hotel. We found the hotel comfortable.We did have a safe problem, which wasn’t fixed, but we did only stay 2 nights.

Arranged an airport transfer with the hotel before I travelled and when I left. Both excellent. Communication superb. Booked a single room which was more than spacious enough for a single traveller. Very comfortable bed and bottles of water delivered daily. Bathroom and shower more than adequate. There was a small room on my floor where guests could iron their clothes. Ask reception for the location and it'll save you packing a portable iron. The cooked element of breakfast was middling but there was plenty of other options available (cold meats, cheese, porridge, fruit, yoghurts etc). Wifi very much up to scratch. Had no problems with emails and using Spotify. Had a very pleasant stay here.

Nice hotel, very clean and well looked after. Restaurant was good, and very good pool/spa facilities. Staff were polite and helpful. Excellent central location and nice safe area (solo woman traveler). Air conditioning did not work very well, would have given 5 stars otherwise.

The property has a European charm and is at close proximity to popular cafes/parks/stores/tourist attractions. However in summer time (April) the air-conditioning wasn't as effective in our room.

Property is located in a beautiful area, staff is courteous, breakfast is great

Had a good stay here. Staff were friendly and spoke good English. I didn’t use the spa facilities but I was given a tour and they looked fantastic. A shame I didn’t have enough time to partake. Breakfast was ok. I found the room very warm and needed to open the window during -15c to cool down a bit. The radiators didn’t seem to be adjustable.

I mean got the job done overall but probably the worst hotel breakfast I may have ever had

Great hotel and close to all the main city spots

Very nice hotel with friendly helpful staff who spoke gòod English

We booked 2 rooms and stayed for 2 nights. Checkin was swift and our first impression was good. However, there were serious lapses in terms of service: 1. The reception offered us packed breakfast box as we have a tour following morning before the breakfast starts (at 6am) but they forgotten to make the arrangement with the restaurant 2. We left our luggages with the hotel after checkout and there were no luggage tag and they did not take note of number of pieces. When we retrieved our luggages later, they left out one piece until we went in to the storage room to identify our missing luggage 3. We left a charger and powerbank in the room, and we asked about it 3 hours later, we have to go to different floors to hunt the housekeeping staff to retrieve our items 4. There is no one at the reception counter most of the time when we have questions or requests

Great location, clean hotel and professional staff.

Very comfortable stay. Room was a little warm, had to open the window resulting in significant traffic noise. Good breakfast. Great staff.

Everything about Tien Shan excuses class. The staff are professional and courteous, the amenities are top notch, the rooms spacious, clean, and comfortable. The breakfast dining facilities were well laid out with a sumptuous array of food items I especially appreciated how well located Tien Shan is. From there, almost everything one needs is within a20 minute walk. Great stay.

Excellent

Fantastic central location in Almaty, conveniently located in proximity to the Opera, Arasan Spa, the Cathedral, and great restaurants. The hotel gym is small, but adequate in a pinch. The spa is not to be missed. Wonderful buffet breakfast to start the day!

The hotel was beautifully decorated with local art. The pool was peaceful and beautiful.

A lovely, clean hotel in the city centre. Rooms are comfortable. Easily accessible to all the main sights. I didn't eat in the hotel restaurant but there are lots of food options locally.

The hotel is located in a good location with shops, restaurants and supermarket nearby.; the surrounding area is safe and quiet at night. The room is small since the hotel is an old building; however, it is very clean and all amenities are in very good condition. The hotel staff is helpful and speaks English well.

The hotel is located on an ideal green area of Almaty surrounded by parks and museum, however, as we live in the world of technology, there were at least one socket that dud not work., they also charged for ectra drinking glasses into the room as well as knives and forks. When ordering room servuce staff forgot certain items such as a fork or molk for coffee. There is no morning drinking facilities. I would nit come back to the hotel again if I am being honest and will go back to the hotel I stayed before.

The property is in an excellent location but unfortunately that is the only positive thing about it. Hotel itself is quite outdated and need a massive reonavtion and some proper love and care. The reception staff are not at all helpful and border line rude. They act as if they are doing the guests a favour by even answering them. They have absolutely no sense of customer service, which is a basic expectation from a 4/5 star hotel. The breakfast is really poor, better not to waste your time there, just walk to many beautiful / well served cafe dotted around Almaty. The spa and spa staff are nice but parts of the spa are continuously booked for private treatment. Overall a very poor hotel/service.