Duet Hostel

Very good

✓ Small hostel, nice kitchen, the attached cafe is very popular. Easy to meet other travellers.

✗ Location. It's at a busy intersection

Very good

✓ Great gathering spot for backpackers and a trip ad board.

✗ Nothing

Very good

✓ + the real strenght of this family-managed property is the kind and helpful staff, they can provide you a lot of ideas for activities and excursions. Also the book at the reception is quite useful. + good wifi. + good atmosphere & hostel mood. + good cleaning apart few things (wc could had been cleaner).

✗ - lack of care for details, e.g. broken lamp in bathroom, several power outlets not working, broken furniture in bathroom, adhesive film still attached to window frames, door keyhole a bit tricky, random-styled furniture, an so on... - zero noise insulation. - no blackout curtains. - the sand... toilet paper. - it can be cold even if they provide an electrical heater. - price for private rooms a bit expensive considering the average in Karakol (almost the same as 4* hotel).

Great place to meet other travelers and get tourism advice.

✓ Good place to meet other backpackers. Good restaurant. Good tourism advice. Clean. Good massage.

✗ Kitchen for the dorm would benefit from adding bowls and repairing the frying pans’ handles.

Awesome hostel with a good atmosphere, nice staff and great place to relax

✓ Amazing hostel with good facilities, I really enjoyed my stay here, awesome place. The staff is very friendly and helpful with everything, they even helped me to book a flight because my creditcard didn’t work. The food is amazing especially when you come back from hikes or the countryside and want something else then Kyrgyz food. It is very clean and the atmosphere is great. The common room, restaurant and garden are very nice to meet some new travel friends. Very good information, they arrange your taxi and they do everything for you to have a pleasant stay, they even knew my name! I really recommend this place, you can relax, have some good food and drinks. If I come back to Karakol I definitely will stay here again. Thanks everyone from Duet Hostel!

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Fabulous

✓ It has a welcoming atmosphere and it's very comfortable. Its employees are really nice and help you by providing information. It has European food, laundry service and a lovely terrace.

Exceptional

✓ I had a great stay at Duet. The place is spotlessly clean, the dorms are comfy and so are the yurts. The food is amazing ( try the glorious beef strogonov) and the staff do their very best to make you love the place. They have a very informative folder with local attractions and hints on how to get around the area. This is absolutely THE place to stay on Karakol.

✗ Nothing. It's perfect.

Exceptional

✓ Nice place with friendly people. Helpful staff when it comes to questions about tours, taxis, help with booking and so on. Food here was good as well.