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Thousand Camels Hostel
Baku, Azerbaijan
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perfectly situated within the walls of baku's old city, thousand camels hostel baku offers the independent traveler an ideal budget base in azerbaijan's capital city.while you're here we can give you advice on nightlife, tips on travell. |
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| Asef Zeynalli 29, Apt 3, Icheri Sheher (old City) | | Baku, Azerbaijan | | AZ1000 | | | | Property type: Hostel | | 3 guest rooms/units | | Built in 1990, last renovated in 2006 |
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| Standard Rates: 20.00 - 21.00 (US Dollar) |  | Available Discounts: Available for groups (more than 4 people) | | Deposit requested prior to arrival |
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 | Within 5 min walking distance of maiden's tower, shirvanshah palace, fountain square and the caspian shoreline, there could be no better location for our fun and happening hostel. use us as a homebase to explore the city, plan trips to the regions, or wait for those ever-elusive cross-caspian ferries.
while you're here we can give you advice on the sights and the nightlife, tips on travelling in the regions or taking the night train to tbilisi, and even secrets on how to actually book and catch the ferry to turkmenbashi (turkmenistan) or aktau (kazakhstan).
run by an australian traveller, thousand camels hostel is an oasis of western hospitality standards (no ex-soviet rudeness!) in a city where most accommodation is either totally decrepit or oriented towards decadent petrol-rats. (plus, as the only real hostel in azerbaijan, we are better than all of our competitiors by default). | | Fantastic old city location
one of the lowest prices in baku (starting from 25USD per night)
free internet use
free local calls
free tea and sunflower seed
flexible check-in/check-out times
kitchen available for self-catering
lounge area with tv, dvd's and board games
regional travel expertise - free advice on regional destinations, visas and transportation
fun, friendly staff with inside information on local events and private parties
could you want anything else? if so, let us know and we'll see what we can do. |
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| Location |
| within 5 min walking distance of maiden's tower, shirvanshah palace, fountain square and the caspian shoreline, there could be no better location for our fun and happening hostel. use us as a homebase to explore the city, plan trips to the regions, or wait for those ever-elusive cross-caspian ferries. | | Directions | from the airport:
the most straightforward way is to take a taxi. this should cost 20 new manat or around 24 USD (sometimes it may be called 10 shirvan or 10,000 old manat). it is better to negotiate this before you enter the taxi.
get the taxi driver to take you to the old city (icheri sheher) and drop you in front of the meridian hotel. you will then be in a small square. facing the old city exit, take your first right then first left. this should be maqomayev st.
walk to the end of the street, where you will see a small set of stairs (the only stairs on the street). go up the stairs and you're here.
from the bus station:
you will most likely be dropped off at the main avtovag, relatively near 20 Janvar metro station. depending on the time of day and the size of your bag, you could either take a taxi (around 6 manat, see above for directions) or take the metro by exiting the bus terminal, turning around to face the velotrek complex, and walking to the other side of the complex to find the metro entrance (see below instructions for coming by metro).
by metro:
the metro is an extraordinarily cheap way of getting around the city, but may be difficult to negotiate for someone new to baku who doesn't speak russian or turkish/azeri.
to use the metro, buy a card for 2 manat and put a bit of money on it (don't go overboard each trip is only 5 qepik, so you get 20 trips to a manat). then, take the metro to baki soveti. on some parts of the lines, trains alternate in destination, so either make sure you get the baki soveti train, or change at the 28 May station.
once you get out of baki soveti, turn right and right again, to face the city walls. go through the gateway, then turn right and follow the wall until you reach an old hammam sunken into the ground. turn left in front of the hammam and walk keeping the british council building to your left. after that, your first real right should be maqomayev. the stairs at the end of maqomayev are ours.
on the large map below, the M on the left hand side indicates baki soveti station.
from the ferry:
make your way to the old city along neftchiler - the main street adjacent to the boulevard. the easiest way to find the right entrance is to go to azneft square (see maps below) then take the first entrance to the old city, which will place you in front of the meridian hotel. then follow the "from the airport" instructions. | | Transportation | Local rail, subway/metro, bus | | Airport | Heydar Aliyev International Airport (only one in Azerbaijan) | | |
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| Features and Amenities | [ Top ] | [ Bottom ] |
| thousand camels hostel is an oasis of western hospitality standards (no ex-soviet rudeness!) in a city where most accommodation is either totally decrepit or oriented towards decadent petrol-rats. (plus, as the only real hostel in azerbaijan, we are better than all of our competitiors by default). | Amenities
 | 24-hr front desk | | Beach | | Children permitted | | Free local phonecalls | | Newspapers/magazines | | No Smoking | | Open 24 Hours | | Parking (free) | | Tour/sightseeing assistance |
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| Room Features |
| Room Types
 | Mixed Dorm |
| Amenities
| Coffee/tea maker | | Fireplace (gas) | | Internet access | | Iron/ironing board | | Kitchenettes | | Movie rental | | Refrigerator | | Shared bathroom | | Smoking rooms | | Telephone | | Television | | Television (cable/satellite) | | VCR/DVD |
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| Nearby Restaurants
| Old City Restaurant | Expensive restaurant with very good national cusine | | Cin -Cin Cafe | Excellent place for Budget travellers | | Meredian Hotel | Darvish Restaurant | | Recommended For Budget Travellers |
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| Policies and Other Information |
| Credit cards: | Not accepted | | Additional charges apply for extra person in room. | | |
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