I stayed several times in Vefa Center, Dushanbe in 2014-2015, and I was positively impressed about the hospitality and cleanliness of the place. All worked well, the breakfast is served in the room upon your choice. There is a jym in the building with all facilities for sport, exercising and yoga, Internet connection is free and works very well. The location is great. The staff is very polite and answers fast to all requests. A big "thank you"! :-)
Clean spacious apartment hotel. Well equipped kitchenette, large living space with lounge, dining room and kitchen are all together, separate bedroom and bathroom with washing machine. Would be good for longer stays. Gym doesn't open until 08:30 so no good if you want to go early morning plus some days are women only so need to check first.
I spent one week in this hotel. It is an appart hotel.
People at the desk are speaking english and we really appreciate - we are not Russian speakers.
The pick-up from the airport to the hotel is included - not charged.
We were on the 11th floor with a very nice point of view on the whole city and mountains around.
The apartments were very big. Nice, quiet and clean. Cleaners came every days.
The design of the rooms Is made in Central Asia style!
The breakfast has a lot of various dishes - fresh and nice food.
TV were not well working but we didn't have so much time to spend with.
The price is not expensive for the service, apartment and for the location.
Also, people are very helpful for everything you can need.
If you go to Dushanbe; this hotel is nice.
Dear Samuel, thank you that you have written a review about our hotel, it is very important to us. We are glad that you satisfied stay with us. The problem with the TV solved we now have more than 600 channels: -). We hope you will return to us.
Apartment living. Walking distance to main boulevard... Rudaki Ave. Nearby restaurants. Not my choice of accomodation; booked by my office. Building houses Turkish embassy, turkish airlines office and several United Nations organizations. No restaurant. Free basic breakfast has to be ordered and delivered for consumption in room. Pipes are probably old since water is somewhat brown during first minute. Outdated apartment. Cooking facility and laundry in the unit. Constant power outage. A/C not able to keep up with 106 degrees outside temp. No gym.
The Vefa is not really a hotel, but a short-term apartment rental. The staff are all nice people, but they do lack sophistication. I stay there about five times per year, and have not experienced exactly what the other reviewer ("Omer ") has experienced, but it doesn't surprise me. Breakfast room service is included in the room rate, although half the time you can get random choices on the breakfast tray. Since the majority of the TV channels are Russian, perhaps the place is geared toward Russian travelers, and thus a different set of expecations and standards.
So why do I stay there?
1. Good location. A block from Rudaki Park, within quick walking distance of half a dozen great restaurants.
2. Apartment. When I come to Dushanbe, I stay for 2-4 weeks. Any hotel room would seem like a prison cell. Having a separate living room makes a difference.
3. Washing machine. See above. I can bring fewer clothes and do a wash, which makes packing much easier.
Of the few places in Dushanbe that a Westerner would stay, each has its good and bad points. On balance, I've found that the good outweighs the bad at the Vefa, and on balance is the best place I've found for my long and frequent trips.
If I were only staying a few days, and I was unfamiliar with the city, I would stay at the Hyatt.
