This is a great value hotel in Dushanbe. Located in a quiet part of the town, Meridian is a small boutique hotel surrounded by a lovely small garden. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. The rooms are very clean, spacious, well equipped and tastefully decorated. Bathroom was surprisingly huge and had jacuzzi (!). Good quality breakfast with a decent selection of dishes. Internet connection - a bit patchy. Overall - highly recommended!

I have stayed here on a number of occasions and have always been very well looked after. The rooms are large and have tea / coffee making facilities, bottled water and are kept very clean. The internet connection is stable but slows down when the hotel is busy. The staff are always very ready to help and breakfast, whilst it doesn't change much, is more than adequate. The hotel is not on the main roads which - for me - is an advantage since it's relatively quiet. You will have to be prepared for the typically central Asian style firm mattress which in this instance could be more accurately described as solid. I ended up using the spare duvet in the wardrobe for additional padding. It provides excellent value for money and the free, reliable and well organised transportation to and from the airport is a great touch. So as long as you have a strong back and enjoy a 'firm' mattress I can recommend this hotel.

I stayed here for several nights on business recently. The location was recommended by my hosts, so I accepted their recommendation as many others before me had stayed here. Pros include free/included transport to and from the airport (they were waiting at the exit to customs with a sign listing my name), the included breakfast and free secure wifi. Staff generally was very friendly, although their understanding of English is somewhat limited. The rooms are large by international standards and include a separate sitting or "tea" room. Biggest con was the bed, which unfortunately was extremely uncomfortable. After a few hours of laying on it I got up to inspect and realized that really it was just a box spring with a small, 1/2 inch pillow top laying on top of the box springs. If you're only here for maybe one night I guess it wouldn't be bad, but after a few nights it really does a number on your back. Literally I had to turn over every 30 minutes because the springs beneath me had started to impact some part of my body. They have mini split HVAC systems in each room, although housekeeping kept turning it off during the day when they serviced the room which can make it chilly upon return now that it is getting into winter there. The bathrooms are large with walk in showers, but again when servicing the room they never once replaced any of the toiletries or left an extra roll of toilet paper. The included full breakfast is decent, although as mentioned in previous reviews they seem to serve the same thing every morning which can become tedious. I did have a little trouble at check-out where the clerk tried to pressure me into paying via U.S. dollars in cash. He kept pretending that my credit card was declined or didn't work, but after explaining that if he wanted to be paid he'd have to figure it out eventually the card worked (amazing!) and I was on my way. I do recommend making sure they know about your arrival/departure times because it is not unusual for flights from Dushanbe to occur at very early times (i.e., arriving at 3am or leaving at 4:30am). They do have security and exterior cameras around the hotel, as well as bicycles for free use by guests. Although the rooms come with computers, I never once was able to get mine to work properly so I just opted for their free wifi on my smart phone.