Shymbulak Resort Hotel, Almaty ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Gornaya Street 640, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050020

Rooms at Shymbulak Hotel

Shymbulak Resort Hotel has standard rooms with options for one wide double bed or two single beds. Rooms are on the ground and first floors with balconies that offer city and foothill views. On the 3rd floor, rooms without balconies view the ski slope. Room features include a wardrobe, dresser, ottomans, refrigerator, and safe. Standard + rooms, on the 1st floor, have balconies and city views. The bathroom includes a shower, hairdryer, mini-perfume set, and towels. Junior Suites feature two single beds, a wardrobe, dresser, poufs, refrigerator, and safe. Junior Suite + rooms offer a king-size bed or two single beds. All Junior Suite + rooms have balconies overlooking the ski slope and include breakfast for two, a wardrobe, refrigerator, safe, chairs, a bathroom with a shower, hairdryer, mini perfume set, towels, bedding, slippers, and robes. Family Standard + suites have a king-size bed and two single beds, with balconies overlooking the Alatau Mountains and city. Features include a wardrobe, dressers, chairs, ottomans, refrigerator, safe, and satellite TVs in each room. The Super Suite + has a living room and two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom. The living room has a dining table, chairs, sofa, and armchairs. Bedroom 1 includes a wardrobe, dresser, sofa, ottoman, floor lamp, small table, sideboard, and a bathroom with a shower and sauna. Bedroom 2 features a wardrobe, dresser, ottoman, floor lamp, small table, and a bathroom with a shower. Amenities include mini-perfume sets, towels, and slippers. The Suite + features a living room, a bedroom with a king-size bed, and a balcony with ski slope views. Amenities include a sofa bed, wardrobe, chairs, refrigerator, safe, and a bathroom with a shower, mini perfume set, towels, bedding, and slippers. The Family + suite, located on the 3rd floor, includes a large double bed and three single beds. It has a sofa, refrigerator, safe, table, bathroom with shower, hairdryer, mini perfume set, towels, bed linen, slippers, and bathrobes.

Dining at Saray-Bar

The Shymbulak Resort Hotel's 'Saray-Bar' restaurant serves dishes from national, European, Russian, Uighur, Uzbek, and Ukrainian cuisines. Guests can also try Uzbek pilaf cooked in a cauldron, manti, and shish kebab from lamb, pork, or duck breast. Barbecue at Saray-Bar, combined with fresh mountain air and landscapes, provides a dining experience. The restaurant offers a restaurant with a homely atmosphere. Guests can enjoy hot mulled wine.

Activities and Entertainment

Shymbulak offers a range of activities, including skiing with 7 ski lifts and 20 kilometers of ski slopes. There is a ski and snowboard school with instructors who teach in Kazakh, Russian, and English. The Snowpark is an extreme area for snowboarders and skiers. The resort features a balloon track for tubing, and a rope park listed in the Guinness Book of Records. An Adventure Office promotes an active lifestyle. Other options include a buggy trip along an alpine route, hiking, climbing, horseback riding, and Gorilla ZipLine. Near Shymbulak, Visit Center Gorelnik features a mountain warm spring.

Location and Access

Shymbulak Resort Hotel is a 40-minute drive from Almaty 2 and 40 km from Almaty International Airport. Bus №12 goes to Medeu base station, where you can get on gondola, or the Medeu ice rink. From Medeu ice rink, a bus to Shymbulak is available every 10 minutes from 9:00 to 20:00 on weekdays and from 8:00 on weekends. Nearby landmarks include Furmanov Peak (3.5 km), Pik Kumbel' (4.5 km), Rodnik "Vorota Tuyuk Su" (3 km), Al'plager' Tuyuk-Su (3 km), Shymbulak (0.5 km), Medeo (3.5 km), Medeu Cable Car Shymbulak Ski Resort (4.5 km), and Pik Abaya (2.5 km).

Hotel Services Offered

Shymbulak Resort Hotel offers free Wi-Fi, satellite television, equipment lockers, a boot dryer, a conference room, a Finnish sauna, and a heated swimming pool. Breakfast is included. The sales department provides offers for group meals, show programs, and leisure activities. For presentations and conferences, the hotel offers a conference hall for 50 seats, equipped with a screen and a projector, a laptop and a presenter with a laser pointer, a magnetic whiteboard, and an audio system. The hotel can accommodate large groups of tourists in rooms of various classes.