SHYMBULAK RESORT HOTEL, Almaty

Shymbulak Resort Hotel features rooms on the ground and first floors with balconies overlooking Almaty city and the foothills. Standard rooms offer options with one wide double bed or two single beds. Standard + rooms, located on the 1st floor, also have balconies. Family Junior Suites, the only ones of their kind, include one double bed and two single beds, with a balcony view of the ski slope. Junior Suites have two single beds, while Junior Suite + rooms offer a choice of one king-size bed or two single beds and balconies with ski slope views. Family Standard + suites provide a king-size bed, two single beds, and balconies overlooking the Alatau mountains and city. Super Suites + include a living room, two bedrooms with individual bathrooms, and TVs in each room. Suite + options feature a king-size bed and a balcony view of the ski slope. Family + suites have one double bed, three single beds, and views of the inner courtyard. Each room includes satellite television. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Rooms include heating, sitting area, terrace, dressing area, free toiletries, a flat-screen TV, and carpeted floors.

The Shymbulak Resort Hotel's 'Saray-Bar' restaurant features dishes from national, European, Russian, Uighur, Uzbek, and Ukrainian cuisines. Guests can try Uzbek pilaf, manti, and shish kebab. The restaurant offers a homely atmosphere and features timber interiors with Soviet-era elements. Barbecue is available, combined with mountain air and views of the Shymbulak resort. Breakfast is included in the price.

Shymbulak Mountain Resort offers a range of activities, including a ski and snowboard school with over 80 instructors teaching in Kazakh, Russian, and English. There is a snowpark for snowboarders and skiers, as well as a rope park that is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest mountain park on artificial supports. The resort operates 7 ski lifts and 20 kilometers of ski slopes, with snow cannons available. Guests can access the Medeu ice rink via Bus №12, and from there, a bus to Shymbulak runs every 10 minutes on weekdays (9:00 to 20:00) and weekends (8:00 onwards). The Adventure Office promotes an active lifestyle with hiking and climbing opportunities, including peaks like Peak Abay (4010 m) and Peak Nursultan (4376 m). There is a balloon track for tubing. Other facilities include a Finnish sauna and a heated swimming pool on the summer terrace.

Shymbulak Resort Hotel is 25 km from Almaty 2 and 40 km from Almaty International Airport. Bus №12 connects to Medeu base station, where you can take a gondola. Nearby landmarks include Ile-Alatau National Park (4 km), Rodnik "Vorota Tuyuk Su" (3 km), Furmanov Peak (4 km), and Medeo (4 km).

Shymbulak Resort Hotel offers a ski depot with boot-drying equipment and lockers for equipment. The sales department provides offers for group meals and leisure activities. An electric car transfer is available. For business needs, there is a conference room for 40 guests with a screen, projector, and audio system. The hotel can accommodate large groups of tourists in various room types. Free WI-FI is available throughout the entire hotel area.