Universidad Americana de Asia Central

Novel Hotel is a relatively modern resort on the shores of Lake Issyk-kul. It's location is at the far end of the strip of resorts centered around Cholpon-Ata. There are only a few General stores around the local Village and no restaurants, so eating options are restricted to the resort itself. The hotel restaurant, next to the swimming pool, provides good standard of food at a relatively expensive price. The big advantage of Novel is its frontage to a pleasant and private beach that although public is in practice occupied mostly by resort guests. Although Rocky close to the beach the water is mostly sandy and clean. Rooms are large and provide a good standard of appointment and equipment, although sparsely furnished. I had a room on the 5th floor, which provided great views of the beach but unfortunately also suffered slightly from an infestation of spiders if I left the window open. This would not be a problem on lower floors, I believe.

Overall a great stay. The restaurant had great food. The pool was amazing. The kids playroom was fantastic for my daughter. Rooms were nice with a nice view from the balcony. My only complaint is they couldn’t find my reservation. I waited maybe 10 minutes in the lobby. Make sure you show them the booking number on the document they message you on Expedia. Without that they might not find it.

Nice yurt with lake view. Comfortable beds and good food and delicious bread. The accommodation is located on the mountain and you need to go down a long and steep staircase to get to the beach, which is a public and well-visited beach.