This is one of the less expensive hotels on the left bank, but you get more than you pay for. The room was really spacious and the windows took up an entire wall from floor to ceiling. My room had a view of Baiterek in the distance. Unfortunately, the view between the room and Baiterek was of construction (they're building the Abu Dhabi tower complex). There's nothing the hotel can do about that. If you know anything about Astana, you know that there's construction going on practically everywhere! There isn't a lot to see or do within the few blocks surrounding the hotel, but it's a quick taxi ride over to Baiterek or the malls and restaurants (for 500 tenge if you're staying on the left bank of the city; though you could walk to Keruen mall or Baiterek in a relatively short period of time). There are two restaurants in the hotel if you're going to insist on not venturing out. Everything about the hotel and the service was great. Definitely more than I expected. I wanted to do some laundry the day before flying out and was expecting to be shown a set of guest washers and dryers. They had hotel staff do my laundry for me free of charge. Yeah, you could spend more and be closer to everything, but why would you want to? If you're like me, a hotel is just a place to sleep and take a shower. Besides, it really isn't such a far walk to Keruen and Baiterek (maybe 20-30 minutes). Should opportunity allow me to return to Astana, I would definitely stay here again.