Turkmenistan hotels
Hotel Nissa, Atabaeva Street, 18B, Tel: (+993-12) 22-10-25, Fax:(+993-12) 22-10-23 Apparently owned by family of Turkmenbashi, this is a four-star hotel with air conditioning, swimming pool, pool bar, sauna, Turkish sauna, gym, jacuzzi.
This is a very good quality hotel in Ashgabat, about 10 minutes walk from the war memorial and book shop. The restaurant (Italian) has excellent food. Expect to come across lots of foreign workers, and women of dubious persuasion at the hotel bar.