Sheki Accommodations

Bed & breakfast / home stays
The least expensive option, and a great opportunity for interacting with locals. Farhad Azizov is the head of the Sheki B&B association - tel:(994)050-612-6564 - however he speaks no English so have your Russian or Azeri ready.

Per-person prices, including shower, bed, sheets, and breakfast:

1st class - 3.20 AZN
2nd class - 2.80 AZN
3rd class - 2.40 AZN

Hotels
 
Caravansarai (Caravan Palace, on the road leading to the Xan Saray) tel:0177-4-31-724-4814. Built hundreds of years ago and recently refurbished, has a 50 person capacity conference room, restaurant, gift shops, and a çay xana (tea house). Hidden inside the corridors alongside the restaurant are rooms for parties of 10-20. During tourist season everything on the menu is available, but in the spring and fall the selection is limited to the course of the day. The rate per night ranges from 12-60 AZN.
Panorama Inn tel:050-622-9027. Run by a middle-aged couple, has a nice view of the whole community of Sheki and nice, albeit pricy (for Azerbaijan) meals. 5 bedrooms for two people apiece, each decorated with Azerbaijani handicrafts and tools. The rate per night range from 26-35 AZN.
 
Sheki Hotel (town centre, above the Capital Bank, across from the Chelebi Xan restaurant) tel:050-318-3125. The tallest building in Sheki, but the least preferable place to stay. The rate per night range from 25-45 AZN.
 
Sheki Idman Kompleksi (Sheki Olympic Complex) tel:0177-5-12-63 fax:0177-5-11-55. The well-groomed sports centre complexes with beautiful gardens that have begun popping up throughout Azerbaijan are one of the projects of the current president. The Sheki Olympic Complex is a bit out of town and getting there involves a Marshurtka or taxi ride. The sports areas are available to visitors - for a price of course - including volleyball, basketball, tennis, and football; the pool is currently being renovated (completion due end of spring 2007). The facility has a conference room for 50 people, a dining room, and small cottages in which guests can stay. The rate per night is 40 AZN.
 
Sheki Saray Hotel (Sheki Palace Hotel) tel:(994)177-48181 fax:(994)177-47099. The latest hotel in the city, also the most expensive as it caters to wealthy Azerbaijanis in Baku and Ganje as well as Westerners (staff speak English and Russian). It has many amenities previously unseen outside of Baku such as in-room Internet access via ethernet, plus taxi service, room service, etc. There is a conference room on the first floor, a bar with coffee/alcohol, and a restaurant; from mid-2007 there will be a rooftop café serving drinks to visitors at night. The rate per night range from 40-200 AZN.