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RomaniaExcellent staff, very welcoming and helpful. All the people from reception speak a fairly good or good english.
An appropriate place to meet other backpackers or cyclists.
The hostel is situated near the New West Bus Station (the entrance of the hostel is on the opposite side) and about 1 km north from "Osh Bazar".
There is a pretty big supermarket 200 m south, on a main street and a bakery with fresh, tasty bread near it.
The food at the hostel's cantine is really, really good. There is more variety in the afternoon and evening.
There is a nice, open air gym in the yard.
They organaise non-expensive tours in the mountains near Bishkek or to other important turistic destinations.
Other interesting or useful places I visited in Bishkek: Mahatma Gandhi Statue - 1 km east on the main street, on the park's corner; "State History Museum" and "Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts" at about 4 km east; "Cranks Garage" - bicycle repair workshop at about 9 km south.
City maps available for free and bicycles for rental. There is a bicycle lane available in the city on the "Mir Ave" Street which leads south and out of the city towards Ala Archa Valley.