The Continental doesn't look much like a hotel from the outside but it is ok as a place to sleep and located right around the corner from Japanese and Korean embassies and close to the main Square. This is supposedly one of the better hotels, but local sources told me that the Corporate Hotel and Kempinski Hotel are better choices.
The Deluxe Room was huge with an enormous sitting area and there was a very new 42” LCD TV that seemed very out of place in the Soviet decor room. I was there in the summer and there is no air conditioning but just opening the windows was fine. Internet was pretty fast, although charged by the minute.
English by front desk staff in the evenings is basic but the staff were friendly, even though it was a bit difficult to communicate. The buffet breakfast is an eclectic mix of western, Korean and Japanese dishes. The Korean and Japanese items were ok, but the western dishes were all slightly off. Pass on ordering the "pancakes" or "french toast" because they won’t be anything like you expected.
One gripe was that hot water wasn’t always available (although this is apparently the city’s fault, rather than the hotel’s)
- Continental Hotel Ulaanbaatar
