Islam Khodja

Eight centuries of mud-brick architecture frame the view from Islam Khodja 51, a guesthouse named for the reformist vizier who commissioned Khiva's tallest minaret — 57 metres of glazed-tile brickwork rising directly outside.

The address falls inside Itchan Kala, Khiva's walled inner city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, placing the Kalta Minor minaret and Kukhna Ark citadel within a short walk. A 9.5 rating from 699 guests suggests the hospitality matches the setting.

Khiva sits in the Khorezm oasis near the Amu Darya, reached via Urgench airport twenty minutes away. The old city empties of day visitors by dusk, leaving overnight guests the quieter evening hours inside the walls.