The Old City (İçərişəhər)
The walled old town with the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Historic and atmospheric; some lanes are narrow and closed to cars.
Sources and further reading · The Old City (İçərişəhər)
Azerbaijan
Hotels in Baku
Baku’s centre is walkable, with the old city, the seafront boulevard and the main shopping streets close together. Decide whether you want to sleep inside the old walls, by the sea, or among the cafés of the modern centre.
This guide helps you choose an area. Hotel prices and availability are checked when you search with dates and guests.
Get to know the area before choosing a hotel
The Seaside Boulevard
The long promenade along the Caspian, with parks, cafés and views of the city. For a stay by the water within a walk of the old city.
Sources and further reading · The Seaside BoulevardFountains Square and Nizami Street
The modern centre just outside the old walls, with shops, restaurants and evening crowds. Central and lively.
Sources and further reading · Fountains Square and Nizami StreetGetting in from the airport
Heydar Aliyev International (GYD)
An airport express bus runs from the terminal to the city centre and a metro station, and taxis wait outside. Agree the fare or use an app before you set off.
Before choosing your address
- Prices in Azerbaijan are in manat. Anything paid at the hotel may be in manat.
- Inside the old city, check whether a car can reach the hotel’s door.
- Read the entry requirements for your passport before you book: they are set by the country, not the hotel.
Worth reading before you book
How to choose a hotel: what to check before you book
The right hotel is not the grandest on the list; it is the one that fits the days you planned. Five checks, in this order.
What you pay at the hotel: taxes, fees and the deposit
The booking closed at one price and the bill shows another. Usually that is not a mistake but a local tax.
How to read a flight before you book: times, stops, duration and the fare rules
Two flights at the same price can be very different trips. Everything that tells them apart is already on the result — it only has to be read in the right order.
