Sapphire City Hotel

Baku


The lobby's chandeliers, fresh orchids, gilt-legged rococo furniture and elegantly attired staff set the scene for similarly indulgent guestrooms. The location is superbly central, a block from Fountains Sq.

Société, the rooftop restaurant, has some stunning views of the Flame Towers and isn't (quite) as expensive as you might imagine. The hotel is the most memorable of a small Baku chain.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Baku attractions

2. Fountains Square

0.13 MILES

Ever-popular with strollers, this leafy piazza forms Central Baku’s natural focus. The fountains for which it is named include one topped by shiny…

3. Nizami Literature Museum

0.2 MILES

The greatest attraction of this museum for most visitors is the western facade of the building it inhabits: a fine early-20th-century structure with…

4. Historical Museum

0.21 MILES

Well-presented exhibits on Azerbaijan’s history and culture might miss the odd century here and there, but there’s more than enough to fill several hours…

5. Nizami Statue

0.25 MILES

A fine statue of Azerbaijan's 12th-century 'Shakespeare' stands proud in the stepped gardens leading up from the Literature Museum that's named in his…

6. Museum Centre

0.29 MILES

Once a Lenin Museum, this column-fronted neoclassical building has a sternly photogenic facade that looks best seen from across the Bulvar. Inside, the…

7. Baku Khans' Palace

0.29 MILES

The minimal remnants of what had once been the palace, bath-house and garden of Baku's 18th-century khans is to be rebuilt as a museum, with interactive…