Oasis Guesthouse

If you want a more authentic Mongolian experience, then skip the big chain hotels and stay in a ger here. The cafe is wonderful for hanging out as well as eating (the food is good!), and the new bathroom/showers addition is clean and comes with many amenities. The staff was very attentive and helped us with laundry, email, and other details. There's a market and ATM right next door, too. The Oasis is sweet, simple and very much a nice place to stay for a few days--especially if you need the time to overcome jet lag.

As Oasis has come to be a major checkpoint for people travelling overland, there is an excellent atmosphere in the kitchen and yard, and lots of people to get the latest travel information from, and share stories with. Though we thankfully weren't in need of a mechanic, the guesthouse did not mind others having repairs done in the yard.||||The property is gated and guarded round the clock so it is possible to leave a vehicle behind without worrying about security, and also to camp and use the facilities for a reasonable price. There are plenty of showers so we never saw a queue.||||The cafe serves consistently great food, both local and European, and the 24 hour kitchen honesty card system is a very nice touch. There is wi-fi, although it can become slow to the point of unusable when lots of guests are around.||||It's a long walk to the centre, but we took the cheap trolleybus and occasionally a private taxi without issue so didn't mind. There is a very good supermarket nearby.||||This was one of our favourite stops of the whole trip, where we stayed longer than we thought we would, and returned for a second visit on our way back through UB.

Very nice hostel, where you can also sleep in a yurt, what we did. The experience is unique. The hostel itself has a very good atmosphere as you will meet a lot of people traveling by car/bus/motorbike and staying there to rest or repair their vehicle. The food is yummy, specially when you come back from 2 weeks in the desert.

First of all, when the taxi stopped, I had a hard time believing we were there: the guest house is in an alley behind the main road, in the middle of nowhere. You can't go anywhere without a ride, there's no restaurant or coffee place nearby. After a long and tiring train trip, I had promised the kids a sumptuous breakfast because I had read that the owners were German and baked cakes. There's a system where you can help yourself and write down on a piece of paper all the things you have eaten or drank. When we opened the fridge, we realized that the apple pie and the plum pie were both covered with mold!!! That was pretty dusgusting. ||We chose to stay in a ger and consequently had to use the communal showers, which were not unclean but were not comfortable (Soviet-era style shower). The temperature in the ger was either unbearably hot when the burner was on (over 45°, never been so hot in my life, I felt like I was burning), then when the burner stopped in the middle of the night, it was freezing, so I would not recommend the ger during the cold months (we were offered to stay in an appartment if we wanted). ||We chose this place because the owners were European and we felt it would be easy to communicate and get advice for the rest of our trip (tickets to China, visa advice etc.). We never saw the owners and the local people they hired only spoke either Mongolian or German. They were very nice but, due to our limited knowledge of German, communication was not easy and we turned elsewhere to get tourist information. I was a bit shocked that the owners never showed up, never even talked to us on the phone to know if we were OK and left us on our own with no English speaking staff.||Food choice is quite limited and you have to order before 6 PM. The food served is not bad. We were alone in the place, so I can not comment on the nice atmosphere.||The price of the room was double what we paid when we moved to the center of UB, where we could go anywhere on foot. I would only recommend this place to German-speaking travellers with their own mean of transportation, otherwise, you'll be better off in the center of UB for half the price.

We stopped here for only one night before going back home, but the atmosphere was so welcoming, we could easily have stayed longer. Friendly staff, good food and clean, comfy rooms make it a great place to stay if you have your own means of transportation. Everyone helps each other, tips and travel advice are exchanged and the friendly garage owner from next door will gladly assist with any maintenance. ||The value for money is good and we would definitely recommend this guest house for anyone starting their journey, stopping in UB or as a final stop before leaving.

This guesthouse is for tourists on a very tight budget and for world travelers that can use the courtyard for maintenance works. The rooms have three bunk beds with mattresses that are 1 inch thick. Not very comfortable and there is only one tiny toilet for all rooms… Fortunately, the restaurant serves very good food.

Best place to stay in Ulan Bator if you're travelling by motorcycle, van or just backpacking! There's a workshop in the guesthouse if your vehicle needs some repairing. The staff speaks english and german and they are very kind. You also can get very nice meals in here!

I really recommend the Ger based lodging. The inside rooms are nice enough but they were too hot in July when we visited. The staff are nice and helpful, although only a portion of them speak English. Overall an inexpensive and practical choice for a stopover before heading out into the countryside. Good value for the money.