One of the most beautiful and iconic buildings in Tashkent is the Lotte City Hotel Tashkent Palace, or, as Tashkent residents still habitually call it, the “Tashkent” Hotel. It is located in the very center of the city, neighboring TSUM, the History Museum, the “Blue Domes” Boulevard, and the exhibition hall of the Academy of Arts. Together with the Navoi State Academic Grand Theater and the fountain on the theater square, the hotel forms a complete and unique ensemble.

The hotel’s design was developed by renowned Tashkent architects — Mitkhat Sagatdinovich Bulatov and Leonid Georgievich Karash. The portal above the entrance with elements of national architecture is unusual. It was also the first hotel in the city to feature an inner courtyard and a swimming pool. A popular restaurant from the last century operated in the right wing.

The hotel opened in October 1958 during the International Conference of Writers from Asian and African Countries held in Tashkent, and the conference participants became the first guests of the new hotel.

The hotel is known for numerous events — meetings, seminars, festivals, and balls.

In 2003, the management of the “Tashkent” Hotel was transferred to the Le Meridien brand — an international network of the French company Air France. After reconstruction in 2013, management passed to the well-known hotel chain under the Japanese-South Korean Lotte brand, and the hotel received its modern name — Lotte City Hotel Tashkent Palace.