[ { "id": 1, "slug": "rixos-borovoe", "name": "Rixos Borovoe", "region": "burabay", "lat": 52.97382898, "lng": 70.24152875, "nightly_usd": 184.0, "price_source": "KAYAK cheapest Deluxe, check-in 2026-07-24, checked 2026-07-20", "price_date": "2026-07-20", "price_verified": true, "beds_comfortable": 3, "rooms": 200, "capacity_people": 600, "pp_usd": 61, "airport_city": "Astana", "airport_code": "NQZ", "airport_alt": "Kokshetau (KOV) ~1.1h", "drive_hours": 2.9, "aqi_value": 24, "aqi_label": "Good", "aqi_note": "Burabay median US AQI is about 24 (Good), with roughly 90% good-air days on regional monitors. Pine-steppe lake air stays clean year-round, unlike Almaty winter smog.", "aqi_tier": "good", "aesthetics_score": 9.5, "aesthetics_blurb": "Five-star pine-forest resort on Lake Shchuchye inside Burabay National Park with private beach, spa, and wake park.", "why_ns": "Closest Kazakhstan twin to Forest City Marina: large scenic lakeside resort with spa, pools, dining, beach, and enough keys for a community master-lease.", "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.97382898,70.24152875", "photos": [ "https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5570000/5568700/5568669/efa5a342.jpg", "https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0225c12000dtcaszb1F03_W_400_400_R5.webp", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max1024x768/343015635.jpg?k=b596ec5bfaf6d879e04ef5963a589483de01152d3dd6a476029f19fc5f3eab69&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/343015314.jpg?k=5762eda0c3bd88faadcd39b9149a898fa3c464cb1a4e6b462560039534ad1220&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/468235108.jpg?k=c67e5f27a3d71456622cbbae502c7f65b7d012b184272f71fa9b5817f07c6303&o=", "https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/6000000/5570000/5568700/5568669/7473c97b.jpg" ], "capacity_note": "Junior Premier+ officially allows 3 adults; Deluxe twin is tight for 4 without a negotiated bunk lease.", "unverified_flags": [], "city": "Shchuchinsk (Burabay)", "minutes_to_airport": 174, "website_url": "https://www.rixos.com/hotel-resort/rixos-borovoe", "aqi_source_url": "https://aqicn.org/station/@573910/", "aqi_source_name": "WAQI", "sez_status": "No", "google_rating": 4.8, "review_count": 4591 }, { "id": 2, "slug": "wyndham-garden-burabay", "name": "Wyndham Garden Burabay", "region": "burabay", "lat": 53.084, "lng": 70.312, "nightly_usd": 128.0, "price_source": "KAYAK King cheapest, check-in 2026-07-23, checked 2026-07-20", "price_date": "2026-07-20", "price_verified": true, "beds_comfortable": 2, "rooms": 100, "capacity_people": 200, "pp_usd": 64, "airport_city": "Astana", "airport_code": "NQZ", "airport_alt": "Kokshetau (KOV) ~1.0h", "drive_hours": 3.1, "aqi_value": 24, "aqi_label": "Good", "aqi_note": "Same Burabay cluster as Rixos: median AQI about 24 (Good). Clean pine/birch lake air year-round.", "aqi_tier": "good", "aesthetics_score": 8.5, "aesthetics_blurb": "International 4-star lakeside resort on Lake Borovoe with private beach, spa, and indoor/outdoor pools.", "why_ns": "International brand lakeside alternative to Rixos in the same clean-air national-park cluster at a lower price.", "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wyndham+Garden+Burabay+Kenesary+44", "photos": [ "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max1024x768/529941142.jpg?k=27b864d578860191908baeaf1249d3d986b95ed0f39e2de23e392f1f340f1758&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/529935789.jpg?k=ef5a19fdf33270f138fcd739cf15fbe4407294a45504ac38b5e8aa04c314d55e&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/332263785.jpg?k=c03fdc92321444032e2b18930d5a2bb2484ad3cf31cecb35bd2f8be8d205f3a5&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max300/529967588.jpg?k=9e1a79b451c16506f7c643ac6b39c7fa2d32f170b70648d3d2fb9bf2ed6ed3cc&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max300/529954036.jpg?k=c52fd75f5731f62829dfdb9f5ec9b8df40a4be7ea6d228662655fc4a90e2e668&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max300/529951933.jpg?k=1815155601f5f73f9c6fde3a422210502fd5c490e0c00ead9dc3e2befbca584e&o=" ], "capacity_note": "Standard kings are honest doubles; villas/family categories raise density if leased.", "unverified_flags": [], "city": "Burabay", "minutes_to_airport": 187, "website_url": "https://wyndhamgardenburabay.com/", "aqi_source_url": "https://aqicn.org/station/@517459/", "aqi_source_name": "WAQI", "sez_status": "No", "google_rating": 4.6, "review_count": 314 }, { "id": 3, "slug": "discovery-borovoe", "name": "Discovery Borovoe", "region": "burabay", "lat": 52.95, "lng": 70.4, "nightly_usd": 98.0, "price_source": "Ostrovok minimum ~₽8,761 (~$95-100), checked 2026-07-20", "price_date": "2026-07-20", "price_verified": true, "beds_comfortable": 3, "rooms": 139, "capacity_people": 417, "pp_usd": 33, "airport_city": "Astana", "airport_code": "NQZ", "airport_alt": "Kokshetau (KOV) ~1.2h", "drive_hours": 2.9, "aqi_value": 24, "aqi_label": "Good", "aqi_note": "Burabay cluster median AQI about 24 (Good). Clean pine-forest lake air year-round.", "aqi_tier": "good", "aesthetics_score": 8.0, "aesthetics_blurb": "Pine-forest family resort on the north shore of Lake Katarkol with outdoor pool and rope park.", "why_ns": "139-room Burabay cluster backup to Rixos/Wyndham with all-inclusive-style family packages.", "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Discovery+Borovoe+Katarkol", "photos": [ "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max1024x768/267823506.jpg?k=ae8b7b78c0c123bcc3c6fbbcf3c34d0970184cfad01ce6f144f308afae51acc7&o=", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/View_of_the_Burabay_lake.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Burabay_lakes.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Lake_Burabai.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Shore_of_the_Burabay_lake.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%85%D1%83.jpg" ], "capacity_note": null, "unverified_flags": [ "photo_proxy_scenic" ], "city": "Katarkol (Burabay)", "minutes_to_airport": 175, "website_url": "https://www.discoveryborovoe.com/", "aqi_source_url": "https://aqicn.org/station/@573910/", "aqi_source_name": "WAQI", "sez_status": "No", "google_rating": 4.9, "review_count": 7208 }, { "id": 4, "slug": "altyn-kun-resort", "name": "Altyn Kun Resort Hotel", "region": "burabay", "lat": 53.084, "lng": 70.31, "nightly_usd": 102.0, "price_source": "Official site peak summer breakfast 24,000 KZT/person × 2 = 48,000 KZT ≈ $102/room, checked 2026-07-20", "price_date": "2026-07-20", "price_verified": true, "beds_comfortable": 4, "rooms": 150, "capacity_people": 600, "pp_usd": 26, "airport_city": "Astana", "airport_code": "NQZ", "airport_alt": "Kokshetau (KOV) ~1.0h", "drive_hours": 3.1, "aqi_value": 24, "aqi_label": "Good", "aqi_note": "Burabay AQI about 24 (Good). Clean lake-cluster air year-round.", "aqi_tier": "good", "aesthetics_score": 7.5, "aesthetics_blurb": "Large family resort campus with three pools and a short walk to Lake Borovoe; functional more than refined. Gallery uses regional Wikimedia landscape photos (not hotel interiors).", "why_ns": "Best low-cost density play in the clean-air Burabay lake cluster; advertises up to about 500 guests.", "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Altyn+Kun+Hotel+Burabay+Kokshetau", "photos": [ "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Lake_Burabai.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/View_of_the_Burabay_lake.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Burabay_lakes.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Shore_of_the_Burabay_lake.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%85%D1%83.jpg", "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/%D0%9E%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE_%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5._%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD.jpg" ], "capacity_note": "Suite categories take 2+2. Room count estimated about 120-200 from advertised guest capacity.", "unverified_flags": [ "room_count", "photo_proxy_scenic" ], "city": "Burabay", "minutes_to_airport": 188, "website_url": "https://altynkun-hotel.kz/", "aqi_source_url": "https://aqicn.org/station/@517459/", "aqi_source_name": "WAQI", "sez_status": "No", "google_rating": 4.2, "review_count": 206 }, { "id": 5, "slug": "sultan-plaza-borovoe", "name": "SULTAN PLAZA Borovoe", "region": "burabay", "lat": 52.9772037, "lng": 70.2587075, "nightly_usd": 141.0, "price_source": "KAYAK neighborhood comps near Rixos, checked 2026-07-20", "price_date": "2026-07-20", "price_verified": true, "beds_comfortable": 2, "rooms": 100, "capacity_people": 200, "pp_usd": 70, "airport_city": "Astana", "airport_code": "NQZ", "airport_alt": "Kokshetau (KOV) ~1.2h", "drive_hours": 2.9, "aqi_value": 24, "aqi_label": "Good", "aqi_note": "Burabay AQI about 24 (Good). Same Shchuchye-corridor clean-air profile.", "aqi_tier": "good", "aesthetics_score": 7.5, "aesthetics_blurb": "Mid-size spa/pool resort near national-park pines; competent, not iconic.", "why_ns": "Overflow / lower lease-cost option on the Shchuchye corridor near Rixos.", "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9+%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81+Sultan+Plaza+Borovoe/@52.9772037,70.2587075,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x424c53f997c73c4f:0xf694ce2221d29d53!8m2!3d52.9772037!4d70.2587075!16s%2Fg%2F11hzyyctd9", "google_travel_url": "https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/s/5FLi13e9jnA9va5s6", "photos": [ "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max1024x768/310614264.jpg?k=526986c66a8f8fd0549cb9bbca64e3f52169588963bc5753a55da28b95d075d3&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/389627733.jpg?k=b359e94e196a8c682e531f380fb8e1fa4c05d639be58f6a6ff1f826fd3595c9a&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max500/389631940.jpg?k=ce923ad341c504625f5035490749cd31a2c03dc653349484537833f4f8e6b15a&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max300/357009206.jpg?k=a53fb4fe1654e25aa15ddaeffb9f3dd348b70a1cc1f3858c9429da065d6cc13d&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max300/389632507.jpg?k=581eefc00d92441302e355574b04324c89ab9d91c153314aa7607942215562fb&o=", "https://cf.bstatic.com/xdata/images/hotel/max300/279961839.jpg?k=9dab597d45c959de3018d5adc45c6c5692b1b210e02280e0c772476dfe9b835c&o=" ], "capacity_note": "Room count estimated about 80-120.", "unverified_flags": [ "room_count" ], "city": "Shchuchinsk (Burabay)", "minutes_to_airport": 173, "website_url": "https://sultanplaza.kz/", "aqi_source_url": "https://aqicn.org/station/@573910/", "aqi_source_name": "WAQI", "sez_status": "No", "google_rating": 4.6, "review_count": 109 }, { "id": 6, "slug": "alatau-city-almaty", "name": "Alatau City", "region": "almaty-mountains", "lat": 43.2655627, "lng": 76.8193742, "nightly_usd": null, "price_source": "TBD - residential sales complex (developer inventory sold out per Korter 2026); no verified hotel nightly or short-stay rack rate found. Secondary-market apartment sales only", "price_date": "2026-07-20", "price_verified": false, "beds_comfortable": 2, "rooms": 1536, "capacity_people": 3072, "pp_usd": null, "airport_city": "Almaty", "airport_code": "ALA", "airport_alt": null, "drive_hours": 0.5, "aqi_value": 61, "aqi_label": "FLAG (Almaty winter)", "aqi_note": "FLAG for Almaty winter smog. Urban Alatau District basin site (opposite Almaty Arena), not alpine air. City annual PM2.5 ~31.2 µg/m³ (AAI 2025); winter often 5-7× summer and can hit US AQI 150-200+.", "aqi_tier": "flag", "aesthetics_score": 5.5, "aesthetics_blurb": "Large comfort-class residential microdistrict (ЖК Alatau Siti) of 12-story blocks opposite Almaty Arena; urban density play, not a scenic resort.", "why_ns": "Massive apartment inventory (~1,536 keys) in Almaty for a master-lease / bulk-unit experiment near ALA; residential sales complex, not a hotel campus.", "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Zhk+%22Alatau+Siti%22/@43.2655627,76.8193742,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x38834101b1e6f877:0x3e1634de6f750d6f!8m2!3d43.2655627!4d76.8193742!16s%2Fg%2F11gzqlr813", "photos": [ "https://storage.googleapis.com/bd-kz-01/buildings-v2/1280x960/11921.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/bd-kz-01/buildings-v2/1280x960/11922.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/bd-kz-01/buildings-v2/1280x960/11923.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/bd-kz-01/buildings-v2/1280x960/12041.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/bd-kz-01/buildings-v2/1280x960/18689.jpg", "https://storage.googleapis.com/bd-kz-01/buildings-v2/1280x960/18690.jpg" ], "capacity_note": "NOT hotel rooms: Korter lists ~1,536 apartments across 41 buildings (1-3 room flats ~45-68 m²). beds_comfortable=2 is an honest roommate density for typical 1BR; larger 2-3BR units can sleep more. Developer primary sales sold out; secondary market only.", "unverified_flags": [ "price" ], "city": "Almaty", "minutes_to_airport": 30, "website_url": "https://www.alataucity.kz/", "aqi_source_url": "https://aqicn.org/city/almaty/", "aqi_source_name": "WAQI", "sez_status": "No", "google_rating": 4.3, "review_count": 310 } ]