Silk Road Samarkand is still under active construction, however, its doors are promised to open to the first tourists already in the Spring of 2022. The site was inspected in March of 2022 by Shavkat Mirziyoyey, the President of Uzbekistan and official reports suggests that;Pedestrian areas with grass and trees, open public spaces, sports fields, and bike paths will become available to visitors in the second half of 2022.
According to the most recent information which dates from 11 March 2022 these are the updates:
1.The Rowing Canal is expanding on the bank of which 8 hotels have been fully built. The decoration and establishment of communications are underway.
2. One of the hotels, Samarkand Regency Amir Temur, has become the first hotel in Central Asia that is part of the LHW group and will be supervised by Deborah Haines as the Cluster General Manager,
3. The two other hotels Silk Road and Stars of Ulugbek Lia both will be supervised by the world renown hotelier Minyoun Hospitality,
4.Another 4 Boutique Wellness Part Hotels are underway with a medical-sanatorium approach, specialising in healthcare and spa services,
5. The Eternal City is almost ready to open it's doors, which will have restaurants that serve traditional Uzbek food and shops.
6. The Congress building is completely built with entertainment halls and VIP rooms for events
Aerial view of the construction site in 2022;
Sources:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grebnoy+Kanal/@39.6582422,67.0548731,3277m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3f4d217f987acf7b:0x127a40f59381b8ca!8m2!3d39.65976!4d67.0489597
https://instagram.com/silkroadsamarkand_ru?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/silkroadsamarkand_president-construction-hotels-activity-6900003650823974912-805P?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
https://www.travelturtle.world/news/deborah-haines-will-lead-the-first-five-star-hotel-in-central-asia/