Edelweiss Hotel, Ulan Bator

The 3 star Edelweiss Hotel, situated in the heart of the downtown area is 18kms from the "Buyant - Uhaa" international airport and 5kms from the "Ulaanbaatar" railway station. The directors welcome guests coming from afar. Few other places can summon such a warm atmosphere and all the comforts of home. It retains the personal feel of Mongolia whilst offering super service from the heart by friendly staff. It is located in the prestigious Embassy area (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Japan and South Korea.)
You will soon discover why so many of our guests keep coming back. You can be confident that we will do our best to make your stay enjoyable.
Accommodation - Edelweiss Hotel, Ulan Bator

The Edelweiss Hotel provides fully furnished luxury rooms with IDD telephone, satellite TV, mini-bar and air conditioning. Every room at the Edelweiss hotel designed to provide comfort and warm atmosphere throughout with everything you might need for your stay. Also every room has private balcony which you can enjoy beautiful views of the Mount Bogd and sight of the city centre.
Restaurants and Bars

Edelweiss Hotel's traditional Mongolian cuisine won first place in the Mongolian Barbecue Contest of International Festival - Visit Mongolia 2003. Cooking is an art, and having a meal is a pleasure. It is our chef's passiom. Let us show you the art of cooking and leave you with the best memories of Mongolian food.

European Restaurant
Highly acclaimed European restaurant suitable both for friendly lunch and business meetings. You will like it because of the calm and classic atmosphere. Our European cuisine cook won the first award in Mongolian Cooks Contest and you can be assured of good service.
Opening timesr: 10:30 a.m - 10:00 p.m
Other Facilites

Our aim is to ensure that all our guests a comfortable and enjoyable stay. If you have any requirements not listed in this service directory, please feel free to contact with us.

Business Centre
Bell Captain
Credit Cards
Foreign Exchange service
Housekeeping
Lost and Found
Massage Room
Mini - Bar
Pets
Reception Desk
Safe Deposit Box
Sauna
TV
Wake - Up Service

Business Centre:
Our hotel's Business centre offers you the following services for 24 hours;
• International phone calls
• Fax • Scanner
• Printing • Translation
• Secretarial service • Computer services
• High speed internet connection • Copying

Bell Captain
The Bell Captain is located in main lobby, next to the Reception Desk.

Check - out time
Check - out time is 12:00 at noon. Half-day room charge will be added to your account if you check out before 6:00 p.m; and one day room charge will be added if you check - out after 6:00p.m.

Credit Cards
We accept all major credit cards such as AMEX, Visa, MasterCard, JCB.

Foreign Exchange service
At the reception desk in the lobby for 24 hours a day.

Housekeeping:
Extra Pillows, blankets, connectors, terminal board will be provided upon requested.
Laundry Service
Articles collected before 9 a.m can be returned on the same day. Our normal service is in 24 hours. The express service is available upon request made to the staff and notes written on the billing form in 12 hours.

Lost and Found
If you lose or find any other's belongings, please contact the Reception Desk or the Hotel Manager

Geography

Mongolia is a landlocked country in Northern Asia, strategically located between China and Russia.
At 1,564,116 km2 (603,909 sq mi), Mongolia is the world's 19th-largest country (after Iran). It is significantly larger than the next-largest country, Peru.
The geography of Mongolia is varied with the Gobi Desert to the south and with cold and mountainous regions to the north and west. Much of Mongolia consists of steppes and much of the Gobi Desert.
The terrain is one of mountains and rolling plateaus, with a high degree of relief. Overall, the land slopes from the high Altai Mountains of the west and the north to plains and depressions in the east and the south. The Khüiten Peak in extreme western Mongolia on the Chinese border is the highest point (4,374 meters). The lowest is 518 meters, an otherwise undistinguished spot in the eastern Mongolian plain. The country has an average elevation of 1,580 meters. The landscape includes one of Asia's largest freshwater lakes (Lake Khövsgöl), many salt lakes, marshes, sand dunes, rolling grasslands, alpine forests, and permanent mountain glaciers. Northern and western Mongolia are seismically active zones, with frequent earthquakes and many hot springs and extinct volcanoes.
The productive regions of Mongolia—a tableland ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 ft (914 to 1,524 m) in elevation—are in the north, which is well drained by numerous rivers, including the Hovd, Onon, Selenga and Tula.

History of Mongolia

Chinggis Khaan’s period
chinggis khaan The history of Mongolia is dominated by the mythical stature of Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khan for the mongols) who has the head of these hordes of wandering tribes reunified under its banner, conquered At the 13th century the vastest empire which the ground ever knew, cutting through has path of blood and fury of the Pacific Ocean to the heart of Europe. Temujin, its true name before being proclaimed Chinggis Khan, is quasi has divinity for Mongolian: it brought to them glory, the conquests and has code of conduct and organization.


Since Chinggis Khaan’s period
khubilai khanChinggis Khan's grandson Kubilai Khan who conquered China and established the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD) gained fame in Europe through the writings of Marco Polo.
Although Mongol-led confederations sometimes exercised wide political power over their conquered territories their strength declined rapidly after the Mongol dynasty in China was overthrown in 1368.
The Manchus a tribal group which conquered China in 1644 and formed the Qing dynasty were able to bring Mongolia under Manchu control in 1691 as Outer Mongolia when the Khalkha Mongol nobles swore an oath of allegiance to the Manchu emperor. The Mongol rulers of Outer Mongolia enjoyed considerable autonomy under the Manchus and all Chinese claims to Outer Mongolia following the establishment of the republic have rested on this oath. In 1727 Russia and Manchu China concluded the Treaty of Khiakta delimiting the border between China and Mongolia that exists in large part today.
Outer Mongolia was a Chinese province (1691-1911) an autonomous state under Russian protection (1912-19) and again a Chinese province (1919- 21). As Manchu authority in China waned and as Russia and Japan confronted each other Russia gave arms and diplomatic support to nationalists among the Mongol religious leaders and nobles. The Mongols accepted Russian aid and proclaimed their independence of Chinese rule in 1911 shortly after a successful Chinese revolt against the Manchus. By agreements signed in 1913 and 1915 the Russian Government forced the new Chinese Republican Government to accept Mongolian autonomy under continued Chinese control presumably to discourage other foreign powers from approaching a newly independent Mongolian state that might seek support from as many foreign sources as possible.