Accommodations usually range from adequate to world class, depending on how far you are from the center of Baku. In the capital, we recommend staying only in first-class properties or furnished apartments rented from a company that provides good references and works regularly with foreigners. Unfortunately for the independent traveler, Baku is an expense-account town, which pushes up the prices of top-range hotels and restaurants. However, there are a few older Soviet hotels that charge around U...