Those requiring temporary housing will probably be placed in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, a modern hotel with full amenities. Other comparable hotels may also be used for temporary housing. The Embassy has continued to aggresively upgrade the housing pool and most staff have now been located in well maintained, spacious quarters, in a mix of apartments and houses. Concerns about basic utilities, always a consideration in Baku, have been addressed through the use of supplemental water tanks on rooftops, voltage regulators and multiple power lines to residences. The apartments in Baku are small by Western standards, usually with very small kitchens and one bath.
Many apartments have balconies, some of which are glassed in.
The houses are not designed on the American plan, but are comparable in terms of convenience and security. Furnishings Quarters are supplied with basic U.S. Government furniture. Dining rooms have one china cabinet and base, one side board, one table, and 10 chairs. The other bedrooms have one set of twin beds, or one twin bed in a smaller bedroom, one bedside table, one chest of drawers, one mirror, one desk with chair, and one desk lamp. It should be noted that many apartments are not large enough to accommodate all the furniture in a basic kit.