Southeastern Iran
Tucked into ruggedly contoured hills in a sharp stream valley around 4km southwest of Birjan's southern ring road, this upper-market layered hotel has…
Must-see hotels in Iran
Southeastern Iran
Want to sleep in a Unesco site? There are 15 relatively simple guest rooms in arched spaces to the right of the gatehouse as you enter the Shahzde Gardens…
Iran
Behind a mirrored-glass facade, this seven-storey tower hotel has comfortable rooms with springy beds, spangly bedcovers and towels in sealed bags for the…
Southeastern Iran
Tour groups typically end up at this 197-room behemoth at a motorway junction nearly 10km west of Kerman's centre. East-facing rooms survey distant…
Southeastern Iran
This little guesthouse is far better inside than you'd guess from the tin-pot little reception desk. New mattresses are comfortable and there's an air of…
Iran
Right beside the covered bazaar and far better than you'd expect for the price. Pars' rooms are simple, but the rock-hard beds have fresh, clean sheets,…
Iran
For now Gonbad's best option, the modest Ghaboos is nothing special but has en suite rooms with decent showers and comfortable new mattresses; there's…
Iran
Set around a pleasant courtyard of orange trees, this clean and central – yet surprisingly peaceful – mosaferkhaneh (cheap hotel) lies just a minute’s…
Mashhad
Mashhad’s oldest hotel, the Pars occupies a 1935 brick building that's somewhat gone to seed, but for the price its ageing en suite rooms are nonetheless…
Southeastern Iran
Recently refurbished with a pleasant restaurant and coffeeshop. Some rooms have rather busy decor with whole-wall picture wallpaper, but many have sit…
Mashhad
Entered via a lift to the 1st-floor reception, this hotel's business-class rooms come with choice of toilets, and there's an attractive little…
Iran
This friendly, 36-room hotel has little character and the furniture isn't particularly stylish but rooms are spacious, with desk, sitting area, curtained…
Southeastern Iran
Signed 'Guefd Hufe' in Latin script by a typographically challenged translator, this very basic guesthouse has spongy mattresses on new beds. Walls are…
Iran
Portrayed as Semnan's best hotel, this 2014 complex is certainly very comfortable and guests get free evening use of the attached water park (men and…
Iran
The Gajereh is an unstylish resort-style place spread haphazardly across one side of the valley, around 3km from Dizin ski resort. Rooms are large but…
Iran
Perfectly central, with some windows overlooking Saat Sq, this is a typical bare-bones mehmanpazir with shared toilet and no shower whatsoever – but,…
Kashan
If you didn't book your accommodation in a traditional-house hotel in advance and everywhere is full, this centrally located basic hotel by the bazaar…
Iran
Just 30m north of Khayyam Sq, this hotel has three styles of room. The cheapest are worn, old, mosaferkhaneh-style boxes which are poor value for money;…
Iran
The Mehran has definitely seen better days, and if you like everything to work, then turn back now. But the rooms are clean, with kitchenettes (though not…
Iran
Set in a homely garden of flowers and trees, this simple and characterful hotel, attached to the owner's farmhouse with geese guarding the gateway, offers…
Iran
Sitting atop the main drag like a yellow crown, the Kaleybar has pleasant rooms sharing decent washing facilities, and comparatively upmarket suites (with…
Iran
Lavishly overpriced business-class rooms are compensated for by friendly, English-speaking staff, though watch for the Hamadan up-sell. Ask for a discount…
Iran
Welcoming Majid Asayesh lives above the 'everything' shop at the base of the village, 400m from the bus stop on the right. Above that he has an OK if…
Yazd
Located in the upmarket tree-lined area around the Azadegan Gardens, this huge government-run hotel has 195 uninspiring rooms in two buildings: the older…
Chalus & Noshahr
The comfortable rooms here have good-sized double beds and bathrooms, and there's a decent restaurant (open noon to 3.30pm and 8pm to 11pm) and coffee…
Iran
The Razavi is predictably basic – the camp beds aren't very comfy and windows are high and prison-like – but this is one of Iran's cheapest hotels. Some…
Iran
In the white building beside the ambulance station are five spacious new suites, in which most of the space is used for kitchen and sitting areas,…
Esfahan
Close proximity to Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Sq, professional management, uniformed receptionists and features such as satellite TV and modern bathrooms make…
Persian Gulf
Overlooking the gulf, this white building is 1.8km west of town down a lonely side road. The clean rooms have sea views and bathrooms with Western toilets…
Tabriz
A favourite budget-traveller's dosser, Darya has a variety of clean, basic, thin-walled rooms. It can be chaotic, but the friendly English-savvy owner…
Yazd
This unpretentious little place, recently refurbished, is a traditional hotel that attracts largely Iranian guests. Set around a courtyard with a pool and…
Iran
Too far out of town unless you have your own wheels, these '70s-era, free-standing brick bungalows sit right above Lake Zarivar and would suit families…
Iran
Associated with the Azadi Islamic University, the good-value Hotel Danesh ('knowledge') has basic, unfussy rooms with fridge and low, somewhat…
Esfahan
This impeccably run place offers three-star rooms at one-star prices, which makes up for the rather poor location – it is a long walk from the town centre…
Shiraz
Popular with Arab visitors seeking medical treatment in Shiraz, this is a reasonable option for self-catering travellers as its rooms offer quiet,…
Shiraz
Popular with Iranian tourists and business travellers, rooms in the new wing of this old-fashioned place are large, quiet and reasonably well equipped…
Iran
This simple but homely place has very reasonably priced en suite rooms at the front. Darker, cheaper ones with shared toilets and no shower at all are…
Iran
Token columns on the facade and touches of gilt inside give a little lift to this midrange hotel, whose hard-bedded rooms have been recently renovated…
Iran
Central, though rather soulless, the Apadana is within easy walking distance of most of the sights, and the downstairs restaurant is reliable. Staff can…
Iran
While hardly glorious, this affordable hotel isn't as bad as you might fear from the derelict building in which the reception is housed. But the whole…
