Must-see hotels in Iran
Iran
On the ring road out of the centre, the Amir's better upstairs rooms were being rebuilt when we visited and will likely be en suite and more expensive…
Iran
Run buy 'Mr Honesty', this bare-bones mosaferkhaneh has changed little in 40 years. Expect a shared squat toilet, ill-fitting carpets, '80s-style blinds…
Iran
Somewhat bleak accommodation is on offer amid trees on the slight rise that directly overlooks the access stairway to Alamut Castle. The ‘rooms’ share a…
Southeastern Iran
Some 2.4km north of the bazaar, local guide Jalal Mehdizadeh rents rooms in a suburban home when there's no room left at the co-owned Khane Pedari…
Southeastern Iran
If you want to stay near Meymand but need a room with en suite facilities, this rather tired place in central Shahr-e Babak is the closest you'll find.
Iran
Somewhat inconveniently located, this passable hotel has front-facing en suite twins with central air-con that suffer somewhat from road noise and have…
Southeastern Iran
The box rooms are a little tatty, with rusty fittings and peeling paint, and the shared squat toilets don't necessarily have flush mechanisms, but it's…
Esfahan
This hotel looks as though it should be better than it is with half the 35 rooms sporting balconies overlooking the Si-o-Seh Pol and offering satellite TV…
Iran
Esfarayen's once-impressive hotel comprises mostly huge suites that appear to have been indulgently luxurious when built – but maintenance seems to have…
Shiraz
Located on noisy Zand Blvd over Haji Baba Restaurant, the budget prices of this basic hotel make it worth a mention. Most rooms have kitchenettes, hard…
Iran
Other than its central location almost opposite the town's main sight, the Sheikh Safi tomb, the once grand Sabalan hasn't got a lot to offer. The small,…
Iran
Bojnurd's cheapest option for en suite rooms is mostly aimed at army folk; rooms are mostly windowless and a little ragged.
Esfahan
The best part of this dingy hotel is the poster of Niasar waterfall in the otherwise miserable foyer. It’s listed here, however, as it is one of the few…
Southeastern Iran
Oddly located in a row of car mechanics' workshops, 300m north of Azadi Sq, this cheap, basic place comprises an unremarkable restaurant, tea garden and…
Tehran
The rooms and shared bathrooms are tiny, there’s only one shower and the front rooms are horrendously noisy, but the generally helpful English-speaking…
Iran
Survivable rooms are available here at the back of a popular restaurant that serves up a splendid zereshk polo ba morgh (chicken with rice and barberries)…
Southeastern Iran
The Amin's selling points are English-speaking management and en suite rooms that are handy for the bazaar, but beds are soft and springy and the…
Mashhad
Already about the cheapest beds you'll find in the Haram area, but the Iman discounts a further 40% or so off-season with ultra-basic twin rooms form…
Iran
Kafe Gazakhuri Daiya is easy to find (it's across the bridge from the Dairyman four-table shop-restaurant), but it has outside toilets and no real shower.
Tabriz
A desperate dive on a busy intersection: expect nothing and you might be pleasantly surprised. Rear rooms above the private courtyard are quieter.
Iran
Some of the small but functional rooms offer fine views of the Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine, and double-glazing keeps most of the noise out.
Iran
Probably the best of the rock-bottom cheapies, the Nabovat has clean, basic rooms, most with bathroom. Expect traffic noise.
