What started as a Facebook forum for helping travellers in Iran has blossomed into Tehran's first fully-legit hostel. Run by a clued-up, youthful and open…
Must see hotels in Tehran
- STop ChoiceSee You In Iran Hostel
- FTop ChoiceFerdowsi International Grand Hotel
This is the only international-standard hotel within an easy walk of the museums, Golestan Palace and bazaar, and as such is popular with tour groups. The…
- STop ChoiceSepehr Apartment Hotel
In a peaceful north Tehran neighbourhood that's a short walk from the metro or Valiasr Ave, the Sepehr is a stylish hotel made up of good-quality self…
- FTop ChoiceFirouzeh Hotel
If ever there was a hotel the atmosphere of which revolved around one man, this is it. Mr Mousavi is the personification of Persian hospitality, and his…
- HTop ChoiceHoweyzeh Hotel
It's worth paying a bit extra for the Howeyzeh's contemporary-styled grey-marble lobby and restaurant area with accents of teal and gold. Rooms don't…
- TTochal Hotel
Located at 3525m, this is the only accommodation and place to eat near the summit of the mountain. As ski lodges go, it's a rather cosy and pleasant place…
- EEspinas Khalige Fars Hotel
Polite service marks out the well-located Espinas, where the rooms and suites combine modern comforts with an understated dash of Iranian style in the…
- AAmir Hotel
With a decent location and a pleasant 1960s design that has been well preserved in common areas (check out the water-grotto feature in the dining area)…
- AAmir Kabir Hotel
The standout feature of the Amir Kabir is its traditional restaurant, but the rooms are also worth consideration, too. Decoration is hardly hip, with…
- TTooba Boutique Hotel
As long as you're not expecting a boutique hotel in the Western sense, you won't be disappointed by the Tooba. It's a pleasant addition to north Tehran's…
- LLaleh International Hotel
One of the best choices among the fading pre-revolution luxury hotels due to its fine location north of Park-e Laleh. The large rooms and suites offer…
- AAtlas Hotel
The big, comfortable rooms here, some with balconies overlooking a courtyard garden, are good value, but you will hear some traffic noise whichever side…
- MMedia Hotel Apartment
A good choice among the several upmarket modern apartment hotels in northern Tehran, the Media is tucked away in a dead-end street. Enormous one-bedroom…
- SSimorgh Hotel
This efficiently run medium-sized hotel is popular with business visitors. Downsides are that rooms are dimly lit with somewhat old-fashioned decor. On…
- PParsian Esteghlal Hotel
In the pre-revolutionary era this was the Hilton. The west tower rooms, which are cheaper, retain a faded 1960s glamour in the furnishings that will…
- PParsian Enghelab Hotel
Set back from the busy main road, the Enghelab looks a bit dowdy in its lobby, but perks up considerably when you enter the revamped rooms, which are…
- IIran Markazi Hotel
There's no lift at this small hotel with compact, functional rooms and old-fashioned furnishings. The price is reasonable for the centrally located area,…
- SSeven Hostel
There are separate male and female bunk bed dorms at this popular hostel. Rooms are far from spacious (and the male dorm on the ground floor shares space…
- RRaamtin Residence Hotel
White leather couches might not be your thing, but the Raamtin’s 55 spacious rooms are otherwise reasonably well-equipped, and double-glazed windows cut…
- EEskan Hotel Forsat
There are 42 sizeable, well-equipped, very clean and quiet rooms here that remind of modern three-star hotels elsewhere, but are unusually well-finished…