Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mashhad Hotel$
( 3311 3062; mashhadhostel@yahoo.com; 388 Amir Kabir St; dm/s/tw/tr without bath-
room or breakfast US$8/10/15/20; ; Mellat)
The rooms and shared bathrooms
are tiny, there's only one shower and the front rooms are horrendously noisy, but the gen-
erally helpful English-speaking management and backpacker vibe mean it appeals to those
on ultra-tight budgets, particularly Koreans and Japanese. Don't confuse this Mashhad
with the midrange Mashad Hotel, near the former US embassy.
BUDGET HOTEL
Hotel Naderi$
( 6670 1872; 520 Jomhuri-ye Eslami Ave; s/d US$22/32; )
Built in 1929 and listed
as a historical monument, the Naderi was once
the
place to party in Tehran (look for the
bandstand and dance floor in the overgrown back yard). Alas, those days are long gone
and one of Tehran's oldest hotels is looking its age. The charm of high-ceilinged rooms,
'50s-era Bakelite telephones, a manual switchboard and decades-old furnishings is offset
by dripping taps, grubby floors and, apart from Davoud, grumpy service. Still, the price is
low and the location, above adjoining Cafe Naderi, is good. If you do stay, be sure to ask
for a rear room (room numbers 107 to 112 or 207 to 212), because the front rooms are
crazy noisy.
BUDGET HOTEL
Iran Central Hotel$
(Hotel Markazi;
Click here
;
3391 4798;
www.irancentralhotel.com
; cnr Lalehzar &
Zavareian Sts; s/tw without breakfast US$23/33; Sa'di)
Small, clean rooms in a lively
street. Toilets are squats.
BUDGET HOTEL
CENTRAL TEHRAN
Near the business district, between Enqelab Ave and Keshavarz Blvd, but within striking
distance of the museums and bazaar, this area has loads of midrange hotels that are com-
fortable if unremarkable.
HOTEL
Roudaki Hotel$$
( 6670 9421;
www.roudaki-hotel.com
; 25 Ostad Shahriar Ave; s/d US$80/100; ;
Valiasr)
In a quiet part of the Armenian quarter, the 20 recently renovated rooms here
are good for families because most are very big and come with a kitchenette (though
without a burner).
