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Hotel Dad$$
( 622 9400-7;
www.hoteldadint.com
;
214 10th Favardin Ave; s/d/tr US$68/107/141;
)
Dad is not named for anyone's father, though as the brainchild of an
84-year-old patriarch it could be called 'great granddad'. The 54 spacious but slightly dark
rooms are set around a central courtyard and offer comfortable beds, satellite TV and
good bathrooms. Facilities are excellent - there's an in-house travel agency (
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)
and a leisure centre with pool, spa, sauna and table tennis.
HOTEL
Orient Hotel$
( 625 2730, 0913 151 6361;
www.silkroadhotelgroup.com
;
6th Alley, off Masjed-e
Jameh St; dm/s/d/tr US$11/36/54/62; )
Owned and operated by the crew from the
Silk Road Hotel, the Orient is set around two high-sided courtyards and offers a range of
rooms (some with air-cond) with hard beds and an attractive six-bed dorm with shared
bathroom (squat toilet only). The rooftop
Marco Polo Restaurant
(buffet dinner US$11)
has a great view over the Masjed-e Jameh but is only open when tour groups are staying at
the hotel. The group's third hotel, the
Oasis
( 625 2730, 0913 151 6361;
www.silkroadhotelgroup.com
;
Seyyed Roknoddin Alley; r per person US$15)
, is in a less-
attractive building behind the Bogheh-ye Sayyed Roknaddin and offers cheap rooms with
bathroom (Western sit-down toilet).
TRADITIONAL HOTEL
Fahadan Great Hotel$$
( 630 0600;
www.mehrhotel.ir
;
Fahadan St opposite Alexander's Prison; s/d US$65/
94, ste US$125-320; )
Arranged around two courtyards, this well-run hotel is loc-
ated at the heart of the Old City and offers a range of room types. All are clean and com-
fortable, and one even has its own
badgirs
. There's a popular teahouse in the main court-
yard and a rooftop with spectacular views. The same owners run the Malek-o Tojjar and
the nearby
Mehr Traditional Hotel
( 622 7400;
www.mehrhotel.ir
; Labe Khandaq Al-
ley, off Qeyam St; s/d US$65/94;
TRADITIONAL HOTEL
)
.
Laleh Hotel$$
( 622 5048-9;
www.yazdlalehhotel.com
,
in Farsi; opposite Ab Anbar Golshan, off Basij
Blvd; s/d/ste US$65/95/176; )
Laleh is undoubtedly one of the most stunning
of the restored homes, with 40 rooms set around three attractive courtyards. It also has
helpful staff and an attractive restaurant and teahouse (
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)
. On the down side, the
rooms are looking worn and the location isn't great.
TRADITIONAL HOTEL
