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Sleeping
Shiraz has a huge number of hotels, most located in streets leading off Karim Khan-e Zand
Blvd and within a short walk of the main sights. Competition is keen so most managers
will be happy to knock a fair few rials off the price out of season. Note that when this topic
went to print, a new luxury hotel, the Shiraz Grand, was set to open near the Darvazeh-ye
Quran (Quran Gateway) on the northeastern edge of town.
TRADITIONAL HOTEL
Niayesh Boutique Hotel$
( 223 3622; www.key2persia.com ; 10 Shahzadeh Jamaili Ln; dm with/without breakfast
US$12/10, s/d/tr US$30/50/70; ) The city's only traditional hotel is located in the
heart of the old quarter and is a fantastic choice. You can sleep in the clean and comfortable
dorm or in a private room - some are arranged around the central courtyard of the original
house and others in a purpose-built annexe at the front of the building. A tranquil restaurant
and coffee shop is set in the courtyard and serves tea, espresso coffee, qalyans and a limited
menu of home-style dishes ( Click here ) . The hotel can be difficult to find; head to the
Imamzadeh Bibi Dokhtar and then follow the signs. The hotel is owned by the Pars Tourist
Agency.
HOTEL
Chamran Grand Hotel$$$
( 626 2000; www.chamranhotel.com ; Chamran Blvd; s/d/ste US$120/190/280;
) The city views from the rooms and upper-floor restaurant of this recently opened
five-star hotel are quite spectacular and the location next to the tree-lined Ghasr-e Dasht
Gardens is nearly as impressive, making the hotel's distance from the main city sights for-
givable (a taxi to Shohada Sq costs US$6.50). Added incentive is offered by an impressive
health club and close proximity to some of the city's best restaurants. Rooms are as attract-
ive as they are comfortable and well-equipped, with good beds, tea-and-coffee-making fa-
cilities, satellite TV and excellent bathrooms. The pool is open to men and women at differ-
ent times of day.
HOTEL
Aryo Barzan Hotel$$
( 224 7182-4; www.aryohotel.com ; Rudaki Ave; s/d/ste US$65/110/195; ) The
Aryo is a favourite among business travellers for its intelligent, smiling and extravagantly
coiffed service, well-maintained surrounds and central location. The small but spotlessly
clean rooms have small bathrooms and satellite TV. Wi-fi costs US$1.40 per hour.
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