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( 271 0185, 0913-142 3174; jalalguesthouse@ yahoo.de)
Jalal, who also owns Jalal
Guesthouse (
Click here
)
, has a car, speaks German and English and is well organised.
Vatan Caravan Tours & Travel Agency
( /fax 223 7591, 0913-343 5265; vatan_caravan@yahoo.com; Ganj Ali Khan St)
Hos-
sein Vatani can arrange trips to nomad encampments and into the Kaluts to sleep in the
'million star hotel'. Costs depend on the transport you choose.
GUIDE
Sleeping
The rules of supply and demand, or a lack thereof, keep prices relatively low in Kerman.
HOTEL
Akhavan Hotel$$
( 244 1411-2; akhavanhotel@yahoo.com; Ayatollah Saduqi St; s/d US$40/60;
)
The welcoming Akhavan brothers are a mine of information and their comfortable if
slightly ageing rooms are good value even before the low-season discounts of up to 30%.
The restaurant food is a reason to stay in itself and the brothers can help with information
on visa renewals and organise day trips. Secure parking is popular with overlanders, and
costs US$2 per person per day with use of the bathrooms.
Kerman Pars Hotel$$$
( 211 9301-32;
www.pars-hotels.com
;
Jomhuri-ye Eslami Blvd; s/d/ste US$70/110/
170; )
This 200-room behemoth on the edge of town is Kerman's most lux-
urious. Rooms are clean and well equipped and it feels like a business hotel from the foyer
to the facilities - three restaurants, a gym, a sauna and a pool that's open to men and wo-
men, though not at the same time.
HOTEL
Jalal Guesthouse$
( 271 0185, 0913-142 3174; jalalguesthouse@yahoo.de; 11 Gharbi 3 St, off Varzesh
St, near Ashura Sq; per person incl breakfast US$20; )
North of the bazaar, local
guide Jalal Mehdizadeh and his family open their home to foreign travellers. It has con-
venient luxuries like washing machine, internet and satellite TV, and is a good choice for
lone women travellers and overlanders looking for safe parking. Jalal speaks English and
German and prefers guests call ahead.
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