Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Amin Hotel$
( 225 0954; aminhotel@yahoo.com; Dr Chamran St; tw/q US$35/70; )
Near
the bazaar, the long-running and welcoming Amin has 16 large, simple rooms with soft
beds and Western bathrooms. It has a quad with kitchen that's suitable for families, and a
restaurant downstairs. Front rooms can be noisy.
HOTEL
Naz Hotel$
( 244 6786; Ayatollah Saduqi St; tw US$35; )
The Naz has English-speaking
management and 28 largish rooms that are clean, pink and fair value. It's opposite
Akhavan.
HOTEL
Omid Guesthouse$
( 244 7488; Esteghlal Ln No 2, off Esteghlal St, near Azadi Sq; s/tw/tr without bath-
room US$13/21/26; )
In a new location, the welcoming, family-run Omid has clean,
simple rooms with fridge that attract ultrabudget backpackers and Iranian families with
patients in the nearby hospital. Guests can use the kitchen, there is safe parking and the
shared toilets are squats.
HOTEL
Eating
For cheap eats, there are
kababis
(kabab shops), ice-cream and fruit-shake places, and a
pizza place or two on Dr Beheshti and Dr Shariati Sts, particularly around the squares, and
several new eateries on Abu Hamed St between Basij Sq and the Yakhchal Moayedi. Res-
taurant prices are relatively low in Kerman.
Kerman has some fantastic sweets shops and you'll see the local speciality,
colompeh
(biscuits filled with dates), all over town.
Restaurant Ganjali Khan$
(Tohid Sq; meals US$3-6; 9am-9.30pm)
This underground place near the bazaar en-
trance is not as charming as the Hamam-e Vakil Chaykhaneh, but delicious, inexpensive
food makes it a local favourite. The
ghorme sabzi
(diced meat, beans and vegetables,
served with rice; US$3) and
dizi
(lamb stew made with lentils, potatoes and tomato;
US$3) are both good, or just sit with tea and qalyan (water pipe; US$3). There is no Eng-
lish sign.
TRADITIONAL IRANIAN
Akhavan Hotel Restaurant$
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