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NEAR THE SHRINE COMPLEX
Al-Naby Hotel$$
( 222 6981; Molla Hashem Lane; tw US$17, peak season US$26)
This six-storey tower
has fewer frills than many apartment hotels, lacking the obligatory waterfalls and columns
(do you care?). But the smallish rooms are newly repainted and very adequate with abso-
lutely fabulous views across the Haram complex from front-facing upper levels.
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Taranom Apartment Hotel$$
( 859 5761; Tavakoli Lane; s/d US$25/ 35, peak season r from US$95; )
Handily
right on Falakeh Ab, this very professional eight-storey tower has a cosy mini-atrium with
modernist fireplace and comfortably appointed minisuites with fluffy towels, brilliant hot
showers and Western toilets with soft paper.
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Hotel Noor$$
( 223 2970; fax 223 2976; Andarzgu St; d US$45)
The gently trendy 1st-floor lobby is
bright and open with highly professional English-speaking staff. Rooms are unfussy
business-class affairs with bagged-towels and choice of toilets. Winter discounts 30%,
splendid value in peak season.
Hotel Dustan Javad$
( 223 3791; fax 225 9794; Shahid Golabki Alley, off Sabkar Lane; s/tw/tr US$14/ 17/
21, peak season US$25/27/32)
Sweet little suites in a small, family pension-style hotel off
a lively but mostly pedestrianised shopping street.
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Karimkhan Apartment Hotel$$
( 854 4077;
www.karimkhanhotel.8k.com
;
off Imam Reza St; d/apt US$35/50;
)
Rooms and corridors attempt something of a retro, semi-art-deco look and bathrooms are
impressive with curtained seat-showers but there's some wear on the sitting-room fur-
niture.
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Hotel Madineh$$
( 221 2214; Zeiya Lane; tw/tr year-round US$35/40)
This 100-room bed-factory wal-
lows in nouveau-riche foibles including aquarium, fountain-grotto, musical elevators and
art-deco-effect coffee shop. Overpriced in the low season but good value at peak times.
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