Isfahan

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On Ayatollah Kashani Street at Chaharsoogh Square, in the dense commercial old town. Ten room types, and six of them, from the single up to the four-bed, have no private bathroom or toilet; the other four do. Read the room name before booking, because the difference in comfort is larger than the difference in price.

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Ten rooms on Masjed Seyed Street by the mosque of the same name, sleeping one to six; six have a private bathroom and four do not. Two of the ten have no window, so ask when booking. A larger guesthouse in the northern old town.

Triple · Double Standard

A hostel rather than a hotel, in a courtyard house on Neshat Street. Alongside private rooms there are dormitories sleeping eight, ten and twelve, with separate women's and men's rooms; some share bathrooms and some have their own. The cheapest way to sleep in the old quarter, and the most sociable.

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A one-star between the Hakim Mosque and Darvazeh Dolat, in the old streets north of the bazaar. Six room types up to a quadruple; the singles are sold separately as upper floor and lower floor, and each also comes in a cheaper grade.

Quadruple

Four rooms in an alley off Bid Abadi Street, in the quarter named after the Ali Qoli Aqa mosque and its eighteenth-century bathhouse. Two of the four, one in the basement and one at ground level, share a bathroom and toilet; the other two do not. Small and plain, and genuinely in the old town.

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Nine rooms between Shohada Square and Takhti intersection, including suites sleeping up to seven. Three of the nine have no window. One star and priced accordingly, on a busy central stretch.

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A six-room guesthouse on Bid Abadi Street, near the Masjed-e Seyed in the northern old town. One of the six rooms has no window, which is worth asking about when you book. Rooms sleep one to four.

Apartment One-bedroom Double

Nine rooms on Sepah Street at the Hakim Street corner, apartment units among them. One star, in the thick of the old commercial centre between the bazaar and Naqsh-e Jahan.

Connecting Quadruple · Triple · Twin

A one-star inn in Alley 31 off Ayatollah Kashani, between Sheikh Bahaei and Taleghani. Seven room types including connecting rooms for four and five; two of them, a single and a twin, have no private bathroom or toilet.

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Five rooms on Masjed Seyyed Street by the Saderat bank corner, a working stretch of the old town north of the bazaar. One of the twins has no window, which is worth asking about when you book; the rest run from a single up to a four-bed.

Opposite the Hazrat Zeynab shrine, in a cul-de-sac off the shrine street and well away from the tourist axis. Four room types, all of them for three or four people and sold in numbered grades from one to four, with a VIP one-bedroom suite at the top. There are no singles or doubles here at all.

Quadruple · Single · Triple

A traditional house in an alley off Hatef Street, a few minutes from Naqsh-e Jahan Square through the lanes rather than along the main road. Five room types, from a single to a quadruple.

Triple

Part guesthouse and part hostel, on Parvin Etesami Street: private doubles and triples alongside eight-bed rooms, kept separate for women and men, some with their own bathroom and some sharing. There are balcony rooms and a cheaper economy grade. Sociable and inexpensive.

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A seven-room three-star on Amadegah Street, the short street off Chaharbagh Abbasi that also holds the Abbasi Hotel. Rooms sleep one to five. Central, and walkable to both the square and the bazaar.

Six rooms off Ostandari Street in the Saadi passage, steps from Naqsh-e Jahan. Know this before booking: every one of the six is windowless. It is an inner-courtyard building, and daylight is the trade you make for the address.

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Five rooms on Chaharbagh Paeen near Takhti, two-star, sleeping one to four. A small budget hotel on the lower Safavid avenue, walkable to the river.

Six rooms off Hakim Nezami Street, sleeping one to three, and half of them have no private bathroom or toilet. Small and plain, on the north side of the river.

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A one-star at the Takhti crossroads where Masjed Seyyed Street begins, north of the river in the working part of the old city. Six room types running from a single all the way up to a five-bed.

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A two-star on the boulevard that faces Si-o-se Pol, close enough that the bridge is the view rather than a walk. Six room types, several of them also offered in a cheaper grade, from a double let to one person up to a triple.

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A small two-star at the end of Hakim Street, in the lanes behind the Hakim Mosque, one of the oldest corners of the city and a quiet one after dark. Seven rooms from singles to five beds, budget standard, within walking distance of Naqsh-e Jahan.

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A one-star on Masjed Seyed Street opposite the Refah bank, in the old commercial quarter north of the river. Six room types from a single up to a five-bed, which makes it one of the cheaper addresses here for a larger group.

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Twin · Single · Quadruple

An unclassified hotel in the Sadat cul-de-sac off Tootooni Street, near Kamal Street in the northern old quarter. Six room types running from a single to a five-bed, which covers a solo traveller and a family in the same building.

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A small guesthouse in the Asiab cul-de-sac off Jihad Street, tucked away from the traffic. Five room types, from a single to a quadruple. It carries no star classification, so treat it as a budget address rather than a hotel.

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A five-room two-star at Haftom-e Moharram intersection, sleeping one to three. Plain and cheap, in the working streets north of the historic core.

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A traditional house in the Jamaleh alley off Abdolrazagh Street, near the top of the old bazaar. Its rooms are named after flowers rather than numbered, orange blossom, jasmine, geranium and dog rose among them, and run from a single up to two different four-bed rooms. One single has no private bathroom or toilet.

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A five-room two-star at Shiraz Gate on Hezar Jarib Street, in the university quarter south of the river. Rooms sleep one to four. Cheap, and closer to the campuses and the Sofeh mountain than to the bazaar.

Suite One-bedroom Triple

Four rooms only, off Bozorgmehr Street north of the river, one of them set up for a family. Three of the four have no private bathroom or toilet. This is a very small guesthouse rather than a hotel; the whole place is four doors.

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A six-room two-star on Zeynabieh Street in the north-east of the city, near the Azadi junction. Rooms sleep one to four. Cheap and straightforward, a bus ride from the monuments rather than a walk.

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Five rooms in an alley off Chaharbagh Abbasi, one star, sleeping one to four. Cheap, and on the Safavid avenue: the two things it is for.

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A one-star at the Felezi bridge where Hakim Nezami Street begins, on the north bank with the river immediately to hand and Jolfa a short walk west. Five room types, from a double let to one person up to a quadruple.

Twin · Connecting Six-bed · Single

A two-star beside Kaveh Terminal, Isfahan's northern intercity bus station, which is useful if you are arriving late or leaving at dawn and honestly not much use otherwise. Six rooms sleeping one to six. The historic centre is a fair ride south.

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A three-star on Standardari Street past the Farshadi crossroad, a short walk from the bazaar end of Naqsh-e Jahan. Six room types up to a quadruple, with a cheaper grade of the single-occupancy double.

Twin · Suite Two-bedroom Six-bed

Eight rooms on Jey Street by Ahmadabad Square, east of the centre, suites among them and capacities to six. Three of the eight have no window. Two-star, and closer to the Jey quarter than to the monuments.

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Three rooms only, on Chaharbagh Abbasi opposite Amadegah Street. One star and genuinely tiny, but the address is the Safavid avenue itself, which is what you are paying for.

Triple Standard Economy · Single Standard Economy · Twin

Fifteen room types inside the Hasan Abad bazaar beside Naqsh-e Jahan Square, sold across three grades, economy, standard and VIP, with a shah-neshin and a vaziri room at the top of the range. The grade matters more than the room size here, and the address puts you under the market's vaults rather than on a street.

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A six-room one-star on Ayatollah Kashani Street opposite Mirdamad, in the northern grid. Rooms sleep one to four. Basic and inexpensive, with buses into the centre from the door.

Double VIP · Suite One-bedroom Triple · Double

A one-star on Hasht Behesht Gharbi between the Malek and Golzar crossroads, a few minutes from the Hasht Behesht garden palace. Seven room types including one-bedroom suites for three and four, so there is more room choice here than at most one-star addresses.

Double · Suite Quintuple Connecting Royal · Suite Double Royal

A two-star in the alley beside the Vank Cathedral, in the middle of the Armenian quarter with its cafes and the cathedral museum. Nine room types, including connecting royal suites for five, so it handles groups better than most addresses in Jolfa.

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A five-room two-star on 22 Bahman Street near Noorbaran crossroad, in the northern residential grid. Rooms sleep one to four. Plain and inexpensive, with the Bozorgmehr shops and buses immediately to hand.

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A seven-room three-star between Chaharbagh Abbasi and Ayatollah Shamsabadi Street. Some rooms take their daylight from an internal light-well rather than an outside window. Rooms sleep one to four, right in the central grid.

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A seven-room two-star in Sa'di alley off Ostandari Street, next to the art centre and a short walk from Naqsh-e Jahan. Rooms sleep one to four. Budget, but about as central as budget gets in this city.

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A three-star in an alley off Ibn Sina Street near Shohada Square, at the lower end of Chaharbagh. Eleven room types, and five of them face an internal light-well rather than the street, which buys quiet at the cost of daylight. The rest look outward.

Suite Apartment One-bedroom Quadruple · Twin · Suite Apartment Double

Six units on Pasdaran Street, including apartment-style rooms and a suite, which helps if you want a kitchen and a few days rather than a single night. One star, in the eastern part of the city.

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Four room types in an alley off Hafez Street, one of the short lanes running off Naqsh-e Jahan Square, so the square is a two-minute walk. Twin, double, triple and quadruple only, with no single.

A traditional house in the Molla Bashi cul-de-sac off North Malek, near the Hasht Behesht garden. Eight rooms, named rather than numbered, Homa, Owrang, Safavi, Negar and Pardis among them, and every one of them sleeps one or two. Several are on the second floor, so ask about stairs if that matters to you.

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Twelve rooms on Chaharbagh Paeen, the lower stretch of the Safavid avenue, between Shohada Square and Takhti. One star, so expect basics, but capacities run to six and the address is genuinely central.

A thirteen-room three-star at Palestine crossroads, north of the river and close to the Chaharbagh axis. Rooms sleep one to five, which is more choice of room size than most hotels on this side of the city offer.

Connecting Quadruple · Triple Economy · Twin Economy

A sixteen-room three-star at the end of Farshadi Street, off Standardari, central for the bazaar and Naqsh-e Jahan without sitting on a main road. Rooms run from singles to six beds and include a cheaper economy grade, so it suits a solo traveller and a family equally.

Double Economy · Connecting Quadruple · Connecting Quintuple

Sixteen rooms on Chaharbagh Paeen opposite Takhti stadium, some lit by an internal light-well rather than an outside window. One of the larger three-stars in the centre, sleeping one to five.

Seven rooms, every one a double, on Dr Taba Street near Pour Hashemi Square. Four have their own bathroom and three do not. Uniform and simple: if you want a straightforward double in the south of the city, this is exactly that and nothing more.

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Only four rooms, on Kamal Esmaeil Street between the two bridges. A three-star this small books out fast, and rooms sleep one to three, so it suits couples and solo travellers rather than families.

Sixteen rooms in a house facing the Hakim Mosque, one of the Safavid mosques of the old quarter, with its shah-neshin alcove kept. Sleeps one to four, and it is among the largest traditional houses on this street.

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Eight units at Palestine intersection on Ostandari Street, apartments and suites among them, sleeping one to four. One star, central, and useful if you want a kitchen rather than a restaurant.

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Nine rooms in an old house near Shohada Square, keeping both a shah-neshin alcove and a sardab, the cool underground room a Persian house retreated into in summer. Rooms sleep one to four, with suites among them.

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A two-star where Standardari meets the Farshadi crossroad, at the start of Ayatollah Khorasani Street, central for the bazaar without sitting on it. Five room types up to a quadruple, including a double let to one person.

Fourteen rooms through the Omrani and Khalghi lanes off Standardari Street, each with its own bathroom, sleeping one to four. A larger guesthouse in the alleys behind the bazaar.

Double · Connecting Quadruple · Triple

A three-star on Kaveh Street facing the Baboldasht terminal, which is the practical reason to stay here: buses north and west leave from across the road. Seven room types including connecting quadruples and a one-bedroom suite, so families are properly catered for.

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A small two-star on North Malek Street, a few minutes from the Hasht Behesht garden palace and its park. Five rooms sleeping one to four. Budget standard, in a leafy pocket that is central without being loud.

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A six-room three-star in an Ibn Sina Street alley, north of the bazaar. Rooms sleep one to four. Small and central without sitting on a main road.

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A five-room three-star at Farshadi intersection on Standardari Street. Rooms sleep one to four. Small, handy for the bazaar, and quieter than its distance from the centre suggests.

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A six-room three-star on West Motahari Street beside the Felezi bridge, on the north bank. Rooms sleep one to four. Small, and central to the river rather than to the bazaar.

Nine rooms at Emam Hossein Square where Chaharbagh begins, in a house that keeps its shah-neshin alcove. Every room has its own bathroom and sleeps two to four. Central and old, with no singles.

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Seven rooms on Hafez Street, off Naqsh-e Jahan Square, close enough that the square is a two-minute walk and you can go back at night when it empties. Three-star, sleeping one to four.

Single · Twin Economy · Twin

Eight rooms in an alley off Ibn Sina Street, in the northern old quarter on the approaches to the Jameh Mosque. Rooms sleep one to four. A plain guesthouse in a very old part of the city.

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A nine-room three-star on Ferdowsi Street past Manouchehri, with connecting rooms for families. Sleeps one to four. Central, at the Chaharbagh end of the old town.

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An eleven-room three-star on Emam Khomeini Street, west of the centre, with duplex and villa-style units among the ordinary rooms. Capacities run to seven, which is unusual in this city, so it works for a group travelling together rather than for a couple.

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Four rooms in the Bahreini alley off Neshat Street: singles, doubles and one room for four. Very small, in the lanes of the eastern old quarter.

Five rooms in an alley off Hatef Street, beside an old madrasa in the historic core. There are no singles: the smallest room sleeps two and the largest five. Small and quiet, close to the northern end of the bazaar.

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Nine rooms on Abdolrazagh Street at the top of the old bazaar, in a house that keeps its shah-neshin, the raised alcove a Persian household used to receive guests in. Some of the rooms connect, which suits two families travelling together. Sleeps one to six.

Double Standard · Double VIP · Triple Standard

Seven rooms in the Omrani alley off Standardari Street, in a house that keeps its shah-neshin. Rooms sleep one to four. A quiet lane, close to the southern edge of the bazaar.

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Four rooms in an alley off Mirdamad Street, past the Shaterbashi bazaar. No singles; rooms sleep two to five. Very small, in a working part of the old city rather than a tourist one.

In the Jolfa quarter, the Armenian district Shah Abbas settled in the seventeenth century, a minute from the Vank Cathedral. The rooms are split between an old building and a new one: the old side holds the Yerevan single, the Isfahan double, a shah-neshin triple and a five-bed named Jolfa, while the new side adds balconies and rooms looking onto the grounds. Choose the side deliberately, because they are not the same experience.

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A one-star budget hotel down a side alley off Neshat Street, in the dense old quarter east of Chaharbagh. Seven rooms covering singles through to five beds, which makes it one of the easier cheap options for a family. Expect simple rooms; the location is the point.

Nine rooms in the Sa'di passage off Ostandari Street, some of them connecting for families. One room has no window. There are no singles, the smallest sleeps two, and Naqsh-e Jahan is a short walk away.

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A seven-room three-star on Kamal Esmaeil Street, between Si-o-se Pol and the Ferdowsi bridge, with river walks in both directions from the door. Rooms sleep one to five.

In the Sang Tarash Ha alley off Hakim Nezami, on the Jolfa side of the river. Thirteen room types, each named for something in the city rather than numbered, Chehel Sotoun, Hasht Behesht, Khaju, Khayyam, a Qajar mirror room and a Qajar sun room, with connecting five-bed suites among them. One of the larger traditional-style houses on this side of the water.

Double · Triple · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple VIP

Four rooms in a house down the Najafi and Fazaeli lanes off Farshadi Street. No singles; two to four beds. Small enough that you are effectively a guest in a house rather than a customer in a hotel.

Apartment Double · Apartment Triple · Apartment Two-bedroom Quadruple

Six rooms on Atashgah Boulevard in the west of the city, out towards the Atashgah itself, the hill carrying the Sasanian fire temple. Rooms sleep two to six. Away from the centre, with the Nazhvan parkland and the river nearby.

Double Royal · Apartment Two-bedroom Quadruple · Suite One-bedroom Double

A four-star on Amadegah Street directly opposite the Abbasi, the same short street for a good deal less money. Eleven rooms sleeping one to four; two of them have no window, so ask.

Twin · Double · Suite One-bedroom Double

A three-star on Imam Khomeini Street at the 12 Bahman corner, west of the river and away from the historic centre. Four room types only, all for one or two people, including a one-bedroom suite. Suited to a couple rather than a family.

Connecting Quadruple · Triple · Quadruple

Seven rooms in the Darb Koushk quarter off Ayatollah Tayeb Street, each with its own bathroom, sleeping two to six. An inn in one of the old gate quarters, with no singles, so it suits families better than solo travellers.

A restored house in the Posht Baroo lanes off lower Chaharbagh, where the rooms keep the old Persian words for them, vosagh, faraghat-khaneh and khab-khaneh, alongside a Qajar royal suite. Three of the six have their bathroom outside the room rather than in it, and one corner twin has a ceiling of about 170 centimetres, which the listing states plainly and taller guests should take seriously.

Twin · Double · Triple

A small three-star on Ayineh Khaneh Boulevard, directly across from Si-o-se Pol, the seventeenth-century bridge of thirty-three arches. Six rooms only, sleeping one to four, so it fills quickly in spring. You are on the river here, walking distance from Chaharbagh rather than a taxi ride away.

Single · Apartment Two-bedroom Quadruple Presidential · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple

A four-star on Kaveh Street in the north of the city, near the Kaveh terminal for intercity buses. Eleven room types, unusually many for its size, including two-bedroom apartments in royal and presidential grades and several family rooms sold with an extra bed. Built for groups who want space on the terminal side of town.

Double CIP · Double Royal VIP · Double VIP

On the lower stretch of Chaharbagh between Takhti and Shohada, on the Safavid avenue that runs down towards the river. The rooms are sold in grades rather than types, bronze, silver, gold and several VIP tiers, so the same size of room can cost quite different amounts. Singles and doubles only.

Not in Isfahan city at all: this house is in Deh Abad village near Badroud, in Natanz county, a couple of hours north-east of the city. Five rooms around a howz-khaneh, the old pool room. Come for desert quiet and village pace, not for the monuments.

Double Economy · Double · Twin

An eight-room three-star on Chaharbagh Khaju, the avenue running down to the Khaju Bridge, the Safavid bridge with the stepped arches where people still sing under the vaults in the evening. Rooms sleep two or three, with a cheaper economy grade.

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A four-star on Imam Hossein Square, where Chaharbagh Paeen begins, which is about as central as an address in Isfahan gets. Nine rooms including suites, some looking over the square, sleeping one to three.

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Six rooms inside the Hasan Abad bazaar quarter, off Naqsh-e Jahan Square itself, so you step out into the covered market rather than onto a road. Rooms sleep one to six. It carries no star classification: this is a small guesthouse in the oldest commercial part of the city.

Twelve rooms in the Bagh Kholafa lanes off Neshat Street, including a mirrored room in the old manner. There are no singles: the smallest sleeps two and the largest six, which makes it a reasonable choice for a family in the old quarter.

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Eight rooms in a house off Hakim Street with its shah-neshin alcove intact, in the lanes behind the Hakim Mosque. Rooms sleep one to four. Old quarter, quiet at night, walkable to the square.

A traditional house in an alley off Mirdamad Street, just past the small Shaterbashi bazaar. Rooms carry names rather than numbers, Sina, Sepanta, Saba, Yalda and Anahita among them, and the largest is a six-bed shah-neshin, the raised alcove where a household once received guests. Several rooms are also sold in a cheaper grade.

A courtyard house in the Ezheyiha cul-de-sac off Valiasr Street, where the room names are the architecture: a shah-neshin, a howz-khaneh built around the old water basin, a panj-dari five-door room, and three gushvareh rooms in the corners above the courtyard. Nine rooms sleeping two to four, which makes it a rare traditional house that genuinely suits families.

Double · Twin · Triple

A four-star of five rooms where Abbas Abad Street meets Shams Abadi, off Chaharbagh. Suites among them, sleeping one to three. Small for its grade, and central.

Apartment Three-bedroom Six-bed · Twin Royal · Double

An eight-room three-star by the Felezi bridge and Saadi park, with apartment-style units and suites sleeping up to six. No singles. Good if you are a group or a family who would rather have a kitchen than a restaurant.

Single · Suite One-bedroom Double Royal

A fifteen-room four-star on Motahari Street opposite the Felezi bridge, with suites and a cheaper economy grade among the rooms. One room has no window. North bank, with the river immediately over the road.

Twin · Triple

A three-star on the riverside boulevard between Si-o-se Pol and the Ferdowsi bridge, with a walk along the Zayandeh Rud in either direction. Only three room types, a twin, a triple and a double let to one person, so it is a small operation.

Six rooms off Khaghani Street in the Meydan Kuchak lanes, suites included. No singles: the smallest sleeps two. A small house in a quiet pocket near the river.

A restored traditional house in Isfahan's old quarter, a few streets from the Hakim Mosque, with eleven rooms around a courtyard. The plain doubles are the cheapest way to sleep inside a house like this; the shah-neshin, the raised alcove where the household once received guests, is the most expensive room in the building. Two of the dearer rooms are the sardab and the howz-khaneh on the cool lower floor, the rooms a Persian house used to retreat into in July, and both are windowless. Seven rooms sleep two, four sleep three.

Twin · Double · Triple

Eleven rooms in a courtyard house between Naqsh-e Jahan Square and Hakim Street, keeping its shah-neshin and its mirrored work. Rooms sleep one to six, suites included. A traditional house at the heart of the old city.

Twin · Double · Triple

A seven-room traditional house off Standardari Street, keeping its shah-neshin, the raised alcove where guests were once received. Rooms sleep one to four, in the passage quarter behind the bazaar.

Twin Economy · Twin

A five-star on Mellat Boulevard facing Si-o-se Pol, with the river and the bridge's thirty-three arches directly across the road. Thirteen rooms and suites sleeping one to three, including a cheaper grade.

Twin

Four rooms in the Kolahdouzan alley beside the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, whose dome closes the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square. All four are doubles, one of them a shah-neshin. You cannot sleep closer to the square than this, and the trade is that there are only four rooms to go round.

Double Economy · Double Standard · Triple Economy

Eleven rooms in a traditional house off Hasht Behesht Gharbi, with a shah-neshin alcove and a women's room among them. Sleeps one to four, near the Hasht Behesht garden.

Single · Double Standard · Twin Standard

Thirteen rooms in the Qasr-e Monshi lanes off Neshat Street, with suites, connecting rooms and mirrored work in the old manner. Sleeps one to four. One of the larger traditional houses in the eastern old quarter.

Single · Double Standard · Double

A 300-year-old caravanserai turned grand hotel around a famous garden courtyard — many travelers call it the most beautiful hotel in Iran.

Restored Safavid-era house in the old quarter — vaulted rooms around a quiet courtyard, a short walk from the river.

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A five-star of only eight rooms, tucked into an alley off Sheikh Bahaei Street beside Chaharbagh Abbasi. Suites among the rooms, capacities one to four. Small enough that it runs more like a boutique house than a hotel.

Suite One-bedroom Quadruple · Quadruple · Quintuple

Suite Double

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