Naqli Ecotourism Lodge Kashan

Mashhad Ardehal, next to Imamzadeh Ali ibn Imam Mohammad Bagher

Not in Kashan itself: this three-star stands at Mashhad Ardehal, beside the shrine of Ali ibn Imam Mohammad Bagher, roughly an hour west of the city and the site of the annual carpet-washing ceremony. Rooms come as ordinary hotel rooms sleeping two to five, plus a three-bed cabin.

Kamal ol-Molk Sq, Fazel Naraqi St, Farhang Alley 28

Eighteen rooms in a house off Fazel Naraqi Street by Kamal ol-Molk Square, sleeping one to four; all but one have their own bathroom. One of the larger historic houses open as lodging.

Shahid Bozorgi Alley, Fazel Naraqi Street

Seventeen rooms in a Qajar-era house off Fazel Naraqi Street, keeping its shah-neshin alcove. Three of the seventeen have no window, which is normal in a house built around a courtyard. Sleeps one to four.