Yazd

Five rooms in the clinic alley off Enghelab Street, every one of them sold in the economy grade, from a single up to a triple. This is a budget address without pretence, and the room names say so.

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Ten rooms in Keyvan alley off Seyed Gol Sorkh Street, with an economy grade, sleeping one to four. Its name is the four qanats, the underground channels that made a city possible in this desert.

A hostel as much as a hotel, in the Ershad alley off Enghelab Street. Alongside private rooms named for poets, Hafez, Attar, Molana, Shahriar, there are shared dormitories, a women's room and a six-bed men's room, which makes it one of the cheapest and most sociable beds in the city.

Suite One-bedroom Quintuple · Suite Double · Suite One-bedroom Quadruple

On Jomhouri Boulevard at the start of Yazd Baft, with nine room types and an unusually wide spread of trade-offs: some suites are in the basement, two have no window, and several have no private bathroom or toilet. Sleeps two to five. Read the room name closely before you book this one.

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Sixteen room types in the Seyed Rokneddin alley off Jame Mosque Street, in the old city beneath the tiled minarets of the Friday Mosque. Nearly every room is offered in both an ordinary and an economy grade, sleeping one to five, which makes it one of the most flexible budget addresses in Yazd.

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Eight room types in the Seyyed alley off Mahdi Street, beside the Refah bank. Singles, doubles, twins and triples, each offered in an ordinary and an economy grade. Small and plain, in a central part of the city.

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Nine rooms in Seyed Roknoddin alley off Jameh Mosque Street, with an economy grade, sleeping one to four. Two rooms have no window. Beside the blue-domed Seyed Roknoddin tomb.

In the Roshan alley off Dahom Farvardin Street, with rooms named for Persian poets, Hafez, Saadi, Khayyam, Attar, Molana, Shams, Ferdowsi. Nine room types sleeping one to three; three of them, including the Parvin twin and the Saadi triple, have no private bathroom or toilet.

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Eleven rooms on Imam Khomeini Street opposite the Kohneh castle, sleeping one to five. A larger inn on the edge of the historic core.

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In the Zendan-e Eskandar alley off Fahadan Street, in the oldest quarter of Yazd and beside the domed building that local tradition calls Alexander's Prison. Five room types, single through quadruple, in the middle of the mud-brick lanes.

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Five room types on Basij Boulevard opposite the regional water company, from a single to a quadruple. A plain, central address on a main road rather than in the historic lanes.

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Nine rooms where Fahadan meets Imam Street, each with its own bathroom and a cheaper economy grade among them. Sleeps one to five, in the historic quarter.

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Eleven rooms in the Fahadan quarter off Imam Street, with a cheaper economy grade, sleeping one to five. Three rooms have no window. Mud-brick lanes, with the Jameh Mosque minarets above the roofline.

Quintuple · Quadruple · Single

A two-star traditional house at the end of the Farhang alley where Imam Street begins, by Shahid Beheshti Square. Ten room types up to a connecting eight-bed, which is rare anywhere in the city; the single called Nourgir takes its light from a light-well rather than a window.

At the Fahadan three-way junction on Imam Khomeini Street, at the edge of the old mud-brick quarter. Six room types, every one of them in the economy grade, and two of those, a single and a triple, have no private bathroom or toilet.

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In the Fahadan quarter, the oldest part of Yazd, in Alley 40 off Imam Street. Five room types sleeping two to four, and two of them, a twin and a triple, have no private bathroom or toilet. The location inside the mud-brick lanes is the reason to come.

Five rooms in the seventh alley off Seyed Gol Sorkh Street, sleeping two to five with no singles; one of the five has no private bathroom or toilet, the other four do. In the mud-brick lanes of the old city.

A three-star at the Salman crossroads on Basij Boulevard, with thirteen room types split between the ground floor and the basement, sleeping one to five. Three of the cheapest are sold without services, which is the trade for the lowest price here.

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Four room types at the Hakimian junction where Motahari Street begins, off Jomhouri Boulevard. Two of the four, a twin and a triple, have no private bathroom or toilet; the other two do. Small, plain and inexpensive.

Twin · Triple · Quintuple

Six room types at Velayat Square in Azad Shahr, in the newer districts rather than the mud-brick old city, so expect a ride in to the historic quarter. Rooms run from a single to a five-bed.

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Four rooms on Basij Boulevard opposite the Rostam Givo reservoir, sleeping one to five. Small and plain, on the edge of the historic district.

Eleven rooms in Fahadan, the oldest quarter of Yazd, near the Davazdah Imam shrine, sleeping one to six. Three of the eleven have no window, which is common in these thick-walled courtyard houses, so ask when you book.

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Eleven rooms in Hosseinian alley off Imam Khomeini Street, with an economy grade, sleeping one to four. In the old lanes, close to Amir Chakhmaq.

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Six room types in the Sheikh Ahmad alley off Fahadan Street, in the oldest quarter of the city. Rooms sleep one to four, including a three-bed suite. A small house among the mud-brick lanes rather than a hotel on a main road.

A three-star traditional house in the Gazar Gah alley off Imam Khomeini Street, opposite the Shahzadeh Fazel bazaar. Twelve room types, several of them named Safavid, split between the ground floor and the basement, and a five-bed made up of four beds and a sofa. Many rooms are also sold in a cheaper grade.

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Nine rooms in Lab-e Khandagh alley off Ghiyam Street, including duplex units sleeping up to eight, which is rare in Yazd and useful for a group. One room has no window. One star, on the line of the old moat.

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A three-star on Basij Boulevard behind the Rostam Givo cistern, one of the domed ab anbars that stored the city's water. Eight room types including a six-bed and a VIP quadruple; a twin and a single sit in the basement, which is cooler in summer and darker all year.

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Six rooms where Fahadan meets Imam Street, sleeping one to five. A small house in the oldest quarter, minutes from the Jameh Mosque.

Suite Connecting Quintuple · Quadruple · Twin

A two-star in the Moshir al-Mamalek bazaarcheh off Mosalla Street, in a caravanserai building of the kind that once housed merchants and their animals on the desert routes. Seven room types up to a connecting five-bed suite.

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Four rooms in the Shabestari alley off Imamzadeh Jafar Boulevard, opposite the Mosalla lane. Two of them, a single and a double, are in the basement, which is the cool half of a Yazd house in summer. Small and quiet.

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Seven rooms beside Vahshi Bafghi park on Mahdi Street, three-star with an economy grade, sleeping one to three. Green by Yazd standards, and central.

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Fourteen rooms on Mahdi Street, three-star with an economy grade, sleeping one to five. One room has no window. One of the larger mid-range houses in the centre.

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A one-star in the Tal Khakestari alley off Masjed Jameh Street, inside the mud-brick old city and a short walk from the Friday Mosque. Six room types, from a single up to a quadruple.

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Eight rooms off Salman Farsi Street, three-star with a cheaper economy grade, sleeping one to four. Central Yazd, walkable to the Amir Chakhmaq complex.

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Nine rooms in Lord Keyvan alley off Seyed Gol Sorkh Street, sleeping one to four. In the old lanes, and quiet once the day visitors have gone.

Sixteen rooms in Shams alley off Kashani Street, with a cheaper economy grade among them, sleeping one to five; all but one have their own bathroom. One of the larger old houses in the centre.

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Five room types in Alley 34 off Imam Khomeini Street, by the Bazar-e No. Single, double, twin, triple and quadruple, plainly furnished and central for the old city.

Triple · Single · Quintuple

A three-star traditional house directly behind the Amir Chakhmaq bazaar, beside the square whose three-storey tiled facade is the image most people carry of Yazd. Five room types, from a single up to a five-bed, in the middle of the old city.

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Nine rooms at the Farhangian intersection, sleeping one to five. Four of the nine have no window, a third of the house, so be specific when booking. Away from the tourist lanes.

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Four rooms on Basij Boulevard beside the historic-district offices, three-star, sleeping one to three. Small, on the edge of the old town.

Quadruple Traditional

Nine room types in the Hosseinian alley off Imam Khomeini Street, named after colours and flavours, saffron, pistachio, lemon, sesame, alongside a traditional quadruple. Rooms sleep one to five, with economy grades among them.

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Seven rooms in Malmir alley off Imam Street, sleeping one to five. A small old house in the historic centre.

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Fourteen rooms around a courtyard in Malmir alley off Imam Khomeini Street, sleeping one to five. One room has no window. A larger old house in the historic centre.

Five rooms in Alley 21 off Imam Khomeini Street, in a mud-brick house of the traditional kind, with rooms named for flowers, narcissus, lily, dog rose, water lily. They sleep two to five, and the Maryam triple on the ground floor has no window.

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Eight rooms including a suite where Jameh Mosque Street begins, sleeping one to five. The mosque's minarets are the tallest in Iran and stand directly up the street.

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Nine room types in Alley 34 off Imam Khomeini Street, in the old quarter. Rooms sleep two to five, and most sizes come in both an ordinary and a cheaper economy grade, so the same room can suit different budgets.

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Four rooms on Azadegan Boulevard, three-star, sleeping one to four. Small, on a main road out of the centre.

Single Economy · Single · Double Economy

Eight rooms where Fahadan meets Imam Khomeini Street, sleeping one to four. Central for the old city and its windcatchers.

A three-star on Basij Boulevard whose suites are named for the parts of a Yazdi house: a narenjestan orange-garden room, a howz-khaneh built around the water basin, a panj-dari five-door room, a Qajar suite and a six-bed. Fourteen room types in all, split between the ground floor and the cooler basement.

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Six rooms by Vaqt-o-Sa'at Square where Jameh Mosque Street runs, three-star, sleeping one to five. About as close to the great mosque as it is possible to sleep.

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Ten rooms in a traditional house off Imam Street by Amir Chakhmaq Square, whose tiered facade is the image most visitors carry away from Yazd. Sleeps one to four.

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Fourteen rooms on South Shahid Sadoughi Boulevard, three-star with suites, sleeping one to seven. Modern Yazd rather than the old city, with room sizes that suit a group.

Suite Six-bed · Suite Quintuple · Quadruple

Seven rooms on Nasr Boulevard by the Quran Gate, three-star, with capacities running from two up to eleven in a single room, and some rooms connecting. Built for groups rather than couples.

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Four room types in the Karbalaei alley off Imamzadeh Jafar Boulevard, from a single to a quadruple. A small, plain address away from the tourist lanes, in a residential part of the city.

Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple Royal · Double · Single

A three-star in Safaeiyeh on Shahid Ghandi Boulevard opposite the Shahid Sadoughi hospital, in the modern southern district rather than the old city. Six room types including a two-bedroom royal suite for four.

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Six rooms in Sheykhdad alley off Enghelab Street, with balcony rooms, sleeping one to four. Central, on the newer side of the old town.

A three-star traditional house in the Posht Bagh alley off Motahari Street, near Azadi Square. Ten room types spread over the basement, the ground floor and the first floor; the three basement rooms have no window, which is exactly what made them the cool rooms of a desert house.

Five rooms in the Hosseinian alley off Imam Street, named narenjestan for the orange garden and Qajar for the period, sleeping two to five and including a connecting quadruple. A small traditional house in the old city.

Five rooms at the end of Imam Hassan alley in Fahadan, each with its own bathroom, sleeping two to four with no singles. Deep in the old quarter.

Twin · Triple · Suite One-bedroom Double VIP

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Nine rooms on Jomhouri Eslami Boulevard, three-star, sleeping one or two. Modern and functional, away from the historic quarter.

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A four-star of five rooms by the Quran Gate square on Sargord Saamei Boulevard, sleeping one to three. Modern, at the northern entrance to the city.

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Qajar-era garden residence turned hotel — pools, pomegranate trees and traditional rooms a short taxi ride from the old town.

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A thirteen-room five-star in Safaiyeh with suites and balcony rooms, sleeping one to three. The comfortable modern quarter, a short drive from the old city.

Triple · Double VIP · Suite Quadruple Royal

A three-star at Abolfazl Square on Janbaz Boulevard, with six room types weighted towards suites, including a royal quadruple and a three-bed honeymoon suite. Sleeps two to four.

A five-star in Safaiyeh, the modern quarter south of the old city, with suites sleeping one to four. Comfort and space rather than mud-brick character; the historic lanes are a short drive.

Yazd's classic four-star, a converted 1920s merchant house with a windcatcher courtyard — old-town location with modern comfort.

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