Shiraz

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At the Namazi junction opposite the Melli bank, and one of the cheapest beds in the city for a reason: five of its eight room types, from the single up to the four-bed, have no private bathroom or toilet. Three do. Worth choosing with your eyes open rather than by price.

Twin · Quadruple · Triple

In the alley beside the Nasir-ol-Molk mosque, the one whose stained glass fills with colour early on a winter morning, so you can be at the door before the crowd. Be careful choosing a room: several have no private bathroom or toilet, and the two cheapest singles have no window either.

Quintuple · Quadruple · Triple

Seven room types in Alley 38 off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, in the historic lanes near the Vakil complex. Rooms run from a single-occupancy double up to a five-bed, with a cheaper grade of the smallest room.

Quadruple · Double

Three rooms only, in Alley 36 off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, in the old quarter close to the Vakil bazaar. A double, a quadruple and a compact double sold in a cheaper grade. Very small, and central enough to walk everywhere.

Suite One-bedroom Quadruple · Single · Double

Five rooms on Neshat Street by Namazi Square, sleeping one to four. A plain central guesthouse, walkable to the shrine and the bazaar.

Single · Double · Twin

Six rooms off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, two-star, sleeping one to four. The old quarter, within walking distance of the Nasir al-Mulk mosque and the Vakil bazaar.

Twin VIP · Double VIP · Suite One-bedroom Quadruple

On Karim Khan Zand Boulevard between Khayyam and Anvari, on the main axis of the modern city. Four room types only, mostly in a VIP grade, including a double sold with an extra bed and a one-bedroom suite for four.

Double · Suite Two-bedroom Quintuple · Suite Triple

A one-star in the Afrasiabi alley off Ferdowsi Street, central without being on the main road. Six room types up to a two-bedroom suite for five, so it stretches further than most one-star addresses.

Suite Double Economy · Suite Triple Economy · Twin Economy

On Hejrat Boulevard in Alley 12, with eleven room types across ordinary, economy and VIP grades, sleeping one to four. The grade changes the price more than the room size does here, and several rooms are also offered in a cheaper version.

A traditional house in a sub-alley off Karim Khan Zand Street, where the rooms are the architecture: a five-bed shah-neshin, a panj-dari four-door room, a se-dari, an iwan, and singles named toranj and naranj for the bitter-orange trees of a Shiraz courtyard. Seven rooms, sleeping one to five.

Triple VIP · Double VIP

Apartment Single · Apartment Double

Municipality Sq, Piroozi St

A three-star of apartments at Municipality Square on Piroozi Street, sleeping one to five. Everything here is an apartment rather than a hotel room, which suits a family staying several nights better than a one-night stop.

Single · Quadruple · Double

A guesthouse in the Teymouri alley off Karim Khan Zand Boulevard, set back from the main road in the middle of the city. Five room types from a single up to a quadruple, which is a wider spread than most houses this size offer.

Twin · Double · Triple

Five rooms in Afra alley off 9 Dey Street, one star, sleeping two to five. Cheap, and inside the shrine quarter near Shah Cheragh.

Double · Quadruple · Connecting Quintuple

A two-star on Ferdowsi Street at the parking intersection, central and easy to find. Six room types up to a connecting five-bed, which makes it workable for a family that wants two doors rather than one big room.

Twin · Quadruple Deluxe · Triple

A one-star at Shahrdari Square directly behind the Karim Khan citadel, the eighteenth-century fort with the leaning tower at its corner. Five room types up to a deluxe quadruple. You are in the middle of the old city here.

Single · Double · Quadruple

A two-star near Shah Cheragh at the Shahzadeh Ghasem crossing, in the busiest part of the old city. Half of its eight room types are sold with all three daily meals included, chosen from a menu, which is unusual here and worth comparing against eating out. Rooms sleep one to four.

Twin · Double · Suite One-bedroom Quintuple

A two-star on Ferdowsi Street between the Bagh-e Safa bridge and the Rudaki crossing. Five room types, the largest a one-bedroom suite for five, which makes it a reasonable family option on a central street.

Single · Twin · Apartment Three-bedroom Six-bed

A three-star in Alley 4 off Rudaki Street, just off Karim Khan Zand and central for everything. Four room types, and the outlier is a three-bedroom apartment sleeping six, which is unusual to find inside an ordinary city hotel.

Suite Double · Apartment Double · Apartment One-bedroom Triple

Five apartment-style rooms on Ferdowsi Street, three-star, sleeping two to four. Central, between Zand and the road out to the tomb of Saadi.

Twin

Shah Cheragh, Hazrati Alley 28

Five rooms in the Hazrati alley beside Shah Cheragh, the mirrored shrine at the heart of the old city, so the shrine and the bazaar are both on foot. Rooms are split between the ground floor and the upper floor and sleep one to three.

Twin

Thirteen rooms off Hosseini Street at the Astaneh junction, sleeping one to four; eleven have their own bathroom and two do not. Its name is the seven-colour tilework that covers old Shirazi facades.

Single · Twin · Double

Six rooms on Karim Khan Zand Street opposite Anvari, two-star, sleeping one to three. Central and cheap, on the main boulevard.

Single · Double · Twin

Behind Karimkhan Zand Citadel, Bist-o Do Bahman Street

Six rooms directly behind the Karim Khan citadel, three-star, sleeping one to four. You are inside the historic centre, with Zand Street on the other side of the walls.

Triple Standard · Triple · Quadruple Standard

Not in Shiraz city: this three-star stands two kilometres along the Qalat-to-Koodian road, in the mountain village of Qalat north-west of the city. Eight rooms sleeping two to four. Cool air and walking country, well out of reach of the tombs and the bazaar.

Double · Twin · Triple

Six rooms on the road from Namazi junction towards Shah Cheragh, two-star, sleeping one to four. You are inside the shrine quarter, which is busy from early morning until late.

Connecting Quadruple · Twin · Triple

Six rooms at the Rudaki corner of Karim Khan Zand Boulevard, three-star, sleeping one to four. Central on the main boulevard, with the citadel and the Vakil bazaar close by.

Twin · Double · Triple

Six rooms including a suite off Tohid Street by Karim Khan Zand Boulevard, two-star, sleeping one to five. Central, cheap, and close to the main shopping street.

Double · Triple · Suite Junior

Seven rooms including a suite on Piroozi Street by Municipality Square, two-star, sleeping one to five. Central and inexpensive.

Double · Twin · Triple

In the Sang Siah historic passage beside the Forough ol-Molk house museum, off Dastgheib Boulevard at the Namazi junction, which puts you inside the old quarter rather than beside it. Six room types, two of them in the basement, sleeping one to three.

Single · Double · Twin

Six rooms on Takhti Street, three-star, sleeping one to four. Central, and a short walk from the Karim Khan citadel.

Suite One-bedroom Double · Suite One-bedroom Triple · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple

Four rooms in an alley off Eram Boulevard, sleeping two to five. The Eram Garden, with its cypresses and Qajar pavilion, is a short walk away.

Eighteen rooms in Alley 2 off Piroozi Street by Shahrdari Square, sleeping one to four. One of the larger unclassified houses in the centre.

Double · Triple · Suite One-bedroom Triple

Five rooms at the Piroozi intersection on Lotfali Khan Zand Street, suites included, sleeping two to five. Its name is the haft-dari, the seven-doored reception room of an old Shirazi house.

Twin · Double

A one-star on the corner of Takhti Street at the Rahnamayi crossroads. Three room types only, all of them for one or two people, so it is a small and simple address rather than a family hotel.

Room Quintuple

Courtyard boutique in the old town near the Shah Cheragh shrine — traditional rooms, a lively travelers' restaurant, honest prices.

Double · Quadruple · Twin

A three-star on Saadi Street at the Zand crossroads, central for the citadel, the bazaar and the tomb of Saadi further out. Four room types only, from a double to a quadruple.

A traditional house in the Narenjestan Qavam alley off Lotfali Khan Zand, beside the Qajar garden pavilion of the same name. Rooms carry house-names, a mirrored shah-neshin, a se-dari, toranj and naranj for the citrus trees, and most are also sold in a cheaper grade. Note the triple called Aramesh has no window.

Fourteen rooms off East Moshir Street by the Gomrok intersection, each with its own bathroom, sleeping one to four. One of the larger traditional houses in the bazaar quarter.

Double · Suite One-bedroom Double

Six apartment-style rooms off Hejrat Boulevard by Atlas Square, sleeping two to six. Three-star, north of the centre, and one of the easier options in Shiraz for a large family in a single room.

Suite Twin · Apartment Two-bedroom Quadruple

Two units only, in Alley 2 off Neshat Street: a twin suite and a two-bedroom apartment for four. This is a very small operation rather than a hotel, and it suits a family or two couples travelling together.

Twenty rooms in the Teimouri lanes off Keshavarz Street, with mirrored work in the old manner. Sleeps one to four, and it is one of the largest traditional houses in the city.

Double · Twin · Triple

Seven rooms between Atlasi Square and the Hafezieh intersection, three-star, sleeping one to three. Close to the tomb of Hafez, where Shirazis still go to read in the evening.

Triple · Twin · Double

Three rooms in the Motabha alley off Astaneh Street, in the shrine quarter of the old city. A double, a twin and a triple, and that is the whole place. As small and as central as it sounds.

Five rooms in the Rakht Afra alley off Alamdar Street at Astaneh Square, each named for an Iranian woman, the singer Qamar-ol-Molouk, the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the astronaut Anousheh Ansari, the educator Touran Mirhadi. Rooms sleep one to four, split between the ground and first floors.

Double · Suite Double Junior VIP · Suite Twin Junior

A three-star on Ferdowsi Street past the Roodaki crossing, running fifteen unit types across suites and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in junior, VIP and VIP-plus grades. Sleeps one to six. If you want an apartment in central Shiraz with a specific grade, this is the deepest choice in the city.

Double · Twin

Six rooms and suites on Ferdowsi Street between Rudaki and Saadi, three-star, sleeping one to four. Central, a block from Zand.

Single · Twin · Double

Six rooms between the Moshir and Piroozi intersections, three-star, sleeping one to four. The Vakil bazaar and its mosque are the reason to be on this street, and they are close.

Twin · Double · Single

A four-star of four rooms on Rudaki Street, sleeping one or two. Small for its grade, on a central street a block from Zand.

Double · Triple · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple VIP

Four rooms off Hejrat Boulevard by Ghaem Square, sleeping two to six. Small, north of the centre, and able to take a family of six in a single room.

Twin · Double · Triple

Five rooms at the Rudaki corner of Zand Street, three-star, sleeping one to three. Zand is the main artery of Shiraz, and the Karim Khan citadel is a few minutes away on foot.

Ten rooms in a traditional house in Alley 11 off Karim Khan Zand Boulevard, keeping its shah-neshin alcove. Sleeps one or two, a few minutes from the Vakil bazaar.

Double · Connecting Quadruple · Twin

A four-star at the Hafezieh crossroads on Hafez Street, opposite the Jahan Nama garden and a short walk from the tomb of Hafez. Ten room types, and the choice worth making is the view: some triples face the street, others face the garden, and one comes with a terrace. There are cheaper economy singles and doubles too.

Single · Twin · Double

A four-star of nine rooms on Zand Street opposite Palestine Street, sleeping one to five. One of the long-standing larger hotels on the main artery.

Double · Twin · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple Royal

Six rooms and suites at the Rudaki corner of Zand intersection, three-star, sleeping one to four. On the main artery, minutes from the citadel.

Suite Double · Suite Quadruple · Suite Triple

Three rooms on Lotfali Khan Zand Street by the Moshir crossroad, one star, sleeping two to four. Tiny and cheap, in the middle of the old town.

Twin · Double · Triple

A five-star on Azadi Boulevard between the Hafezieh crossroad and the gardens, five rooms sleeping one to four. Green and central-north, near the tomb of Hafez.

Four rooms in Alley 11 off Karim Khan Zand Street, some of them connecting, sleeping two to four. Small, central, and a short walk from the Vakil bazaar.

Double · Twin · Suite Triple

Three rooms at the crossing of Azadi and Eram streets, three-star, sleeping two or three. Very small, near the Eram Garden and the university.

Double · Twin · Triple

Four rooms off Sibouyeh Boulevard, sleeping one to three. Small and plain, in the eastern part of the city away from the tourist lanes.

Double · Single · Suite One-bedroom Quadruple

A two-star on Tohid Street by the Zand crossroads, about as central as Shiraz gets for the citadel and the bazaar. Four room types, the largest a one-bedroom suite sleeping four.

Five rooms in the Narenjestan-e Qavam lanes, one of them set aside for women, sleeping two or three. Three of the five have no private bathroom or toilet. Beside one of the finest Qajar garden houses in the city.

Eight rooms in an alley off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, in a house with its shah-neshin alcove intact. Sleeps two to four, in the heart of the old quarter.

Seven rooms in an alley off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, sleeping two to four with no singles. In the historic lanes where most of the city's traditional houses stand.

Eleven room types in Alley 32 off Sibouyeh Boulevard, every one named for a flower, water lily, geranium, orchid, narcissus, orange blossom, with VIP grades among them. Rooms sleep one to four, so it covers a couple and a small family equally.

Five rooms in an alley off Hazrati Street, sleeping two to four with no singles. A small house in the quiet lanes east of the bazaar.

Single · Double · Twin

A four-star of six rooms at the Maktabi corner of Rudaki and Zand, suites among them, sleeping one to four. Central, and opposite the Karim Khan citadel.

Apartment One-bedroom Twin · Apartment One-bedroom Triple · Apartment One-bedroom Double

A two-star of apartments rather than rooms, at Astaneh Square on the Beynolharamein street between the shrines, a few minutes from Shah Cheragh. Thirteen unit types, nearly all one-bedroom apartments sleeping one to six, so it is built for families and longer stays.

Apartment Three-bedroom Six-bed · Apartment Two-bedroom Double · Apartment Two-bedroom Triple

Apartments only, in Alley 12 off Hejrat Street: two-bedroom units for two to four, a three-bedroom for six, and a four-bedroom sleeping eight. There are no hotel rooms here at all, which makes it one of the few addresses in the city built for a large group under one roof.

Apartment One-bedroom Double · Apartment One-bedroom Triple · Apartment Two-bedroom Quadruple

Seven apartment-style rooms at Darvazeh Esfahan where South Hafez Street begins, sleeping one to seven. Two-star, and one of the few places in Shiraz that will put a party of seven in one unit.

Five rooms beside the Vakil metro station on Karim Khan Zand Street, in a house with its shah-neshin alcove. Sleeps two to four, with the bazaar and the Vakil mosque at the end of the street.

Eighteen rooms in a traditional house at Namazi junction, with suites and mirrored work, sleeping one to three. Large for an old house, and close to Shah Cheragh.

Suite Two-bedroom Quintuple · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple · Suite One-bedroom Triple

Suites only, in Alley 36 off Karim Khan Zand Street: a one-bedroom for three and two-bedroom units for four and five. There is nothing smaller, so this is an address for a family or a group rather than a couple.

Seven rooms in Alley 20 off Hazrati Street, near the shrine quarter, named in the old courtly manner, Shahdokht, Malek Taj, Pari Jahan, Dowlatshah. One two-bedroom apartment sleeps four; the single called Salma has no private toilet.

Double · Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple · Twin

A four-star on Quran Boulevard above Abolkalam Square, on the road that runs up to the Quran Gate at the northern entrance to the city. Five room types including a two-bedroom suite for four.

Single · Double · Twin

Nine rooms in the Sange Siah quarter between Namazi junction and Shah Cheragh, three-star, sleeping one to four. One of the oldest residential districts in Shiraz.

Connecting Quintuple · Double · Triple

Nine rooms in Haft Pich alley by Shah Cheragh, with mirrored work in the old manner, sleeping two to five. Its name is the panj-dari, the five-doored room of a classical Shirazi house.

Eighteen room types in Alley 21 off Ghaani Shomali Street at the Moshir crossing, named for the dynasties of Iran, Achaemenid, Parthian, Sassanid, Safavid, Afsharid, Qajar, alongside a mirror room, an old kitchen and one named for Dash Akol. Rooms sleep two to four, and the sheer choice is the point.

Twin · Suite One-bedroom Double · Double

Roodaki Street, beginning of Maktabi Street

A four-star at the start of Maktabi Street off Roodaki, central for Karim Khan Zand and the citadel. Four room types only, all for one or two people including a one-bedroom suite, so it is aimed at couples rather than families.

Karimkhan Zand Street, Alley 11, Fil Bazaarcheh

Six rooms by the Fil bazaarcheh off Karim Khan Zand Street, some connecting, sleeping two to four. Right against the bazaar, which is the point of the address.

Ten rooms in a traditional house in Goud-e Araban, the quarter beside the Nasir al-Mulk mosque, keeping its shah-neshin alcove and mirrored work. Suites and connecting rooms, sleeping one to five.

Connecting Quadruple · Twin · Suite One-bedroom Double

A five-star in Sadra, the new town laid out in the hills north-west of Shiraz, not in the city itself, so count on a drive of half an hour or so to reach the historic centre. Six room types including connecting quadruples and a one-bedroom suite.

Sixteen rooms in a traditional house off Hazrati Street, keeping its shah-neshin alcove. Sleeps two, three or five, with no singles. Among the larger old houses of the eastern quarter.

Apartment Two-bedroom Double · Apartment Two-bedroom Quadruple · Apartment Two-bedroom Quintuple

Two-bedroom apartments only, where Karim Khan Zand meets Saadi Street, sleeping two, four or five. No single rooms and no hotel rooms at all: this is a place to bring a family and stay a few days.

Five rooms in Alley 34 off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, in the historic lanes near the Vakil bazaar. The rooms are named for flowers rather than numbered, blossom, jasmine, rose, and sleep two to four. Small and central, on foot from most of what people come to Shiraz to see.

Twin · Double

Five rooms in the Goud-e Araban neighbourhood off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, sleeping two to four. The Nasir al-Mulk mosque, whose stained glass fills with colour at sunrise, is a short walk away.

Suite Two-bedroom Quadruple VIP

Three rooms, each sleeping four, on Narenjestan Street by Delgosha Square, opposite the Narenjestan-e Qavam garden house. Suites rather than singles: small, and made for families.

Twin · Double · Suite One-bedroom Double Junior

An eleven-room four-star on Pezeshkan Street off Maali Abad, with balcony rooms, sleeping one or two. Maali Abad is the modern shopping quarter, well away from the monuments.

Single · Twin · Double

A five-star of four rooms beside Azadi Park on Meshkin Fam Street, suites among them, sleeping one or two. Green and central-north, a short drive from the tomb of Hafez.

Double Standard · Triple Standard · Suite Quadruple Standard

A four-star in the fourth alley off Saadi Street, with eleven room types across standard, special and VIP grades. Two of the better rooms are mirrored in the old Shirazi manner, and one triple is a panj-dari, a five-door room. Sleeps one to four.

Seven rooms on Roozbehan Street off Lotfali Khan Zand, sleeping one to four. In the old quarter, walkable to the Nasir al-Mulk mosque and the bazaar.

Eight rooms in Alley 13 off Karim Khan Zand Street, including rooms on the sardab level, the cool cellar a Shirazi house retreated into in summer. Some connect. Sleeps two to four.

Twin Standard · Double Standard · Triple

An eight-room four-star on Shahed Boulevard with suites and balcony rooms, sleeping one to four. Modern, in the newer southern part of the city.

Fourteen rooms below the southern side of the Vakil bazaar, in a house keeping both a shah-neshin alcove and a sardab cellar. Sleeps one to four, and few addresses sit closer to the bazaar.

Triple · Connecting Quadruple · Double

A five-star on Chamran Boulevard, on the higher, greener north-western side of the city away from the historic centre. Five room types only, including connecting quadruples for a family. A car or a taxi is part of staying here.

An inn at Darvazeh Esfahan, in the Keshavarz lanes off Teimoori Street. Five rooms, each named for a woman of the household in the old manner, Shabaji, Khanom, and sleeping two or three. Small and domestic rather than a hotel.

Eight rooms off 9 Dey Street at Namazi junction, in a house that keeps its shah-neshin, the raised alcove where guests were once received. Sleeps two or three, close to Shah Cheragh.

Seven rooms in Alley 36 off Lotfali Khan Zand Street, named the way a Persian family names its people, Nan Joon the grandmother, Agha Bozorg the grandfather, Khan Amoo the uncle. Rooms sleep two to four, in the historic lanes near the Vakil bazaar.

Double · Twin · Suite Double Junior

Five-star beside the Karim Khan citadel, built in the Zand architectural style — bazaar, citadel and Vakil mosque are all on foot.

Double · Twin · Suite Connecting Quadruple

A five-star at the Quran Gate on Ayatollah Rabbani Boulevard, where the road from Isfahan enters the city beneath the old arch. Four rooms sleeping one to four, at the northern edge with the hills behind.

Isfahan Gate, Ferdowsi St, First Alley

Quadruple · Twin · Double

Valiasr Square, beginning of Salman Farsi Boulevard, Shiraz

Suite Double · Suite Triple · Twin

Chamran, Alley 26

Double

Namazi Junction, Sang Siah neighborhood

Lotfali Khan Zand St, Alley 34

Karimkhan Zand Street, Alley 20, No. 4

Suite One-bedroom Triple · Double Junior · Double

Saadi Cottage, Abunasr Boulevard

Namazi Three-way Intersection, Taleghani St, Alley 4

Karimkhan Zand Blvd, corner of Izadi St, Rudaki St

Hazrati Street, Alley 20, Branch 20/3, No. 5

Karimkhan Zand Boulevard, between Anvari and Khayyam, next to Haj Baba Restaurant