Iran (Persia) is a country located in western Asia. The long-standing history of this country has made it one of the greatest nations in the world, a country of splendid art and culture.

Visiting Iran as a tourist bestows you with the chance to walk among various ancient monuments, glorious paintings, carvings, mirror art, and an array of picturesque handicrafts.

Reading articles about traveling to Iran comes with checking out many photos and seeing their delicious food has made you feel like you need to taste and savor many of them!

So, you've packed your luggage and now you're here. Welcome to Iran!

 

Persepolis in Shiraz
Persepolis in Shiraz

After your decision to travel to Iran, you may consider booking a room in a hotel or a bed in a hostel. This process may prove to be troublesome but hopefully, by the end of this article, you'll be able to find your way and enjoy your time in Iran. 

If you're traveling on budget .Why hostel would be a good choice in iran?

It goes without saying that before booking a room in a hotel, you will check the number of hotel stars to make sure that your stay will be comfortable according to your budget. It is better to know that this method won't yield results in Iran. The system of rating and counting the service stars Iranian hotels are quite different compared to the other countries. Even if you choose a 5-star hotel for your stay, you are likely to receive fewer services and hospitality that is more concise during your stay. 

Actually, due to restrictions imposed by Islamic laws, the hotels don`t have dance halls, clubs, and bars!

Where should we go instead of hotels?

Two of the reasons that make you determined to travel to Iran must be tradition and culture. If you are more interested in touching Iranian tradition life during your stay, I suggest you to book a room or a bed in the hostels.

Why Traditional Hostels in Iran?

In the earlier decades of Iran, people used to live together in a big house where each family had their rooms. A common kitchen was where all the mothers would cook their food. The presence of all those women in such a small place created the chance to talk a lot and be more friendly to each other.

You can imagine the children of these families playing in the big yard of the house, with a little pool in the middle and many colorful flower pots on the edge, the same yard surrounded by orange trees.

Well, if you're deeply curious to know how living in such a place could feel like, I advise you to book a room or a bed in one of the traditional hostels in Iran as soon as possible. 

The traditional hostels in Iran are based on traditional structures of Iranian architecture.

If you like to feel the sun that comes from the colorful windows and touches your skin in the morning, and smell the fresh plants right after opening windows check the traditional hostels in Iran.

Saraye Safir Hostel in Isfahan
Saraye Safir Hostel in Isfahan

If you like to cook your meals by yourself and not order food, you can easily cook in the kitchen of the hostel and maybe you could taste Chinese food made by Chinese guests, or Italian pasta!

One of the perks of being in a hostel is communicating with the other guests, it can happen while you are cooking in the kitchen or telling your adventures every day in the lobby. You can enjoy their funny stories and use their solo traveling experiences, and maybe you could put more places to your destination list to visit after hearing how amazing that place is! Or you will make a small group of travelers, and go ahead in traveling Iran together.

SarayeSafir Guests
SarayeSafir Guests

As the hostels are usually built at the center of the city you won`t have any difficulties accessing public transportation or walking downtown. This will also help you to easily find supermarkets, restaurants, coffee shops, shopping centers, etc.

Although you can just talk to the reception or staff of hotels for the necessary things, the atmosphere is usually too formal! But in the hostels, you can enjoy friendly conversations with the reception or the other staff and ask them for help.

Many hostels in Iran provide free breakfast, tea, and coffee!

All of the hostels in Iran provide free wifi services.

If you don't like to cook meals by yourself or going out for eating, you can easily find many hostels in Iran that have restaurants or coffee shops as one of their options.

At last, being a traveler will cost a lot of money and if you like to save money for more adventuring and not just use it for a luxury place to sleep at night, hostels are the best choice to save more money.

Iran (Persia) is a country located in western Asia. The long-standing history of this country has made it one of the greatest nations in the world, a country of splendid art and culture.

Visiting Iran as a tourist bestows you with the chance to walk among various ancient monuments, glorious paintings, carvings, mirror art, and an array of picturesque handicrafts.

Reading articles about traveling to Iran comes with checking out many photos and seeing their delicious food has made you feel like you need to taste and savor many of them!

So, you've packed your luggage and now you're here. Welcome to Iran!

Jameh Mosque of Isfahān
Jameh Mosque of Isfahān

 

After your decision to travel to Iran, you may consider booking a room in a hotel or a bed in a hostel. This process may prove to be troublesome but hopefully, by the end of this article, you'll be able to find your way and enjoy your time in Iran. 

Why We Should Avoid Hotels in Iran?

It goes without saying that before booking a room in a hotel, you will check the number of hotel stars to make sure that your stay will be comfortable according to your budget. It is better to know that this method won't yield results in Iran. The system of rating and counting the service stars Iranian hotels are quite different compared to the other countries. Even if you choose a 5-star hotel for your stay, you are likely to receive fewer services and hospitality that is more concise during your stay. 

Actually, due to restrictions imposed by Islamic laws, the hotels don`t have dance halls, clubs, and bars!

Where should we go instead of hotels?

Two of the reasons that make you determined to travel to Iran must be tradition and culture. If you are more interested in touching Iranian tradition life during your stay, I suggest you to book a room or a bed in the hostels.

Why Traditional Hostels are better in Iran?

In the earlier decades of Iran, people used to live together in a big house where each family had their rooms. A common kitchen was where all the mothers would cook their food. The presence of all those women in such a small place created the chance to talk a lot and be more friendly to each other.

You can imagine the children of these families playing in the big yard of the house, with a little pool in the middle and many colorful flower pots on the edge, the same yard surrounded by orange trees.

Well, if you're deeply curious to know how living in such a place could feel like, I advise you to book a room or a bed in one of the traditional hostels in Iran as soon as possible. 

The traditional hostels in Iran are based on traditional structures of Iranian architecture.

If you like to feel the sun that comes from the colorful windows and touches your skin in the morning, and smell the fresh plants right after opening windows check the traditional hostels in Iran.

Room of SarayeSafir Hostel in isfahan
Room of SarayeSafir Hostel in isfahan

If you like to cook your meals by yourself and not order food, you can easily cook in the kitchen of the hostel and maybe you could taste Chinese food made by Chinese guests, or Italian pasta!

One of the perks of being in a hostel is communicating with the other guests, it can happen while you are cooking in the kitchen or telling your adventures every day in the lobby. You can enjoy their funny stories and use their solo traveling experiences, and maybe you could put more places to your destination list to visit after hearing how amazing that place is! Or you will make a small group of travelers, and go ahead in traveling Iran together.

As the hostels are usually built at the center of the city you won`t have any difficulties accessing public transportation or walking downtown. This will also help you to easily find supermarkets, restaurants, coffee shops, shopping centers, etc.

Although you can just talk to the reception or staff of hotels for the necessary things, the atmosphere is usually too formal! But in the hostels, you can enjoy friendly conversations with the reception or the other staff and ask them for help.

Many hostels in Iran provide free breakfast, tea, and coffee!

Almost all of the hostels in Iran provide free wifi services.

If you don't like to cook meals by yourself or going out for eating, you can easily find many hostels in Iran that have restaurants or coffee shops as one of their options.

At last, being a traveler will cost a lot of money and if you like to save money for more adventuring and not just use it for a luxury place to sleep at night, hostels are the best choice to save more money.