Iran Hotel

Top choice in Esfahan


On a quiet lane in an excellent location, this modest hotel with its stylish foyer offers comfortable rooms with low beds, Persian rugs and a fridge. The welcoming, helpful, English-speaking management make this a top choice and the newspaper cuttings they post by the lift for the benefit of visitors shows they're willing to go the extra mile.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Esfahan attractions

1. Hasht Behesht Palace

0.15 MILES

Once the most luxuriously decorated palace in Esfahan, the interior of the small Hasht Behesht Palace has been extensively damaged over the years, but it…

2. Madraseh-ye Chahar Bagh

0.25 MILES

Built between 1704 and 1714 as part of an expansive complex that included a caravanserai (now the Abbasi Hotel) and the Bazar-e Honar, this madraseh is…

3. Kakh-e Chehel Sotun

0.27 MILES

Built as a pleasure pavilion and reception hall, using the Achaemenid-inspired talar (columnar porch) style, this beautifully proportioned palace is…

4. Decorative Arts Museum of Iran

0.39 MILES

Housed in a building that once served as stables and warehouse to Safavid kings, this small museum contains a fine collection from the Safavid and Qajar…

5. Kakh-e Ali Qapu

0.5 MILES

Built at the very end of the 16th century as a residence for Shah Abbas I, this six-storey palace also served as a monumental gateway to the royal palaces…

6. Masjed-e Shah

0.56 MILES

This elegant mosque, with its iconic blue-tiled mosaics and its perfect proportions, forms a visually stunning monument at the head of Esfahan's main…

7. Naqsh-e Jahan (Imam) Square

0.56 MILES

Hemmed on four sides by architectural gems and embracing the formal fountains and gardens at its centre, this wondrous space is a spectacle in its own…

8. Qeysarieh Portal

0.6 MILES

Decorated with beautiful tiles, the most notable feature of this grand entrance to the bazaar is a series of recently restored frescoes by the great Reza…