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The Sojourn Centers of Iran comprise all kinds of hotels, motels, apartment hotels, guesthouses, inns, villas and private houses. What follows gives you a brief description of the above mentioned places: |
Hotels |
| There are more than 2500 hotels in city centers and different intercity routes giving services to passengers and tourists. All the five and four star hotels in Iran are equipped with sport and trading facilities. In addition to these hotels, there are more than 700 inexpensive inns in the cities and on tourist roads which have more than 15,000 rooms and more than 30,000 beds. |
Classification of Hotels |
| The residential units in
Iran, in compliance with
their facilities and
services, are divided
into 5 groups of one,
two, three, four, and
five star hotels. Based on their facilities, type of service and matching the standards, each one of these groups are divided to four classes of A, B, C, and T. Class C is the lowest while T is the highest and best hotel in its category. |
Facilities |
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- Two and Three Star
Hotels: |
| The majority of two and three star hotels in Iran are equipped with telephone, radio & TV, central air conditioning, restaurant and coffee bar. |
| -Four and Five Star Hotels: The majority of four and five star hotels in Iran have the following facilities and accommodations: |
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Telephone, radio, TV, dryer, warm and cold water, central air-conditioning, children's amusement park, elevator, meeting and conference hall, restaurant, sauna, sport club, swimming pool, ticket reservation unit, tennis course, tea and coffee maker in all rooms, lobby, laundry services, smoke free sections, doorkeeper, and night concierge. |
Note: |
| 1. Drunks are not permitted to enter. |
| 2. Dogs are not accepted. |
Reservation |
| There are two ways to reserve your hotel room: |
a. Reservation after you arrived in Iran: |
| Soon after your arrival in Iran, you may call your desired hotel. If there were any rooms available in the hotel, you may reserve it then. The Information and Reservation Offices located at the international airports of Iran will provide you with the necessary information by giving you some books and booklets. You may then refer to the Useful Information section of these books and get the phone numbers and addresses of the hotels. |
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b. Reservation before you arrive in Iran: |
| Having the phone and fax numbers of the Iranian hotels, you may contact them and receive the necessary information, and then reserve your desired room from your own country. |
Apartment Hotels |
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In Iran, apartment
hotels either work
independently, or they
are part of hotels. Each
unit of these
residential complexes
has suites from one to
three bedrooms equipped
with bathrooms, kitchen,
T.V., central video &
audio systems, and
direct phone lines. The
units are very suitable
for families or group
tourists that would like
to save money on their
hotel costs. The costs of apartment hotels depend on the available facilities and the area of the unit. |
Suites |
| Almost all three, four, and five star hotels in Iran have suites in different sizes matching the tastes of their clients. |
Guesthouses |
| In all urban and intercity areas, the public (governmental) and private departments have established residential and hospitality places for the welfare of their staff, passengers, domestic and foreign tourists. In addition to such departments, Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization serves as an important arm to providing facilities to all individuals as well as group tours. Having more than 70 guesthouses across the country, this organization is always at the service of tourists. These guesthouses include rooms, camps, suites, villas, kitchens and restaurants, all situated in good areas with low costs, as well as a number of trained personnel. |
Inns |
| There are a large number of low cost inns all over Iran to accommodate the lower budget passengers. These inns have limited facilities. |
Villas and Private Houses |
| In almost all tourist
resorts, particularly
religious and pilgrimage
cities as well as
coastal cities of the
Caspian Sea, all kinds
of villas and private
houses are available for
rental purposes in
different seasons. To
rent these places,
tourists may refer to
travel agencies or
tourists information
places. The cost of such places depends on their location and facilities as well as the season. Generally, the price is according to the agreement between the passenger and the owner or his/her representative. Make sure that the place you rent has a certificate of permission. In case it didn't, you may give the address to the police before renting it. |
Camping & Caravan |
| Almost all hotels, guesthouses, and residential centers provide the necessary services to the tourists traveling in caravans or live in camping. In urban areas, there are some centers and parks where such tourists may settle in or along them and benefit from their necessary services by the cooperation of the park manager. Using the health services and water consumption and washing is free of charge in parks. |
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Tents |
| In almost all tourist resorts of Iran there are places and platforms appropriate for erecting tents by passengers and tourists. These places are mainly inside or alongside the parks. For information about these places you may refer to the municipalities, governor offices, or the law enforcement posts in the cities. These public places for erecting tents are free of charge. |
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