Tuesday 28 April 2009

Shiraz Hotels: Pars International Hotel


The Pars International Hotel is a modern building located a distance from Bazaar Vakil and Hafez's Tomb but is close to Bagh-e Eram.  Decorated with 70's furnishings the Pars has very spacious rooms, very clean bathrooms and pillows the hardness of a Persepolis  column.  

Arguably, the Pars is the fanciest hotel in Shiraz.  And similarly with fancy hotels all over the world, there are details at the Pars which lets you know that you're staying at a top international hotel.   The girls behind the reception desk are, in the words of one online reviewer "the peatiest girls of Shiraz" (and also very helpful).  The carpets in the elevators are embossed with the relevant day of the week.  I traveled in the Middle-East extensively, so immediately assumed that the carpet was meant to say "Welcome" and not "Wednesday".  I was proved wrong on Thursday.  The Pars also has an overgenerous central  heating system.  

Overall, although expensive by Iranian standards, it is no less shabby and far, far less expensive than many hotels I've stayed in London.   

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