Hostels where I Stayed in Iran

7 Days Solo Backpacking Winter Iran via Persian Gulf

November 08 to November 14, 2015

Cheap and Efficient Bus Travels in Iran

​There are only few hostels known in Iran that can be found online. The following are the hostels I checked-in with e-mail of booking confirmation.

​Golshan Traditional Hostel (Shiraz) (highly recommended, 5 of 5 stars)

- walkable distance to major tourist landmarks

- 4km distance to bus terminal (only by taxi at 70,000 Rial)

- free breakfast, free wifi, can provide shared tour

- dormitory bed 400,000 Rial ($11.5) for 1 night

- booking confirmation via email only with no advance payment (parvizro@yahoo.com)

Amir Kabir Hostel (Isfahan) (recommended, 4 of 5 stars)

- walkable distance to major tourist landmarks

- around 30mins bus ride from Soffeh Bus Terminal at 10,000 Rial fare (taxi at 150,000 Rial)

- free breakfast, free wifi

- dormitory bed 300,000 Rial ($8.6) for 1 night

- booking confirmation via email only with no advance payment (mrziaee@hotmail.com)

Tehran Hostel (Tehran) (recommended, 3 of 5 stars)

- totally no signboard, only house #12 written in spray paint

- walkable distance to Sabalan Metro Station (6,000 Rial per ticket)

- free breakfast, free wifi, free map with tourist landmark location per metro station

- dormitory bed 440,000 Rial ($12.6) for 1 night

- booking confirmation via email only with no advance payment (tehranhostel@gmail.com)

Hostels where I Stayed in Iran (Golshan Traditional Hostel in Shiraz)

Central Europe Hostels and Dormitories I Checked-in

France-Switzerland-Luxembourg-Belgium-Netherlands-Germany-Czech Republic-Austria-Italy

October 10 to November 02, 2013

Train travel experience and tips in roaming Central Europe last part

* 5 star is the highest, 1 star lowest. Recommended means the hostel/dormitory passed my overall qualification based on satisfaction stay.
* All booked accommodation have 10% reduction in their actual price during payment on arrival. This is due to the 10% payment did on hostelbookers website.
* Italy requires 2 Euro city tax for every night stay.

Friends Hostel, Paris (booked) Oct. 10-13, 2013, 3 nights for 54 Euro
- just infront of barbes rochensuart metro stn, very cheap & walking distance away to souvenir items and red light district
-somehow rude staff, only 1 outlet for 6bedroom dorm, very narrow bathroom, scheduled wifi(9am-6pm) & lots of bystander blacks infront
- somehow recommended (2.5 stars)
 
St. Charles Train Station, Marseilles Oct. 13-14, 2013.
- I intentionally sleep inside train station due to the ff;
1. I must exchange my booked online ticket to the SNCF counter (opens at 0500h) due the machine does not accept Mastercard intl, only Mastercard europe
2. I finished roaming around the city by almost 11pm and my etd was 0506h the next day. Its a waste of money for approx 5hrs sleep.
3. St. Charles stn is very clean and safe. I slept discreetly (on seating postn) behind the stores inside.

Hotel Glocke Backpacker, Bern

Indochina Guesthouse/Dormitory I checked-in

vietnam, cambodia and laos 11th solo backpacking tour
august 24 - september 1, 2011 wednesday to thursday

objective: to visit the best tourist spot that fits to my budget at limited amount of time.
additional tasks: lost half of my pocket-money in day 1... show must go on for the planned itinerary no matter how it takes

indochina backpacking preparations

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NGA HOANG HOTEL (ho chi minh city)
room: dorm-type up to 6pax
rate: $6(php258) per pax / night
how did i know: stroll walk-in
address: along the alley near pham ngu lao
services: fully aircon, CABLE TV, towel, soap, free toothbrush/toothpaste, private bathroom, free wifi, free use of computer, free breakfast (baguette, fried egg and tea)
remarks: 4/5 stars

ho chi minh guesthouse @ $6 a night