Where to Stay in Kashan: 14 Historic Houses and Hotels

Start with what you want to see on foot. For the Borujerdi and Tabatabaei houses and the Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, look for a stay in Kashan’s historic lanes. For Fin Garden, compare hotels on the southwest side of town.

In a restored courtyard house, room position makes a difference. Ask whether the room opens onto a courtyard, whether you need to climb stairs and where a driver can stop with luggage.

Best areas to stay in Kashan

• Historic centre: choose the house-and-bathhouse quarter for the traditional residences, or the lanes around Agha Bozorg Mosque and the bazaar for a different walking route.
• Fin Garden area: choose this part of town if the garden is your main stop. Allow a separate trip to the historic houses.

Grand restored mansions

Saraye Ameriha

Saraye Ameriha is part of a large courtyard complex. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture documents a first phase of adaptation for hotel use completed in 2014. It sits in the historic district near the Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse.

Manouchehri House

Manouchehri House occupies a restored nineteenth-century merchant residence. Its textile workshop is part of the restoration project, which supported Kashan’s handweaving traditions. The hotel’s website describes its collaboration with local weavers.

Mahinestan Raheb

Mahinestan Raheb is another traditional house stay in Kashan. When comparing its rooms with those at larger courtyard properties, ask which courtyard and level your room is on.

Smaller traditional houses

Morshedi House and Adib House

Morshedi House and Adib House are listed separately. Use the exact property name when booking and ask for the corresponding entrance and drop-off point.

Amir Kashan House

For Amir Kashan House, ask how the room is heated if you are visiting in winter. An older description of the house may not reflect the equipment in a particular room.

Saray-e Malek and Saray-e Darb Bagh

Saray-e Malek and Saray-e Darb Bagh are separate properties. Compare their locations against the part of the old town you want to walk, and check the entrance for the property you book.

Ariana Traditional Hotel

Ariana is a traditional stay in the historic centre. Ask for the route from the entrance to your room if stairs matter.

Other stays in the historic centre

Khademi Traditional Hotel

If you are comparing Khademi with other courtyard stays, check whether the room has a private bathroom and whether its windows face the courtyard.

Sabaghian Boutique Hotel

If the bazaar is your first stop, compare the walking route from Sabaghian with the route from hotels in the house-and-bathhouse quarter.

Noghli and Amirza traditional hotels

Noghli and Amirza are separate traditional properties. Compare the room layout, heating and bathroom arrangements for your dates before choosing between them.

Modern option near Fin Garden

Negarestan Hotel

Negarestan Hotel is on Amir Kabir Street near Fin Garden. The operator records a second phase of rooms added in 2020, so older descriptions of the original 56 rooms give only part of the picture.

How to choose

For a short stay, group the houses and bathhouse into one walk. Visit Fin Garden separately. An extra night gives you more room for both areas or for a side trip to Abyaneh. See the Kashan travel guide, the Borujerdi House and Fin Garden.

Facilities, renovations and room types change, so confirm details directly with the hotel before you book. Read the latest SURFIRAN’s travel guidance for Iran first. If you travel with SURFIRAN, hotels in Kashan are booked as part of your private tour or group tour.

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