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ESTEGHLAL GRAND HOTEL Tehran, Iran This was my first visit to Tehran, Iran and I really had no idea what to expect from the country, the city or the hotel. What would it be like? Shabby... more

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  • 38 of 38 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    3 Stars Who was it in a former life? 13/02/2004
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    Advantages Advantages Well furnished, busy, popular, friendly

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No choice of food, getting tatty

    ESTEGHLAL GRAND HOTEL Tehran, Iran This was my first visit to Tehran, Iran and I really had no idea what to expect from the country, the city or the hotel. What would it be like? Shabby, rundown, tatty? I knew that there were no large hotel chains still in Iran, so I was not expecting Hyatt or Sheraton standards! The first impression of the Esteghlal Grand hotel was not encouraging. For a start, how do you pronounce the name? Secondly, the eighteen plus storey concrete building looked far from grand. It looked remarkably Soviet, as if it had come from the Stalin school of architecture and ... more