Monday, February 09, 2015

Viuna Hotel: Scenic Budget Hotel at Abyaneh, Iran

Abyaneh is one of those off beat destinations that I was lucky to explore on my recent backpacking trip to Iran. It has rich culture, sensationally beautiful nature and warm-hearted people. During my recent visit, I stayed at the Viuna Hotel, a beautiful budget to mid level hotel located with a commanding view of the entire Abyaneh village. I stayed here for 2 days and 1 night and the below review of mine is based on this recent experience of mine.

Scenic Abyaneh

1) This hotel commands great views. From most of the rooms, you can see the mountains, the Abyaneh village with its mud buildings and the valley in front. These views are to die for and make for great coffee/tea sessions during sunrise and sunset.

2) Even though this hotel comes under the budget category, it offers all facilities like heating, hot water, western style toilets, backup electricity, television, etc.

3) Breakfast is served free of cost to all its customers and their in-house restaurant also dishes out great Iranian lunch and dinner.

4) The hotel provides free wi-fi to its customers, but while I was there this wi-fi was available only in the restaurant area.

5) The hotel is located right at the edge of the Abyaneh village. Even the other extreme of the village can be walked easily in 30 minutes. The hotel provides a map to its customers to help with navigating the village easily.

6) The support staff of the hotel are extremely friendly, though they speak Farsi only. Some of them even double up as a guide to make sure you have a good time.

This is one of those places where you should stay just simply for the view. And it is also one of those places that offer you great value for money. And third, Abyaneh is quite a special location. Personally, I would definitely return to this place and hotel again.

2 comments:

  1. In the above article, you have written most part of the country doesn't speak Hindi. Then how come it becomes national officially or unofficially.? And you have written un-official is English. But now, you are reversing your words. Any how, Hindi is not the ONLY official language in India.. There are 22 official languages in our country as per constitution. Refer 8th schedule. Central govt is using Hindi, English and States are using their own official languages. I hope you know the difference between 'national' and 'official'. There is nothing legal question here.. I have pointed out a factual error or wrong information in an informative website like this. I can understand where you are from and that's why I believe you can understand better than others. Also being a traveler, I thought you would know better. According to you, if there is something called unofficial national language, that is your view as you said. But that is NOT the fact. Thank you.

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