Malek al-Tojjar Hotel – Yazd

Malek al-Tojjar Hotel in Yazd is located on Qiam Street, in one of Yazd’s oldest neighborhoods, next to the Panj-e Ali bazaar, and was formerly the house of Haj Ali Askar Shirazi, one of the city’s long-standing merchants. The age of this hotel, which is considered one of the most attractive buildings in Yazd, dates back to the Qajar era. If, when traveling, you are looking for accommodation with authentic Yazdi architecture and proximity to the old quarter and the city market among Yazd’s hotels, this 4-star hotel will meet your needs. Malek al-Tojjar Hotel in Yazd has two floors and more than 20 rooms to host guests. The hotel consists of numerous rooms, each different from the others, and in most rooms you can see paintings in the style of the Narenjestan Mansion of Shiraz. A pleasant courtyard, a large pool, a hexagonal hashti (entry hall), a main hall (shahneshin), a beautiful entrance, a spring-room (baharkhaneh), a mirror room, winter and summer sections, astonishing wooden columns, a windcatcher, and underground corridors that connect the various parts of the building are among the assets of Malek al-Tojjar Hotel in Yazd. In the hotel restaurant you can order Iranian dishes and use the traditional teahouse. The city’s sights and historical places are within a few steps of the hotel. Travital offers discounts on the hotel’s rooms on many days of the year, and completing a reservation at the best price takes only a few minutes.

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Malek-o-tojjar Antique Hotel is an ancient mansion once belonged to a guy named Haj Ali Askarshirazi, one of the well known business men whose title "malek al tojjar" was bestowed by Naser al din shah, a king of the Qajar dynasty, due to his trustworthy. His descendants of four generations lived in this house. A narrow alley enjoying high walls is the entrance. Various rooms of the building have unique characteristics each adorned with paintings on the walls and ceilings by prominent painters from shiraz. The creation of these works lasted some ten years and go together quite well with the paintings of the orangery building in that city. The beautiful porch,hexagonal vestibule, winter and summer chambers, terrace, amazing wooden pillars, the eye catching courtyard, the lofty wind catcher, the big pool, the basement corridors connecting different parts and the mirror room have considerably added to the beauty of the building. Malek-o-Tojjar as the first mud brick hotel world wide,was inaugurated in 1997 and became complete with 23 rooms and 77 beds. Its unique characteristics have changed it into a residential utopia for those who seek comfort and peace. The central courtyard and the base mentare are used as traditional restaurants serving local and international recipes besides a coffee shop.