Restored Safavid courtyard house
This four-century-old adobe residence runs like a private desert home, centered on a quiet courtyard with a flower-shaped fountain pool.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
A restored 400-year-old Safavid adobe house once used as a mid-century dental clinic.
Notable
Harandi & Harandi rebuilt earthen mud-brick volumes around a sunken courtyard garden.
Notable
Residential desert living in the historic Fahadan quarter with local home-cooked meals.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Mud-brick alleyways wind through the Fahadan quarter, leading to the towering turquoise minarets of the Jameh Mosque.
The rooms
Rooms occupy restored earthen chambers, keeping cool behind thick adobe walls that open onto the central garden.
At the table
A communal fridge stays stocked with local ingredients, and home-cooked Yazdi lunches and dinners are prepared upon request.
How it began
Dr. Mahmood Madani, the city's second official dentist, bought the Safavid-era property in 1956 and ran his clinic here for three decades.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.