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Days 111-114: You couldn’t complain about the view from the rooftop in Udaipur. Hotel Wonderview indeed. Nice folks too.

Day 109: Arriving late in Jodphur by train, we disembarked one station before Jodphur central to be just around the corner from our home for the night, the Durag Niwas Guest House. A night before we left Australia, a friend of ours advised us that the best places to stay in India were family-run guest […]

Days 104-106: In Pushkar, we stayed at the wonderful Seventh Heaven - an oasis of calm which seemed far, far removed from Pushkar proper. With beautiful rooms (not just ours, which resembled a honeymoon suite), a warmly-lit restaurant with good food, friendly staff and inexpensive wireless internet, this was one of our most memorable places […]

Day 89: While recommended as the Author’s Choice in the 2004 Lonely Planet (new edition reportedly out soon), this place appeared to have gone downhill. Despite being among a handful of other guests we were inexplicably checked into a room facing the very noisy street instead of the reputedly quieter rooms on the other side. […]

Days 86-88: Located at the hotel district of Tahkti Junction, about 15 minutes stroll north from Imam Square, we stayed at the Persia Hotel, where we were clearly the only foreign guests, and had been for some time. Breakfast here was basic but the staff made up for their limited English by looking out for […]

Days 83-85: Located handily on Shiraz’s main drag, this was a comfortable option. There were a few quirks. The in-house restaurant had decent food but service was very ordinary, with staff giving the impression that they had tired of the job ten years ago. Our TV carried BBC World, but only apparently after 2pm. We’re […]

Day 82: The best place that we stayed in Iran, with small but simple and clean rooms, a lovely courtyard to relax in and great food.

Days 80-81: A good, quiet room with an impressively sized bathroom north of Ferdosi Sqaure and very handy to our favourite restaurant in Iran.