Iranian made Pod Hotel Capsules
Iran’s tourism department unveils first capsule hotel for low-budget travelers
The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand tourism amenities for budget-conscious travelers.
Iran’s minister of tourism Ali Asghar Mounessan unveiled a first sample of the new capsule hotel in the ministry’s headquarters in downtownTehran on Saturday.
A report by the ministry’s news website CHTN.ir said that the government plans to set up 200 beds in capsule hotels in the top traveler destination city of Mashhad as well as in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Tabriz.
Tehran, June 13, IRNA – The pilot model of capsule hotels was unveiled in the presence of Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Munesan.
This kind of hotel imported to Iran by Touring and Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran and is supposed to be used in different provinces.
Addressing the ceremony, Munesan said these hotels can be used as a new form of residential areas in the tourism field.
Elaborating on the advantages of these hotels, he said they can cause development in eco-camps and can be used at airports, terminals, and railway stations.
Meanwhile, the director of Touring and Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hadi Sajjadirad said these hotels will be used as a new form of residential areas for tourists.
In the first phase, 200 capsule hotels will be installed in Tehran, Mashad, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tabriz.
A capsule hotel is also known in the Western world as a pod hotel is a type of hotel developed in Japan that features many small bed-sized rooms known as capsules.
Capsule hotels provide cheap, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require or who cannot afford larger, more expensive rooms offered by more conventional hotels.
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