我们会一起成为一个幸福的家庭

Staying with Eli and her Ehsan throughout my Shiraz trip was the best decision I took. Starting with my arrival into Iran, Eli was kind enough to fill me in with all the details and answer to all my questions. The room that I had in their apartment was very clean and tidy, and so was the bathroom that I was using. They were very happy to help me with any information and booking that I needed. They even called taxi for me when I wanted to go somewhere ( there is a Iranian version of Uber that you can use and I highly recommend it).

Location wise, the apartment was great. The food that Eli prepared for me was amazing as well.

It was my first time staying in such a home and I can definitely say that I felt like I was part of the family.

We stayed 2 nights at Eli and Ehsan's place and it was really great. We were like a part of the family.

With Eli and Eshan we went to the mosque and they even drove us to Persepolis.
We had breakfast together and also dinner. They showed us their beautiful city by night and we went together eat faloodeh.

Their apartment is really nice and clean. We had a room with airco (and when it's 40° outside this is really a good thing).

Thank you again for everything, we are really blessed our trip started with you.

I am sure Eli and Ehsan were disappointed that I decided after viewing the apartment not to stay there. It was much farther away from the centre than they said in their listing and I am pretty sure it was not their home, since both bedrooms were rented out and the place was not furnished like a home . Perhaps they rent it out just as a moneymaking operation, but the reason I go to a website called "Homestay" is because I want to stay in someone's home with them. The major problem was that there was no wifi, which I need for my work. First they said it was broken and it would be fixed. Then they said we said in the listing that there was no wifi (actually, they didn't; when I checked, they don't say there is wifi, which is different and all other places have it). Then they said that I could tether to Ehsan's phone when he was there. So the story kept changing and it just didn't feel right. The flat is upstairs in a gloomy building and is not homely at all. They were angry that I cancelled because they said it would cost them money, but since I booked only 24 hours ahead, I don't accept that they would have suffered a loss. It was also quite expensive, more than the Niayesh Hotel which is owrfectly situated for a visitor and which I highly recommend.