Iran builds 1st solar hotel on Kish

Iran is scheduled to build its first seven-star hotel with a supplementary solar energy system on Kish Island over the next two years.
The two-year project with an estimated budget of 520,000,000 dollars is aimed at completing the hotel in Kish in the southern province of Hormozgan by 2009-10.

"Generating electricity from the sun is a very expensive project but I mean to bring this technology to Iran," said Hossein Sabet investor of the solar hotel.

"Now that other countries are imposing sanctions on Iran, building such a hotel is an important step in tourism development," concluded Sabet, manager of Kish Island's Dariush Grand Hotel.

[ SOURCE: PRESS TV (http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=29180&sectionid=351020108) | 30 Oct 2007 16:42:43 ]

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Another 7 Star Place, but this one's by Hossein Sabet so it might actually be built.

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what the hell happened to Flower of the East?! lool....:S:S:S?!?!?!

^thats got nothing to do with this thread... don't make the topic deviate from the second post.

As long as Sabet keeps it running it'll be a good hotel.. the man's an entrepreneurial genius.

Nice to hear that!

As long as Sabet keeps it running it'll be a good hotel.. the man's an entrepreneurial genius.

I agree! He just needs a good hotel management company. With the Dariush, he hired Rezidor (who manage Radisson SAS), but I think they had to stop because an American company bought Rezidor. There are still other non-American hotel management companies which are even better: Four Seasons, Shangri-La, Mandarin-Oriental, etc...

Let's hope he chooses one of these companies to manage the new hotel.

Very good news. Sabet is a very preofessional man and I hope he builts this.

This is good news, but I really do not like the term "7 Star"... I mean it makes no sense to me that the best hotels in Europe and in the US are not 7 stars, yet, by my count anyway, this is the fourth "7 star" that Iran is building??? This one, FOE, the one in Shiraz and one in Mazandaran, right??

I think that label is silly.

^thats got nothing to do with this thread... don't make the topic deviate from the second post.

As long as Sabet keeps it running it'll be a good hotel.. the man's an entrepreneurial genius.



nonono bro, i didnt mean to do that at all, it just says that this dude is going to build the FIRST 7 star hotel on Kish....but wasnt Flower of the East supposed to be the first......?! thats all im puzzled about, isnt this one technically the second in that case...?

This is good news, but I really do not like the term "7 Star"... I mean it makes no sense to me that the best hotels in Europe and in the US are not 7 stars, yet, by my count anyway, this is the fourth "7 star" that Iran is building??? This one, FOE, the one in Shiraz and one in Mazandaran, right??

I think that label is silly.

I know, 1 was enough, now its gettin overplayed

not bad at all for a relatively (by european standards) backward country like iran, and for a sanctioned country

nonono bro, i didnt mean to do that at all, it just says that this dude is going to build the FIRST 7 star hotel on Kish....but wasnt Flower of the East supposed to be the first......?! thats all im puzzled about, isnt this one technically the second in that case...?

Fair enough...

I'm not sure to be honest... I remember reading articles that said it was going to be a seven star...

Perhaps this one will be completed sooner than the FOE Hotel... I suspect that project has faced mass delays.

not bad at all for a relatively (by european standards) backward country like iran, and for a sanctioned country

Yes, Iran is "backwards" by European standards, but who the hell wants to compare themselves with Europe anymore? Europe is a has-been power - No one takes them (or even the EU) seriously anymore. Iran needs to develop but shouldn't look to Europe as it's goal.

not bad at all for a relatively (by european standards) backward country like iran, and for a sanctioned country

I suggest you do not continue posting in such an outright insulting manner on this forum.

دومين هتل 7 ستاره و اولين هتل خورشيدي ايران ساخته مي*شود
دومين هتل 7 ستاره ايران و مجهز به سيستم استفاده از انرژي خورشيدي با هزينه بيش از 120 ميليارد تومان توسط سرمايه*گذار خصوصي در جزيره كيش ساخته مي*شود.

خبرگزاري ميراث*فرهنگي_ گردشگري_ دومين هتل 7 ستاره ايران با هزينه بيش از 120 ميليارد تومان توسط حسين ثابت، سرمايه*گذار خصوصي، در جزيره كيش ساخته مي*شود. اين هتل براي اولين بار در خاورميانه مجهز به سيستم استفاده از انرژي خورشيدي خواهد بود.
مراسم كلنگ*زني اين هتل كه نام آن كوروش است، با حضور جمعي از هتلداران، اعضاي اتحاديه هتلداران كشور و مسئولان محلي شب گذشته در جزيره كيش برگزار شد.

هتل 7 ستاره كوروش از مجموعه هتل*هاي زنجيره*اي است كه با 500 اتاق و 100 هزار متر مربع مساحت در جزيره كيش توسط حسين ثابت سرمايه*گذار بخش خصوصي در حوزه هتل*داري ساخته خواهد شد.

در مراسم كلنگ*زني اين هتل، حسين ثابت، مالك هتل*هاي زنجيره*اي ثابت گفت:« با ساخت هتل بزرگ داريوش به عنوان ايراني*ترين هتل جهان و سنبل فرهنگي در صنعت هتلداري، سعي كردم اين هتل پيام*آور عظمت و عزت ايراني باشد.»

وي افزود:*« در كنار هتل داريوش به ساخت مجموعه تفريحي باغ پرندگان و پارك دلفين*ها مبادرت كردم چراكه معتقدم جزيره كيش بايد به عنوان نگين درخشان خليج هميشه فارس داراي بهترين امكانات توريستي باشد.»

ثابت در ادامه گفت:« پس از هتل داريوش، ساخت هتل 7 ستاره كوروش مجهز به استفاده از انرژي خورشيدي را شروع خواهيم كرد.»

ثابت افزود:« يكي ديگر از ويژگي*هاي هتل كوروش رعايت آيين*نامه حفاظت زيست محيطي است. همچنين هميشه نگران مصرف انرژي از يك سو و از سوي ديگر آلوده شدن محيط زيست به خاطر بهره*گيري از سوخت*هاي فسيلي و گلخانه*اي هستيم. اما استفاده از انرژي خورشيدي به جاي اين سوخت*ها امكان*پذير خواهد بود.»

ثابت در ادامه مراسم با اشاره به تاكيد مقام معظم رهبري بر اجراي اصل 44 قانون اساسي گفت:« انتظار دارم دولتمردان و سياستمداران بخش اقتصادي جامعه در اجراي اين اصل مهم اندكي بيشتر تامل و تلاش كنند و انتظار داريم با رفع هرگونه موانع اجرايي و فراهم كردن تسهيلات لازم، اقدامات لازم را در اين حوزه به عمل آورند.»

وي خاطرنشان كرد:« با وجود فشارها و تحريم*هاي اقتصادي قدرت*هاي جهاني، توفيق احداث هتل بزرگ داريوش و انتقال سرمايه عظيم به وطن را ايجاد كرديم.»

در ادامه اين مراسم، موسوي معاون سرمايه*گذاران سازمان ميراث*فرهنگي و گردشگري با بيان اينكه فعاليت*هاي گسترده اي براي سرمايه*گذاري بخش خصوصي در جزيره كيش داشته ايم، گفت:« اميدواريم آقاي ثابت بتواند فعاليت*هاي خود را بيشتر و در نتيجه ظرفيت*هاي گردشگري بيشتري در كشور ايجاد كند.»

موسوي با بيان اين مطلب كه قرار بود رئيس سازمان ميراث فرهنگي و گردشگري در مراسم كلنگ*زني حضور داشته باشد اما به دليل شركت در همايش بين*المللي گردشگري اديان و گفتگوي تمدن*ها موفق به اين كار نشد، اظهار داشت:« نگاه دولت نهم و ريس جمهور به امور گردشگري اين است كه بايستي زيرساخت*هاي گردشگري را به اندازه كافي ايجاد كنيم تا همه جهانيان بتوانند از ايران و واقعيت*هاي آن بازديد كنند. اين بهترين راه مبارزه با تفكر غلط كشورهاي غربي نسبت به ايران است.»

وي افزود:« معاونت سرمايه*گذاري و طرح*ها در سازمان ميراث فرهنگي ايجاد شده تا بتوانيم با جذب سرمايه و سرمايه*گذار طبق سند چشم*انداز 20 ساله ميزبان حداقل 20 ميليون گردشگر خارجي در كشور باشيم.»

موسوي همچنين با اشاره به همايش فرصت*هاي سرمايه*گذاري در شهريور ماه، سال 86 گفت:« امسال 40 كشور خارجي در همايش حضور داشتند كه حجم گسترده*اي از سرمايه*گذاري در ايران را در پي خواهد داشت. اين حجم در سال 87 با برگزاري دومين همايش بيشتر نيز منجر شود.»

موسوي با بيان اين كه امسال نگاه دولت به حوزه گردشگري نگاه متعادلي است، اظهار كرد:« تاكنون حدود 520 منطقه با مسئولان منطقه نمونه گردشگري به تصويب رسيده و مطالعات آن انجام شده است. اين مناطق به مثابه يك شهر گردشگري هستند كه درون خود چندين هتل و تاسيسات گردشگري دارند.»

معاون سرمايه*گذاري سازمان ميراث فرهنگي و گردشگري در اين مراسم با اشاره به اين كه هتل كوروش، دومين هتل هفت ستاره در ايران است؛ تصريح كرد:« تسهيلات مورد درخواست سرمايه*گذار هتل ازنظر ما آماده است و با تصويب سازه منطقه آزاد كيش در مدت دو روز طرح با بانك*هاي هدف معرفي مي*شود و همچنين تسهيلات بانك با موافقت سازمان ميراث فرهنگي و وزير اقتصاد و دارايي تا يك ماه ديگر پرداخت خواهد شد.»

موسوي، تاسيس شركت*هاي توسعه*ي گردشگري در استان*ها، ايجاد دفاتر سرمايه*گذاري براي جذب سرمايه*گذار داخلي و خارجي و اختصاص پنج درصد از اعتبارات استان*ها به زيرسلاخت*هاي گردشگري را ازجمله اقدامات بنيادي براي آسان*سازي مراحل پي*گيري پروژه*هاي گردشگري ارزيابي كرد.

وي در اين مراسم با بيان اينكه حجم بالاي سرمايه*گذاران در حوزه گردشگري درنظر گرفته*ايم، گفت:« سرمايه*گذاران مراحل تسهيلات را بلد نيستند در اين مراسم مي*گويم هر كسي كه تمايل به سرمايه*گذاري بخش گردشگري دارد ما تسهيلات خوبي را در مدت سپرده كوتاه به او خواهيم داد.»

مجيد شايسته، مديرعامل منطقه آزاد كيش در اين مراسم كه روز هفتم آبان ماه در جزيره كيش برگزار شده بود؛ عنوان كرد:« بزرگ*ترين اتفاق و مزيت در منطقه آزاد كيش اين است كه جلوتر از بقيه نقاط كشور حركت كرده و بخش خصوصي بين 15 تا 80 درصد امور را برعهده گرفته است.»

وي افزود:« جزيره كيش يكي از نقاطي است كه اصل 44 قانون اساسي در آن به خوبي اجرا شده است به اين معني كه تا سال 87 مي*خواهيم منطقه آزاد كيش را به عنوان پايلوت اجرايي موفق و مناسب براي واگذاري فعاليت*ها در اجراي اين اصل قرار دهيم.»

شايسته *با بيان اينكه بسياري از فعاليت*هاي منطقه آزاد كيش زيرساختي و زيربنايي است، اظهار كرد:« تا پايان سال؛ كلنگ* احداث 4 هتل 5 ستاره را خواهيم زد.»

وي در ادامه با اشاره به اينكه اتفاقات بزرگي در 2 سال اخير جهت ايجاد زيرساخت*ها در جزير كيش صورت گرفته است، گفت:« براي امسال رشد *30 درصدي ورود گردشگر به جزيره پيش*بيني شده بود كه محقق نشد، چون مشكلاتي در صنعت هواپيمايي ايجاد شدند كه رفع آن*ها در دست ما نبود؛ اما به سرمايه*گذاران نويد مي*دهيم، اين مشكلات در شش ماهه*ي دوم سال رفع خواهند شد و حضور جدي*تر گردشگران در جزيره*ي كيش را شاهد خواهيم بود.»

نخستين هتل هفت ستاره ايران كه انرژي مورد نياز آن از طريق خورشيد تامين مي*شود در 23 طبقه و 500 اتاق تا 18 ماه ديگر در محل پارك دلفين*هاي كيش به بهره*برداري مي رسد. اين هتل كه از آن به عنوان نخستين هتل سبز كشور ياد مي*شود؛ در زميني به مساحت 100 هزار متر مربع و با هزينه 120 ميليارد تومان ساخته خواهد شد.

فاطيما كريمي[ SOURCE: CHN NEWS (http://www.chn.ir/news/?section=1&id=25160) | ۱۳۸۶/۸/۸ ]


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Would someone be kind enough to translate the above article? My Persian is atrocious!

Great article thank you.

Could you translate it?

It says:

Iran's 2nd 7 star hotel and its first solar hotel will be built. The cost will be more than 120 billion Toman and will be built by private investor. They use solar energy in this hotel for the first time in the middle east. The name of the hotel will be Kourosh and it will have 500 rooms and an area of 100,000 square meters. The hotel will have 23 floors and will be built near the Dolphin park and will be finished in 18 months!!
It also says that by the end of the year they will start the building of four 5* hotels.

The rest of it is nothing important. :cheers: :)

you're welcome.

Another article on the project:

Kish Hotel to Use Solar Energy
Construction work at the first hotel using solar energy to meet its electricity demands began in Kish Island, southern Hormuzgan province on Monday.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the seven-star hotel in Kish, managing director of Kish Free Trade Zone Organisation expressed his full support to private investors involved in different sectors of the economy, particularly the tourism industry.

In a fax to Iran Daily, the organization's Public Relations Department quoted Majid Shayesteh as saying that about 80 percent of the economic activities in Kish Island are conducted by the private sector. He described the island as a role model for implementing Article 44 of the Constitution (which seeks large-scale privatization).

Also, managing director of Sabet International Firm underlined that construction of the solar-powered hotel would be a great honor for the country.

Hossein Sabet said that although the installations for converting solar energy to electricity for the hotel would be expensive, he will seek to bring in the technology to the country, IRNA reported.

The 500-bedroom hotel is being constructed in 23 stories in an area of 100,000 square meters within Dolphin Park in Kish Island.

Some 1.2-1.3 trillion rials have been anticipated for constructing the hotel.

Officials from Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, a number of lawmakers from Majlis Tourism Fraction and representatives from executive bodies of the island attended the ceremony. Boasting sun-baked beaches and spectacular sunset, Kish Island is extended over an area of 91 square kilometers.

Sabet, the investor of the groundbreaking project, owns several hotels and tourism attractions in the Canary Island.

The European-Iranian hotel tycoon also has built and developed Kish's luxury hotel Dariush in 2003. Dariush, a $125 million five star hotel with over 200 guest rooms is located near the eastern sandy beaches of the island. The hotel was built to be a reminder of Persepolis, a symbol of the glory and splendor of the ancient Iranian civilization.

[ SOURCE: Iran Daily (http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20071031042815/secIndustries/pagConstruction) | 31 October 2007 ]

And another:

World's Largest Solar Hotel to Be Constructed in Iran
The 7 star Cyrus Hotel is supposed to be built in Kish Island by Hossein Sabet in a field with an area of 100,000 square meters and the square footage of 60,000 square meters in 23 floors.
This week on Monday and on the birthday of Cyrus the great, the inauguration for the beginning of the construction of the first and the biggest 7 star hotel in the world, equipped with the solar energy, and also the inauguration of the grand multifunctional hall of "Jamshid" was held in Kish Island. A group of officials, members of parliament, and journalists and reporters in the area of tourism were present in this ceremony.

Hossein Sabet is the builder and owner of these two unique and great complexes who has so far constructed 5 tourist-entertainment complexes in Kish Island including "Daryush(Darius) Hotel", "Dolphin Park", and "Birds Garden". He also owns five hotels in Canary Islands.

Talking to the reporters, Hossein Sabet said he hopes he would enjoy more legal (constitutional) and spiritual support from the government and local officials in Kish Island and other parts of Iran.

He told the reporters that the seriousness and sensitivity of Ayatollah Khameneie, the supreme leader , about immediate and complete fulfillment of the 44th act of the constitution is the main support, confidence, and hope for those investors whose heart beats for the economic growth and development of Iran.

The 7 star Cyrus Hotel is supposed to be built by Hossein Sabet in a field with an area of 100,000 square meters and the square footage of 60,000 square meters in 23 floors. The cost of building the hotel has been estimated over $160,000,000 and it will take 2 or 3 years.

The Cyrus Hotel will only use the solar energy.
Nov 04 , 2007

SOURCE: Baztab (http://english.baztab.com/content/?cid=5091) | Nov 04 , 2007

3 years ago a high ranking consultant to the Iranian government told me that by the start of the new 5 year plan (2010-2014) Kish would become a free zone for tourist. Lifting visa restriction, and some strict Islamic laws (for some parts of Kish). Making Kish more attractive for tourists.

With all these mega-investments in tourism, I guess his story makes more sense every year.

Kish has had no visa restrictions for years now...

Only people with an Israeli passport are not permitted through immigration...

hi everyone, this is my first post but iv been visiting this site for many years. i was jus wonderin if theres any updates on the construction of the cyrus hotel in kish....tnx:)

Interesting.. anyone know when it will be completed? If it takes longer than 2 years, then it may become the 4th 7-star hotel in the world, instead of 3rd (1 and 2 in UAE). There is a 7-star hotel being constructed right now in Islamabad, designed by Atkins (same people who built Burj al-Arab), due to finish within 2 years. But like most Pakistani large-scale projects, it might hit a delay or slow down. Anyways, I think Kish Island is a great place to build such nice hotels, and if it powered by solar energy then it could set examples for the region to follow. I really hope this project goes through. Goodluck!

i doubt it will be 7 or even 6 star!it will be a high class 5 star hotel!
there is not even 1 picture of it!not even a rendering!how is it to look like?
poor pr job!

no news!ufffffffffffffff

i doubt it will be 7 or even 6 star!it will be a high class 5 star hotel!
there is not even 1 picture of it!not even a rendering!how is it to look like?
poor pr job!

There's a chance that the hotel won't be compeleted than the hotel will, so don't be so hopeful about it. The Flower of the East taught us alot.

^^No, I think this one will be finished, because 2 months ago I saw an interview with the investor who is also one of the investors of Flower of the East said, that Flower of the East will take longer ... and there are some problems with the timetable and the German company because of the sanctions... .But he said, that the Solar Hotel is being built very well and it is more built than Flower of the East. I also saw some renders of it. The design of the 7 star hotel of Flower of the East isn't comparable to this one , the F. of the East Hotel is much prettier than this, but this one is also pretty:). The project is much smaller than the one of F. of the E., so it has more chances to be built completely. I am optimistic about this project. The hotel is similar to Dariush Hotel in Kish whose investor was the same as the investor of this project.U can never compare such a big project with this one, a big project has more the possibility of a stop... .

^^No, I think this one will be finished, because 2 months ago I saw an interview with the investor who is also one of the investors of Flower of the East said, that Flower of the East will take longer ... and there are some problems with the timetable and the German company because of the sanctions... .But he said, that the Solar Hotel is being built very well and it is more built than Flower of the East. I also saw some renders of it. The design of the 7 star hotel of Flower of the East isn't comparable to this one , the F. of the East Hotel is much prettier than this, but this one is also pretty:). The project is much smaller than the one of F. of the E., so it has more chances to be built completely. I am optimistic about this project. The hotel is similar to Dariush Hotel in Kish whose investor was the same as the investor of this project.U can never compare such a big project with this one, a big project has more the possibility of a stop... .

^^Well that's good news! if you find any pictures of the construction please share:)

great news I guess.....if they build?!:)

Persian is the right way to say it. In addition, it's better to use persian b/c its associated with many things such as Persian Gulf, Persian carpet, Persian caviar, Persian literature and art..
But isn't Farsi the same as persian I mean Persia is also Called in "Persian" Fars

But isn't Farsi the same as persian I mean Persia is also Called in "Persian" Fars

^^Technically, Farsi is what Iranian call their language inside Iran. Persian could be more of the English word for it, I guess.

^^yes that's wath I mean :D

^^Technically, Farsi is what Iranian call their language inside Iran. Persian could be more of the English word for it, I guess.

We don't say Francais or Deutsch when we describe the French or German languages, do we? Persian is the English for Farsi. The reason I think that I think the people shouldn't use Farsi is because the word "Persian" will slowly die off and such things as Persian Carpets and the Persian Gulf will no longer be associated with Iran.

^^Well that's good news! if you find any pictures of the construction please share:)
I certainly will do that, if I find any render of the project/hotel. As per my mind there were about 15-20 floors.

I also heard that Cyrus Hotel (solar powered 7 star hotel) will be complete in October 2009 (3 months from now) and it will be the first solar-powered hotel in Middle-East. Even Dubai doesn't have solar-powered hotels? It could sure show off Iran's impressive knowledge on how to build such hotels in the region using this technology. Lets hope all the best! =)

great news!do u have any link to the news!

It's one month from the supposed completion date and there's not even a single picture.

no news ?? wow only in iran these projects start and never finish.

any image of the design of this hotel (Cyrus)?

it was on hold.also i have heared about an arrest waRRENT 4 THE INVESTOR hOSSEIN sABET