Tejarat International Hotel

I recently had the pleasure of staying at Tejarat International Hotel in Herat, Afghanistan during a business visit, and I must say it was a fantastic experience. The staff was exceptionally good and polite, making my stay comfortable and enjoyable. The hotel's services were truly awesome, and as someone from Pakistan, I am grateful for their warm hospitality. Highly recommended for a positive and welcoming stay!

The Tejarat feels secure with a blast wall in front and careful hand searching of all luggage because there is no x-ray facility. There is also careful screening of vehicles which can drop off but apparently no stay overnight in the car park at the front. The reception area is large with comfortable sofas. My room was also fairly large with 2 full beds both with lovely soft mattresses which was a treat after some of the rock hard things in local guesthouses in other cities. There was also a mini-fridge with complementary biscuits and juice and a dish of nuts and raisins. On the downside there were no convenient power outlets. Those available were high on a wall away from any surface requiring the stacking of various items in a pile to lift things like a telephone high enough to plug in even with a fairly long charging cord. The bathroom had ample hot water but was designed for the water to run to the only drain outlet which was in the middle of the room meaning a fair bit of sloshing around for hours after the shower was used. ||The wifi was rubbish in the rooms but somewhat better in the reception area. There was a generator for the regular power cuts. They do laundry but mix loads together from multiple people, don’t dry anything except by hanging on a drying rack and don’t deliver back to the room. Collection involves finding the laundry room – mine was 1 floor down – and sorting your damp items from others on the drying rack and hangers. Laundry charges also seemed a bit random but given the dusty conditions on the central route between Bamyan and Herat any cost that resulted in clean clothes was deemed acceptable. ||Breakfast was surprisingly good. The small buffet didn’t look particularly special but it turned out to be tasty and this was the only hotel in a 2.5 week period that had whole pieces of fresh fruit available and a working espresso machine. I was happy with the Tejarat Hotel in spite of the sub-par wifi and the laundry lucky dip and will stay there again on my next trip to Herat. |

I stayed two nights here. It is a pretty nice hotel, with great service. The security was also top-notch, so it is good for foreigners like me. Definitely higher than my usual budget for accommodation in Afghanistan, but it is a good place to stay if you need a nice hotel in Herat.

Excellent location. Big spacious rooms. Good front gate security and a nice lobby. If the hot water could be hotter and the WiFi more reliable it would get five stars.

Wonderful reception staff. Felt safe in this hotel. The staff are really friendly. The breakfast seems to be the same every day..you would get board! The menu for the other meals also very limited. The hotel does not serve alcohol. They have non-alcoholic beer though. The security staff too ware very friendly.

They take Hygiene seriously and change the bed sheets everyday which I haven't seen many hotels do in herat It also has good customer service

Good but very expensive and far from everything. I suspect they have agreement with the Talibans because I was forced to go to this hotel by the Talibans.

The staff here are some of the kindest and most helpful people you will ever met. The entire hotel experience was wonderful, the cooks create only perfection, and the staff are willing to do anything they can to make your stay a comfortable one. It's also quite quiet once in your room, which is very nice for relaxing. I definitely recommend the Tejarat while in Herat!