Very friendly homestay in a convenient location, with a dorm and a couple of private rooms. Delicious home cooking. Great prices on carpets and both Vali and his son Reza are knowledgeable and entertaining tour guides. Recommended!!

Valis Guesthouse seems the place to be in Mashad. It's one of those great silk road spots where you will meet a lot of longterm travelers exchanging their experiences and stories. Vali himself is very knowledgeable, you can ask him anything from information about the Turkmenistan embassy to which bus to take to the highway for hitchhiking. Very delicious food as well!

Vali is unique in his own way and a wonderful human being. The concept of a homestay is to welcome you to their homestead while providing you with additional tourist opportunities (e.g. dine with locals, going out of the city on excursions). I managed to balance my itinerary between Vali's offers and my own adventures around. The latter comes at a small fee but you experience will be worth it. You don't have to get offended by his suggestions, politely decline if you don't want. A huge bonus is trying their breakfast.

Great hosts in a very nice location in Mashhad. Decent price for what it offers and excellent food!

The guy is nice and he speaks good English but it is too overpriced, ten dollars for a bed in a garage where there is no sitting toilet and which hasn't been cleaned in weeks is too much money

Vali’s homestay in my opinion is the best place for any traveler to stay in Mashhad, regardless of budget level! He welcomes you into his family for your entire stay and his family’s cooking is absolutely amazing— best Persian food you’ll likely have during your time in Iran. Also one thing I really appreciated was that he had a western style sitting toilet and good shower facilities. He knows the entire region like the back of his hand, so whether you need info or visa work for places like Turkmenistan or Afghanistan, or information on Iran and the surrounding area, he knows and can arrange all. His place is a one stop shop and he can take care of anything you need, whether you need something like money exchanged or in the event you’ve lost all your money in Iran, you can even wire him money and he can provide you cash like an informal ATM. I highly recommend Vali’s place, for the stories and also the hospitality, and because it is an oasis of travelers in the region.

Valis Homestay is a Perfect Place to arrive in Mashad. Since there are not many Backpacker Places in Mashhad this is where you should go to have some English speaking Host and probably other tourists to exchange Information. It’s a true Homestay, not luxury but perfectly fine for the price, especially if you can sleep outside in the yard or terrace, and you‘ll live close to the family. I recommend to join the everyday dinner from Valis Wife! It’s delicious and effortable.

Vali is a man very passionate about his job and he has a lifetime of experience in tourism. He takes a lot of time to show you around city and for conversations with guests. I stayed here for three nights and thoroughly enjoyed the stay. Although Mashhad might not be the go to tourist destination Valis tour around the city and to villages in the surroundings made it very worthwhile. In contrast to many other hostels I got along very well with the guests there was no awkward anonymity. I can recommend eating at least one dinner here which is very good and affordable.

Valis is a great person, he show us very beautifull places, we lovw to stay at is place

Vali is friendly. But sales too much sometimes . Anyway there are no alternative hostels in masshad

Vali is extremely hospitable and will ensure that you have a good time in Maschhad. The price of the homestay is very reasonable and the atmosphere is amazing!

I had very great and relaxing time at this home. This home is really cozy and feels like a home. His wife cooked for me a tasty Iranian food. Definitely recommended for a stay in Mashhad.