From the outset, we knew red Vermicompost worms are abundant in the soil of Gileboom ecolodge. These worms eat lots of things. What they create is as valuable as honey made by a honeybee. Like cattle manure, this has no seeds, so farmers and gardeners …
Renovation and Repairs
Gileboom will remain closed until 22nd of August for some renovation and repairs. The guests will be welcomed after this time.
Come on in!
We were still undecided about Gileboom’s slogan after two years of launching it …until Arash came. Sometimes it is hard to focus on something general, like a slogan, when you are neck-deep involved in the details of the work. So we thought of asking Arash …
Rice Doll (Warzamoshte)
The Gilaks used to roll up the last harvested bundle of rice straw and hang it on one of the pillars in the terrace. They believed it would bless their rice fields. The name of this rice bundle is warzamoshte, meaning the fist of rice …
Suggested Guesthouses
Here are some hostels (ecolodges, guesthouses) we visited and suggested to stay at: See you in Iran hostel, Tehran About a year and a half after launching online community as a Facebook group, see you in Iran team renovated a sixty years old three floors …
Gileboom is an ecolodge in Ramsar (Caspian Sea)
Gileboom is mentioned as an ecolodge in Ramsar in Lonely Planet guide book. As Collins English Dictionary defined: ecolodge (ˈiːkəʊˌlɒdʒ ) is a tourist accommodation facility designed to have minimal impact on the environment, often constructed as part of an environmental project. Eco Lodges are rapidly gaining in …
First Floor (Jirkhane)
Gileboom first floor has four cozy rooms named ‘Talar Otagh’ , ‘Somamous’ , ‘Rash’ , and ‘Khotka’. Khotka and Rash are the rooms for hosts as they live in this homestay, other rooms are for guests. The word “Jirkhane” in Gilaki dialect means: the first …
Second Floor (Jorkhane)
Second floor has two rooms named ‘Jorkhane’ and ‘Gishar’. The word “Jorkhane” in Gilaki dialect means: the second floor of a building. Jorkhane facilities include: A quadruple ensuite room With a double bed And two single beds 40 square meters area Private Bathroom (Iranian style toilet & …
Rooms and Facilities
Gileboom architecture and design is a mix of tradition and modernity. The rooms and facilities are mentioned below: Gileboom homestay rooms have local Gilaki names. First floor has four cozy rooms named ‘Talar Otagh’ , ‘Somamous’ , ‘Rash’ , and ‘Khotka’. Khotka and Rash are rooms …
Tree House (Konduj)
Konduj is traditionally used for the warehouse of rice stems, now it has turned into a tree house where kids can play and sometimes it is a place to sleep or a private room for guests. We can provide mosquito net for sleeping here or …