| Dariush Grand Hotel | |
| Location: | Kish Islandin the Persian Gulf |
| Coordinates: | 26.53°N 54.02°W |
| Status: | Active |
| Start Date: | 1994 |
| Completion Date: | 2001 |
| Opening: | 2002 |
| Cost: | €185 million |
| Building Type: | Hotel, restaurant |
| Floor Count: | 4 |
| Elevator Count: | 4 |
| Floor Area: | 20000m2 |
| Designer Architect: | [MCI Group Development_Canadian Company owned by Rez Okhowat] |
| Structural Engineer: | [MCI Group Development_Canadian Company owned by Rez Okhowat] |
| Main Contractor: | Rez Okhowat [MCI Group Development_Canadian Company] |
| Builder: | [MCI Group Development_Canadian Company owned by Rez Okhowat] |
| Developer: | Hossein Sabet |
| Owner: | Seyed Abdolreza Mousavi |
The Dariush Grand Hotel (Persian: هتل بزرگ داریوش) is a 185-room, €185 million, five-star hotel located on the eastern part of Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. It is named after Darius I, son-in-law of Cyrus the Great of Iran (Persia).
Dariush Grand Hotel's architecture is inspired by Persepolis, a symbol of the ancient Persian architecture and the Achaemenid Empire of Iran. The hotel was developed by Iranian entrepreneur Hossein Sabet, who also owns and manages several tourist attractions and hotels in the Canary Islands and was designed and Built by [MCI Group Development_Canadian Company] owned by [Rez Okhowat]. The hotel was completed in 2003 and is owned by a number of companies.[1]
On 7 May 2004, it was announced that the Rezidor Hotel Group would manage the Dariush Grand Hotel for ten years, to rebrand the hotel as a Radisson SAS property in the future. In 2006, Rezidor and the hotel owner agreed to cancel the contract. The general manager at the time was Sascha Kaiser, a German national. It is now owned by Seyed Abdolreza Mousavi, and is run by Hamidreza Makhmalbaf.[2]