Hotel Maryton
A fair enough option - rooms are a bit worn (and have lots of traffic noise) but are just about adequate. Good in a pinch, but you can get more for your money elsewhere in town.
A fair enough option - rooms are a bit worn (and have lots of traffic noise) but are just about adequate. Good in a pinch, but you can get more for your money elsewhere in town.
If you want to relax a little out of town, this secluded and unpretentious retreat is worth considering. Surrounded by towering, barren mountains, the Gardenia has a tranquil, homely personality with pleasant rooms and courteous staff.
Another option opening straight onto Jinnah Rd. Rooms are average, and still a little gloomy, but the place seems to have improved slightly since our last visit. An acceptable choice if other midrange hotels are full.
One of the better midrange options in town, rooms here are large and comfortable, so it's often booked out with local businessmen. Centrally located with attached restaurant; cheaper rooms have fan only.
Faded around the edges and overpriced, the rooms and service at Quetta's oldest hotel are decidedly average. Nonetheless, it's a Quetta institution with distinctive old-world charm and a lovely garden.
The wood-panelled lobby and bright painting of Balochis give a good first impression here.
Rooms around a central courtyard are nicely finished in local marble. Some could be larger, but all are kept clean and tidy. Spot-on for the price, and always busy. There's no restaurant, but the staff can run to room service.
This is a good-value choice, but frequently full to bursting. Rooms and bathrooms are slightly better than average, although front of house rooms overlook a busy junction on Jinnah Rd. The attached restaurant has had good reports.
Try the basic Saqi Hotel or other cheapies along Jinnah Rd. Hotels will almost certainly insist that you register with the police before being allowed to check in.
Try the basic Al-Karam Hotel or other cheapies along Jinnah Rd. Hotels will almost certainly insist that you register with the police before being allowed to check in.
Opposite the Hotel Deluxe. Rooms here are basic, with a slightly stale air and the occasionally dank bathroom.
The cheapest of the cheap in Quetta, the Azad Muslim is particularly popular with Japanese backpackers. Rooms are arranged around a central courtyard, and there's a restaurant with a never-ending pot of dhal.
The Bloom Star has clean and comfortable rooms but what's drawn travellers here for years are the quiet location and leafy courtyard that's perfect for your morning cuppa or chilling with a paperback - a real oasis in a dusty city.
Rooms here are reasonably good, and you're well located in the middle of Jinnah Rd (although the front rooms cop a lot of street noise). There's a good restaurant serving Pakistani standards that's worth visiting even if you don't stay here.
This is another decent budget choice, with rooms around a grassy courtyard that adds a much-needed touch of green.
A consistently good midrange hotel, set a block back from the bustle of the main road. Rooms and bathrooms are clean and well appointed, and the management is helpful.
Quetta's plushest hotel by a comfortable margin, the Serena is unusual among top-end hotels in that it looks like it actually belongs to its surroundings - its design echoes local architectural styles, with Baloch textiles, woodwork and local mar.
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