Pia Hotel
One of the better bazaar options with basic small rooms, squat toilet and cold shower. It's slightly grungy, while having rooms face onto a central courtyard simultaneously keeps the bazaar noise down and serves as a car park.
Dir Town hotels and hostels
Dir Hotel
This former guesthouse of the Nawab of Dir has three annexes enclosing a small garden, with something to suit most budgets.
Ptdc Motel Panakot
This motel is a straight off the peg PTDC-issue motel, with one class of standard rooms. It's a couple of kilometres northeast of town so is aimed at tour groups and those with vehicles.
Hotel Al Manzer
At the southern end of town, this friendly hotel is another decent budget option. Rooms on different floors have different prices - those at the bottom are cheapest, eventual ascending to Rs500 rooms with carpet and hot shower.
Abshar Hotel
A good budget option in the north of town, the friendly Abshar has an excellent riverside location (abshar means 'riverside'). Rooms are good value for the price, many with balconies.
Hotel Green Hills
A welcome recent addition to Dir's sleeping options, Green Hills has fairly simple but comfy rooms and bathrooms with gallons of hot water. Rooms at the back have balconies with lovely views over the Dir River.