Southern Punjab
This is an upbeat place with pleasing rooms - if you scowl at the tariff, the obliging staff are likely to turn your frown upside down by slashing prices…
Must-see hotels in Pakistan
Peshawar
Deservedly popular Old City option, this corner hotel has a variety of rooms of shapes and sizes, some with air-con. Staff are helpful and can arrange…
Karakoram Highway
Just north of town, this welcoming hotel is another very comfortable option with clean rooms arranged around a spacious communal area. Bathrooms are…
Pakistan
You get a mixed bag at this hotel. Rooms are generously-sized and of fair quality, but although the staff are friendly they could do with putting the…
Southern Punjab
Overlooking Fowara Chowk, this is by far the best midrange hotel in town. The rooms are well maintained, the staff is gracious (solo female travellers won…
Pakistan
Next to Mastuj fort on the outskirts of the village, this is Chitral district's plushest hotel. Half a dozen chalets are set among shady grounds, nicely…
Pakistan
A comfy and welcoming place wrapped around a small walled garden, with a handful of carpeted rooms and cold showers. Food is cooked to order. Hard to miss…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
One of the best of Islamabad's dreary budget bunch, this place is in an alley that links the bright lights of Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy with the earthy curry…
Pakistan
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…
Peshawar
Once a backpackers' institution, listless management means this open-plan hotel has left its glory days far behind. Over-priced and grubby dorm beds are…
Balochistan
The wood-panelled lobby and bright painting of Balochis give a good first impression here. Rooms are fine and about what you'd expect for the price, but…
Karakoram Highway
Duikar's Eagle Nest has stupendous views from all its comfortable rooms plus first-rate Hunza food. It's open from March to the end of October and can…
Golden Peak Hotel & Restaurant
Gilgit
The ramshackle Golden Peak occupies the garden and old summer house of the mir (traditional ruler) of Nagyr. Unfortunately, the rooms in the old wing are…
Peshawar
An old Peshawar favourite, Green's is a reliably comfortable place to lay your head. Rooms are clean and modern (with fridge and satellite TV), and there…
Pakistan
A popular budget choice, rooms are packed in here pretty tightly, but are decent enough. Friendly management and a travellers' hints book are bonuses,…
Pakistan
This comfortable hotel with characterless though functional rooms has a decent restaurant. It's set just outside the village and has gorgeous vistas, but…
Karachi
The YMCA only accepts men and married couples (no single women), and meals are not available. There's a Rs100 temporary membership fee (valid for one…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
One of the better budget choices, NI's rooms are smallish but quite nicely kept, all with TV and many with floral patterned carpet that may bring back…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
This fairytale castle-esque building, complete with turrets and crenulated façade, is seemingly designed for wedding parties - insist on a quiet room. The…
Lahore
With a recent renovation the Avari sits between the Pearl Continental (PC) and the Holiday Inn in terms of overall quality. Staff is helpful, the rooms…
Karakoram Highway
The Khunjarab has a lovely rural setting amid orchards at old Sost. However, when we visited all the rooms with hot showers were occupied on a…
Pakistan
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…
Lahore
The views from the third floor above Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort are breathtaking, particularly at night. It's worth spending the extra to stay in a…
Karakoram Highway
The Sky Bridge is pretty good value though you have to pay an extra Rs200 for the rooms with TV and sit-down flush toilet. All rooms are carpeted and have…
Gilgit
These rates make the standard rooms good value but rooms in the old wing can be a bit gloomy so inspect a few. Most rooms have TVs and are well kept. The…
Pakistan
A new hotel with a distinct red-tiled front, the name suggests that it gives foreigners what they want - apparently a surfeit of elaborately swagged…
Karakoram Highway
The Mashabrum makes quite a statement in Skardu, especially the impressive lobby with adjoining restaurant and gift shop. The numerous rooms are…
Gilgit
The rooms here are spacious, cool and clean, and some boast river views. There is a restaurant and occasional rooftop barbecues with entertainment by…
Southern Punjab
Situated in a quiet pocket of Bahawalpur, the PTDC has modern cottage-style accommodation set around a leafy garden. Although the rooms are pleasant…
Karakoram Highway
Geared for tour groups, the carpeted rooms are comfortable with tiled bathrooms and plenty of hot water. There are million-dollar views from the balconied…
Balochistan
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…
Lahore
If you wish to stay in the heart of colourful Anarkali Bazaar, this small no-frills hotel is good budget option. The rooms are undeniably basic but this…
Mulberry Hotel & Hunza Continental Food Plaza
Karakoram Highway
The friendly staff at Mulberry Inn keep the basic, fan-cooled rooms very clean and campers can enjoy a hot shower. There's an OK restaurant and a rooftop…
Balochistan
This is another decent budget choice, with rooms around a grassy courtyard that adds a much-needed touch of green. Some of the rooms are a bit cramped but…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
This hostel has dozens of four-bed dorm rooms, communal toilets and cold showers - but no cooking facilities, no restaurant and no camping. It has a…
Gilgit
This welcoming hotel is agreeably located down by the river in its own compound. The high-ceilinged older-style rooms have been renovated and are great…
Lahore
Look for the large Paradise Travels billboard in the cantonment and find the hotel beneath. Friendly, with clean, fan-cooled rooms (no musty carpets),…
Karakoram Highway
The best place to stay in town, the Sarban is between the bazaar and the Cantonment and close to transport options. There's a multicuisine restaurant and…
Gilgit
The 'resort over the river' has funky cabins right on the riverbank. The cabins are lavishly decorated and almost luxurious but something doesn't seem…
Karakoram Highway
This hotel is large (40 rooms) and central with a loquacious and friendly manager. It is the only place in Besham that can boast reliable air-con, and the…
