Must-see hotels in Karakoram Highway

  • Kepal Inn

    Karakoram Highway

    Across the bridge from the Chalt Tourist Inn is the very basic Kepal Inn with one room and the mere possibility of a cold shower.

  • Rainbow Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    The Rainbow is not welcoming, with glum rooms with bathrooms upstairs and even gloomier rooms downstairs that share a bathroom.

  • New Faisal Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    The tiny rooms are well kept but resonate with traffic noise. Other options in the vicinity are not interested in foreigners.

  • Karakoram Inn

    Karakoram Highway

    This hotel, close to Yadgar Chowk, has unexceptional doubles and a restaurant is attached. Not very welcoming to foreigners.

  • Jamal Hotel

    Gilgit

    The tidy doubles here are pretty good value and the attached Green Dragon Chinese restaurant does acceptable Chinese dishes.

  • Skardu Inn

    Karakoram Highway

    This skinny, high-rise hotel was being renovated at the time of research and the rooms with TVs should be worth inspecting.

  • Khapalu Inn

    Karakoram Highway

    In the lower bazaar, with basic rooms with squat toilets and bucket hot water. It has a basic curry and chapati restaurant.

  • Pine Park Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    One of a number of better-quality lodgings with room tariffs starting at Rs800 for a single room and Rs1000 for a double.

  • Lalazar Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    One of a number of better-quality lodgings with room tariffs starting at Rs800 for a single room and Rs1000 for a double.

  • Troutlands Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    One of a number of better-quality lodgings with room tariffs starting at Rs800 for a single room and Rs1000 for a double.

  • Green Park Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    One of a number of better-quality lodgings with room tariffs starting at Rs800 for a single room and Rs1000 for a double.

  • Zam Zam Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    Small, passably clean rooms have hot showers and there's a restaurant on site. It's hidden away, 50m west of the bridge.

  • Mountain Palace Tourist Lodge

    Karakoram Highway

    Next door and under the same management as Shimshal Tourist Lodge, the rooms here are more basic with bucket hot water.

  • Bolan Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    The worn and rather grubby Bolan near the general bus stand offers the cheapest acceptable rooms with hot showers.

  • Shangri-La Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    Shangri-La Hotel is a downmarket place by the bus stop north of the bridge. It has small rooms with squat toilets.

  • Hotel Sadpara International

    Karakoram Highway

    Unfortunately, the simple rooms, a few doubles with TV, and restaurant are all looking very neglected and unkempt.

  • NAPWD Resthouse

    Karakoram Highway

    Shigar village has a very pleasant NAPWD resthouse with good walk-in odds in May/June and September/October.

  • NAPWD Baltoro Resthouse

    Karakoram Highway

    Three kilometres south of the bazaar is the NAPWD Baltoro Resthouse, but public transport is nonexistent.

  • Gulmit Tourist Inn

    Karakoram Highway

    Fully occupied by KKH workers at the time of research, but recommended should it reopen for business.

  • Hunza Inn 5 Brothers

    Karakoram Highway

    The run-down, rather filthy rooms with squat toilet and cold shower make this option a last resort.

  • K6 & K7 Camping Place

    Karakoram Highway

    The small K6 & K7 Camping Place is one of several camp sites where you can purchase hot food.

  • Hunza Gateway Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    Hunza Gateway Hotel is a basic foreigner-friendly hotel near the 'Gilgit 100km' road marker.

  • Ghandughoro Camping Place

    Karakoram Highway

    Ghandughoro Camping Place is one of several camp sites where you can purchase hot food.

  • Dumani Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    Up a laneway near the 'Gilgit 100km' road marker, the Dumani Hotel is barely adequate.

  • Tourist Cottage

    Karakoram Highway

    A basic option, you should inspect the room and the plumbing before settling in.

  • Lela Peak Camping

    Karakoram Highway

    Lela Peak Camping is one of several camp sites where you can purchase hot food.

  • PYHA Hostel

    Karakoram Highway

    By the road, 3km south of town, is a PYHA Hostel, in a state of disrepair.

  • NAPWD Resthouse

    Karakoram Highway

    Just before you reach the PTDC Khaplu Motel there is an NAPWD Resthouse.

  • NAPWD Resthouse

    Karakoram Highway

    In a walled apricot orchard, an NAPWD Resthouse has a couple of rooms.

  • Spogmay Hotel

    Karakoram Highway

    Spogmay Hotel, in the main bazaar, has small rooms with squat toilets.

  • Mashabrum Inn

    Karakoram Highway

    In Hushe there's basic accommodation at the Mashabrum Inn.

  • Diamond Peak

    Karakoram Highway

    Probably the best of the very basic hotels in the bazaar.

  • Serai

    Karakoram Highway

    The bazaar has an ultra-basic serai with charpoys.

  • NAPWD Resthouse

    Karakoram Highway

    West of the Diran Hotel is an NAPWD Resthouse.

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