Karakoram Highway
Easily the best budget hotel in town with clean rooms, good food and manager Mohammad Iqbal, a great source of budget-minded help. This is also the home…
Karakoram Highway
Easily the best budget hotel in town with clean rooms, good food and manager Mohammad Iqbal, a great source of budget-minded help. This is also the home…
Karakoram Highway
Rock City has adequate though rather pricey rooms overlooking a raging torrent. Back rooms have the river views (and noise). The clean-looking restaurant…
Karakoram Highway
This is one of the original hotels in Hunza and the friendly owner is happy to show you the one-room original Hunza Inn and the original travellers' menu…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Opposite Aabpara, this shady and secure foreigners-only camp site is popular with overlanders with their own transport. There's a kitchen but no cooking…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
A popular choice in this locale, Akbar's rooms are unexceptional but they're comfortable and fair for the price. All have small coffee tables, fridge and…
Pakistan
The distinctively decorated foyer leads to simple, characterless rooms with cold showers, though you can pay an extra hundred a head for carpets and hot…
Pakistan
There are just five rooms at this place overlooking the busy junction, all new and clean with carpets and adequate bathrooms. The restaurant is good, but…
Karakoram Highway
The Ramlina has grotty singles though the bigger rooms get more care. There's running hot water and a bare-bones restaurant, but its best feature is that…
Pakistan
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…
Lahore
The setting of the Ambassador is so-so and the staff seems a bit sullen, but the rooms are kept in fairly good shape - as they should be at this price…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
A popular choice - and deservedly so - Hotel Elites is around 1km from the bazaar. It has tastefully furnished TV-equipped rooms, some with magnificent…
Lahore
Not as good as the Clifton, the nearby Parkway is still a lot better than many other hotels around here with fairly good, if somewhat musty, tired-looking…
Lahore
Although some rooms are a wee bit small, they're certainly comfortable and well maintained. Courteous staff and free wi-fi make this hotel one of the most…
Pakistan
Located just off the Lahore to Multan road, this is another worthy choice. The room quality is above average and the hotel absorbs less noise pollution…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Although not in the same league as the Serena and Marriott, the Holiday Inn is still impressive. It has well-appointed rooms, professional service, a…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
A midrange option open in summer is Hotel Holiday Resort, which has a decent restaurant but the rooms are unremarkable at this price (some with squat…
Karakoram Highway
The Pineview is a fine chaikhana (teahouse) with a lively location but it's a barely satisfactory hotel. The poky rooms surprisingly boast cable TV. Mind…
Karakoram Highway
Under the jurisdiction of the executive engineer in Mansehra, but you might be able to get help from the Besham PTDC. Arrange meals with the chowkidar …
Karachi
This hotel is trying to reach into the midrange bracket and is better than initial impressions would imply. Good value for the price, the few rooms with…
Pakistan
Opposite Iqbal Park, this hotel has been given the tick of approval by several travellers. The rooms are not outstanding but certainly better than most…
Pakistan
Fronted in green glass and sat on a busy road, but with rooms far enough back from the traffic to cut down on noise. Rooms are generously sized, with…
Pakistan
The friendly Tourist Lodge has simple rooms with cold showers in slightly dingy bathrooms. Reasonable, but probably not top of the list if you're…
Pakistan
Just north of Dera Adda Chowk, some rooms at Firdos are musty and rather unkempt - not great value. You're better off opting for one of its considerably…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Recently refurbished, unfussy Flashman's still retains a rather sterile ambience but the rooms are comfy - many with separate living areas and all with TV…
Karakoram Highway
The best of the three foreigner-friendly hotels bunched together near the 'Gilgit 100km' road marker is the Hunza Continental Hotel with rooms equipped…
Karachi
Mediocre but certainly cheap, the Chandni offers thinning sheets and slightly grubby bathrooms. Staff are friendly though, and for an extra Rs20 will give…
Pakistan
An excellent option, with a handful of rooms looking onto a delightfully peaceful honeysuckle-ringed garden. Rooms are tidy and spacious, with warm…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
A good choice, this is one of a clutch of midrange hotels just off the Mall. It has clean, well-furnished rooms, each with warm interiors, writing tables,…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Al-Falah has competitively priced rooms that are reasonably well kept and airy, although the singles are a bit box-like. This sound budget choice also has…
Karakoram Highway
Asia Star's rooms are probably the pick of the cheapies in terms of cleanliness and comfort. There's running hot water, friendly management and a good…
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Although the singles are noticeably squeezy, the rooms here are in fair condition despite lacking character and being a tad on the stuffy side. The…
Lahore
Although overpriced, the National is still a passable possibility in the train station area. Check out a few rooms first as they are a mixed bag in terms…
Karakoram Highway
On the track up to Chakhchun, an aching hour's walk from the road, this hotel is open from June to September with clean and comfortable rooms, basic food…
Pakistan
Set in large grounds, with a main block and some nice huts. A few overlanders have reported being able to camp here, making it a rare budget choice - if…
Karakoram Highway
You can be sure of a friendly welcome at Al Faiz; however, since our last visit the rooms have deteriorated, the prices have sky-rocketed and the…
Karakoram Highway
The Park has clean carpeted rooms, all of which are inexplicably crammed with three single beds, making it hard to get to the bathrooms. Definitely good…
Four Brothers Hotel & Restaurant
Karakoram Highway
The rooms at Four Brothers are overpriced even with these modest rates. Rooms and beds are very bottom end, as are the bathrooms, though some have running…
Lahore
An excellent option if you need to stay in Gulberg; friendly staff, comfortable room and a good value tariff. The culinary delights of MM Alam Rd surround…
Lahore
A recent addition to the top end line up, with parts still under construction at the time of research. Try the rooftop restaurant and pool area for great…
Lahore
The pick of the cheap end of the midrange bunch, at Koh-e-Noor, the rooms are clean and the staff helpful. The positives of this new hotel outweigh the…
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