Pakistan
Located just off Aziz Hotel Chowk, Silver Sand is a sound choice apart from having some run-down rooms that are starved of natural light.
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Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Although in need of a minor revamp, Al-Baddar's humdrum rooms are good-sized and still rate better than many other places at this price.
Karakoram Highway
Just north of the Swat junction and next to the boisterous minibus yard, the Abasin has very ordinary rooms with toilet and cold shower.
Karakoram Highway
The International has worn-out but passably clean rooms with squat toilets and cold shower. This hotel also boasts a crude restaurant.
Pakistan
About 200m north of Dera Adda Chowk, this is one of Multan's most appealing midrange offerings with good (albeit not luxurious) rooms.
Pakistan
At the time of research the Sangam Hotel, by the junction of the Jhelum and Neelam Rivers, had been rebuilt and was fully operational.
Lahore
A fairly sound choice in the Lower Mall area - given Lahore's paucity of midrange offerings - but like most places, it lacks pizzazz.
Karakoram Highway
The rooms at this small hotel, 1.5km north of the village, are spartan but spotless with cold showers. Hot water plumbing is planned!
Karakoram Highway
Chupurson Village Guesthouse in Sher-e-Sabz has a traditional Wakhi dining/sleeping room as well as a bedroom with three single beds.
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Although the simple rooms are certainly nothing to write home about, they aren't bad at this price and some have views over the Mall.
Lahore
Formerly called Hotel Kashmir Palace, a new name and a renovation makes for a good value option with wi-fi and breakfast included.
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.
Karakoram Highway
The Rainbow is not welcoming, with glum rooms with bathrooms upstairs and even gloomier rooms downstairs that share a bathroom.
Karakoram Highway
The tiny rooms are well kept but resonate with traffic noise. Other options in the vicinity are not interested in foreigners.
Karakoram Highway
This hotel, close to Yadgar Chowk, has unexceptional doubles and a restaurant is attached. Not very welcoming to foreigners.
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
The rooms are sparsely furnished and smallish, but this is still one of the better choices in Murree's mundane budget bunch.
Lahore
Next door to the Ambassador, this new hotel is staffed by friendly Lahorites and is great value amongst the other midranges.
Pakistan
At the time of research a new Pearl Continental Hotel was under construction between Chattar and the junction of the rivers.
Karakoram Highway
This skinny, high-rise hotel was being renovated at the time of research and the rooms with TVs should be worth inspecting.
Karakoram Highway
In the lower bazaar, with basic rooms with squat toilets and bucket hot water. It has a basic curry and chapati restaurant.
Pakistan
Neither new nor particularly relaxing, this hotel has worn and weary rooms, making it the worst of the best midrange batch.
Pakistan
At Brook Laspur there is the ultra-basic Qraqrum Hotel & Restaurant if you need to stay to catch transport to Shandur.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan
This is one of the best-value budget choices, with some of the cheapest and most salubrious rooms in this price bracket.
Karachi
More of the same as the Al-Bilal. Rooms are accordingly simple, but staff roll out a friendly Pashtun welcome to guests.
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.
Karakoram Highway
Next door and under the same management as Shimshal Tourist Lodge, the rooms here are more basic with bucket hot water.
Pakistan
The basic rooms at the train station are a possibility for those holding ongoing tickets (departure within 24 hours).
Pakistan
Signed opposite the Mastuj Tourist Guesthouse, this offers similar fare, reasonably basic, but clean and friendly.
Karakoram Highway
Shangri-La Hotel is a downmarket place by the bus stop north of the bridge. It has small rooms with squat toilets.
Karakoram Highway
The worn and rather grubby Bolan near the general bus stand offers the cheapest acceptable rooms with hot showers.
Pakistan
A standout in Multan's lacklustre budget bundle, the rooms here are not too bad apart from being a smidgen gloomy.
Karakoram Highway
Unfortunately, the simple rooms, a few doubles with TV, and restaurant are all looking very neglected and unkempt.
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Also near the museum, the rooms lack oomph but are comfortable enough and there's a restaurant on the premises.
Karakoram Highway
Shigar village has a very pleasant NAPWD resthouse with good walk-in odds in May/June and September/October.
Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Friendly Al-Azam has small rooms with fans, though the top-floor rooms with shower and balcony are better.
Karakoram Highway
Three kilometres south of the bazaar is the NAPWD Baltoro Resthouse, but public transport is nonexistent.
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