Karakoram Highway
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has overseen the remarkable restoration of this stunning fort-palace into a singular historic getaway and informative…
Must-see hotels in Karakoram Highway
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Karakoram Highway
This hotel boasts an attractive garden and a knowledgeable and helpful host. The rooms in the old wing are quite comfortable but those in the new wing …
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Karakoram Highway
The best and biggest option for travellers in these parts is set on a bend of the KKH, about 2km south of Pattan. The hotel has bright, clean rooms with…
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Karakoram Highway
The best accommodation is provided by Diran Hotel, in a walled orchard east of a large mosque. Rooms vary in comfort and size, and prices vary with the…
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The attractive and low-key Hunza Baltit Inn is managed by the very professional Serena Hotels group. The spotless rooms are surprisingly tiny but do have…
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Karakoram Highway
Perched on a ledge up above Chirah, with postcard-perfect views of Diran and the Hinarche Glacier, the basic Bagrote Sarai is literally at the end of the…
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The budget rooms are overpriced as they lack a view and show wear and tear. The deluxe rooms are rather similar but do have wire-screened verandas and a…
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The best accommodation is here on the KKH, 2km south of the bazaar. Geared towards Japanese tour groups, the hotel features a Japanese bathhouse…
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This motel 2.5km south of town suffered some serious damage in the 2005 earthquake and has a new 110 megawatt hydro power station as a neighbour, and yet…
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Karakoram Highway
The best accommodation in Dasu, although that isn't saying much. Dodgy wiring and plumbing and diabolical stairways hint at 'works in progress' but there…
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This friendly hotel is one of the few in Skardu to remain open year-round. The plush, carpeted rooms are warm and comforting with satellite TV and…
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The Hotel Serenity can be found at the back of a shopping arcade - apparently the only large building to remain standing, and displaying some impressive…
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Karakoram Highway
The Lakeside also has a new hotel under construction, and it's next door to the Lakeview Motel on Deosai Rd. In the meantime it is using a few shabby…
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The Indus, west of Yadgar Chowk, is a great value midrange hotel with spotless doubles, some with squat toilet and others with sit-down flush toilet…
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Karakoram Highway
Most of the rooms are huge and comfortable, though the plumbing is diabolical so check the shower before you settle in. The location is remarkable, off…
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This is a poorer cousin of the big bold PCs elsewhere, but it has very comfortable, well-appointed rooms and the high-quality Nadia restaurant (see Eating…
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A little further from the bazaar and with a similar view of the Indus River to the PTDC, Concordia has good-value standard rooms, though check the…
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This conspicuous hotel has wonderful views from the lobby, restaurant and roof down the valley. The 40 spacious rooms, some with double beds, have TV,…
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Karakoram Highway
The staff here are also very helpful and informative and there's a gift shop in the foyer. The rooms of this recommended hotel are air cooled and there's…
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Karakoram Highway
The new building with four double rooms and a soon-to-be-completed restaurant is above the lake on Deosai Rd, but at the time of research it was still…
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Rooms here are large and comfortable, though this is one of the very few PTDC motels where you may find dirty bed linen, unswept carpet and a hot water…
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This hotel was recently refurbished and is looking splendid with lots of carved wood softening the concrete construction. Both standard and deluxe rooms…
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Friendly Batura Inn, 800m north of the village on the KKH, has some very tired, threadbare rooms. There's no running hot water but you can request it by…
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The friendly staff here are happy to help foreigners visit the petroglyph sites and Chilas village. While local assistance or advice may not be necessary,…
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Karakoram Highway
The NAPWD Resthouse is good, but very popular in summer. Other NAPWD resthouses are east of Chilas at Jalipur, Gonar Farm and Gini (off the Highway), and…
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Karakoram Highway
Out on the link road, the Gulmit Continental, formerly Shatuber Inn, has excellent value doubles - too cheap to last and perhaps reflecting the recent…
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Karakoram Highway
The most reliable (in terms of being open in the shoulder seasons) and friendly accommodation is the modest Hilltop Hotel with three, very unpretentious…
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Karakoram Highway
Word of mouth up and down the KKH keeps this little place humming even in the lean shoulder seasons. Rooms are simple but clean and comfortable with…
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Karakoram Highway
This is easily the best hotel in town, and though clearly targeted at tour groups the management welcomes all-comers. The rooms are spacious, spotless and…
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In Zood Khun, Pamir Serai offers traditional accommodation in the house of Alam Jan Dario. This means you eat and sleep with the family in the traditional…
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The Panorama's aspect over the valley is very pleasing and the wide, wire-screened verandas are comfortable vantage points. All rooms are air cooled, and…
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This friendly inn is right by the KKH bus stand and close to the small village shops. The rooms are comfortable, spacious and clean, with the more…
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Karakoram Highway
The small rooms have new bedding which makes them better than the average, but the precarious stairways don't impress, neither do the tiny bathrooms…
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Just north of town, this welcoming hotel is another very comfortable option with clean rooms arranged around a spacious communal area. Bathrooms are…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Mashabrum makes quite a statement in Skardu, especially the impressive lobby with adjoining restaurant and gift shop. The numerous rooms are…
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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…
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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…
