Pearl Continental

Karachi's most sophisticated hotel by a head, the PC has stylish rooms, slick service, various amenities and a handful of top restaurants: Sakura serves the best Japanese food in town and the Royal Elephant serves excellent Thai cuisine, and there's a nice coffee shop in the lobby (wi-fi enabled). High standards has meant that the PC is the one top-end hotel that has no trouble in filling its rooms, so is the one place where discounts are few and far between.