Al-Karim Family Guest House Hunza

Overview

Up in Karimabad, in the Sheraz Hyderabad part of Hunza, Al-Karim Family Guest House is a homely base for travellers who have come to take in the valley. It is run with families in mind, and the rooms ... read more

Up in Karimabad, in the Sheraz Hyderabad part of Hunza, Al-Karim Family Guest House is a homely base for travellers who have come to take in the valley. It is run with families in mind, and the rooms reflect that, with attached bathrooms and showers of their own, beds and mattresses laid out, and even an iron and board for anyone who likes to look tidy after a day on the road. Filtered drinking water is provided, and Wi-Fi keeps you in touch with home while you are this far north. Nightly stays cost between PKR 11,500 and PKR 15,500 per day. The appeal here is the setting as much as anything: Karimabad is walking-distance to the old bazaar and the forts that draw people to Hunza in the first place, and a family-run guest house tends to come with the kind of warmth and local know-how a bigger place cannot fake. Come for a few nights, use it as a launchpad for the sights, and let the hosts point you toward the corners of the valley the guidebooks miss.