Karakuram Hotel & Restaurant

Overview

Out on the Mansehra Bypass Road, Karakuram Hotel and Restaurant is the most affordable option in this cluster, with nightly rates from PKR 4,000 to PKR 7,000 — handy for anyone breaking a journey alon... read more

Out on the Mansehra Bypass Road, Karakuram Hotel and Restaurant is the most affordable option in this cluster, with nightly rates from PKR 4,000 to PKR 7,000 — handy for anyone breaking a journey along the Karakoram route or passing through Mansehra on business. Every room has beds and mattresses set up, an attached bathroom, and a geyser delivering hot water, which counts for a lot in the cooler hill weather. There's a refrigerator on hand for guests who want to keep something cold overnight, and Wi-Fi throughout. Being roadside, it's some way from the Abbottabad campuses — Ayub Medical is about 12.72 km off and COMSATS Abbottabad around 13.4 km — so it suits travellers more than students settling in for a term. What it does have is a genuinely useful position for road trips, with Qalandar-abad stop roughly 6 km away, Bach Christian Hospital a similar distance, and Mangal Police Station about 7.29 km on. A no-frills, wallet-friendly halt with the essentials covered.