Lasani Girls Hostel

Overview

LUMS students, take note: this hostel sits barely ten minutes on foot from campus in the Punjab Small Industries society, Phase 5 DHA, which is about as close as budget accommodation gets to that univ... read more

LUMS students, take note: this hostel sits barely ten minutes on foot from campus in the Punjab Small Industries society, Phase 5 DHA, which is about as close as budget accommodation gets to that university. And it is budget — PKR 17,500 to PKR 27,500 per month, among the gentler rates you'll find this near LUMS. Beds and mattresses come with the room, geysers handle the hot water, and a laundry service takes one more chore off a busy student's plate. Filtered drinking water and Wi-Fi round out the basics, the latter essential when so much of coursework now lives online. The setting is quiet and green: Society Park is a two-minute walk for a breath of fresh air between study sessions, and Geo Hospital is close should anyone need it. Beyond LUMS, Punjab University and ITU are longer commutes across town. It is an unfussy, walk-to-class arrangement for female students who would rather spend their money on their degree than their rent — the kind of place whose main selling point is simply how little stands between your room and the lecture hall.