Lyallpur Backpackers Guest House

Overview

The name says a lot: Lyallpur Backpackers is pitched at travellers passing through Faisalabad who want a private, no-nonsense base rather than a full hotel. Sitting at 150/A in Block A of People's Col... read more

The name says a lot: Lyallpur Backpackers is pitched at travellers passing through Faisalabad who want a private, no-nonsense base rather than a full hotel. Sitting at 150/A in Block A of People's Colony No 1, it puts you in a lively pocket of the city — Steak and Shake is barely a hundred metres off, Faisal Hospital just beyond, and Kaplan and a couple of academies within a short walk. Nightly rates run from PKR 9,500 to 14,000. Each room comes with its own attached bathroom, beds and mattresses laid on, geysers for hot water and Wi-Fi throughout, and there is parking for guests who have driven in. For anyone whose trip touches the universities, GCWUF is under two kilometres and GCU Faisalabad and UoE Faisalabad both sit within about four. It is the sort of place that works for a solo traveller, a visiting relative, or someone in town for a few days who values a private bathroom and a central address over frills. Book it for a night or several — the essentials are covered and the location does the rest, keeping you close to everything worth reaching.