OFFICIAL BOYS HOSTEL

Overview

Official Boys Hostel sits in Dhoke Elahi Baksh, a workaday Rawalpindi neighbourhood where the weekly Sunday Market sets up just around the corner, barely ninety metres from the door, with Masjid Babba... read more

Official Boys Hostel sits in Dhoke Elahi Baksh, a workaday Rawalpindi neighbourhood where the weekly Sunday Market sets up just around the corner, barely ninety metres from the door, with Masjid Babba Chup Shah and Lt. Atta Shaheed Park a short walk beyond. Rooms are properly kitted out: beds and mattresses provided, study tables for coursework, geysers delivering hot water through the colder months, and UPS power backup to see you through load-shedding. Wi-Fi runs across the property for classes and assignments. The universities are spread at a moderate distance here rather than on the doorstep, with FJWU nearest at 2.84 kilometres, a thirty-four-minute walk, followed by VU Rawalpindi at 3.07 kilometres and NUML Rawalpindi at 3.82, so most residents will commute to campus. Monthly rent runs from PKR 32,500 to PKR 42,500, placing it toward the upper end and reflecting the fuller set of furnishings and backup power on offer. For a student who wants a comfortable, well-equipped room in a genuine local neighbourhood and doesn't mind a short commute to lectures, it makes a sound base.