Rehmat Boys Hostel

Overview

Rehmat Boys Hostel is the fully-kitted option on Darbar Road, the sort of place where a student can arrive with a suitcase and not much else. Beds and mattresses come provided, the bathrooms are attac... read more

Rehmat Boys Hostel is the fully-kitted option on Darbar Road, the sort of place where a student can arrive with a suitcase and not much else. Beds and mattresses come provided, the bathrooms are attached, geysers handle hot water through Bahawalpur's cold-snap mornings, and a UPS keeps the fans and lights running when the grid gives out, which in this city it will. Add Wi-Fi and filtered drinking water and the essentials are genuinely covered rather than merely listed. Monthly rent sits between PKR 13,750 and PKR 18,750, fair for what's included. IUB is a seven-minute walk at 0.57 km, close enough that residents can nip back between lectures, and Virtual University, the post-graduate college and the GPO are all within half a kilometre. The Goheer Town commercial pocket around Gulshan-e-Farid keeps daily needs within reach. For boys who don't want the hassle of hauling furniture and negotiating for a working geyser, this hostel removes the usual friction of moving in and gets you settled near campus from day one.