The Circle

Overview

Air conditioning is the detail that sets The Circle apart from most day-stay options nearby, a genuine relief through a Rawalpindi summer, and here it comes as part of a stay costing PKR 7,500 to PKR ... read more

Air conditioning is the detail that sets The Circle apart from most day-stay options nearby, a genuine relief through a Rawalpindi summer, and here it comes as part of a stay costing PKR 7,500 to PKR 14,500 per day. The address on Circular Avenue in Bahria Safari Valley puts guests in one of the greener, more orderly parts of the city, with a masjid barely a hundred metres away and Safari Valley's junctions and eateries within a short walk. Rooms arrive furnished with beds and mattresses, geysers keep the attached bathrooms supplied with hot water, and filtered drinking water and Wi-Fi round out the essentials. The wide price band leaves room for both modest and roomier arrangements, which suits couples, small families, or professionals passing through equally well. University access is a longer haul, with Foundation University a little over eight kilometres off, so this is more a comfortable Safari Valley retreat than a student base. For travellers who rate a cool room and a calm, well-planned setting above being near a campus, it makes a lot of sense.