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Marriott Hotel, Islamabad

Marriott Hotel is one of the best hotels of Islamabad. I personally like Marriott more. It offers you superb rooms, delicious food and excellent service. Their Chinese food is no doubt best in twin cities.

The hotel is centrally located in the lush green administrative and business area of Islamabad. The Marriott offers 290 finest luxury rooms with 5 floors, superb service and traditional Pakistani hospitality.

You can also go to their pool side to fresh yourself. Then we have "The Bassment", Isloo's popular disco which was previously known as "Muddys".

Room rates are also very reasonable as compared with Serena hotel . Recently The Marriott offered special summer package. They offered attractive room rates of just Rs. 5,500 ($95 appox) along with lots of discounts and additional complimentary services.

Unique Qualities: The hotel offers deluxe rooms. executive floor, business center, health club, barber shop, beauty parlor, handicapped facilities, laundry services, outdoor swimming pool and disco.

Meeting and banquet facilities include a private banquet hall and terrace garden with marquee for conferences, weddings and other functions.

Address: Agha Khan Road, Shalimar 5, Post Office Box 1251 Islamabad

Comparison: more expensive than average

Other Contact: Fax:+92 512825113,+92 51 2920648

Phone: +92 51 2826121

Price: US$80-120

Theme: Hotel

Holiday Inn Hotel Holiday Inn Islamabad Review

Holiday Inn is an international four star hotel located in the heart of Islamabad just few kilometers away from Parliament House. All main business and commercial centres are located near this hotel. The hotel with 4 floors offer 121 guest rooms and 10 suites.

There are four fine restaurants in the hotel. Laiba Coffee shop offers you snacks & hi-tea. Chinese Corner deals with Chinese specialities. Dewania Sheesha Cafe deals with Arabic specialities. Roof-top Bar-B-Q restaurant gives you opportunity to enjoy traditional Pakistani food in fresh and pollution-free air of Islamabad. Also there is tempting cocktail lounge and pastery shop.

Check in and check out timings are 12 p.m. Complimentary Airport Shuttle service is available 24 hours a day.

Unique Qualities: All rooms are air conditioned with radio, alarm clock, cable channels, international direct dial telephone lines, mini bar and in room movies facilities. Bathrobes and bath rooms ameenities are also available. Complimentary shoe shine and news paper every morning are also offered. Health club, swimming pool, business centre, beauty salon, concierge services, gift shop, laundry facilities, rent-a-car, banks, travel agents, safety deposit box and wake up calls services are also provided.

Room rates start from Rs. 7,000 appox ( $120 ) per night to $ Rs. 11,500 appox ( $ 200 ). Just by paying Rs. 3,500 ( $ 60 appox) you can become member of "Club Inn" which is exclusive membership program offered by this hotel. You can get upto 70 % discount on room rates and huge discounts on all other services offered by the hotel.

Address: Civic centre, near melody market , Sector G-6/3, Islamabad

Comparison: more expensive than average

Other Contact: Fax: +92 51 2273273

Phone: +92 51 2827311, +92 51 111273273

Price: US$80-120

Theme: Hotel

Website: http://E-mail: holiday@isb.comsats.net.pk

Serena Hotel Islamabad Serena Hotel Review

Serena is one of Islamabad's most beautiful hotels. It is five star hotel located opposite Islamabad Convention Centre. Margalla hills and Rawal lake are on walking distance from the hotel.

The hotel has 197 elegantly furnished rooms and suites decorated in Punjabi and Swati style overlooking the Margalla Hills and Rawal Lake.

Each room offers Satellite television, telephones with direct access, internet and e-mail. radio, electronic safes and air-conditioning facility. Bath rooms are modern and well maintained with hair dryer facility .

Unique Qualities: Dining facilities includes Zamana Restaurant and Coffee shop, Al-Maghreb Restaurant,
Lobby Lounge, Rakaposhi (Pastry & Ice Cream Parlor , Baradari BBQ and Pool bar.

Deluxe room rate starts from Rs. 14,000 ( S 241 appox) per night. Service is excellent and food is delicious.

For reservations you can either e-mail this hotel at dsish@serena.com.pk or you can call them directly.

Address: Opposite Convention Centre, Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy, Islamabad

Comparison: most expensive

Other Contact: Fax: +92 51 2871100, 2871001

Phone: + 92 51 2874000,

Price: US$180 and up

Theme: Hotel

Best Western Regency Hotel

The Best Western Regency Hotel is located on Islamabad Club Road. It is a four star hotel built in 1994. In 1997 this hotel was remodeled. Standard room rates starts from Rs. 4,500 approximately ($ 78).

Wether you are on business vacation or a short trip, this hotel is one of the best options available. The prices are reasonable as compared to other hotels of Islamabad.

Unique Qualities: Best Western offers a range of amenities designed to meet business traveler's specialized needs. The hotel has convention and banquet halls with all the latest audiovisual equipment.

Address: 6, Islamabad Club Road, Islamabad 44000

Comparison: about average

Other Contact: Fax: +92 51 2271538-39

Phone: +92 51 2277460-68

Price: US$40-80

Theme: Hotel

Margalla Motel

Margalla Motel is one of Islamabad's most impressive hotels ideally located in very peaceful environment of forest on Kashmir highway near Sports Complex. It is hardly 1 KM away from main activity centre of Aabpara. Margalla Motel has almost all facilities of four star hotel.

Motel's building is grand and beautiful from inside as well as outside. Lobby is really huge and very impressive because of its interior decore. Reception staff would give you a smile and treat you very well. Tastefully decorated rooms are excellent with satellite TV channels, mini bar, international direct dial facilities and near n clean bathroom.

Motel its own exclusive huge parking space. You would find flower beds and lawn outside along with colorful fountains.

Most of embassies, business centers and tourist spotrs are at hardly 5-10 minute distance from the motel making it ideal for business as well as holiday traveler. So if you want comfortable and memorable stay in Islamabad then Margalla Motel is the right choice!!

Address: Margalla Motel, Kashmir Highway, Near Sports Complex, Islamabad

Comparison: about average

Directions: From Aabpara follow the road for Sports Complex and on main road there is separate road going inside to Margalla Motel.

Price: US$20-40

Theme: Motel

Islamabad Youth Hostel

If you are a student or a back packer with tight budget then Islamabad Youth Hostel is the right kind of accomodation for you.

If you are member of International Youth Hostel Association (IYHA) then you would get room at very low prices but even otherwise its just Rs. 200 ( US $ 3.5 ) per night. You can also apply for IYHA membership on the spot by paying Rs. 700 ( US $ 12). This membership is on yearly basis.

Youth Hostel has been renovated recently. Rooms and toilets are on shared basis and clean no. Do not expect any kind of luxury as you would get a bed to sleep and thats it. Nothing could be better than staying at this hostel when you are on tight budget.

Address: Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Near Shell Petrol Pump, Aabpara, Sector G-6/4, Islamabad

Comparison: least expensive

Phone: +92 51 2826899

Price: less than US$20

Theme: Hostel

Crown Plaza Hotel

Crown Plaza is one of the popular four star hotels in Islamabad. It has 61 decorated rooms with Satellite TV, In Hose Movies, Mini Bar, AC, internet, fax, in room safe and direct dailing phone facility.

Their business centre provides internet, fax, word processing, printing and photocopying service. They also have Health Club where you can work out and later refresh yourself in Jacuzzi and Sauna.Hotel also provides laundry and rent-a-car services.

The Dining Place restaurant is located on hotel's lobby level. It offers nice variety of Pakistani, Continental and Oriental buffet dishes for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You can also enjoy hi-tea and bakery items at their Coffee shop. They are planning to start roof top bar-b-que and a new Thai restaurant soon.

Unique Qualities: They also offer Silver and Gold Privilege card. By using this membership card you can get 60% off on accomodation. Also you can get 20-30% discount on dinning, laundry and bakery items. Annual membership fee for Silver card is Rs. 400 and for Gold card it is Rs. 600.

They also have weekend special offer of Rs. 2000 plus tax for two persons with welcome drinks, pick and drop and complimentary buffet breakfast, fruit basket, newspaper, health club use ,special discount on meals and late check-out facility.

Double room costs around Rs. 6000 ( US $ 105 appox) plus tax for non-members . If you are looking for a nice and comfortable in Islamabad then Crown Plaza is good choice.

Address: 99E, Near Citi Bank, JInnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad

Comparison: more expensive than average

Other Contact: +92 51 2273967

Phone: +92 51 2277890 (20 lines)

Price: US$80-120

Theme: Hotel

Website: http://www.hotelcrownplaza.com

Envoy Continental Hotel

Envoy Continental is one of the nice four star hotels in Islamabad. It is located on Fazal-e-Haq road in Blue Area. Most of the government and private offices as well as embassies are locared near the hotel.

They have 60 furnished rooms including deluxe, executive rooms and suites. All rooms have mini-bar, satellite tv, AC, direct dialing telephone and internet facilities.

Unique Qualities: Sonia Coffee shop operates 24 hours where you can enjoy breakast, hi-tea, lunch and dinner. It serves nice variety of Pakistani, Continental and Chinese dishes Azeem restaurant also offers facility of private lunch and dinner parties. Their roof top Bar-B-Q is popular in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

24 hour room service, rent a car, beauty parlour, laundry service, tour arrangements, complimentary airport pick & drop, doctor on call, online reservations, automatic fire alarms, health club, swimming pool, roof top Bar-B-Q and business centre is also available.

Address: 111-E, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad

Comparison: more expensive than average

Other Contact: +92 51 2273045

Phone: +92 51 2273971-7

Price: US$40-80

Theme: Hotel

Decent Lodge Guest House

This guest house is located in posh sector of E-7 near Faisal Mosque. Shopping Centers and other places of interest are in convenient range.

Decent Lodge are offering special room rates these days with breakfast & pick n drop services. Their special rates are :Single room ( Rs. 1,300) , Double ( Rs. 1,500) and Deluxe ( Rs. 1,800)

Unique Qualities: They have single (Rs. 1,600 plus tax), double rooms (Rs. 1,800 plus tax) and deluxe rooms ( Rs. 2,200) with AC, cable TV, mini bar and direct dailing phone facility. Internet, fax, rent a car, doctor on call and laundry service is also provided. 15% tax is charged on all room rates.

Address: House 261, Street 22, Sector E-7, Islamabad

Comparison: about average

Other Contact: Fax: +92 51 2823394

Phone: +92 51-2825536 & 2653345.

Price: US$20-40

Theme: Bed and Breakfast