HOTEL & RESTAURANT DIRECTORY OF PAKISTAN 2006-2007
Government of Pakistan Ministry of Tourism Economic Analysis Wing
HOTEL & RESTAURANT DIRECTORY OF PAKISTAN 2006-2007
Photograph of PTDC Motel, Gilgit and Pearl Continental Hotel, Burban, Murree on title
PRINTED BY ROOHANI ART PRESS, BLUE AREA ISLAMABAD. PH: 92-51-2873274, 92-51-2206849 HOTEL & RESTAURANT DIRECTORY OF PAKISTAN 2005-2006
Government of Pakistan Ministry of Tourism Economic Analysis Wing 9th Floor, Green Trust Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area Islamabad
List of Contents Contents Vision Mission Statement Preface Statistical Highlights of Hospitality Industry. Methodology Definitions and Sources of Information Key to Abbreviations Introduction Part-A: Hotel Establishments Overall Hotel Industry size. City-wise Hotel Establishments and Rooms Hotel Accommodation List of 4/5 Star Hotels Islamabad Punjab Attock Bahawal Nagar Bahawalpur Chakwal Dera Ghazi Khan Dina Faisalabad Gujar Khan Gujranwala Gujrat Jhang Jhelum Khanewal Kharian Lahore Layyah Mianwali Multan Murree
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Pak Pattan Rahim Yar Khan Rawalpindi Sahiwal Sargodha Sialkot Vehari Wah Cantt Sindh Dadu Hyderabad Jaccobabad Karachi Larkana Mirpur Khas Shikarpur Sukkur N.W.F.P. Abbottabad Ayubia Bannu Battagram Chitral Dassu/Komila/Pattan D.I.Khan Dir Galliat i) Changla Gali ii) Dunga Gali iii) Nathia Gali Haripur Kaghan Valley i) Balakot
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ii) Kaghan iii) Naran iv) Shogran Kohat Mansehra Mardan Nowshera Peshawar Swat Valley i) Bagh Dheri ii) Bahrain iii) Besham iv) Kalam v) Madyan vi) Malam Jabba vii) Miandam viii) Mingora/Saidu Sharif Tall Balochistan Chaman Gwadar Khuzdar Qila Saifullah Quetta Taftan Turbat Zhob Ziarat Northern Areas Astore Chilas Ghizer
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Contents Hunza Khaplu Passu Skardu Sust Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh Dhirkot Kotli Mir Pur Muzaffarabad Rawalakot Pakistan Tourism Dev. Corporation’s Motels Part – B: Restaurants Establishments Overall Restaurant Industry Size City-wise Restaurants & Seating Capacity Islamabad Punjab Bahawal Nagar Bahawalpur Dina Faisalabad Gujar Khan Gujranwala Gujrat Hasanabdal Kamra Khanewal Kharian Lahore Lalamusa Multan
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Contents Okara Rahim Yar Khan Rawalpindi Sahiwal Sargodha Sialkot Wah Cantt Sindh Hyderabad Karachi N.W.F.P. Abbottabad Ayubia D.I.Khan Nowshera Peshawar Swat Valley i) Bahrain ii) Buner iii) Kalam iv) Mingora Balochistan Quetta Northern Areas Chilas Gilgit Passu Skardu Azad Jammu & Kashmir Mirpur
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Contents Part - C: Supplementary Accommodation and Other Miscellaneous Information. Supplementary Accommodation and Other Miscellaneous Information. Public Sector Rest Houses Islamabad Punjab Mandi Bahauddin Murree Sarai Alamgir N.W.F.P. Abbottabad Chitral Dir Kohistan Mansehra Nathia Gali Swat Northern Areas Diamer/Chilas Ghanche Ghizar Gilgit Skardu Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Rawalakot/Poonch Pakistan Railways Retiring Rooms Camping Sites
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Contents Y.M.C.A. Hostels Sindh Tourism Dev. Corp.’s Tourist Resorts. Tourism Dev. Corp. Punjab’s, Tourist Resorts.
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VISION
Create niche for Pakistan in global tourism market by promoting it as a four season, special interest tourist destination, possessing rich cultural and historical heritage.
MISSION STATEMENT
Create an enabling environment for the tourism industry to develop world-class facilities that are commensurate with our rich cultural heritage, rare archaeological treasures and exquisite environmental beauty in close partnership with the private sector. And at the same time preserving and protecting our cultural and moral values and projecting a soft image of the country.
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PREFACE
Hotel & Restaurant Directory provides The Ministry of Tourism takes this useful information for foreign and opportunity to acknowledge cooperation domestic tourists and general public. The of hoteliers, restaurant owners and other present issue contains updated establishments for providing data for the information on hotel establishments Directory. It is hoped that the present having ten or more rooms and air- edition of the Directory would be useful conditioned restaurants. Hotels with five both for the tourists and the hospitality or more rooms and restaurants with 30 or trade. more seats in areas comprising Abbottabad, Balakot, Kaghan/Naran, Any comments or suggestions for the Shogran, Murree, Galliat, Swat, Chitral, improvement of this publication may be Ziarat, Northern Areas and Azad Jammu addressed to the Economic Analyst, & Kashmir have also been included in the Ministry of Tourism, 9th Floor, Green directory. Trust Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad, E-mail: [email protected] The directory has also given brief and Fax No. (051) 9201696. information on places of tourist interest, grant of mountaineering & trekking permits, PTDC Information Centres and Motels, Major Peaks of Pakistan etc.
( Shahid Rafi ) Secretary Ministry of Tourism
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Statistical Highlights of Hospitality Industry 2005-2006 Vs 2006-2007
S. No. Components Years % Change 2005-2006 2006-2007
1. Private Sector Hotels/Motels Hotels/Motels 1605 1729 7.7 Rooms 37590 40519 7.8
2. Public Sector Hotels/Motels Hotels 1 1 -- Rooms 47 47 -- Motels 27 31 14.8 Rooms 546 580 6.2
3. Private Restaurants Air-conditioned only: Restaurants 187 226 20.9 Seats 22989 25814 12.3
4. Supplementary Accommodation i) Public Rest Houses No. of Establishments 197 167 (-) 15.2 Rooms 774 641 (-) 17.2 ii) Railway Retiring Rooms No. of Unit 9 9 -- Rooms 48 48 -- iii) Camping Sites No. of Unit 1 1 -- Rooms 3 3 -- iv) Aam Sarai No. of Unit 1 1 -- Rooms 7 7 -- (47 Beds) (55 Beds) 17.0
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S. No. Components Years % Change 2005-2006 2006-2007 v) Youth Hostels Units 16 16 -- Rooms 21 21 -- (869 Beds) (869 Beds) -- vi) Y.M.C.A. Hostels Units 2 2 -- Rooms 40 40 -- vii) Sindh Tourism Development Coroporation. Units 7 7 -- Rooms 80 80 -- viii) Tourism Dev. Corporation of Punjab Units 7 7 -- Rooms 19 19 --
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METHODOLOGY
DEFINITIONS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The terms used in the Directory and sources of information are explained as under:- Hotel: Hotel is an establishment engaged in providing lodging or both lodging and boarding facilities on hire. Only those establishments having ten or more lettable rooms, have been included with the exception of hotels with five or more lettable rooms in Areas comprising Abbottabad, Balakot, Kaghan/Naran, Shogran, Murree, Galliat, Swat, Chitral, Ziarat, Northern Areas and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Rooms Available: Reported rooms available for renting out to guests. Room Tariff/Rate: The daily charges per room for single and double bed occupancy including all taxes. Public Sector Rest House: Rest houses owned by government or semi-government organizations usually meant for use by officials of those organizations. Youth Hostel: Youth hostels or boarding houses provide dormitories for boys and girls separately containing common room, kitchen, cooking utensils, cutlery, crockery and oil stoves on commercial rates. Camping Sites & Tent: Generally consisting of parking bays, kitchen, wash room, caretaker’s room and toilet facilities. Railways Retiring Room: Pakistan Railways provide retiring rooms at railway stations to the passengers holding air-conditioned and first class sleeper tickets. Motel: It is an establishment relatively small in size, which provides both lodging and boarding facilities at different tourist spots, archaeological xii sites as well as along the main highways in the country with car-parking facilities. Restaurant: Restaurant is defined as an establishment engaged in the sale of prepared foods and drinks having seating arrangements. Only those establishments have been included which have at least four dishes on the menu and employ minimum one cook, or one dish washer, one waiter and a person for receiving cash and have at least a dinning hall to enable the guests to sit comfortably. Small fast food outlets, tea shops, tikka and kabab shops etc. have been excluded. Canteens run by industrial units, government departments, schools, colleges, institutions and railway dining cars have also been excluded. Source of Data: The information was collected during May -August, 2006 by the staff of the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Analysis Wing, through field visits and personal contacts. Brief Criteria for the Classification of Star Hotels
One Star One star hotel shall be at least ten bedrooms and at least 25% rooms shall have attached bathrooms. Fresh linen shall be supplied to each new guest and otherwise change twice in a week. There shall be a restaurant/ dinning room. There shall be a space for parking of cars (detail at Page 217)
Two Star: Two star hotel shall be at least 20 bedrooms. All bedrooms have attached bathrooms. Fresh linen shall be supplied to each new guest and otherwise change twice in a week. There shall be a reasonably furnished lounge/ lobby proportionate in size to the number of beds in the hotel. There shall be a restaurant/ dinning room. There shall be a sufficient parking space for at least 20 cars (detail at Page 221).
Three Star: Three star hotel shall be at least 30 bedrooms. All bedrooms have attached bathrooms. Fresh linen shall be supplied to each new guest and otherwise change daily. There shall be a reasonably furnished lounge/ lobby proportionate in size to the number of beds in the hotel. There shall be a restaurant & a dinning room. There shall be a sufficient parking space for at least 30 cars. A lawn or roof garden shall be maintained (detail at Page 226).
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Four Star: There shall be at least 50 bedrooms. At least 20 of the bedrooms shall be single and 4% suites. Clean Linen and curtains of high quality, together with pillows, bedding, blankets and bed covers shall be supplied to each new guest otherwise change daily. There shall be a well equipped and furnished lounge or lobby, with space proportionate to the number of the bedrooms, there shall be a well equipped and well stocked bar. A chemically treated swimming pool within the hotel premises with a filtration plant to serve the pool. There shall be at lease two restaurants and a dinning room. There shall be sufficient parking space for at least 50 cars. (detail at Page 230).
Five Star: There shall be at least 60 bedrooms. At least 20% of the bedrooms shall be single and 5% shall be suites. Clean linen and curtains of high quality, together with pillows, bedding, blankets and bedcovers shall be supplied to each new guest otherwise change daily. There shall be a well equipped and furnished lounge or lobby, with a space proportionate to the number of the bedrooms, there shall be a well equipped and well stocked bar. A chemically treated swimming pool within the hotel premises with a filtration plant to serve the pool. There shall be at lease two restaurants, a dinning room and a round the clock coffee shop. There shall be sufficient parking space for at least 100 cars. (detail at Page 238).
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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS DENOTING FACILITIES AND AMENITIES AVAILABLE IN HOTEL ESTABLISHMENTS
AB Attached Bath ISS Interpretation/Secretariat Services AC Air-conditioned ITN Italian ALO Airline Office J Japanese BK Bank L Laundry Shop BS Book Shop M Music C Continental MA Medical Attendant CB Call Bell ME Middle Eastern CCA Credit Cards Accepted MEF Money Exchange Facility CH Chinese MCF Meeting/Conference Facility CP Children Park MR Motel and Restaurant CR Cloak Room OG Out Door Game DA Dish Antenna P Parking DS Drug Store PAK Pakistani E English PO Post Office F Fridge in Room FE Far Eastern RC Room Cooler GC Golf Course RCS Rent-A-Car Service GT Guided Tour Services RG Riding H Hotel RR Reading Room HA Heating Arrangement SP Swimming Pool HCW Hot and Cold Water T Telephone HD Hair Dresser TC Tennis Court HR Hotel and Restaurant TG Telegraph Office HS Handicrafts Shop TIC Tourist Information Centre IG Indoor Games TM Tape Music IHM In House Movies TV Television
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NOTE
Due to devastating earthquake on 8th October 2005, Hotel facilities in Balakot, Kaghan/ Naran Valley, Shogran, Mansehra, Battagram, Besham, Kohistan in NWFP and Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot, Dirkot in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) were badly affected (details of damaged hotels are given below). Tourists are advised to check latest position from relevant hotels or from PTDC Tourist Information Centers before traveling to these areas.
Total Number Totally/ Partially Location of Hotels Damaged (Nos) (Nos) NWFP Balakot 17 17 Shogran/ Kawai 23 23 Kaghan/Naran 43 4 Mansehra 10 4 Battagram 5 2 Besham 14 9
A.J.K. Muzaffarabad 19 18 Bagh 11 10 Rawalakot 15 12
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Introduction:
This Directory is an attempt at presenting information; for the tourists, general public, travel trade, hoteliers and for all those interested in getting a feel of the tourism industry services and facilities available in Pakistan. The information in this Directory is based on the information collected from the hotel and restaurant operators, through field visits by the staff of the Economic Analysis Wing of the Ministry. The information in this Directory is arranged in following three parts:-
Part - A: Hotel Establishments. Part - B: Restaurant Establishments. Part - C: Supplementary Accommodation and other miscellaneous information.