Murree hotels

is beautiful! It is a town in the mountains just beyond the city - a sort of weekend retreat for those who can hack it. We stayed at a nice hotel with yummy food. The mornings were spent having tea and chatting on the terrace and the afternoons seeing the sights. I should note that the newspapers here are great ... I was suprised to see such great reporting in English - again I am a product of my environment and for some reason thought the press might be less open - or perhaps that only those outside the country were capable of identifying the challenges this country faces (JK). WRONG - they know the problems and the press (at least) does a good job of presenting the contending perspectives on how to move forward.
Pakistan has such diversity in terms of environment. In just an hour we were away from the heat of the city and in the cool clouds above it all. A warning - be prepared for the drive if you ever go. The winding narrow roads going up the mountain can be terrifying to climb! On a number of occasions we were required to back-track a bit to allow a huge truck to push through ... or to make room for the occasional oxen that decided to have their midday nap in the street.
Enjoy the photos - I am a bit sad that I will be leaving this great country soon.

Murree Natural beauty

Murree Natural Beauty of Pakistan

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Around 1½ hours northeast of Islamabad, on a maze of forested ridges, the British developed their summer retreats known as hill stations. In summer the entire Punjab administration moved up to Murree and anyone who was anyone had a villa at Nathiagali or one of the other hamlets.
All still show the colonial imprint: neat bungalows and sprawling guesthouses, with prim churches on the heights and raucous bazaars down on the road. Nowadays, all summer and on winter weekends the villages bulge with tourists, and the trees and gabled architecture are gradually being engulfed by drab concrete boxes. The towns are now too developed for some tastes but the air is bracing and clear, and a welcome relief from the scorching plains in summer.
While Murree and a few other villages are in Punjab, many of the further Gali are actually just over the line in NWFP. Nevertheless, we include them because the Galis are geographically united and because nearly all their visitors come from Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Punjab.
April is pleasant, May and June are hot, July and August are rainy but warm, and September is pleasant again. Summer season is May to September, peaking in July and August when accommodation prices spiral upwards due to the influx of tourists. Snow falls from around December through to February but weekends can still be busy. In winter, the Murree to Abbottabad road may be temporarily blocked by snow.

Hotels in Murree

Hotel Taj Mahal
Location: GPO Chowk The Mall, Murree
Phone: 92-51-3411081/3411082 Remarks: Four, three and two bed rooms, hot and cold running water, restaurant, car parking, room service and TV with cable connection in each room. Taj Mahal is 4 star good quality hotel.

Blue Rock Hotel
Location: Hall Road, Murree

Phone: 92-51-3411522
Remarks: 24 rooms four, three and two bed rooms, hot and cold running water, restaurant, car parking, room service and TV with cable connection in each room. Situated at top of the hill between GPO Chowk residence of Mian Nawaz Sharif.

Metropol Hotel
Location: Near Murree Club, Murree
Phone: 92-51-3411525, 3411391.
Fax: 051-3412826

Remarks: 39 four, three and two bed rooms, hot and cold running water, restaurant, car parking, room service and TV with cable connection in each room. Situated at comfortable able distance from the Mall yet close enough to enjoy stroll at the same.

Red Himalayan
Upper Jikagalli Road, Murree
Phone: 92-51- 3410379, Fax: 3412739
RemarksHotel Red Himalayan situated as best approachable location in the city but is still close to the Mall. It offer 50 rooms with panoramic view of the valley and Kashmir. It offers rooms service, car parking restaurant, telephone, cable TV.

Grand Heights
Location: Near GPO Chowk, Murree
92-51-3411711-2
Remarks: 50 four, three and two bed rooms, hot and cold running water, restaurant, car parking, room service and TV with cable connection in each room. It is situated close to GPO Chowk. Grand Heights is one of big hotels around. It has all the facilities of a good quality hotel.

Hotel Move And Pick

Location: Hall Road Road, near GPO, Murree
Phone: 92-51-3412261-62, 3412463-4
Fax: 051-3411152
web: www.move&pick.com.pk
Remarks: Move and Pick is seven storey luxury hotel in heart of the city at Hall Road just behind the GPO. It has with more than hundred centrally heated rooms. It has a big conference hall to cater needs of corporate sector. Bar be Q restaurant at the top of the hotel offers and excellent view besides delicious food. It a has rent a car service also.

Shifang Hotel and Restaurant
Location: Upper Jikagali Road, Murree
Phone: 92-51-3411504 : 0321-5636509
Remarks: A subsidiary of Shifang Restaurant Islamabad, Shifang Murree is situated at a peaceful location on Upper Jikagali Road at equidistance from either point. It is more known for its Chinese food but offers 25 double bed rooms with all allied services such as hot and cold running water, room service and TV with cable connection in each room. Spacious parking space is also available .

Marhaba Hotel
Location: The Mall, Murree
92-51-3410183-5
Remarks: 20 rooms four, three and two bed rooms, hot and cold running water, restaurant, car parking, room service and TV with cable connection in each room. Hotel Marhaba is among one of important reference points in Murree .

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Murree climate

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Murree Natural beauty

Murree Natural Beauty of Pakistan

Hotels in Murree