Posted on Feb 10, 2025|Standard Twin Room
Guest UserHaving read that the Pearl Continental was a 5 Star hotel, made me look forward to staying there.
Upon arrival, the staff at the reception desk were very courteous and professional. Check-in was slow due to some alleged computer issue.
The rooms were nothing special and looked very tired and in need of renovation. Especially the bathroom, which was on par with a 1 Star establishment.
Breakfast was acceptable and service reasonable. Definitely not to 5 Star standards.
Again the reception desk staff professional and courteous upon checking out. The icing on the cake for me was when we checked out, I asked where would be the best place to get a taxi. They said they have a desk near the entrance and the staff there can arrange transport for us.
So we approached the desk and told them where we wished to go. After tapping on a calculator for 5 minutes the chap told us the fare would be 10,000 Rupees. 10,000 I exclaimed! This was more than double for what the journey should be. I was expecting it to be slightly more as it was being arranged by the staff of a so called “5 Star” hotel.
I shared my thoughts on the fare but the chap was not interested. I reluctantly accepted the fare, paid the 10,000 rupees in cash, whilst trying to convince myself that it’ll save me walking a few hundred meters down the road and haggling with the taxi walas in the midday heat.
So we were escorted to the vehicle by the chap from the desk. The vehicle wasn’t anything special, just a standard saloon, which had seen better days.
The chap from the desk, gesture for me to follow him back to the desk, whilst he asked my wife to make herself comfortable in the car, and the driver began putting our cases in the boot.
I followed him back towards the hotel entrance and asked what was going on? He casually replied that he had miscalculated the mileage and would require more money. To which I laughed and replied that the cost was already more than double. How could he be asking for more!
I shouted to the driver to take the cases out of the vehicle and asked my wife to not get too comfortable.
I then told the chap at the desk that I have never been dealt with in such an unprofessional insulting manner. I voiced that these type of extortion tactics are very unbecoming of a so called “5 Star” hotel. I demanded my 10,000 Rupees, which he grudgingly gave to me.
Suffice to stay, I will never be staying at the Pearl Continental in Rawalpindi ever again.
It’s most definitely NOT a 5 Star hotel in any shape, way or form.
With staff like the guy who tried to rip me off, not once but twice, in broad daylight, just highlights the festering desperation, greed and total disregard of any form of respect or decency that exists here. Absolutely no shame.
Anyway we walked 6 feet outside the hotel and got a taxi for 4,000 Rupees for the same journey.
Be careful, everything isn’t what it seems. Watch out for these smiling passions and daylight highwaymen.
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Price per night from:€ 75
Posted on Jul 3, 2026
BUFFWINThe room was good, just a standard twin. There's a bellhop on the first floor to help with luggage, which is nice, but the front desk being on the fourth floor is a bit inconvenient. The room was quiet and soundproofed well, though the air conditioning was a little noisy, even if it worked perfectly. Housekeeping was good too, with daily service. Just a heads-up: laundry service is only available before 10 AM, and clothes are returned by 7 PM. If you drop off laundry between 10 AM and 12 PM, there's a 50% surcharge, and after 12 PM, it's 100%.
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Posted on Dec 6, 2024|Premier Queen Room
Guest UserThe hotel was great
Only thing is you should have complimentary
Spa not to charge 3200 rupees to use the sauna and steam room
That’s is not good
I have stayed in Serena hotel
Defence raya, pc, and avari hotel
None of them charge for this service
I was put off because of this
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Price per night from:€ 74
Posted on Apr 8, 2026
Guest User
The hotel itself was nice, however they had a sports team staying here. They cordoned off areas and path ways, it was a lot of bother up until they left. I would suggest if you are staying here, check before hand if there is such an event going on. They give priority to the athletes and make you stop from crossing even the lobby and going to your room.
I did wish I stayed at some other location instead while the team was here but as soon as they left things got a lot better.
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Price per night from:€ 53
Posted on Feb 25, 2026
Sharjeel Larik
Overall experience was good. I have been going to this hotel since I was a little boy in the 90s.
The good: Quality service. Amazing breakfast buffet with local and continental options. Breathtaking view. Consistency across 3 decades.
The bad: Facilities are very outdated and need a big upgrade. My 4 year old played on the same swings that I played at his age. Great for nostalgia and recreating old pics. However, shows how outdated things are. In fact, some were just broken. Table tennis and squash rooms that were freely available for guests years ago are closed and replaced with some 4D entertainment which wasn't functional. Not much for recreation for a resort-type hotel. Room TVs were not smart TVs.
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Price per night from:€ 124
Posted on Aug 9, 2022
Bobbi
The room service and laundry were really efficient. Although they have some run down older rooms, there are also large beautiful rooms available with hairdryer and wardrobe. The air conditioner worked well. The breakfast was decent. The downside was no hot water.
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Posted on Jun 6, 2026|Deluxe Quad Room
Guest UserIt was wonderful stay with this hotel… staff was so cooperative and best thing is that rooms were cleaned. They served us welcome breakfast too… with this price its ok
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Posted on Apr 1, 2025
Guest User
打工人出門在外,最看重的就是性價比,這家酒店簡直是寶藏!價格親民,房間卻一點不含糊。空間寬敞,佈置温馨,各種設施一應俱全。衞生間乾濕分離,乾淨又衞生。而且還有免費的停車場,對於自駕出行的我來説太友好了。住了幾天,算下來比同地段其他酒店省了不少錢,以後出行就選這兒啦,強烈推薦給大家!
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Posted on Aug 7, 2023
Guest User
Its an old apartment complex. Most bedrooms are based on 3 bedrooms suite style. The bedroom window opens in the corridor and that itself is such a lame tactic of Avari. The location itself is quite inconvenient as you need to take a 5km u turn whenever you exit or enter the property. Overall, the hotel is disappointing and depressing. I hate to stereotype but It looks like another faizabad hotel took over by careless abbasi (s). The staff is apparently courteous but never cares to listen or understand the guests concerns. I hope that management will consider this as a constructive review and make solid improvements.
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Posted on Jun 20, 2024
Mr U H Shah
Brilliant experience and lovely staff.
I had a great time and would like to come back on my next visit.
Very happy with trip.com and Serena hotel . Just wow especially for my special occasion.
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Price per night from:€ 88