Silk Route Lodge

We stayed here as part of a food retreat with star chef from Karachi, Asad Monga. The experience was unreal. Location and views: We drove (beautiful, but tiring), but flights can be taken from Gilgit and Skardu. Stunning view of the Passu Cones, with the river flowing to your right. Huge gardens to sit and enjoy your view, have breakfast, take a nap or read a book. Rooms: Newly renovated, very comfortable, with adequate sitting space and balconies. Bathrooms are clean with hot water 24/7. Towels were fresh and clean and easily available. Food: Most of our meals were by Asad, so of course they were out of this world! The in house-chef, Shafiq bhai, is excellent as well. The red nest cafe opened next door is an excellent addition. Things to do: Lots of walks, drives, or just hang out in the lounge and mingle with other guests. Take a cold plunge (100% would advise) or hike up to the glacier Others- Do try the food retreat we went for (ask owners Sobia and Adnan for dates). Other than that, the ambience of the lodge is just perfect for so many things. Remote working (multiple people on their laptops), family trips, solo trips, honeymoons. Kudos to Sobia and Adnan for creating this atmosphere and especially to Zoha and Qeemat for being so friendly.

We stayed at Silk Route Lodges in Gulmit for 2 nights while on a trip to Hunza, this summer in 2022. The whole place was newly renovated with new management/ownership. It's a great place with a proper spacious lounge area and a restaurant to have food. Good thing that they don't serve food in rooms, I prefer it personally. It has ample inside parking space for cars and lush green large garden area with apple trees. Hunza river is flowing through the side and and you can walk down to the river directly from the garden. Rooms offer an unrestricted view of Passu Cones. The place is at a walking distance from the gulmit village, with several local food outlets serving traditional Hunza food. Gulmit old house, museum, carpet weaving center, all are nearby and good places to visit while in Hunza. Absolutely recommended for staying in Gulmit, Hunza.