STAY 

Rooms at Astor Rama PTD Hotel Rama are basic but generally comfortable, with simple furniture, clean bedding and private bathrooms. Some have views over the meadows and surrounding forest, which helps reinforce the feeling of being in a mountain hideaway rather than a town hotel. Heating is important on cooler nights, so bring warm layers as a backup. It’s a straightforward place to sleep and shower between walks to Rama Lake or onward travel days.

CHILDCARE 

This is best suited to active families with older children who enjoy walking and time outdoors. There are no formal childcare facilities, playrooms or lifeguards, and the ground around the hotel can be uneven. However, the open meadows and nearby forest paths give plenty of space for supervised exploring. Staff are usually accommodating with simpler food, flexible mealtimes and extra blankets, which helps parents keep younger travellers comfortable in a simple mountain setting.

DINE 

Meals focus on straightforward Pakistani home-style cooking: hot curries, lentils, rice, vegetables and fresh chapatis, sometimes with simple chicken or egg dishes. Breakfast might include tea, omelettes and bread or parathas to fuel a day’s walking. The dining room is the main social hub, especially on cooler evenings. You should not expect fine dining or extensive menus, but most guests find the food filling, warming and well suited to the cooler climate and outdoor days.

RELAX 

Between outings, the hotel is a place to slow your pace. Guests often sit outside to watch light shift over the meadows and nearby peaks, or find a quiet corner to read with a cup of tea. With little in the way of nightlife or digital distractions, evenings tend to be early and calm. For many travellers, the combination of fresh air, birdsong and starry skies is a welcome break from busier stops.

EXPERIENCE 

Staying at Astor Rama PTD Hotel Rama is really about being close to Rama Lake and the high meadows. From here, it’s easy to arrange short hikes to viewpoints, longer walks towards the lake or exploratory strolls through the forest. The journey up from Astore, the change in temperature and the sudden openness of the landscape all add to the sense of being somewhere distinct and memorable in northern Pakistan.