“average experience . food was a problem”
This hotel is a bit away from the city center in a quiet area very close to the railway station and the airport. The hotel ambiance is good. Greenery surrounds every room and the layout is quite interesting.
The rooms on the ground floor are definitely in need of some looking into. Room no 5 is in the same building as the dining area and right in front of the housekeeping store room. the whole corridor stinks and the room feels very dingy with noises coming from the house-keeping and dining. The room windows are sealed (because of a/c) and no fresh air can enter the room. Room no 2 is in the center of the whole layout. there is a lobby as you enter and the bedroom is at a lower level. due to this, the rain water or ground water has made the walls wet and there is a constant damp feeling . Again, the windows are sealed. The lobby room has open able windows but they face the courtyard and one cannot pull back the curtains as everyone else will get a clear view of what is inside. the curtains are always falling off the hook if you try to move them.
The rooms on the first floor have no such issues. they are clean and airy and all the windows can be opened. All the toilets are of massive scale and well maintained.
This is the only hotel i have come across that has a very funny rule book regarding food : the order for lunch (of fixed menu) has to be given before 11.00 am and the order for dinner (of fixed menu) has to be given before 5.00pm. Now the problem is, that if you want to roam the city and then decide on your meal depending on where you are, you have to pre-plan everything. No spontaneous decisions can be made. Everything on the liminted menu is extremely expensive without a reason to be so. But the other side is that they allow you to order food from restaurants outside. Then again, there are only three restaurants outside the hotel in that area. one is a pizza place, one is a contemporary style hotel with chinese and indian (really good food) and one is a pure-veg restaurant . you are left with no option but to order from there. So either you have to make sure that you have a good meal during your outing / sightseeing, or settle for some roti - sabji kind of order . This becomes very frustrating when you know that you are in a city famous for its sweets and dal-bati and other traditional food. So make sure you eat in the main market as there are plenty of options to choose from.
the best thing is to ask the rickshaw driver or taxi driver to take you to an authentic rajasthani bhojanalay. our driver took us to ramdev bhojanalay where we had the most heavenly dal-bati-churma that i have ever had .
The stay was with "continental breakfast" that was : 4 slices of toast with butter , jam, a small glass of juice and tea/coffee. this was 150/- per person. not really a hearty breakfast when you have to start out on a sightseeing outing or explore the city on foot. there was also the omelet : 2 slices of toast with a single omlet - for 150/- (??) there was an indian breakfast on the menu which sounded delicious - parathas and curd . but they said it was not available.(wow. why is it on the menu then?). it was frustrating as my parents are not accustomed to eating bread and they had to eat it without another option as the restaurants outside are open only for lunch and dinner. it takes about 20mins by rickshaw to get to the main market and one cant waste that morning time looking for breakfast when you have sightseeing to do.
The up side is that the hospitality is good. they arrange taxi for any outing you want to do or even for transfer to other cities. the swimming pool is a good place to relax in, the campus is clean and peaceful. the rooms on the first floor are enjoyable. there is a lawn adjoining room no 1 and the sit out there is pleasant and ideal for a good chat with family.
Go to Inn season only for a quiet stay and good swim. nothing else.
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