Staying in a hotel is a challenge
Staying in a hotel is a challenge. Looking for simple rooms with attached bath and no other facility, the search and energy expended gets you the room but with a rider which remains invisible for the first few hours. This challenge was amplified in a town of Mussorie recently, where after deboarding the bus, i was on foot for the next three hours to search and secure a room. Rama, Doon Palace Amar, Sheela, Peak View and some in Camel's Back were some where i made an effort to get the tariff known.
The first hotel which i took in town was in Camel's back coming alongside brouhaha which i could not anticipate. The second hotel looked liveable , and if you could trace commotion after two days , it was a signal that i should leave. Hotels have been known for their hysterical template; some have been known for their peace and their bid to preserve the same. Mussorie may have brought forward a good number of gentlemen who were willing to help but for the roof during the night the search and stay was a mixed bag.
The town is good to visit, if possible omit from staying during night. There were scores of men who preferred to visit early morning and leave late evening having been witness to a spectacle of joy and jostling.
IN Kasauli the gentlemen running the hotel near the bus stand started with a tariff of 800 rs, asking me to come at eight in the morning. By this time the tariff had gone up to 1000rs and a search after two hours in the same hotel the asking went for 1400rs. Garkhal, which comes on the way to Kasauli, the asking rate for 600 rs was in the morning and when i returned after not getting the room in kasauli, the asking rate had gone up to 1200 rs. One boy took me on a bike to a road sliding down suggesting that two kms away from main road of Garkhal, the tariff would be reasonable. It was a bitter experience as the tariff they sought in a hotel was 2000 rs upwards. It was again the second visit to Kasauli and with the help of Chetan, the local resident, a lodge with a resonable tariff i could locate. There were no STD/ISD booths in Kasauli and a stay not spread over two days would be handy.
In Kolkata, there are ample lodges in Chittaranjan Avenue, some coming with the name like City Heart, Avenue and Central. Rates hover between 400 to 500 rs and upwards depending on the rooms. In Lipika Inn and Metro, the first in Surya Sen Street and second near Kalighat, non ac rooms are available on occasions. Both lodges are comfortable with no ruckus seen around. In Esplanade lodges can be taken with little caution.
Staying in a hotel is a challenge. Looking for simple rooms with attached bath and no other facility, the search and energy expended gets you the room but with a rider which remains invisible for the first few hours. This challenge was amplified in a town of Mussorie recently, where after deboarding the bus, i was on foot for the next three hours to search and secure a room. Rama, Doon Palace Amar, Sheela, Peak View and some in Camel's Back were some where i made an effort to get the tariff known.
The first hotel which i took in town was in Camel's back coming alongside brouhaha which i could not anticipate. The second hotel looked liveable , and if you could trace commotion after two days , it was a signal that i should leave. Hotels have been known for their hysterical template; some have been known for their peace and their bid to preserve the same. Mussorie may have brought forward a good number of gentlemen who were willing to help but for the roof during the night the search and stay was a mixed bag.
The town is good to visit, if possible omit from staying during night. There were scores of men who preferred to visit early morning and leave late evening having been witness to a spectacle of joy and jostling.
IN Kasauli the gentlemen running the hotel near the bus stand started with a tariff of 800 rs, asking me to come at eight in the morning. By this time the tariff had gone up to 1000rs and a search after two hours in the same hotel the asking went for 1400rs. Garkhal, which comes on the way to Kasauli, the asking rate for 600 rs was in the morning and when i returned after not getting the room in kasauli, the asking rate had gone up to 1200 rs. One boy took me on a bike to a road sliding down suggesting that two kms away from main road of Garkhal, the tariff would be reasonable. It was a bitter experience as the tariff they sought in a hotel was 2000 rs upwards. It was again the second visit to Kasauli and with the help of Chetan, the local resident, a lodge with a resonable tariff i could locate. There were no STD/ISD booths in Kasauli and a stay not spread over two days would be handy.
In Kolkata, there are ample lodges in Chittaranjan Avenue, some coming with the name like City Heart, Avenue and Central. Rates hover between 400 to 500 rs and upwards depending on the rooms. In Lipika Inn and Metro, the first in Surya Sen Street and second near Kalighat, non ac rooms are available on occasions. Both lodges are comfortable with no ruckus seen around. In Esplanade lodges can be taken with little caution.
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