To compare the quality of $ 30 hotels in the USA where the minimum wage is $ 6.55 per hour with those in India for the same amount is quite an interesting tactic.
At 6:57 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >Chennai airport is definitely great and so is Mumbai >Domestic (not international) which was upgraded about >2 years back. > >In Cal airport, the airport condition is definitely >not upto mark and even locals do not venture out at >night. You took a risk venturing out even in Pre-Paid >taxi. > >As far as the hotel goes, for $30 a night (INR 1200) >you cannot even expect a "Gohali" in ANY major city in >US and Bed Bugs are common in Luxury hotels in NY >too. >Just check travelocity and you will see how the Star >hotels fare in US. > >My experience a couple of years back in a Hojo in >Orlando was unclean room, leaking toilet ceiling. >When complained to Hojo the response was ..... our >hotels are operated by local frainchise and we have no >control !! > > >>>I must add that we( me and my wife ) faced exactly >>>similar situation 2 years >>>back. Now that you face exactly the same situation >>>shows the state of >>>progress of our nation. >>>When we arrived at the International terminal at >>>Cal, we walked our way >>>through exactly dark alleys into the domestic >>>terminal ( and it resembled >>>exactly what you say - a typical railway platform >>>in India ). Hardly >>>anything was open. We did find an internet cafe and >>>found out that the >>>Airport Hotel was fully booked. Upon enquiring, we >>>also found that there >>>were no rooms that you can rent out for the night >>>at the airport( they said >>>it was full). We went to the prepaid taxi counter >for the nearest hotel to >the airport. The hotel looked quite decent from the >outside. It is only >after you enter, you realise that it is a hell hole. >The funny part is that >they advertise it a star hotel( can't remember how >many stars) with some >newspaper clippings showing that how good the hotel >is. The room was just >big enough for a bed, once you put you luggages, there >is no place to walk. >The curtains, bedsheets have all acquired a sooth >colour from all the dust, >smoke and whatever else. All these comfort for >Rs1200/night. I found the >toilet unusable. After being bitten by bedbugs I was >out of the hotel at >6.30 am in the morning. I then decided that if I plan >to stay overnight at >any place in India, i will always book something >beforehand at a standard >place. The experience was just unbearable. >This is the first welcome you get when you visit your >country. We are >Indians and have experienced hardships before. Wonder >how foreigners feel >when they come to India unprepared. There is no >safety, security and >honesty. Women are most vulnerable. I would never ask >any women to travel >alone in India. >On paper India is become a powerhouse. We don't even >have a decent airport >in the country( don't know about Chennai. My Tamil >friend says that it is at >par with international standards ) >JS > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Be a better friend, newshound, and >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
