Obba, I heard of that family name. They own several hotels here in San Francisco, CA. It must be their caste trade. That's why they're good at it.
I could say the same thing for some Italian families who run the restaurants at the Fisherman's Wharf. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, obbajeeba <no_reply@...> wrote: > > That is why they are known as, "Patel Hotel." > > There is loaning within the family name which allows for many Gurjaratis to > buy motels. > I knew a Patel, who was not qualifying and it upset him to no end. haha. He > owned a small restaurant instead. Would share with me some of the dirty > details. > It is not that they are good at it. They buy them cheap, do little > maintenance and keep it as the family business, unlike the large franchise > owners who have an expense of outside managers, maids, etc. > > Find me a clean bathroom.... LOL :) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > Many Gujaratis who came to the US bought and run hotels and motels. > > They, for some reason, are particularly good at it. Another friend, who > > is Gujarati, has a bunch of Indian restaurants in the Bay Area as well > > as producing a lot of the Bollywood concerts here. > > > > On 08/13/2013 07:47 PM, John wrote: > > > Bhairitu, > > > > > > Yes, the weather was excellent over there as compared to foggy San > > > Francisco, CA. I don't know if it means anything. But when I checked in > > > to a budget motel in town, I found out that the motel was owned by a > > > family from India. It was rather surprising to see a picture of a guru > > > at the check-in counter in a small northern California town. > > > > > > Anyway, I just had to get out of town from SF since they had a big annual > > > rock concert at the Golden Gate Park for the entire weekend. You could > > > hear them play from my place and did not have to stop until 10 PM at > > > night. Next year, I'll have to visit another town for a weekend getaway. > > > > > > JR > > > > > > PS > > > > > > By the way I later found out that Paul McCartney was playing in that > > > concert. Last Friday night, I did hear a band playing some old Beatles > > > tune. But I thought it was one of those copycat bands that was playing. > > > Little did I know that it was Sir Paul himself who was playing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
