If you’re a foreigner you’d probably be better off staying somewhere else. The hotel is dirty; the rooms are very basic; hot water is a sometime thing; air conditioning is finicky. You’d think that they haven’t done a lot of improvement or maintenance since Winston Churchill was Secretary of State for the Colonies. The hotel offers very little in the way of services. They can get your laundry done and call you a taxi, but that seems to be about it. Want a tourist map of the city? Go find a store that will sell you one. (Good luck.) Want a recommendation for a restaurant? They don’t have a list of recommended places. Whoever is at the front desk will just tell you his or her personal preferences, which may or may not be up to your liking or personal standards, and there doesn’t seem to be a decent restaurant within walking distance. Breakfast is meager and only occasionally replenished if a serving dish is empty. Tables are not kept stocked with eating utensils, napkins and other necessities. You may need to loot supplies from another table. Wifi is intermittent. It took me a while to check out because their handheld POS devices couldn’t connect to their bank, making it impossible to pay with a card until the connection was restored. The pool area that they show in their pictures online is quite attractive, but the rest of the place is nondescript. You’ll need a taxi or tuktuk to get anywhere you want to go, though you can easily get a tuktuk on the main road, which is only about 100 meters away. 200 rupees will get you to the major tourist sites in town — Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), City Palace and several big bazars. If you’re looking for a “heritage hotel” experience, there are ***y other choices, though you’ll probably pay a bit more.
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