蘇西公園酒店(Hotel Susee Park)

PAID IN CASH BUT RECEPTION *** denied TELLING ARICHERNAA GENANI ***MUGUM that NEVER PAID AT ALL. WHAT TO DO? ARICHERNAA GENANI ***MUGAM THINK OF ANOTHER WAY TO SETTLE PAYMENT. THAT IS USE CREDIT/DEBIT CARD ISSUED IN SINGAPORE. RECEIPT AND PROOF GIVEN. LEARNED WHAT? NOT TO TRUST INDIA. NO INTERGRITY, NO CONSCIENCE.

Nice hotel got ***y shop down room oso nice cheap room n nice….

This is basically an Indian hotel, so if you are a foreigner visiting Trichy, which few do, and if you are, and prefer the local scene rather than the high-end, you will know what to expect, and to be honest, the rooms are not too bad. They are clean and bathrooms adequate. That picture in the front for this hotel is nothing like what I saw, but all the other room pictures are representative. Don't expect too much from the staff, but they service the basic requirements, so we had no complaints. The in-house restaurant has changed. It used to be in the main building, and served up a good variety of meals. Now it is adjacent, and the quality of meals has reduced. Never mind, just across the road is a very fine restaurant (Kerala Mess), though it doesn't open until 10am - if you are wanting an omelet, you'll have to wait. For breakfast, I can recommend the local's joint just next to GVN hospital - great chai, coffee and vadi. The main point one should know before booking this place (aside from the difficulty of booking online from outside India - use Make My Trip), is that it is situated in the middle of a bazaar - esp crap-clothing bazaar. Meaning that the crowds intensify in the afternoon and evening. So long as you are comfortable navigating through Indian crowds, then it's a lot of fun - otherwise it can be a nightmare. We last came here ten years ago, and the traffic has increased ten-fold since then. It has frankly, reached it's limits. Not sure what these market areas in India are going to do as the traffic and people ramp up in future.