[Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

[Chan Mahanta]

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
>
>
>
>
> 
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