[Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

[Chan Mahanta]

I have no trouble believing that.

Actually my very first experience in a Chicago  Travelodge in 1976 
was very much like what these videos portray.

But to suggest or imply that these facilities in NYC or Chicago or LA 
or SF or Boston define the hotel/motel scene in the USA is what 
defies ordinary logic.

Incidentally the bed-bug infestation in NYC is NOT confined to sleazy 
hotels. It is an epidemic even in some of the city's glitziest 
high-rise condos and apartment houses, a public health crisis, almost.

Wonder where they came from.


>  >HOJO Franchisees are owned by various people.  The one
>I am talking about is owned by some hispanic person
>... but does that mean HOJO will shrugg off all
responsibility ... I mean is it the American way of doing business.


*** American consumers have many recourses. Easiest of it is 
availability of CHOICE. In more damaging instances consumer courts 
could be approached for damages.  If I go into a motel that causes me 
concern, the very first thing I do is to go check the room out BEFORE 
I pay and check in.

I did that in Kolkata too, after I experienced  one of those 
three-star rated joints near Dum Dum the first time. Next time I did 
not go by the Pre-paid Taxi operator's recommendation or the taxi 
driver's urging. I went, checked the room, looked around the windows 
to see if the panes were all in, flushed the toilet to see if it 
worked , looked under the bed cover , turned the shower on to see if 
it worked or if it had hot water and so forth. In this place with a 
Rs. 2200/- per night  rate  the toilet did not flush. It was a fast 
good bye. UNfortunately the CHOICES were few. I had to settle for 
something not a whole lot better, but at least the toilet flushed. 
The third time I found Stadel.

But I stayed at Sonar Bangla for a couple of nights. That was great! 
But hurt the wallet.






At 8:59 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
>  >>Should that define the general standard of hotels
>and motels across
>>>the USA?
>
>
>May be or may be not.  check this ....
>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11916682/
>
>Also check the numerous blogs on hotels ... does not
>look too good.
>
>My experience in US says that the standard of hotels
>have degraded rapidly over last 10 years or so.
>
>
>>>Incidentally HOJO is owned by desis if I am not
>mistaken.
>>>That might explain it
>
>Where did you get this piece of info ???  As I
>understand it is owned by Wyndham Group and the CEO is
>Stephen P. Holmes .... does not sound an Indian Name
>nor does he  look Indian.
>HOJO Franchisees are owned by various people.  The one
>I am talking about is owned by some hispanic person
>... but does that mean HOJO will shrugg off all
>responsibility ... I mean is it the American way of
>doing business.
>
>>>BTW, did you report it to AAA?
>
>Oh yes !  and they sent me a nice letter ... we have
>forwarded your complaint to the local AAA Inspector !
>
>
>
>>>I won't try to compare the US quality of motels and
>hotels with
>>>Indian ones. It will not be fair to do so. But when
>an Indian hotel
>>>charges prices like US hotels,
>
>Hmmm ..... where did it charge prices like US hotel.
>As I said,  first find a hotel in a Major US city
>where it charges $30 that too for walkin customers!!
>
>Two years back,  I visited Kanyakumari ...hotel was 3
>star (as claimed by them and might be true) Rs1500 per
>night (< $40)for a sea facing room and was excellent.
>  I had earlier experience in Goa (Tourist Dept hotel)
>in Calengute Beach (on the beach)  where a suite was
>Rs1600 .   I will not say it was a Star facility but
>clean and fantastic location (you can see the sea from
>your bed). 
>Try finding a sea facing hotel in a Tourist location
>in US for that price  !!!!
>
>
>
>
>>   >BTW,  how about comparing the Star hotels ... the
>>hotel in Orlando (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by
>>AAA
>
>
>
>>>**** How about it?
>
>>>Should that define the general standard of hotels
>and motels across
>  >>the USA? Incidentally HOJO is owned by desis if I am
>not mistaken.
>>>That might explain it :-). BTW, did you report it to
>AAA?  It does
>>>make a difference. Once I was getting the run-around
>on the published
>>>sale price and what I was being charged for a room
>at a national
>>>chain rated by AAA. I paid but told the hotel clerk
>that I am going
>>>straight to AAA about it.  Shortly thereafter I got
>a call in my
>>>room, with apologies, and a refund.
>
>>>I won't try to compare the US quality of motels and
>hotels with
>>>Indian ones. It will not be fair to do so. But when
>an Indian hotel
>>>charges prices like US hotels, you would expect it ,
>at the  very
>>>least, to have similar amenities, even though it
>could reasonably be
>>>argued that that they ought to be much better,
>considering what that
>amount of Rupees can buy in the local marketplace.
>
>
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>At 8:07 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty
>wrote:
>>The question of comparision does not arise because
>you
>>DO NOT find a $30 hotel in major US city that too
>near
>>airport.  To compare you will first need to find one
>>such hotel
>>
>>BTW,  how about comparing the Star hotels ... the
>>hotel in Orlando (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by
>>AAA
>>
>>
>>>>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.
>>
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