[Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

[Chan Mahanta]

>  >Exactly  and so Bed bugs in some sleazy hotel in India
>should not be considered as a bench mark



**** Heh-heh!

So, bed-bugs in Indian hotels is a rarity huh? Since I am no expert 
on hotel hopping in India I will just have to let the experts and the 
experienced judge that one.


>  >We did move out a day after the incident  did not have
much choice ... it was a holiday weekend.

**** Hmmm! I wonder why THAT hotel had vacancy, while the rest were 
all full, in spite of bed-bugs and leaky bathrooms that must define 
the state of hotels and motels, except those horribly expensive five 
star rated ones!

If I am not mistaken, Orlando  has more motels and hotels per square 
mile than most other cities in the entire USA, if not the world. And 
THAT  HOJO becomes the the standard bearer of the industry? 
Interesting indeed.  There is an ancient Oxomiya   phrase that 
describes the tack: Kup Monduk. The proverbial frog in the well whose 
world view is formed by its confines.

But really it is an unnecessary defensiveness. No one is attempting 
to judge the INdian condition with an American benchmark. Looks tacky.


>  >
>However,  having choice does not justify the business
>model of HOJO ... an  American Company.   Imagine you
>buy a Tata Indica/Nano in Guwahati and if there are
>problem,  Tata says your dealer should take care of it
>.... we do not have any responsibility !


*** A very poor analogy. An automobile, a product,  is different from 
a hotel FRANCHISE, a service. Consumers are protected by Lemon Laws 
against defective autos. Filthy hotel operation is a public health 
responsibility, regulated by local authorities. One would have 
thought an expert in American business practices would know the 
difference between a franchise and a product liability.




At 10:28 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
>  >>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.
>
>Exactly  and so Bed bugs in some sleazy hotel in India
>should not be considered as a bench mark
>
>>>*** American consumers have many recourses. Easiest
>of it is
>>>availability of CHOICE.
>
>We did move out a day after the incident  did not have
>much choice ... it was a holiday weekend.  In fact,
>on day of incident we did not have ANY CHOICE except
>moving to some 5 star paying a couple of hundred
>dollars.   you will surely have such CHOICE everywhere
>in India if you are ready to pay for 5 stars
>
>
>However,  having choice does not justify the business
>model of HOJO ... an  American Company.   Imagine you
>buy a Tata Indica/Nano in Guwahati and if there are
>problem,  Tata says your dealer should take care of it
>.... we do not have any responsibility !
>
>
>
>>>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  !!!!
>
>
>
> 
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