[Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff.

Sun Jan 13 21:02:00 PST 2008

They say all the airlines do not have trained pilots with CAT-III landing (don't know what this technically mean).

  Mridul

Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
  Ram

That link to Delhi airport - its nothing like what we saw on Dec 27th (for a
few hours) on the way to Guwahati.

While we were picking up the baggage, I did make the customary trip to the
restroom. They had Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer.

Btw: Does anyone know why Delhi always seems to a have a problem with
flights in the winter fog? I thought they were all now equipped with ILS
(Instrument Landing Systems).

--Ram

On 1/11/08, Ram Dhar wrote:
>
>
> Tell me what is not expensive these days in Indian Metros :-)
>
> Delhi prices have gone up as much as 40% in 5 star hotels in the last 2
> years . Bcoz of room shortages and high prices I read recently many
> international tour operators are now bypassig Delhi and Bombay . Rajasthan,
> Kerala, Goa are popular for the tour operators .
>
> Approx 30,000 additional hotel rooms will be required in the city of
> Delhi and the NCR to meet the requirement of Commonwealth Games 2010. Read
> it in newspapers that 5 years tax holiday for budget and luxury hotels
> announced to promote investment in hotel sector.
>
>
> In calcutta if u book ahead of time , oberoi grand /Taj Bengal rooms can
> be booked for 145 - 170 dollars/nite. Both very good hotels. Food and
> service in both Taj Bengal /Oberoi ..simply superb ! Peerless Inn near
> oberoi hotel is also pretty reaonable and good. It was around Rs 3000/nite
> few years back.They have a great restaurant, Aheli ...bengali thali there
> is out of the world !! Location is also great as one can just walk around
> there do all the shopping in maidan area.
>
> Calcutta International airport - it's in a bad shape ...do u know there
> are two unions among porters there ....one backed by red brigade and one by
> Mamatas .......so lets stop the discussion here .....only place you will get
> hot tea/coffee after late nite arrival is Jyoti Basus house in saltlake
> ...coz the coffee shops and restaurant are all closed between 10 pm and 6 AM
> (atleast last time I was there in 2006) !
>
> Lets hope Intl/domestic airports in Delhi-Bombay (facelift and additional
> runways et al) are completed per schedule by 2010 ...it's an eye sore and
> torture to go to these airports --> two classic examples of INDIA GROWING
> BUT NOT SHOWING.
>
> Something really good happening to Bl're atlast, see the status , photos
> of the new Bangalore airport :
>
>
> http://www.bialairport.com/project_pictures.htm?cid=leftnavigation&ses=bial
>
>
> $US 1.3 Billion being spent for Delhi Airport upgrade -
>
>
> http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1171837303.html
>
> work progress status -
>
> http://www.newdelhiairport.in/
>
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:09:29 -0600> From: assamrs at gmail.com> To:
> assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff> >
> Just a few points.> > The Airport Hotel in Kolkata is under contruction. We
> did get to stay in the> Senator (Camay street). Pretty good. Rs7500 +luxury
> tax. Airport pickup/drop> is about 1600.> > The biggest hotel scams are in
> Delhi though. Last year we stayed at the the> JP Vasan International (near
> the airport). They charge about 13,000 + lux.> tax. For that price, one
> would expect a great room. The room was ok -> nothing to write home about.
> The hotel has a great foyer, great> complementary breakfast though.> > A
> great hotel for its price was the Swagatham Beach Hotel in Kovalam. We got>
> a suite with a balcony overlooking the sea for 4500 per night. B'fast>
> complementary.> > I find that hotels in Delhi/Mumbai are simply overrated
> and over priced.> > --Ram> > > > > On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta <
> cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:> >> >> > > >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.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > 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.> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
> >> > >> > >> > >> > >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 !!> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> >
> >> > >> >> >
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