Did you notice that IGI T3 (that is the international airport in New Delhi) has a transit hotel now? I have to admit I didn’t till I got invited to write about it. So I spent some time at the Eaton Smart Transit Hotel today. I will give you the hotel report a little later,…
Category: Hotels
Suryagarh Jaisalmer in Pictures
I went to Suryagarh at Jaisalmer in January and had a fabulous time there. The complete Suryagarh Jaisalmer story is now up at Gonomad. Do read the story. In the process I looked the other way, over the wall and saw a helicopter parked at the premises. I asked Pallavi who has been to the property…
Meeting Manvendra Singh Shekhawat at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
Google Manvendra Singh Shekhawat and chances are you would find more images and stories from his modeling days with Gladrags rather than being the owner of Suryagarh, Jaisalmer. I met him first over the lunch at Nosh, the coffee shop at Suryagarh. We were in a group and all of us had questions for him,…
When did you Last Kept Still for an Hour and Did Nothing?
When was the last time you lay down for an hour and you were awake? OK tossing and turning is not counted. I did it today morning at Rait, the spa at Suryagarh, Jaisalmer. I went for a Bliss Bali massage and it was sheer bliss to be pampered for an hour while the mind just thought of…
A Quick Hi from Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
This is where I am writing the post from, Suryagarh, Jaisalmer. I reached Jodhpur in the morning and had a nice ride to Jaisalmer in a Tata Aria. In the evening the plans are to go to the sand dunes. I am quite excited about that. Tomorrow is for the city tour and day…
Sea Shell Resort, Havelock
These are the cottages at the Sea Shell Resort at Havelock. The rooms are air conditioned and it was definitely needed in October. I found the rooms comfortable and it has TV as well, which I hardly watched. Can you see how many coconut trees the resort has? No wonder, at lunch they would…
Stags Head Hotel, Bowness on Windermere, Lake District, UK
During my visit to the Lake District I at stayed at the Stags Head Hotel on Bowness on Windermere for two nights. It is a two minutes walk from the lake. The location of the hotel is great. Stags Head was recommended to my by the travel agents at the Lancaster University. They quoted…
The Fanny Parkes Room at Ilbert Manor, Mussoorie
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUuuGvX396A I stayed at the Fanny Parkes room at the Ilbert Manor, Mussoorie. It has one of the best views at the entire property. And I specially liked the no smoking sign that said “no one has smoked here since 1840, we would appreciate your keeping the tradition alive.” For those of you who are on…
And they Call it a Tent!
I stayed at the Della Camps for two nights. They call it a camp and a tent. For me this is what is a tent. Something that you can pull down and pack it in a rucksack! I entered my tent after a sumptuous lunch, the air conditioning was on, there were fruits on the table (some…
West End Hotel, Mumbai
In January I went to Mumbai twice, maybe it is because of that I am struggling to get out in February, I exhausted my Feb quota in Jan itself. One of the visits was to chair a session of NHRD on social media. The session itself was quite enjoyable but this post it about the…