Well, what a difference a day makes.
We decided to have a light breakfast at Singhvi's Haveli then tell the Manager we were leaving, and our reasons why. If we needed further proof that it wasn't the place for us we stepped outside our room this morning and found bedsheets and belongings strewn around one of the daybeds in the private lounge area adjoining the suites ... so they were obviously subletting! There were no empty tables for breakfast so we settled up and piled our cases into a Tuk Tuk for the ride to our new home.
What a lovely place .... our room and balcony areas, overlooking the pool
Nice sunken bath with shower ...Note to self: Do not kick the step/mounting block which is covered with a towel but made of solid stone underneath!
This balcony are area is covered
and this gets full sun from late morning
The gardens are lush with lots of 'hidden' areas where you can sit and enjoy a drink or just chill out in private
We decided to go for a walk just to see what was in the area ... the manager suggested heading for what he called a palace and park but we must have taken a wrong turning and just ended up wandering aimlessly. However the people we met were definitely very friendly and not at all as hostile as those in the Centre of town.
Just a few pics
street cleaners taking a break
Heavily laden
Cow posing outside the entrance to our hotel
Well we've fallen on our feet here ... what a lovely serene hotel! We'd highly recommend it but I doubt we'll ever return to Jodhpur
We decided to have a light breakfast at Singhvi's Haveli then tell the Manager we were leaving, and our reasons why. If we needed further proof that it wasn't the place for us we stepped outside our room this morning and found bedsheets and belongings strewn around one of the daybeds in the private lounge area adjoining the suites ... so they were obviously subletting! There were no empty tables for breakfast so we settled up and piled our cases into a Tuk Tuk for the ride to our new home.
What a lovely place .... our room and balcony areas, overlooking the pool
Nice sunken bath with shower ...Note to self: Do not kick the step/mounting block which is covered with a towel but made of solid stone underneath!
This balcony are area is covered
and this gets full sun from late morning
The gardens are lush with lots of 'hidden' areas where you can sit and enjoy a drink or just chill out in private
We decided to go for a walk just to see what was in the area ... the manager suggested heading for what he called a palace and park but we must have taken a wrong turning and just ended up wandering aimlessly. However the people we met were definitely very friendly and not at all as hostile as those in the Centre of town.
Just a few pics
street cleaners taking a break
Heavily laden
Cow posing outside the entrance to our hotel
Well we've fallen on our feet here ... what a lovely serene hotel! We'd highly recommend it but I doubt we'll ever return to Jodhpur
Hurray! It appears that I can post again! So glad you found a good hotel - what a shame the other one got good reviews and was so bad. You'll have to make your own review so other unwary visitors won't be caught.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed your visit here in spite of the negatives.
Wow the new hotel looks fab-u-lous dahling! It never ceases to amaze me how colourful everyone is, even the street cleaners look gorgeous. Shame about Jodphur though.
ReplyDeleteYeayyyy ... its seems there may be a conflict with Firefox and Blogger. After searching the 'Help' section and getting totally confused I thought I'd try using Chrome as a last resort and it seems to work - I can now respond to comments. Need to catch up with the backlog now.
ReplyDeleteThe hotel is great Di, I'm surprised its only a 3 star as it has as many facilities as many 4+ stars we've stayed at. Food choice is a little limited but perfectly adequate. Very happy here.
The traditional clothing is beautiful, even the 'lowliest' look gorgeous. Its quite sad that most younger people now opt for Western clothing ... but times move on I guess.
So glad you lucked into that beautiful place :)
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