master guest house

philip007

Having read the good reviews and resonable rates of this hotel in Delhi - I tried to book in October only to find that they are charging R3500 per night + all tax !!! Wow that surprised me a lot.

Any reason for the major increase in rates ? Is there somethig I am missing ?

I need a centrally located mid-range hotel. Is this the rate that I need to expect ?

Many thanks for any info.

Philip

LilBoy BigTown

Not knowing the hotel its hard to say how they compare, but the price quoted does sound exhorbitant.

Look around and you should find a better deal.

Hal

Ginger hotel gets good reviews here and it's about Rs 1000 a night. You can get something pretty good for under Rs 2000, certainly.

philip007

Thanks guys.

Hal yes I have read some good reviews of Ginger hotel too - however I have also read that it is in a really bad part of Delhi.

Any views ?

Philip

Hal

I like staying in the "bad" parts of town. They're far more interesting. I visited Connaught Place for an hour or two last trip and I thought it was dreadful. I stayed in Old Delhi.

goingback

You will be lucky to book Ginger - be quick. We missed out for November. Good luck. We are trying Tara Palace on a recommendation from a friend who has stayed many times.

Hal

Tara Palace is where I stayed. It's good. Take advantage of the rooftop in the morning and evenings. They'll bring drinks and food up for you, too. I'd be wary of their offers of travel services. I didn't find their recommended agent to be very honest.

goingback

Although I thought the reviews on TA were good, I felt about dubious about the glowing reports for Rameez the travel guy. We are gonna have a good walk around ourselves as it's close to the Red Fort and other places. We will walk about unless the hassle from touts gets too much.

deakspeak1

Hi 007 - I have also received the same quote from master guest house. I guess they're looking at a different market after their renovations - have to look elsewhere.

philip007

Yep I think master guest house have completed renovations and clearly their cost have gone up.

I dont think I want to chance staying in Paharganji and I am having great difficulty in booking a decent hotel for any less so I am feeling that I may have to go with this price. R3500 just seems expensive for Delhi.

I have tried Hotel Ginger however as predicted - fully booked.

Hal is Tara Palace in Old Delhi. Was it clean is a decent area ?

Cheers.

Philip

delhiwala

Tara Palace is pumped up place by the fake reviewers.

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Hal

Old Delhi is a bustling place. Packed and noisy and full of action. I didn't find it any dirtier than other places in India. Might be a bit of a shock if you've just arrived in India for the first time, but I loved it. (I went there after 2 weeks in Hyderabad)

Tara Palace is back from the street, though and is quiet.

Like Delhiwala says, lots of the reviews online are planted - take them with a grain of salt. You'd think it was a 9/10 from the reviews. I'd give it a 6 or 7.

goingback

Tara Palace was recommended to me by my colleague Major Singh, he and his family stay there at least once a year. So even though reviews are fake, I can vouch for one genuine person saying it's clean and cheap, plus Hal thinks it's ok. It's in walking distance to the Fort too.

Indianworker

Rs,3,500? I have recommended this place loads of times as it is near to where I live and located in a nice, pleasant residential area but cannot believe this price.

There has been building work going on but I thought that was the place next door - will go and have a look tonight to see what they have done to have gone from 600-1000rps a night to 3,500rps a night.

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Indianworker

OK, went there last night, got a look around and the low down regarding prices.

Basically, they have added a small but very nicely decorated bathroom (shower, toilet and washbasin) to their 3 double rooms and included breakfast in their new pricing.

I can see the place has been redecorated and as usual it looks clean and homely.

At present their charges are:

Single occupancy - Rs. 2,000 (inc breakfast)

Double occupancy - Rs.2,500 (inc breakfast)

From 1 September 2009 their charges are:

Single occupancy - Rs. 3,000 (inc breakfast)

Double occupancy - Rs. 3,500 (inc breakfast)

I cannot judge how competitive this is for Delhi as I am living here and do not need to stay in a hotel etc but can say the place is clean, homely and the area is peaceful with good access to central Delhi.