lake shore hotel udaipur = nightmare!

bin sleepin · Mar 2nd, 2006, 19:34

Just a quickie to advise you all not to stay at the lake shore hotel in udaipur.
The manager is clearly mad - after confirming that we could stay 4/5 days at a reduced rate - 400, we were told the next day that we had to leave as a group were arriving. We protested (strongly) and stayed put.
On leaving he shouted that "we had not sought permission to use the washing line outside the room" this despite all other rooms using theirs.
So, all in all give it a miss. The rooms are pretty filthy too.

davyd · Mar 2nd, 2006, 20:08

Interesting, this hotel was actually recommended by LP, but it have been sliding down over last years. Where is the bottom? Maybe next time it will not be included (now it figures in both India and Rajasthan guides).

LuAnnandJawahar · Mar 3rd, 2006, 01:36

Unfortunately it's not that uncommon for hotels to oust you if they have a chance to accommodate a group. But a quality operation will "walk" you to a "sister property", not just toss you out on the street without helping you make other arrangements.

In the parlour · Mar 3rd, 2006, 03:40

Seems like the manager was the notorious Babu Fawlty.

PeakXV · Mar 3rd, 2006, 03:55

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Originally Posted by Namaste India Tours

Unfortunately it's not that uncommon for hotels to oust you if they have a chance to accommodate a group. But a quality operation will "walk" you to a "sister property", not just toss you out on the street without helping you make other arrangements.

I got the Heave-Ho from a Hotel in Chandigarh because of that. It was my fault because I had overstayed my booking. I asked politely to arrange something & they cleared out a Storage closet, installed a Charpoy and reading light & let me stay the extra night free.

davyd · Mar 3rd, 2006, 04:30

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Originally Posted by Namaste India Tours

Unfortunately it's not that uncommon for hotels to oust you if they have a chance to accommodate a group. But a quality operation will "walk" you to a "sister property", not just toss you out on the street without helping you make other arrangements.

Another thing like that happened with me several times in South India - because many hotels there actually demand to pay for your stay in advance they can throw you out in the street on last paid day without warning - just they book occupied rooms. This may be problem if you are on transit and do not know will be onward tickets available or will not. Posiible but not ideal solution - to pay for more days than you intend unless you have onward ticket in hands and on actual departure ask for change.

steven_ber · Mar 3rd, 2006, 05:40

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Originally Posted by In the parlour

Seems like the manager was the notorious Babu Fawlty.

Very good.

Mar 2nd, 2006, 19:34	#1
bin sleepin licence to loaf Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Home Posts: 29	lake shore hotel udaipur = nightmare! Just a quickie to advise you all not to stay at the lake shore hotel in udaipur. The manager is clearly mad - after confirming that we could stay 4/5 days at a reduced rate - 400, we were told the next day that we had to leave as a group were arriving. We protested (strongly) and stayed put. On leaving he shouted that "we had not sought permission to use the washing line outside the room" this despite all other rooms using theirs. So, all in all give it a miss. The rooms are pretty filthy too.

Mar 3rd, 2006, 01:36	#3
LuAnnandJawahar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Delhi/U.S. Posts: 664	Unfortunately it's not that uncommon for hotels to oust you if they have a chance to accommodate a group. But a quality operation will "walk" you to a "sister property", not just toss you out on the street without helping you make other arrangements. __________________ Reject violence.

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In the parlour Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The US Posts: 85	Seems like the manager was the notorious Babu Fawlty. __________________ It is great to shake off the trammels of the world and public opinion...and to be known by no other title than The Gentleman in the Parlour. -William Hazlitt

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davyd just a traveler Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 323	Interesting, this hotel was actually recommended by LP, but it have been sliding down over last years. Where is the bottom? Maybe next time it will not be included (now it figures in both India and Rajasthan guides).

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