Rajasthan #4: A Tale of Two Hotels
Since ours was a last-minute trip to Rajasthan, we ended up in a hotel in a visibly run-down part of Jaisalmer. Narrow streets, garbage strewn everywhere, open drains, cows everywhere… you get the picture. (But like everything else in the Golden City, the hotel and buildings near it had the palace look and color). This hotel even had a Terms & Conditions (T&C) card in the room; I’ve highlighted the funniest parts: It was the kind of hotel where you have to call the Reception to operate things in the room (TV – where are the remotes? Geyser – master switch at the Reception). You get the idea. But hey, it offered free Wi-fi (but you had to ask Reception to get the password), which was all my 12 yo daughter really wanted. And she had a good laugh reading the T&C card. So did we. ~~ Meanwhile, at the other end of the hotels spectrum in Rajasthan are the heritage palace-turned-to-hotels. Of the palaces converted to hotels, some are way too expen...