Reviews are ordered by language and date with a maximum of 25 reviews.
Good Value, Modern Hotel, odd location
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3.6 |
Guest name: Tripper21, London
Large modern hotel built into the back half of a large office complex building in Ameerpet, Hyderabad.
Very large clean rooms, efficient staff. Free Internet. Good Aircon.
Restaurant and Breakast fine, though a little too many indian choices and only a few "western" options. Most "modern" indian hotels seem to offer a 50/50 choice of indian/western breakfast options, but this hotel seemed to offer 95% indian/5% western.
I amused myself one morning watching a group of European tourists dribble down to breakfast and each member of the party in turn would then wander around and struggle to find something they wanted for breakfast, and this resulted in an enormous queue for a very odd and inefficient toaster that never seemed to be clear how to work it. I am sure this is not uncommon event and would possibly have expected the many many staff hanging around at breakfast to have recognised this situation and responded, but hey - this is India.....
Location is odd, not really in the centre of the city, but I dont really know where the "center" is anyway, I was traveling each day to HiTech city (as I presume many other guests were) and this was taking between 45-90 minutes each way according to traffic and weather. Think this would be the same at any other hotel anywhere else in the city.
Oddly, I didnt see ANY hotels close (or closer) to the HiTech city IT park developments, with many thousands of staff and possibly hundreds of visitors.
To summarise..... Good value. Safe and reliable option, even if the location is not the cleanest location in the city. Once inside the hotel is comfortable, spacious, clean, safe, modern and efficient.
My ratings for this hotel are:
3.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
4.0 Value
3.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
2.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Good for foreigners and women, but I had lots of oddball experiences
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4.0 |
Guest name: obscuretravels, chapel hill, nc
I was a foreigner in a foreign land when I was in India for two weeks, and as a female foreigner, I was very concerned about being ripped off and kidnapped at the hotel I stayed at. A friend's family booked me at Aditya Park Inn for 1 week, and I ended up staying there my 2nd week, too, because I found it satisfactory enough.
It has a complimentary breakfast buffet, which, while ample, can get tiresome when you have it every day for 14 days straight, as it is largely the same items over and over again. They will try to re-use an item from the previous day in a new form (a la mom's leftovers), but it was always such an oddball approach that it could not be passed off as anything but the proverbial last night's meatloaf. In other words, they could not successfully camouflage last morning's croissants into this morning's bread pudding.
As all room service in India is, this one is cheap by USD standards, and the late night dining menu is worth having if you're in a pinch and need some food late at night (though much cheaper food can be had elsewhere, of course).
The hotel was very clean and spacious. The staff was courteous, but sometimes to the point of being unnecessarily helpful and formal. I think this only became evident to me because I basically turned into a long-term resident--had I only stayed there for 1 wk or less, I would not have noticed their strangely stilted behavior and unnecessary formalities. In addition, I think this stilted behavior stems from a desire to demonstrate professionalism and deference to guests/customers, and it is something that I noticed all over India. Unfortunately, there is no room for a sense of humor when it comes to hospitality--very stiff and formal is the name of the game. Lots of random and inconsistent knocks on my door to ask if I needed new towels, laundry service, etc., which became tiresome. I was mad that some flowers I had hung upside down to dry were thrown away by housekeeping. But these are minor complaints in the face of an otherwise very safe and decent hotel, which, apparently, if you are to believe Lonely Planet and other guidebooks, can at times be hard to find. No roaches, etc.
You get a fruit plate on your last night there.
They staff tries so hard for you to enjoy your stay, that it's hard not to feel like you should be enjoying your stay. Since I think safety and cleanliness are the main priorities during a stay in a place like India, the deficiencies and oddities of the hotel staff are excused.
Internet in the hotel is outrageously expensive, and while sometimes they may not charge you, one wily guy behind the front desk once tried to overcharge me about 5x too much because he thought he could--he backed down as soon as I asserted myself, though. Out of the 2-3 times I broke down to use the hotel internet, I was only charged once by that fool. Go to a local internet cafe instead, and it will be much cheaper--many are within walking distance. The 2-story shopping plaza on the same side of the street as the hotel just down the block has a ton, and I particularly enjoyed the one on the 2nd floor that looks like a tiny theme park with mountains and wavy faux-brick walls separating each terminal. Cute theme, cheap rates, and honest people working there.
Also, a lady named Sneha at the hotel went above and beyond the call of duty and escorted my companion and I to a local tailor to help my companion get some clothing made, also serving as interpreter between my companion and the tailor.
At the end of our stay, there was a big miscommunication about the rate for the room (inconsistent information is inevitable in India), which the staff remained polite but firm about, and when the manager was called to the scene, he handled the matter extremely well and gracefully, and we were satisfied with the result.
Ah,and the bathroom has a retractable clothesline over the tub, which is handy, and a western toilet (with a spray nozzle you can use if you prefer the Indian style of toileting).
My ratings for this hotel are:
4.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
4.0 Value
3.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Nice Stay
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4.4 |
Guest name: ke_parmar, Tanzania
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Mar 2007
It was my first visit to Hyderabad. I was there to a attend a wedding . The city was New to me so while doing booking i requested to be piked up from the airport. On coming out at airport I was been pickeup nicely by the Hotel Airport representative.When I reached at hotel I had a smooth check in. I was given the executive room. They offer a very good deal i.e complimentary dinner,breakfast, copmlimentary house drinks served in evening at there lounge. All this was just for $ 145 per night. Food is good, Staff is very coutertious and efficient. Overall I would say this is probably the best hotel I have ever stayed.
My ratings for this hotel are:
5.0 Check in / front desk
4.0 Business service
5.0 Service
4.0 Rooms
4.0 Location
4.0 Cleanliness
A comfortable hotel
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4.5 |
Guest name: brett-au, Sydney
This was a very comfortable hotel. I was booked in on the 7th “executive” floor. My room was nicely furnished and had a well stocked minibar (if you care about such things). The 7th floor has an “executive club”. I guess the main advantage here is you can have a quiet chat over food with other business people or hold a small meeting. I’m uncertain why you would choose to dine here as the main area has a much bigger range.
There was a comment that breakfast was a little limited. There is a good range of food, but its true they don’t alter the menu that often. Desserts for dinner on the other hand is a much more lavish affair.
For U$130 I got a free dinner or lunch each night stayed, free breakfast, free laundry for one set of clothes (per stay), free collection from the airport, and two bottles of water every day. The room was always spotless. If you looked closely you can see one or two minor flaws – some due to age. The windows need improving as a lot of street noise comes in. I didn’t find that a problem personally.
Internet was intermittent, but they allowed me full access to their “business centre”. The staff were very helpful in this regard. When it was working you could WIFI from your room, or use the executive club computers. Complimentary printing also. The gym is miniature. You might be able to work out, but don’t expect too much.
This hotel is recommended and is good value seeing that many other hotels are charging almost double for the same thing. You may need to twist an arm to get the best "non-tourist" rate.
My ratings for this hotel are:
4.0 Check in / front desk
3.0 Business service
5.0 Value
4.0 Service
5.0 Rooms
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
Mediocre
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2.0 |
Guest name: globetrotty, Maryland
Guest type: Honeymoon
stayed in Oct 2006
It's unfortunate that it's impossible to find a good hotel for reasonable rates in Hyderabad. Aditya Park Inn must know that its guests don't have many other options, because the hotel is so satisfied with its own mediocrity. It's just riding on the wave of the city's popularity.
The staff, for example, is a total joke -- don't expect them to treat you like a guest!! Strange, because there's so many staff and yet not one person seems to have a clue. The location also stinks - the hotel is in an extremely busy area. It takes 15 minutes just to get out of the hotel and to the nearby roads that have shopping. To get to any other part of town, including the famed Charminar, expect it to take over an hour and half.
The strengths of this hotel is that the rooms are comfortable. It also has a 24 hour restaurant and a large variety for the breakfast buffet.
My ratings for this hotel are:
1.0 Check in / front desk
2.0 Business service
2.0 Value
1.0 Service
3.0 Rooms
1.0 Location
4.0 Cleanliness