On our last afternoon in Delhi, we wandered over to Conaught place and then on to the Imperial Hotel. This gave us an entirely different view of India. Such a huge contrast. The Imperial is a 5 star hotel with not an ounce of dust.
Every inch is polished and immaculate. This was the only place where playing our white card came in handy. The rest of the time we were trying to bargain for the local price, but being westerners we could walk into the luxury hotel to spy on things and no questions asked. We used their bathrooms and were in disbelief. They came equipped with toilet paper and, the best part, soap! We washed our hands thoroughly. There was a stack of rolled up white wash cloths garnished with fresh flowers. We each took one to dry our hands and decided, why not? So we washed our arms, faces, and necks. Thank you five star hotel for your free services.
The thing that makes the contrast of India so apparent is walking out on the street right outside of the palm tree lined drive of the hotel. Right away I saw a small boy without a leg and a woman holding a baby leading a man that could barely walk with sores all over his body. We already felt like queens staying at our hotel above the bazaar in paharganj having a roof top café. I don’t think I could handle an upgrade.
On our last afternoon in Delhi, we wandered over to Conaught place and then on to the Imperial Hotel. This gave us an entirely different view of India. Such a huge contrast. The Imperial is a 5 star hotel with not an ounce of dust.
Every inch is polished and immaculate. This was the only place where playing our white card came in handy. The rest of the time we were trying to bargain for the local price, but being westerners we could walk into the luxury hotel to spy on things and no questions asked. We used their bathrooms and were in disbelief. They came equipped with toilet paper and, the best part, soap! We washed our hands thoroughly. There was a stack of rolled up white wash cloths garnished with fresh flowers. We each took one to dry our hands and decided, why not? So we washed our arms, faces, and necks. Thank you five star hotel for your free services.
The thing that makes the contrast of India so apparent is walking out on the street right outside of the palm tree lined drive of the hotel. Right away I saw a small boy without a leg and a woman holding a baby leading a man that could barely walk with sores all over his body. We already felt like queens staying at our hotel above the bazaar in paharganj having a roof top café. I don’t think I could handle an upgrade.
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