8/10 Very good
1 Feb 2025
A work in progress.
The place is still under construction and it looks it in some places. There is still plastic covering on some fixtures in the room and bathroom, and the remnants of it, not fully removed from some chairs and door handles. Very sloppy and rushed looking. It’s comfortable but much more spartan that the images online would have you believe — all are virtually staged images, not the actual rooms at all. Mattress was quite firm — which I like, others may not. Bedding itself of high quality. Good water pressure in shower, with ample hot water. WiFi in the rooms (I was on the second floor) is, charitably, spotty. Less charitable, unworkable as it goes down every few minutes and then doesn’t come back for several. Not sure if this is the service itself or that repeaters need to be set up throughout the building to extend the signal. Food on site was excellent. Staff I interacted with were all helpful. Discounting that all lodging prices are hugely inflated during Kumbh Mela, this price is still much too high for what you are getting. Billed as luxury, and looks it from the images on booking sites, however it is at least two grades down from this, at least while under construction. This is all a good example of over-promising and under-delivering. Again, food was excellent, atmosphere peaceful, and staff helpful. But facilities are most definitely a work in progress at the moment.
Matthew
Matthew, 2-night trip
