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...Means staying in India in style. Friendly, helpful staff, and with beautiful surroundings.
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Le Meridien! This was my home for 5 weeks, starting at 1:30 am in late July. A guy from the hotel met me at the airport; very friendly and the only greeting I had that time of night. People here went out of their way with courtesy. |
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My room was #107. Quiet, and overlooking busy Sankey Road. The bed here was incredibly comfortable, and I always got good sleep. I made use of the four pillows they gave me--2 on each side, one under my head and one over my head. It was a cave! I loved it. Ever since then I've been trying that at home. |
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| Inside--the building seemed to have Egyptian-type motifs, brass and gold tones, and the other structures and wood flooring were great. | |
This was the view of the wall corner--definitely Egyptian, or at least it reminded me a little of the Fox Theatre back in Atlanta. Again, the styling details were certainly not overlooked. |
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| Upstairs view from the main floor; I loved taking the short stairwells up because it looked and smelled woodsy-musty like what Casablanca (sans smoke) might have smelled like. Here I guess the shot's a little blurry--I must have been excited. | |
If you took the elevator, a guard would be there to meet you--it was very cool! The dining hall stood behind him and further down the hall to the left--the breakfasts were wonderful and free! Very International/Continental. |
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| Yet another view, looking down from the third floor--(hope you'll forgive me, those of you who are skiddish with heights.) I didn't want to lean over much more myself. It was a central layout, where you could view all floors straight down. At the top of the photo you can see the front desk. | |
To the left of the front desk, was this Knight statue. I guess they were really into chivalrous protection, which was just fine by me. At one point we'd gotten wind of a strike uprising happening outside in town, so I was glad to be in here. |
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Now for the sturdy Courtesy folks! Check out the moustache on this guy. He was super nice to pose for me here. :)
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