4/5 Satya Sarada K. 3 years ago on Google
This
is
a
formal
place
meant
for
long
term
japanese
and
korean
businessmen
who
manage
work
in
Sri
City.
When
we
visited
in
January
they
had
85%
occupancy.
They
generally
expect
Indians
to
stay
for
a
short
time.
In
Jan,
the
front
desk
was
always
asking
us
when
we
would
check
out.
Since
we
had
a
few
months
of
interest
related
to
Pulicat
Lake,
we
asked
for
their
long
term
options.
The
deal.fell
thru
for
multiple
reasons
and
we
moved
out.
Then
Covid
lockdown
happened.
We
reconnected
with
Senri
management
in
April.
They
helped
us
with
resources
acquisition,
even
though
we
were
not
their
guests
at
that
time.
I
was
deeply
touched
by
this.
We
moved
back
into
Senri
in
July
and
stayed
till
September.
We
never
went
out
of
the
compound
till
September
beginning.
We
literally
felt
jailed.
Around
September
we
were
allowed
use
of
the
Senri
car
and
life
looked
up
a
little.
We
checked
out
on
Oct
1st.
From
the
first,
I
liked
the
flat,
the
furniture,
the
building,
the
view
of
Thirumala
hills
and
the
sky
from
the
terrace.
Food
was
always
a
problem
even
in
Jan
and
grew
progressively
worse
around
August.
We
stopped
using
their
service.
Initial
complaints
were
about
limited
range
for
vegetarians
and
lack
of
south
indian
dishes.
Later
complaints
were
poor
cooking
and
finally
spoilt
ingredients.
This
was
when
I
realised
that
we
have
to
go
where
we
are
the
target
market...
not
an
add-on.
I
liked
the
advantage
of
trained
housekeeping.
The
staff
are
clean
and
pleasant.
The
management
tried
to
accommodate
our
extra
needs,
and
assured
us
that
we
were
valuable
guests.
I
could
see
their
effort.
Once
lockdown
was
lifted
and
the
foreigners
came
back,
I
sensed
differential
treatment.
We
were
the
last
to
be
served
at
the
anniversary
celebrations.
Weekly
deep
cleaning
was
done
only
on
request
or
forgotten.
Even
the
vaccuum
cleaner
was
brought
only
when
I
asked
for
it.
We
had
use
of
the
Senri
car
but
in
specific
time
slots
when
the
other
guests
and
hotel
staff
didn't
need
it.
It
was
too
hot
by
the
lake
and
the
good
veggies
were
finished
in
the
supermarket.
The
other
car
also
arranged
by
Senri
for
us
was
twice
as
costly.
We
used
that
other
car
to
visit
wonderful
spots
around
pulicat
lake,
which
was
the
real
purpose
of
our
visit...
the
drivers
didn't
know
where
to
go,
but
we
did.
There
is
a
clean
gym
with
a
view
of
the
beautiful
hills.
The
equipment
was
slightly
rusty
and
creaky
at
the
time
of
our
stay,
but
we
put
the
gym
to
good
use.
We
missed
having
a
gas
stove.
We
procured
vessels
for
use
on
the
induction
stove
and
the
microwave.
The
front
office
managers
even
cooked
in
their
home
for
us
on
a
couple
of
occasions.
That
was
very
nice
of
them.
Rooms
with
the
sunset
view
of
the
hills
are
better
than
view
of
the
sunrise
through
buildings
under
construction.
Higher
floors
are
better
for
view
than
the
lower
ones.
Also
the
lower
floors
are
closer
to
the
transformer
and
generator.
Our
longer
stay
was
sadly
on
the
second
floor,
next
to
the
transformer
and
with
buildings
under
construction
on
the
east
and
south.
During
September
was
also
when
the
international
guests
were
under
quarantine...
a
generally
nervous
time
for
two
weeks.
As
it
turned
out
they
were
fine,
but
it
was
more
than
a
little
unnerving.
We
learned
the
vagaries
of
gas
heated
showers
and
managed
good
temperature
showers
on
most
of
the
days.
The
AC
in
the
large
bedroom
would
shut
off
unpredictably,
we
never
figured
that
out.
The
beds
were
creaky
and
not
really
designed
for
the
flat
we
stayed
in
the
second
visit.
They
were
a
better
fit
in
the
flat
we
stayed
in
the
first
time.
In
the
overall
assessment,
there
were
issues
of
us
not
being
their
Target
Market,
their
own
System
Design
issues
and
complications
due
to
Covid
and
Lockdown.
There
was
a
visible
effort
on
the
part
of
some
of
their
management
team
to
try
and
keep
us
pleased.
The
most
important
thing
for
us
was
that
we
had
a
clean
and
safe
place
to
wait
out
the
global
hardship.
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