"We have had the dirtiest award category for some years now, but it has been reportedly introduced for the first time in India," said
Sharat Dhall, Managing Director of , Trip Advisor India. "We have discovered that some hotels take the concept of offering dirt-cheap rooms too literally. Guests have penned reviews like "It is better to live on the street than the room here."
Hotel Ashok reacted angrily to the rating. "I feel that the rankings are not credible since they are the opinions of a few users on the Internet," said S.K. Sibal, General Manager of the hotel.
But Rajendera Kumar, Vice President of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India, reportedly said, "To a great extent, the survey could be correct."
With the Commonwealth games a year away in 2010, the report should be an eye-opener and a wake up call, according to Kumar. Here is the full list of The Dirty Ten:
The Dirty Ten
Centaur Hotel IGI Airport, Delhi |
Hotel Regent Continental, Delhi |
Ashok Hotel, Delhi |
Marina Hotel, Delhi |
Jupiter Spa & Resort, Goa |
Ajanta Hotel, Delhi |
The Connaught, Delhi |
Hotel Janpath Ashok, Delhi |
Hotel Welcome Palace, Delhi |
Hotel Yamuna View, UP |
The good news is that three Indian hotels- the Jas Vilas and The Taj Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, and the Oberoi Grand of Kolkata -- have found a place in the list of top 100 hotels in various categories.
While the Jas Vilas figures on the list of Top 100 Bargain Hotels worldwide, the Grand Oberoi tops the list for India and has been included in the Top 100 Luxury Hotels list globally. Similarly, The Taj Rambagh Palace has found a place on the list of Top 100 Luxury Hotels.
The lists were released on the occasion of the announcement of 2009 Travellers' Choice awards for best hotels and included categories like 'best bargain', 'best luxury', 'best hidden gems', 'best for families', 'best for romance', 'best inns and business-to-business', 'best all-inclusive hotels', 'best service' and 'best brands' by the Trip Adviser..
Here are the Top Ten Luxury Hotels in India
!. Oberoi Grand, Kolkata
2. Taj Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
3. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
4. Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
5. Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur
6. Amanbagh Resort, Ajabgarh
7. Oberoi Cecil, Shimla
8. Oberoi Vanyavilas - Ranthambore
9.. Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur
10. Taj West End, Bangalore
For the budget conscious, the following Top Ten should be helpful
1. Jas Vilas, Jaipur
2. Shanti Home, Delhi
3. Sajhome, Kochi
4. Hotel Arches Kochi
5. Ratan Vilas , Jodhpur
6. Mewar Haveli, Udaipur
7. Devra Udaipur, Udaipur
8. St. Mark's, Bangalore
9. Raintree Lodge - Fort Cochin, Kerala
10. Greenshore apartments, Kovalam |