How
can I describe Hotel Oasis? - Paradise really....
Situated
only a few steps from the bus station on the way out of town this is one of the
bigger, prettier hotels in Pushkar. It stands three stories high and is
coloured bright sapphire. It'’s rooms are spotless and run from 250 rupee with
no air-conditioning, to huge rooms with double bed, crisp air-conditioning,
silver mirror, a coffin-like bath and satellite television (800 rupees). My
room was like this and was a wonderful place to come back to after the heat of
Pushkar Town.
But the
highlight had to be the staff. The desk was manned by the twenty-three year old
Kailash who fell over backwards to be friendly. The hotel contained a tropical
garden and a swimming pool and the first thing you did after exploring the
ghats of Pushkar was to strip off and swim in the pool.
Whenever there
was a break on the reception desk Kailash, too, would strip down to his trunks
and join us in the pool. Many a happy afternoon was spent splashing and playing
in the pool while brahma bulls bullied their herds outside and camels sitting
outside the trekking agencies watched us as if they had seen it all before.
The food was
excellent and as Pushkar is a strict Hindu town was strictly vegetarian, and
after ordering it was amusing to see half an hour later a small boy arrive from
the restaurant across the road and the hotel pretend they had cooked it.
One place I
dream of going back to is the Oasis Hotel....
No comments:
Post a Comment