Hotel anatomization : Cocoon , Magarpatta City - Pune

Cocoon, the only suite hotel in the township of Magarpatta City. 

It is the first choice of business travelers who want to avoid commuting to the other parts of the city and enjoy a peaceful stay in the campus. It is located near the South Gate of the Magarpatta City in Hadapsar.

It is at a close proximity of the Destination Center – the hub of Magarpatta City.

The entrance has a replica of a cocoon to signify the name of the hotel. The hotel is beautifully enveloped in between the plentiful of plants and trees – especially that one plant with designer stems, the close I could get to describing it. :)

Cocoon is a tall, lean building with hanging balconies and it's architecture is quite modern and present day in style.

The lobby and reception is comparatively compact with the restaurants and the lounge right in front of it. 

The rooms and the reception are adorned with beautiful wall paintings.

The rooms are quite spacious with the bedroom segregated from the hall and kitchen.

The hall has the sofa set with dim lighted standing lamps facing the TV. The kitchen is facilitated with the crockeries, oven and mini fridge. It also has a small counter across the kitchen,serving as a table top with bar chars to enjoy your hot meal. The bedroom has a double bed with head lamps, a sturdy cupboard.
To do your office chores comfortably, they also have facilitated with study table too. 
And finally the balcony has chic tables and chairs placed to enjoy the beautiful view of Magarpatta, which overlooks the destination center and adjoining buildings.

The guests are facilitated with complimentary breakfast. For our company, they had some coupons worth a specific amount given,which could be used through the day for dining purposes.

Enjoyed the stay here.

Facilities of the hotel:

•          Equipped with banquet halls
•          In house dining options - @M, Butterfly Lounge
•          Parking lot
•          24 X 7 Room service

Facilities in the room:

•          Newspaper, Magazines
•     Stationary 
•          Safe deposit box
•          Kettle
•          Tea, coffee, whitener, sugar sachets
•          LCD TV
•          Bottled water
•          Iron board
•          Microwave oven
•          Crockery and cutlery
•          Mini fridge
•           Items from mini bar can be requested from the reception – they have a menu placed in the   room
•          Toiletries
•          Internet connectivity – it is a tedious process, they provide Tata Doco Mo cards which you need to activate per device. Each card has a validity, which needs to be activated once expired. Kind of old fashioned.

You can order in from the @M restaurant which is open Morning to Midnight.

The hotel is located at a distance of about 10-11 kms from both the airport and the Pune station.

The staff is courteous and quite welcoming.

Few pictures from the visit:

Cheers to life!!

~Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step! :)

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me. :)

Hotel anatomization : Residence Inn Mariott, Alpharetta - Atlanta

The Residence Inn Mariott, Alpharetta is one of the most comfortable and closest to few of the exciting must visit places in Alpharetta. The best part 

I was in Alpharetta on a  business trip – and I chanced upon to stay at Residence Inn. I was here for almost a month, and I can vouch that the hospitality offered was top notch.

The hotels here are not high rise – about 2-3 storey-ed each. The buildings are brown stoned and colonial, with steep roofs having glass windows, having supporting pillars.

The hotel is pretty much spacious and spread out.

Right across the reception is the dining place where breakfast and evening snacks are served. The interiors are modern day like.

The pool is located at the center of the hotel with plentyful of sun bathing beds around.

The outdoor patio has a barbecue area near the pool, with comfortable sofa seating – quite cool actually. It serves as a nice gathering area. 

They also have a basketball court in the hotel.

I had the suite booked which was fully equipped kitchen, refrigerator, dish washer and crockeries – I would say much needed for the Indian, who can’t thrive on the American cuisine altogether.

The room had the living are, dining area and the bedroom separated with plenty of space for enjoying any of your chores. 

Facilities of the hotel:

•         free high-speed wireless Internet
•          free shuttle services approximately up to a distance of 5 kms
•          pool
•          business center
•          fitness center

Facilities in the room:

•          Sofa bed
•          Queen size bed
•          Table with seating for 2
•          Desk
•          Dishwasher with cleaning supplies
•          Coffee maker along with the coffee, tea, sugar, creamer sachets
•          Refrigerator
•          Gas top
•          Microwave
•        Crockeries

 They have a 24x7 coffee counter, where the coffee is always brewed and it is available in the lobby next to the reception. I loved the small flavored milk sachets placed there - it made the coffee all the more flavorsome.

They have in house market too for buying quick snack items. They facilitate with the free grocery service -  where they take the request for buying grocery items and it gets delivered by the evening.  

Recently they have started the facility to be able to order food from your room itself from the nearby local restaurants. Yeah, there are loads of options for dining nearby and there is the market place close by for your shopping needs.

They serve a full complimentary American breakfast with a wide range of dishes.Evenings are gathering days, where they arrange few snacks and people socialize(Monday to Thursday only).

You will definitely spend a relaxing and pleasant time during your stay here. It gets really beautiful during the winters - the snow all over, panaromic!

The staff is very courteous, welcoming and makes you feel home. 

Few pictures:

Cheers to life!!

~Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step! :)

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me. :)

Hotel anatomization : Hyatt,Pune

One of the best upscale, finest and luxurious 5 star hotels in Pune - located across the busy roads of Kalyani Nagar. 

The architecture of the building is contemporary and design of its interiors are based on the key elements of light, air and water. It is bound to leave a lasting impression on your mind.

The first element is the eye catchy fountain right at the entrance which imparts special effects with its vibrant green color. As you proceed towards the majestic reception, the major contributor which made me fall in love with their plush interiors was the shiny black piano placed so aptly out there – wow! Picture-perfect. The interiors are exquisite and premium, decorated with white and red flower vases.

They boost of a beautiful pool overlooking the busy streets of Kalyani Nagar and some abandoned land faraway. There are couple of pool side sun beds setup. There were an enormous number of people sun bathing. 
It is amazing how the staff was facilitating the guests with towels - be it providing fresh ones or removing the used ones. Kudos!
The corner by the pool is breezy and perfect to spend a lazy afternoon with a book to kill your time or do whatever suits you best. 

The lobby is adorned with beautiful wall paintings and wall fixtures.

The rooms have a wood toned decor and have been done beautifully - aptly lighted, comfortable and furnished in a posh manner. It truly reinforces the sense of luxury. The room I had was facing the pool.
It had beautiful desk with a lamp where you could work.

They provision with free breakfast for the guests.

Facilities of the hotel:

• Fully equipped with business center, meeting rooms, ball rooms and is also equipped with hosting social and corporate events.
• Free WIFI for the guests
• Pool
• Elegant spa
• Fitness center
•      Room service 24X7
• Finest dining options - Eighty eight, Baan tao, The fishbowl, The pastry shop

Facilities in the room:

• Flat screen TV
• Kettle
• Bottled water
• Phone
• Safe deposit box
• Tea, coffee, whitener, sugar sachets
• Mini bar – items consumed need to be paid for additionally over your hotel bill
• Toiletries, Bath Robe, Footwear

The hotel is located close to the airport which is at a distance of about 4 kilometer and the railway station at a distance of 10 kms. You can opt for the hotel travel facilities at a cost or book a cab for your to and journey in the city.

The staff is courteous and helpful.

A pleasant stay in all.

Few pictures from the visit:

Cheers to life!!

~Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step! :)

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me. :)

Hotel anatomization : Fortune Suvillan by ITC, Ooty

Stay in Ooty was booked at Fortune Suvillan by ITC. 

The hotel is located right in the center of the city. Although it took us a bit of effort to locate the hotel. But with the help of the hotel staff over the phone - we were able to get to the place.

The hotel is located at a higher altitude and the view of the city from the rooms is stunning.

The hotel is a modern day tribute to John Suvillan who founded the scenic city of Ooty.

The hotel finds its proximity to the main city, bus stand and the railway station. The Rose Garden, Botanical Garden, Ooty lake and the tea factories are at a distance between 4-6 kms from here.

The architecture had a feel of the British era maybe more that of the colonial times. The vibrant colors of maroon and yellow added to the beauty of the place along with the lush greenery.

The hotel had a lovely garden right in front with benches and shades - where you could relax and enjoy your time with a hot chocolate or coffee or a desi chai! There were very vibrant colored flowers planted in the garden.

The hotel had quaint cottages nearby which served as the gyms, pool, spa and other recreation areas.

The interiors have been done well, was in aww with the spiral stairway.

The central view from the entrance was gorgeous - the see through lift running right at the center of the hall.

The welcome was warm and the staff was courteous. 

Facilities of the hotel:

• Conference room
• Gymnasium
• Restaurant
• Wi-Fi
• Games 
• Safe deposit vault

Facilities in the room:

• Tea/coffee maker
• Toiletries 
• Bottled water
• TV
• Phone

After finishing the initial formality, we headed towards our room. The guys from the hotel helped us with our luggage.

The room was good, albeit not spacious. 

The room was accommodated with the bed, sofa set and a small center table and the TV closely placed.

The view from our room was that of the city raised on the slopes of Ooty - beautiful houses in vibrant colors.

There provide with a complimentary fruit basket, which is available on request.

During the evening as we were stepping out for dinner, we noticed people enjoying live music. There was a piano being played by a fine gentleman - it was quite refreshing and soothing. 

Suddenly a lady, who was another guest at the hotel, started hymning beautiful songs as the man played the tune on the piano.

It was a musical mahool with the gana and piano playing.

It was one of the memorable moments from the trip!

There was complimentary breakfast for all the members. 

The food ranged from North Indian to South Indian to continental. They did serve a wide variety of items in the breakfast. And you could eat your heart's content! :)

They have ample parking space as well - so no worries on that.

The stay was nice and comfortable.

You indeed feel fresh taking a stroll within the premises itself.

Refreshingly awesome. For a lack of a better word in my dictionary - rejuvenating is befitting here ! :)

Here are some pictures from the stay:

View from the room

Cheers to life!!

~Journey  of a thousand miles begins with a single step! :)

P.S. All the above photos have been clicked by me. :D