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We chose to stay at this hotel based on a strong recommendation from our Indian friend, so we were genuinely excited and had high expectations, especially after experiencing other 5-star hotels in India. Unfortunately, I’m sorry to say that the experience fell far below what we had hoped for.||The only real saving grace of this hotel is the staff. Everyone we interacted with was extremely kind, friendly, and eager to help. ||Our biggest concern was the water. Brown water came out of the hot tap in the sink in our original room. We had to move rooms anyway due to needing a different bed configuration, but even in the new room the hot water was brown. Maintenance was sent and told us to simply run the water until it turned clear, which it eventually did. However, every single time we turned on the hot water, it would start brown again before clearing up. This made us very uncomfortable and paranoid about using the hot water at all. When we suggested this might be a larger building-wide issue, the maintenance person denied it. At checkout, we raised the issue again, and the staff were apologetic and refunded the extra rollaway bed charges for one room, which we appreciated. They also mentioned that there was city work affecting the water supply and that the water was “perfectly safe,” though it’s unclear why this wasn’t communicated upfront.||One member of our group also got food poisoning after breakfast. At the time we weren’t certain it was from the hotel since the rest of us were fine, but after later seeing multiple reviews mentioning food poisoning, it does make us question whether the breakfast was indeed the cause, especially since he became sick shortly after eating.||The rooms themselves smell musty, and the bathrooms were not very clean. There was visible mold and mildew in the corners, and overall the rooms and the property feel very dated. Even small things, like the hair dryer, looked like they were barely functional and long overdue for replacement.||We were also uncomfortable with the drinking water situation. The water bottles provided in the rooms were not sealed, only taped shut. Given the overall cleanliness and maintenance issues, we didn’t trust them and ended up buying our own bottled water for the entire stay.||Cleanliness in the public toilets around the property was inconsistent. They were usually clean early in the day, but by evening there were puddles on the seats and floors, seemingly from bidet use, making them unpleasant to use.||Finally, our shower didn’t drain properly, despite having a very large drain, which added to the general sense of poor upkeep.||Overall, while the staff truly tried their best and were genuinely kind, the hotel itself suffers from serious maintenance, cleanliness, and hygiene issues. Sadly, this was not the experience we were expecting based on the recommendation, and we wouldn’t choose to stay here again without significant improvements.