K T Dume

Review of Bajalia International Group

Pros: Very nice front office staff, couldn't be mo...

Pros: Very nice front office staff, couldn't be more gracious or helpful. Dog friendly but nothing smells bad, which is a huge plus. Nice lobby sitting area, on the "main drag", two lock-up rooms for luggage (one for short periods one for long). And my favorite thing about the hotel, an old-fashioned elevator which would probably drive most people crazy but makes me happy. I love closing the metal door by hand! There's a large park right next door, good for children who need run around time, or just a quiet walk. It's a wonderful location, the mattresses in all our rooms were nice and solid, both mattresses and pillows had hypoallergenic covers, too, unusual and very welcome.
As in any elderly hotel, bathrooms were small, but very usable, with several nice plumbing upgrades. Wifi, television, cable all worked, windows opened nicely, and rooms were scrupulously clean. (Except, don't look behind the televisions at the wiring piled on the floor. Really dusty.)
Cons: If you are bothered by noise, however slightly, the railroad is nearby and very very loud. Not as bad on weekends, but weekdays it started about 5 am and continued through the day, keeping commuter hours. The park has music speakers in the trees - really, in an already-too-noisy world, the last thing I wanted during my evening walk was piped in canned music! The hotel is dog-friendly, the restaurants all have outdoor dog-friendly seating - but no dogs are allowed in the park. We assumed this was because people can be idiots about picking up after their dogs, and there are a lot of weddings held there, but still. (Not that the signs deterred people, who still seemed to walk their animals at the far end anyway.)
Be forewarned, there's construction going on. They're building a new attached restaurant, so despite the wonderful location, loads of noise and some dust.
We really wished the closet had a light, even a battery operated light that would only go on when the door was opened.
Our only other complaint was that bell service depended entirely on which bellman you got. Our first day, the bellman (I think it was Quinn?) was marvelous - quick, smiling, attentive. It went downhill from there. On our last day, trying to check out all our parties, the bellman had to be asked again and again to get our bags, then to bring them down, and finally, to move them outside. (We ended up doing that ourselves.) In fairness, he was also trying to hand-deliver all the breakfast trays, but with the hotel as full as it was, perhaps two people on staff to do that would have been safer.
All in all a pleasant experience, but slightly expensive for what you got.