The bathroom at Golden Sands
Dinner at The Wharf in the GRT hotel
That was our hotel room at GRT! GORGEOUS!!We arrived in Mahabalipuram (also called Mamallapuram) and checked into this hotel called Golden Sands. It was BAD, SOOOOOOOO bad we didn't feel comfortable staying there. It was worse than a Motel 6. Really filthy and dirty with bugs everywhere. I didn't like it AT ALL but was willing to stay there if the other girls wanted to. Just an idea of the shower situation there, it was essentially a shower head attached to the wall that rained over the whole bathroom! We sucked it up and showered but I still felt dirty after.
We wanted to spend as little time in the hotel as possible, so we went shopping a little and then ate at this SUPER nice hotel called GRT. Its like the Hyatt in SF, maybe even nicer. At dinner I had seafood which was nice because I really wanted some fish. Our waiter did card tricks for us while we waited for our food and amazed us, they were great tricks! We tankered the idea at dinner to see if by chance GRT had open rooms, so we asked and they did! It was a little pricey but we were willing to eat the cost to avoid staying at Golden Sands. The room was fantastic, and well worth the cleanliness.
After breakfast we drove for an hour back to Chennai to fly home. Vacation was short but really fun. I think it helped me get adjusted to the Indian culture.
We wanted to spend as little time in the hotel as possible, so we went shopping a little and then ate at this SUPER nice hotel called GRT. Its like the Hyatt in SF, maybe even nicer. At dinner I had seafood which was nice because I really wanted some fish. Our waiter did card tricks for us while we waited for our food and amazed us, they were great tricks! We tankered the idea at dinner to see if by chance GRT had open rooms, so we asked and they did! It was a little pricey but we were willing to eat the cost to avoid staying at Golden Sands. The room was fantastic, and well worth the cleanliness.
After breakfast we drove for an hour back to Chennai to fly home. Vacation was short but really fun. I think it helped me get adjusted to the Indian culture.