Very recently I traveled to Mumbai for Work. It was a one day trip but I had an experience like never before. Before I write about it, I need to give you some background about myself. I have always been fascinated by airplanes. Watching a 747 take off seems like magic - I have always wondered how the Boeing guys can get something bigger than my apartment and holding more people than a movie theater to get off the ground and stay up there.
I was delighted to stay at The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai - a truly five star hotel next to the mumbai airport and guess what - to my utter delight - I got a room that overlooked the runway. I was able to see plenty of airplanes including a few of my favorite 747s take off. It was a total dream come true.
But my great experience began much sooner than I even made it to my hotel room. As soon as I had landed in Mumbai, I was greeted by the hotel chauffeur in a large Innova that got me to the hotel in flat 5 minutes. I have never had such a short commute in Mumbai before. I had organized all my meetings at the hotel's awesome conference facilities - therefore I spent all my time at the hotel. If you have that kind of flexibility, I'd totally recommend doing that to beat the rush.
I had an evening flight - and I was at the hotel by 7:00 pm. After freshening up, I found myself starving. I went down to the restaurant - The Boulevard - their excellent coffee shop. It was full at that time - but the food and service was incredible!!! the only draw back is that I ended up eating way too much...
The next day after a nice gym workout and breakfast at the Boulevard again - rest of the day was spent in one of their conference rooms interviewing candidates. I have to say that the people at The Orchid are out to please. They took great care of all the interviewees that had come to meet me. I am sure this experience will create a great impression of my brand and help me recruit top talent!
I was late wrapping up and had to rush to the airport for my flight. The Orchid packed a wholesome meal for me to enjoy at my leisure at the airport and also did the web check in for me. The drive to the airport took exactly 8 minutes and I made my flight comfortably!
Next time I'm in Mumbai, I am staying at The Orchid Mumbai!
I was delighted to stay at The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai - a truly five star hotel next to the mumbai airport and guess what - to my utter delight - I got a room that overlooked the runway. I was able to see plenty of airplanes including a few of my favorite 747s take off. It was a total dream come true.
But my great experience began much sooner than I even made it to my hotel room. As soon as I had landed in Mumbai, I was greeted by the hotel chauffeur in a large Innova that got me to the hotel in flat 5 minutes. I have never had such a short commute in Mumbai before. I had organized all my meetings at the hotel's awesome conference facilities - therefore I spent all my time at the hotel. If you have that kind of flexibility, I'd totally recommend doing that to beat the rush.
I had an evening flight - and I was at the hotel by 7:00 pm. After freshening up, I found myself starving. I went down to the restaurant - The Boulevard - their excellent coffee shop. It was full at that time - but the food and service was incredible!!! the only draw back is that I ended up eating way too much...
The next day after a nice gym workout and breakfast at the Boulevard again - rest of the day was spent in one of their conference rooms interviewing candidates. I have to say that the people at The Orchid are out to please. They took great care of all the interviewees that had come to meet me. I am sure this experience will create a great impression of my brand and help me recruit top talent!
I was late wrapping up and had to rush to the airport for my flight. The Orchid packed a wholesome meal for me to enjoy at my leisure at the airport and also did the web check in for me. The drive to the airport took exactly 8 minutes and I made my flight comfortably!
Next time I'm in Mumbai, I am staying at The Orchid Mumbai!
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