Hotel Presidency

Overall good

We booked this hotel for all the reasons in the title. What we ended up with is an overpriced average hotel. The rooms were clean. Bed comfortable. No black out curtains so sun directly in the room. Next door to a mosque so call to prayer woke us up each morning at 5am. The staff were very helpful except perhaps the owner who tried to stop us using the bar on the ground floor of the hotel telling us we had to use the roof top bar..I asked if it was because I was female. We insisted and stayed. We later discovered that the bar on the roof top charges 100 rupees more for each bottle of beer. No Wi-Fi in our room no tv no pool - not good value.

The hotel lobby looks good and is spacious. Late in the night, its all lights out. I agree that lights may be dimmed or minimal lights, however, here it was pitch dark. Upon inquiry to the staff, its apparently mgmt's instruction. We were leaving very early in the morning and had difficulty identifying the lobby. They keep turning off the water heater switch and in spite of calling them to turn it on, they would still turn it off within minutes. Breakfast was on another floor and food was from ground floor and thus food was cold and only limited items. Poor service and the rooms don't live up to the first impression of the lobby. Thus, the hotel is highly priced.

We were very disappointed that none of the facilities listed were available and hadn’t been for a long time judging by the green water. The room was clean. The bed comfortable but thin curtains meant bright sunlight. Wi-Fi worked in corridors and reception. There are two bars downstairs for locals up stairs for tourists- yes a 100 rupees more per bottle of beer. Breakfast very good. All in all overpriced for the facilities available