I enjoyed my stay at the Royal Orchid in Hampi. Here is a gist of my experience. The hotel is located in Hospet, which is 10km from Hampi. But this location is surrounded by train and bus connectivity. Also all the restaurants, medical shops, banks and hospitals are located in 1km radius. So this is an ideal location for anyone traveling with Family like me. The hotel room was very clean. It spacious and we stayed for 2 days with 2 kids and never felt crammed. All the required amenities are placed in the room and if you need anything extra, the staff provides you almost instantly. Our toilet sink was a bit leaky and because of that the floor was always wet. Also the exhaust was not working in the bathroom. But these are minor. The hotel was very big, but some foyers leading to rooms were not lit well. Maybe they must use sensor lights to help light the foyers when someone crosses. The swimming pool was very well maintained. The water is clean and the pool is big and suitable for kids and adults. It has bathroom and dress changing places near it. I didn't use the gym, but I was told there is a gym. The kids game room was a nice touch. The housekeeping staff were very very polite and efficient. One person Mr Mounraj (not sure if am spelling his name right) deserves applause. Everytime I called him, he came in with a smiling face and cleaned the room and he was very kind. The kid will go places. God bless him for his kind heart. Also there is live music at the Breakfast time. The flutist is very talented and I feel that his stage must be bit high and there must be some spot light for him. We didn't notice him initially. We thought its recorded music. His notes were perfect and he always had a pleasant smile on his face. We thanked him for his music. If you like his music, please clap and encourage. Only part I didn't like about the Hotel was the food. We had breakfast there for 2 days in the buffet. The food was mostly cold. The pastry was very hard and it didn't feel fresh. Esp the donut, avoid it. If you are ordering from live counter, order 1 or 2 at a time. Because if we order 4, they wait for all 4 dosa to be ready and by the time it reaches the table, it soggy and cold. Also the coffee was not hot. The food taste was very bland and though the hotel didn't have many foreign tourists at the time of our visit, it looks like the chefs are trained only to please the foreign taste buds and they were not punchy enough. Forget spicy, even the salt was very less. But we ordered room service for dinner and at that time, the food was very delicious. I think the only problem is the breakfast buffet. Otherwise the staff were very courteous and always willing to help us and went an extra mile. If I go to Hampi again, ill stay here, but ill take a room with non breakfast option. there are many restaurants with good breakfast options around the hotel.
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