This is the story of how I ended up booking a hotel in Mangalore when we all went to attend Naveen’s wedding.
So, as you all know (again, to my invisible readers), we all packed our bags and stuff and landed up in Mangalore some time back for Naveen’s wedding. But what nobody really knows is how I managed to arrange for the stay – that is, book rooms in Mangalore.
Actually, Jackie’s folks had arranged for some place in Mangalore for everybody to stay, relatives, friends etc. I heard that the place was pretty good. However, I knew the crowd I was going with (including yours truly). I knew them well enough that I should book in a decent hotel so that we can all get some privacy AND have lots of fun. Hehehe! And the fun part was big, really really big for everyone.
So I googled for Mangalore hotels and I decided to stay at Poonja International. The other options were from this site http://mangalore-hotels.hotelskarnataka.com/index.htm. The biggest problem was I didn’t have anyone in Mangalore to actually assist me with the best option.
And at the last minute, one of Nafisa’s friends had a cousin in Mangalore who actually was willing to help. God knows for what. (If you read this, thanks a lot dude. You were awesome and very much appreciated). I mean, there are extremely few people who can actually help without expecting anything in return. Awesome.
Anyways, he booked us at Suniel Shetty’s hotel (damn forgot the name now) and even called me back to inform that we should call him before settling the bills so he can get us a discount. So this is how we got to Mangalore and stayed without trouble. We even had a terrace party that night, thanks to Duncan (Jackie’s uncle) and Naveen. Nice!
Now this might look like an isolated incident. But this was the case again when I was traveling to Seoul and Bangkok. We ended up staying at The Ambassador in Bangkok and Seoul hotel was booked by client. But the point is that I am kicking myself for not finding a site like Hotels Combined. The reason being it would have saved my day any time. I mean I could have searched for the right hotels within my budgets and requirements right from one site instead of googling and looking at a hundred other sites. Anyways, no crying over spilt milk.
Definitely next time though. The search engine to find hotels anywhere in the world is just brilliant.
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