OYO 2466 Laljis Hotel

I stayed at Lalji's for 6 days between 12th and 18th January 2015. Run by a father-son duo Mr. Bharat and Mr. Jignesh Sharma, with inputs from the rest of their nuclear family (wife and daughter as well), this is a newly-established hotel that someone pointed me to as I needed to stay close to the GCS Hospital and Research Center located on Naroda Road near Chamunda in Ahmedabad. The hotel, built on a 200 sq. yds. area, has only 12 rooms, which includes studio rooms, two-bedded rooms and a family suite on both of its two stories, has a really nice reception and a very friendly staff that went out of their way to make my stay pleasant. They also run a Punjabi-style food restaurant on their ground floor, with about 45-50 covers. Their basic thali, which I ate many times, was just Rs. 89, and had three butter-rotis, 2 vegetables, jeera rice, dal fry, one papad, salad and pickle. Great VFM! They also have a deluxe thali and an unlimited thali, plus an extensive a la carte menu. The sweets served with the higher version of the thali are, unfortunately, very small portions. During my stay in one of the double-bedded rooms on the first floor, I needed a strong Wi Fi as I was using the net to study for the upcoming exam that I was to give at the GCS Hospital on the last day of my stay. They did not have a strong Wi Fi connectivity when I registered, but by the same day evening, they had arranged for a Wi Fi extension from the reception to just outside my room. In the same way, the entire staff coordinated with me and cooperated with me when I asked for a table and a chair to study, extra bed-sheets, toiletries and towels, and what not. Every time, they obliged. The manager, a young boy who is also a family friend of the Sharmas, even went out of the way to get medicines from a pharmacy, to find out bus and taxi timings for my next stop on the evening of the 18th, and so on. The restaurant boys made non-menu items for me whenever I requested for them, such as sandwiches etc. I recommend this hotel to anyone who is visiting Ahmedabad and wishes to have good food, reasonably priced rooms and personalised service.