Pride Group Of Hotels

I work over at The Pride Hotel in Bodakdev. My name is Alok Anand, and I handle the restaurant side of things here as the manager. It’s a busy place in this part of Ahmedabad, specifically in the 34 area. Bodakdev is one of those spots that never really sleeps, with people moving around at all hours. We’ve got people coming in for meals throughout the day and into the night. The hotel is part of the Pride Group Of Hotels and has been around for a bit. It’s a big landmark in this part of town. I spend most of my day on my feet, making sure the kitchen is running and the tables are set correctly. It gets pretty chaotic during the lunch rush when the office crowds come in. We have a lot of locals who come in just for the food, not just the people staying in the hotel rooms. The building is quite large, and there’s always something that needs fixing, a lightbulb to change or a floor to mop. I’ve been the manager here for a while now and I know most of the regular staff by name. We aren't trying to be anything we aren't. We just run a hotel and a restaurant. Sometimes the air conditioning acts up when it’s 45 degrees outside, and we have to scramble to get the repairman here fast. It’s a lot of work. We have meetings in the morning to talk about what needs doing. It’s a standard job in a standard hotel.