Nandhini Hotels

Our place, Nandhini Hotels, is tucked away in the Banashankari 2nd Stage area. Being on Anjaneya Temple Street means we get a lot of people who are just coming from the temple or heading home to the residential blocks nearby. The 560070 area feels a bit different than the busy city center. It’s got more of a neighborhood feel, though it’s still crowded most afternoons. I usually spend my morning making sure the delivery guys didn't leave the vegetables out in the sun near the back door. The kitchen staff arrives in bits and pieces, some on cycles and some walking from the bus stop. We spend a lot of time just prepping everything. Cutting onions takes forever when you have to do as many as we do for the lunch pots. The building isn't brand new, so there’s always a tap that leaks or a lightbulb that needs changing. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. It’s just us doing the work. My cousin helps with the accounts on the weekends. We mostly just focus on getting the food out on time because people around here don't like to wait when they’re hungry. The evening breeze is nice when it comes through the front door, but usually, it's just the smell of the stove and the sounds of the neighborhood. We keep the bins out back tidy so the neighbors don't have any reason to complain. It's a simple life running a hotel in this part of town, just work and more work every day.