National Residency Hotel

Our building is at 37/2 Kempa Gowda Road. It sits right across from the Railway Bhavan. Being so close to the station means there is always noise outside. You hear the autos honking and people shouting for directions at all hours. We have been here for a while. The lobby is a bit small, and the floor is made of that old-style stone. We have a counter where we keep the guest register. It is a heavy book. The rooms are upstairs, and the stairs are a bit narrow if you are carrying big bags. We see a lot of people who just got off a train and look tired. They usually want water or to know where the nearest shop is. Kempa Gowda Road never really sleeps. Even at night, you can see the lights from the street coming through the windows. The curtains are thick to help with that. Our staff stays in the back or near the desk. They mostly talk about the weather or the train schedules. Sometimes the water pressure is a bit low in the mornings when everyone is waking up at once. We just tell people to wait a few minutes. It is a basic hotel for people who need a place to sleep near the tracks. We don't have a gym or anything like that. It is just the rooms and the hallway and the front door.