Royal Orchid Suites, Whitefield

Our place is over in Whitefield, tucked away where Eliyas is in Bangalore. This part of the city is always under construction it feels like. There’s usually some digging or a new building going up nearby. We stay busy with the rooms and making sure the guests have what they need. It’s a lot of laundry and checking the kitchen supplies. The traffic in Whitefield is something else, so we see a lot of tired people coming through the doors. They just want to sit down and forget about the commute. We have some plants in the lobby that we try to keep alive, though the Bangalore weather helps with that. It’s not a quiet job. There is always someone checking out or someone asking where the nearest mall is. We spend most of our time on our feet. The staff eats lunch together when there is a break in the arrivals. We talk about the rain or how the metro work is coming along. It's a living. We don't have a big speech to give. We just work here and try to keep the place running decently. Sometimes the power cuts out for a minute and we have to get the generator going. That’s just how things are. We try to keep the coffee hot and the beds made. It’s simple stuff. The sun sets behind the taller buildings across the street around six. We usually take a minute then to breathe before the evening rush starts up. It’s a good spot if you need to stay in this area for work.