Hotel Sarvottam

Our place, Hotel Sarvottam, is right on the Vadodara Halol Highway in Baska. It’s quite a busy stretch of road since all the trucks and cars are going between the cities. The address is technically Panchmahal 389350. Being on the highway means it’s never really silent, you can always hear the engines humming in the distance. We have a lot of space for parking because of where we are. The building is a big blocky thing that you can’t miss when you’re driving by. Inside, it’s just halls and doors. We keep the floors mopped because people track in a lot of dirt from the road. The rooms are basic with a bed and a small table. We don't do much decorating around here. Mostly, we just make sure the water is running and the sheets are clean. My cousin helps me with the night shift sometimes when I'm tired. We have a small counter where we keep the guest book and a few pens. It’s not like those fancy places in the city with rugs and paintings on every wall. We just provide a place to sleep for people who are tired of driving all day. The sun hits the front of the building really hard in the morning, so it gets bright early. We just go about our business, checking the pipes and making sure the gate is shut at night before we go to sleep.