Hotel Atithi Place

Hotel Atithi Place in Jaipur. We’re in the Somani Building on the GPO Link Road. It’s right near the Sindhi Camp Bus Stand, which means there’s always someone looking for a room at odd hours. The buses come in at all times of the night. I’ve woken up many times to someone knocking on the gate because they just got off a long ride from another city. The heat in Jaipur can be something else, so we try to keep the rooms shaded. The Somani Building is an old one, you can tell by the way the walls are built. We have a small desk where we sit and wait for guests. It’s not a shiny marble lobby, just a wooden desk and a few chairs for people to sit while we get their keys ready. The Link Road stays busy with rickshaws and people heading to the post office. We don’t have much in the way of decoration. There are a few photos on the wall, but that’s about it. My brother and I take turns watching the front. We make sure the water tank is full and the hallways are swept. It’s a lot of walking up and down stairs. Most people who stay here are just passing through for work. They don’t need anything fancy, and we don’t offer it. It’s just a place to sleep near the bus station and we do our best to keep it running.