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Our place is at 86/B in Dadar, which is about as central as you can get in Mumbai. If you know Dadar, you know it is always moving. The noise from the trains and the crowds never really stops. We are in a busy pocket of the city where space is tight, and everything is close together. Most people who stay here are in town for business or visiting family nearby. They don't spend much time in their rooms, they are usually out in the city. I spend most of my shift at the front desk, which is basically just a small table near the door. We don't have a lot of bells and whistles here. The rooms are small, but we try to keep them tidy and make sure the fans are spinning fast enough to beat the humidity. In the monsoon season, things get a bit damp, and we are constantly mopping the floors from all the wet umbrellas. It’s a lot of work keeping a small place like this running in such a crowded area. We know the local shopkeepers and the guys at the tea stall on the corner. It feels like a little community even though the city is huge. We aren't trying to be anything other than a decent spot to sleep. It’s just us doing our best with the space we have in 400014.