HOTEL GRAND KARAIKUDI NAMMA URU SUVAI PRIVATE LIMITED

We are located out on the ECR Road in Vedanameli. Our place is called Hotel Grand Karaikudi Namma Uru Suvai, which is a bit of a mouthful, but people usually just look for the sign on the road. We are at number five. Being on the East Coast Road means we get a lot of breeze from the sea, but also a lot of salt in the air. We have to paint the walls more often because of that. It is a casual place. People usually stop here when they are driving between Chennai and Pondicherry. We focus on food and a place to rest. The kitchen stays pretty busy with the smell of spices everywhere. It’s not a quiet place because of the cars rushing by outside. We have some outdoor seating which is nice in the evenings when it cools down. The staff here mostly comes from the villages nearby. We don't have a formal way of doing things. If the tables are dirty, we wipe them. If a guest is hungry, we feed them. It is simple. We get a lot of families on weekends. Sometimes we run out of certain items if it's too busy, but we just manage with what we have. It’s a real place with real people working hard. We’ve been at this spot for a while and it’s just our daily life now, cooking and serving.