Centaur Hotel, I G I Airport, New Delhi

Working at the Centaur Hotel right by the I G I Airport in New Delhi is definitely something else. We are located right at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, zip code 110037. Since we are so close to the runways and terminals, the rhythm of our day follows the flight schedules. It's a massive building and keeping it running takes a whole lot of effort from everyone on staff. We don't really have a slow season because people are always flying in and out of Delhi. Most of our time is spent checking people in, fixing things in the rooms, and making sure the lobby doesn't get too chaotic. It’s a lot of walking because the place is quite spread out. We deal with travelers from everywhere, many of them just looking for a place to rest for a few hours. It’s a practical sort of place. We don't use fancy words to describe what we do. We just make sure there are clean sheets and that the lights are working. Being at the airport means security is always around and there's a constant hum of planes. It’s a unique spot to work. We’ve been here for years, and we’ve seen the airport change a lot around us. It's a 24-hour job, really, because the planes never stop landing. So we just keep our heads down and do what needs to be done for the travelers.