Boarded a flight from Terminal 2, Mumbai International Airport at 6.15 am to Jaipur 8.15 am.
Arrived Jaipur International Airport 10 minutes before schedule. A very small but sufficient airport. Not much time wasted.
If you've a pre-booked cab then well & good. Else you can namaste book Ola/Uber from outside the airport. There are local transport buses too available within the premises. If you wish to save some money, you can just walk out of the airport, hardly couple of minutes, & book cab. There are autos available outside the airport too, but be cautious with their fare. They charge bombs. Our Ola Fare to the hotel was ₹103 whereas the Auto quoted me ₹400 for the same.
If you're alone & with less or no luggage, you can book Dunzo/Ola bikes too.
If you've a pre-booked cab then well & good. Else you can namaste book Ola/Uber from outside the airport. There are local transport buses too available within the premises. If you wish to save some money, you can just walk out of the airport, hardly couple of minutes, & book cab. There are autos available outside the airport too, but be cautious with their fare. They charge bombs. Our Ola Fare to the hotel was ₹103 whereas the Auto quoted me ₹400 for the same.
If you're alone & with less or no luggage, you can book Dunzo/Ola bikes too.
Renest is a 3 star, 9 storey, roof top pool restaurant 15 minutes drive away from the airport. The staffs were affirmative to most of the things, however, there was that shortcoming of a 3 star hotel.
#Room service 7/10 they responded, at times they didn't & neither we're informed.
#Breakfast 6/10 almost same menu for over 6 days.
#Rooms 5/10. Undoubtedly the smallest rooms were large enough with a king size bed, study table, tv, closet, & a tea table. However the rooms weren't lit well enough. It was too dull because of the only yellow light present in the room. The ACs was malfunctioning & we got tired of calling the room service again & again. The Wi-Fi was another annoying feature. They issued the Wi-Fi credentials for limited hours, usually 12.Now for my 6 days stay, I had to get the credentials every now & then.
#Parking 3/10 the parking was a bad experience. The basement is too filthy with sewage spilling from drains.
#Hot water was available most of the times during the day, not 24 by 7.
#Roof top was highly unmaintained & the area was too dusty with signs of not being cleaned for more than weeks.
#Staff & Hospitality 9/10. Since we landed Jaipur at 8 15, the schedule check in is at 1 pm, however they provided me room at 10.25 am in the morning. Ofcourse I had requested them a day prior & informed about my schedule. They adhered.
I had my list ready of places to see in Jaipur. We booked a rental scooter service, & started. The first place was Smriti Van which was closed due to Pandemic. (the local guides of Jaipur are terrible with tonnes of misinformation on Maps) so we headed the second spot. And accidentally we ended up noticing this beautiful campus of Jawahar Kala Kendra. The campus is good & feels like a good educational centre. It has a huge spread with lawns & gardens. There are lot of unique structures. You will also see wall paintings, but only if some one can interpret it for you, it'll make meaning. The kendra also houses a restaurant "The Indian Coffee House", it was inaugurated by the CM years ago. It took us almost an hour to visit the entire place. It was beautiful, soothing but hot.
such a huge park.... with a variety of flowers 💐 , birds 🐦, trees 🎄.... It has houses a tall national flag 🇮🇳 , fountain ⛲ , structures, temple, & an open gym. The park entry is cost free, & there is sufficient (Free) parking area avail. It has also drinking water facility as well as restroom. You can spend some quality time here.
also known as Maharaja Sawai Mansingh Museum, this place stands tall on one of the junctions & is visible from a distance. The place is however small but yet houses lot of historical artifacts & equipments. Tip: hire a guide.
Entry is chargeable & also parking too. They have also bought a mummy which is one of the centre of attraction. Tip: the toe of the mummy is visible.
NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED INSIDE.
This place is a food paradise in Jaipur. They give you all sort of snacks that are specialities of specific regions. South Indian, Vada Pav, Chaat Items from UP, & many more. The entry in the park is ₹10/person. Parking is provided & free. Though it houses a drinking water facility but that has been kept shut (probably to compel consumers to buy packaged drinking water
The food won't hurt your pocket at all.
And back to the hotel, dinner done... end of day 1.
