OYO 79643 OYO Townhouse Hotel Merriment

Don't book this place. It feels like a fake property, with rooms more like a dharmshala. There's no proper entrance, and an iron grill at the back serves as access to the floors. Entry and exit aren't proper either. It felt fraudulent, with no safety and a waste of money.

This was a corporate stay with around 10 rooms booked, and each room seemed to have a different problem. Some bathroom locks were broken and the beds were damaged. Worst of all, the AC units weren't serviced or clean. A few staff members were arrogant when we complained. And yes, they leave free condoms under the mattresses for emergencies. I didn't take pictures, or there would've been Hungama.

The rooms were dirty, with cockroaches, a broken mirror, no soap, and a washroom tap that barely worked. The caretaker was rude and unprofessional, and the receptionist seemed uninterested in customers. When we arrived with an OYO booking, they put us in a trash room and said that's what OYO rooms are like. For a better room, they wanted 1000+ rupees, leaving us feeling we had no choice but to pay. This place is trash and feels like a scam.

The listed price didn't seem to matter, and I ended up paying 1000 rupees after a long discussion between the OYO representative and the hotel representative. I thought I only had to pay Rs 499, if I'm remembering right. The contact number listed was wrong and nobody answered. The address was also difficult to reach at night because Google Maps sent me toward a gate that was closed. Be careful when booking through OYO.