FabHotel Vijaylakshmi Stay Inn

We landed early at 8 AM in Chennai and wanted to leave the luggage since check in time was a few hours away. This hotel is in a broken down Chennai suburb, barely worth to be called a hotel. At 9, we located it and there was no one but an office boy. We left the luggage with him and that was in parking space. Spoke to Vinodth and said he said it was safe and he will shift the luggage , when the rooms get vacant around 11-12. To his credit, he did and he called us to alert too. The room is decent. It’s a tiny one with min fittings but very clean. Bed was nice and good clean sheets. The bathroom as in these shady hotels is badly designed with toilet at farther end and shower before. There is a geyser in room and it worked but water pressure is low and hence shower is ruled out. Only bucket bath. The moment someone baths , whole floor is wet and u have to tread over wet floor to reach toilet. The mirror in toilet is meant for 7.5 feet tall people only !! Here is the worst. Bathroom is infested with cockroaches. Everything will look clean at 1st glance, but u quickly switch on light in midnight , u will see cockroaches crawling. All in all, avoidable place. I called Agoda to cancel but didn’t do since it was non refundable

Vijaylakshmi Stay Inn was perfect for my needs! The staff is so friendly, trustworthy and helpful, especially Nimod. The room was clean , nicely decorated and had a private bath with hot water. With a comfortable queen size bed, it’s perfect for one person (Maybe a little small for 2) and it was a great value for the money. I felt safe and cared for. There’s a great locals spot to eat down the street called Hotel Ananda and a beautiful large lake to walk around for your nature fix and good exercise. It’s in a residential area, so lots of traffic, honking horns and locals. Wished there were more formal restaurants, though that was the only downside for me. It’s about 10-15 min from the airport. I was here on a layover. Perfect to rest and decompress.