Originally Posted by
jpatokal
Yup, same ballpark. The caveats, though, are that you will probably share the apartment with others; the staff may not speak any English; blackouts and power surges are a fact of life (a colleague had his laptop zapped); and since your door probably won't lock, security can be questionable (I had some money stolen once). YMMV.
Chances are they'll speak enough english as long as you speak slowly and clearly. The one I stay in for personal trips to HYD is also used by employees of a big 5 auditing firm .. including foreigners. The attendants dont really speak english but do understand it and can reply in slow / halting english (or there's usually someone else nearby to translate).
As for power surges .. jeez, I could tell you stories about laptops being fried in three to four star joints in India (and near escapes from fried laptops, power outlets that spark when you plug your laptop in, etc, in five star places).
Dodgy power is a fact of life all over india not just at these apartment hotels. Which is why my home has a UPS wired to a spike suppressor fitted datacenter grade power strip where I plug my laptop / PC etc into.