Hotel Mallika Residency

As advertised it is just a business class hotel. If you can leave your reservations aside and consider the fact that its quite cheap then you'll be satisfied otherwise its just an average experience. I took the single room, the room per say was dingy but reasonably clean. The bed was not actually a bed but i guess it was a deewana of some sort. Room service needed to be called several times. there was no TV in my room, but i guess paying 350 per day it would be quite cheap of me me to grumble about that. the good part was the free wifi with good range, relatively clean bathroom, power backup and decent staff. Since i used it just to sleep and ws mostly not there in the room during i feel it was an ok stay

Rooms not properly cleaned and only one towel was given on demand.�Room service was very slow, had to remind thrice on most occasions.�There was no separate hot-cold water line for rooms.

From 1999,I am a regular visitor to this Hotel.It is a decade old Hotel. Due to its attractive tariff,loyal customers like business people, and private executives, and others who hops from place to place, prefer this Hotel.Its proximity to Railway station,mount Road,Egmore,stadium, South Beach,Cinema and other shopping places is added advantage.From the last few years,free Wifi facilities has been extended to users. As for as cleanliness is concerned,management is not keen.Every day room cleaning,upkeeping of bed linen,supply of New towels for second day stay is not arranged. Status in the Deluxe and family wing is not known,since I have not taken those rooms.For those, who take up the room for short stay freshening,and for resting prefer this room because of its Tariff. For budget stayers,this Hotel is most preferred.

Room was small. So we opted for Deluxe with AC. Non Ac Double is without TV. Location was too close to market and noise. Road to hotel was narrow.

First the Plus: Staff at front desk are helpful. Close proximity to important areas like Visa offices are a big plus. Free-WiFi and food availability at reasonable rates are another plus. 1 Litre of Drinking Water is free; Now the Negatives: Hotel is fully occupied and always busy. I could not check-in till 8 PM. So went to my friend's house and tried to return around 11 PM, but was told that rooms are not available, and mine will get automatically cancelled, as I had not checked-in so far. So stayed at my friend's house, and came back the next day morning at 6, as I had my work to be done in areas close to the hotel. At 6 AM, I was told the room got cancelled and nothing can be done. Being bugged up, and not wanting to fight with them, I explained my situation, and finally they managed to find a free room, and gave it to me for an hour for freshening up. They said they will not be paid, as I had not checked before midnight !!! Don't know how much of that is true, but I have no time for this research. So, if you are planning to stay for 1 or 2 days, and want to be in the heart of the city, and want a room at a very cheap rate, and if don't mind the tardiness, this is an option for you.