We had a terrific experience at The Oberoi Bangalore. The trouble is that it was so good that the family does not wish to go anywhere else this summer. I usually choose this hotel as a business traveler for it convenience and location but in February this year I took the family along. A 5 year old is difficult to please but he was so pampered by the hotel that he almost refused to come home. The extra effort to ensure a chocolate on his pillow at night despite admonitions to the contrary (his mother doesn’t usually allow him candies) the small gesture of checking that Crispies are his favorite breakfast cereal, the superb coordination by staff who stepped up to the plate one night and kept him busy so that my wife and I could enjoy arguably the finest Thai dinner in the country. Given the track record of the earlier general mangers, I have a theory that those who get this hot seat at The Oberoi Bangalore are slated for greater glory in the Oberoi empire. By this standard Huvida Marshall who runs a tight ship with a gentle hand is going places. When she first took over I had strong reservations but she has pulled together a team that delights in making a guest feel very special. She has delivered a hotel that embodies the owner who leaves you with a lingering memory of a fine cognac and a superlative cigar.