Here's the ordeal: Checked in at this crappy place with my parents after travelling to Munnar and on way back to Bangalore thought of staying at ooty to cut down the long journey. Booked a room on a travel portal, and checked in at 6PM. At around 7PM ordered for some ice cubes and was told that their ice machine is not functioning, well then how the hell was the ice being served at the in house bar?
After a few minutes though of checking out the Ooty town along with my folks so went to the parking and as soon as I entered my car realized that somebody has tried to pick up my car stereo. Thought of first taking the car out from the parking lot, and since I was tensed about the could be theft while reversing I hit the small pond they have on the drive way. The car got damaged and the tiles from the pond came off. One of the Night duty manager was called to inform him about the stereo and the damage toour properties. This guy Deepak in an inhabited state asked the security to close the gates. The hotel management then started harrasing my parents and myself! We told them that we will be going to the town while our luggage is in the hotel itself, they did not let us leave at all. While arguing with them, they said we cab leave after paying them 25,000 for the damage my car has caused to the pond. My father being an property evaluator himself concluded the damage to be not more than 4,000/- INR. But the duty manager DEEPAK and the GM of the hotel Khan, did not let us leave the premises. Next day we called upon an advocate and on seeing the attorney Khan started threatening us that he knows the DM and the police very well and he can also do a lot of things. We ended up paying Khan 15,000 bucks and they were not ready to listen to our story of the stereo being tried to be pulled of from inside the car.
To all the visitors: Please do check out other places in ooty before deciding on this one, as this place it seems is being run by Goons who threaten , extort and bully visitors. Only if you know Tamil language try this place, else these people will lech you at every given moment. Stay at your own RISK. BAD management , Worst Manager and one drunken Duty manager is not a good cocktail.