Rose View Hotel

Our stay started out with a request for an airport pick up, which was a disaster. The driver spoke no English, fine he knew where to take us. He drove like a bat out of hell zig zagging into oncoming traffic and semi trucks, beeping and tooting his horn every 3 seconds. Then, he decides to take a personal detour for some unknown reason which took us 20+ minutes out of the way from the hotel. He exits the vehicle and is gone for over 5 minutes. We had no phone signal nor any idea if he had simply abandoned us. We finally made it to the hotel and this place is, at best, a 1 or 2 star hotel in a major city anywhere on Earth. The rooms are generally clean, but the carpets and furniture leave something to be desired. I decided to use bottled water to brush my teeth, and they did leave ample waters in the rooms. There is a “speakeasy” on floor 11 that serves one brand of beer in a bottle and shots of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and not cheaply I might add. A small bottle of beer will set you back $6. Hopefully this chaotic city will one day receive a Bonvoy property.

Staff were awful

Huge big rooms, very comfortable hotel, friendly staff. Must mention Lubna who was professional and helpful. The hotel looks slightly jaded. Also the entrance is horrible. The Hotel has its reception on the 5th floor which you access through an old rickety wobbly lift. The roof top swimming pool is a big disappointment. Despite being a small tub sized pool, they close it for the flimsiest of reasons. The breakfast too does not inspire and could do with a makeover. Nevertheless for Sylhet city, I would recommend this hotel as the GO-TO hotel!