Anybody who knows Biki Oberoi and Ratan Tata would have no doubts that they will both fix and reopen their crown jewels sooner than anybody imagines. Soon enough The Oberoi and The Taj will be back. They are both Bombay landmarks, fully Indian hotels that run at first-world efficiency. I bet both can count on thousands, like me, spoilt by one of them, coming back at first opportunity. I shall be back at The Oberoi, my second home, the day it reopens, and will keep coming back, not for collecting more room nights and gifts. So Biki Oberoi need not worry about me claiming tenancy rights some day. I can’t wait to come back to my favourite “fine” hotel, one so much a part of my life I can even write an entire column about it, and to all its brilliant young staffers that make it such a special place.

sg@expressindia.com