Talk:Sealord Hotel

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Hotel appears to be in Ernakulam South, rather than Kochi itself. (Via Proquest)

• "Some of the city's famous hotels and eateries are located in Ernakulam South. The Sealord Hotel, the first centrally air-conditioned hotel in South India and the first to get the three-star status in Kerala, was a city landmark." Pradeep, K. The HEART of the CITY. The Hindu 21 Apr 2018.
• "On my first day in Kerala, I visited the Sealord hotel in Ernakulam, just outside Kochi. Once, during a talk in Delhi, Roy had mentioned that she had this hotel in mind when she was writing about Hotel Sea Queen in Small Things. The black-suited lobby manager knew of the novel but hadn't read it and was unfortunately unable to tell me anything about his hotel's most famous guests: the twins Rahel and Estha, their mother, Ammu, their uncle, Chacko, and their devious grandaunt, Baby Kochamma. Years ago, they all spent a night here, before going to the airport to pick up Chacko's England-born daughter, Sophie Mol-"hatted bell-bottomed and Loved from the Beginning"-who would die within a few days of her arrival." Small things of utmost happiness. Mint; New Delhi. 28 Oct 2016. (referencing The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy)

Espresso Addict (talk) 05:35, 6 January 2024 (UTC)