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Hyderabad hotel denies Singapore woman accommodation after realising she is single

Nupur Saraswat had shared her experience on Facebook

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It’s the 21st century, but several hotels and other accommodating establishments still have reservations about letting in a single woman into their rooms to spend the night, even if they have reservations.

Singapore resident Nupur Saraswat, who was on a trip to Hyderabad, was victim of this. She had booked a room at Hotel Deccan Erragada through travel booking site Goibibo. She had reached Hyderabad and was denied accommodation, despite having a receipt. Their reason was that she was a single lady. Fortunately, after a Facebook post, a number of well-wishers offered support, and one of them even offered her accommodation at their place.

Here’s the post

“So, I am standing outside a hotel in Hyderabad which didn't let me stay because they realized I was a "single lady" even after confirming the online booking. Yup, massive bag in hand, gross from the journey - just standing outside the hotel. Somehow they decided I was safer on the streets than in the hotel.

Funny huh, how patriarchy works?

#HyderabadSaga

Edit: This was my first experience with this form of discrimination. Also, first experience with Goibibo. I just want to let you all know that I was extremely lucky to have arrived early in the morning and had the sense to put up this post just when it happened so my inbox flooded with well-wishers, and one of them took me in.

This could be you - another hotel, another city. (Mine was Hotel Deccan Erragadda). Maybe you'll arrive in a 11 PM flight and they will refuse to let you stay. So here's my sincere plea - share this post. Make a scene. Make Goibibo listen. Let them know that women travel solo now and we won't stay indoors "for the sake of our own safety". Ask them why they ask us our genders? What is the purpose if not to avoid this?”

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