Searched & found: A hotel that's open to pets, has a twin towers view

NOIDA: The Debnaths had to factor in some atypical considerations while searching for a hotel. The family needed a temporary place that wasn't too far from their ninth floor flat in Supertech Emerald Court, where the twin towers are to be brought down on August 28.
Gaurab Debnath, an executive at an MNC, said they have an oxygen concentrator for his 77-year-old father, who has asthma and cannot be exposed to high levels of dust pollution.
Then, the family has another member who wouldn't have been permitted into every hotel - Dusky, their 5-year-old beagle.
"I managed to find a hotel in Sector 104 for two nights. It's just 3.6km from Emerald Court, so I can carry the oxygen concentrator and medicines for my father. It's also pet friendly. Dusky will be with us at the hotel," said Gaurab.
Gaurab, his wife (46) - who teaches German language at the Delhi University - two daughters (17 and 18) and his parents will move there on August 27 and return on the 29th.
There were other plus-points that also swayed the family to opt for a hotel.
All of them can see the towers - Apex and Ceyane - fall from the comfort and safety of their hotel rooms. "Not just this, some of my friends also booked rooms to witness the demolition," the 49-year-old said.
A resident of Aster-2, the tower closest to Apex (just 9 metres away) in the complex, Gaurab overcame his anxiety about the demolition with a meticulous plan of his own.
"I have a list of activities to be carried out before the evacuation deadline at 7 am on August 28. After the demolition, I will come by on Sunday evening and on Monday morning to clean up my flat of whatever debris or dust in the house," he said.
When asked if he was worried about any damage, the MNC executive said he was sure the company given the responsibility was competent. "While some residents are concerned that the demolition will affect the already deteriorating structure of our society, our RWA has hired consultants and carried out testing of the structures. I feel that every precaution that could have been taken is already in place. So, logically, I am not worried... Having said that, the fear of the unforeseen will always be there," he said.
More importantly, the family will be relieved once the towers are out of their sight. The construction of Apex and Ceyane began just months after the Debnaths moved into Emerald Court in 2009.
The 30-storey towers blocked all of their sunlight and the view of an open sky.
"With such massive buildings nearby, we had to switch on our lights even in the daytime. The buildings were not only a violation of the promises made during the purchase of the flat but also a violation of the building bylaws and fire safety norms. The demolition will give us back our share of sunlight and sky," Gaurab said. Dusky, too, will get some calm. The beagle had been jittery over the past few months, with all the construction going on to prepare for the demolition.
"She will settle down as well, once the neighbourhood is peaceful again and all of it is over," he added.
Gaurab has another reason to support the demolition. He believes that property rates in Emerald Court will rebound once the towers - declared to have been built illegally by the Supreme Court - are razed.
"When I purchased the flat in 2008, I paid a premium for the low density of flats in this society. This cost reduced after the towers were built. But now, prices are on an upward trend," he said.