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I had absolutely worst experience at Oyo. I had an overnight flight from Delhi to SFO and went there to get a few hours of sleep but ended up shouting frequentl

I had absolutely worst experience at Oyo. I had an overnight flight from Delhi to SFO and went there to get a few hours of sleep but ended up shouting frequently at their unprofessional staff for making too much noise. I could not get any sleep and thought I could have been better served by just reaching the airport early instead of staying at Oyo. Just adding my feedback here to illustrate that they have absolutely no oversight to maintain the quality standards at the hotels being booked by them.

mkagenius 7y ago
Ritesh Agarwal the CEO of Oyo, is a bigger con-artist(1) than his fellow Neuman. Now if you indulge me, I propose that he will attribute his failure to Covid-19 and be forgiven unlike his fellow Neuman who didn't had that luck. Oh and an intereting fact, Sequoia just sold all its shares in Oyo, a few months back with a good ROI. Sequoia does make money even with con-artist founders. They are good. 1. https://www.livemint.com/Companies/7CN7u5d4i3bfYgBAZLdLpM/Will-the-real-Ritesh-Agarwal-please-stand-up.html https://www.livemint.com/Companies/7CN7u5d4i3bfYgBAZLdLpM/Wi...
- robbiep 7y ago
  Already happening right? https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-12/son-s-2-billion-guarantee-at-risk-as-virus-hits-softbank-star https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/a...
- geodel 7y ago
  One difference is at least now US media is calling Neuman what he is. Where as Ritesh dude is still an Indian hero as per local media.
  - threwrwe42342 7y ago
    > Where as Ritesh dude is still an Indian hero as per local media. He is not . The 'English media' is not the local media in India.
AJ007 7y ago
There literally is no Oyo. They took hotels from the bottom x% of hotels, and guaranteed them revenue and got the Oyo sign slapped on the front door. Who could have thought this would work? Like starting a banana company by white labeling the bottom 1% of bananas in quality with your brand name. All the smelliest, most rotten bananas infested with bugs.
- mikenyc 7y ago
  An amazing story of the guy who took over the banana industry, starting by buying all the "ripes" that were previously considered trash: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/1250033314 https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/12500...
- sriram_sun 7y ago
  > Who could have thought this would work? Some enterprising person on Airbnb! Trashy trailers repainted and rebranded as cabins around Redwood National Park. I'm not going back there, but there will be enough suckers if the traffic's heavy.
- puranjay 7y ago
  Incredible that someone actually thought a new splash of paint and a big red brand can make up for the complete lack of culture, training, and motivation at the bottom rung of India's hotel industry. Did no one realize that they're in the hospitality industry?

mkagenius 7y ago

Ritesh Agarwal the CEO of Oyo, is a bigger con-artist(1) than his fellow Neuman. Now if you indulge me, I propose that he will attribute his failure to Covid-19 and be forgiven unlike his fellow Neuman who didn't had that luck. Oh and an intereting fact, Sequoia just sold all its shares in Oyo, a few months back with a good ROI. Sequoia does make money even with con-artist founders. They are good. 1. https://www.livemint.com/Companies/7CN7u5d4i3bfYgBAZLdLpM/Will-the-real-Ritesh-Agarwal-please-stand-up.html https://www.livemint.com/Companies/7CN7u5d4i3bfYgBAZLdLpM/Wi...

robbiep 7y ago
Already happening right? https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-04-12/son-s-2-billion-guarantee-at-risk-as-virus-hits-softbank-star https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/a...
geodel 7y ago
One difference is at least now US media is calling Neuman what he is. Where as Ritesh dude is still an Indian hero as per local media.
- threwrwe42342 7y ago
  > Where as Ritesh dude is still an Indian hero as per local media. He is not . The 'English media' is not the local media in India.

AJ007 7y ago

There literally is no Oyo. They took hotels from the bottom x% of hotels, and guaranteed them revenue and got the Oyo sign slapped on the front door. Who could have thought this would work? Like starting a banana company by white labeling the bottom 1% of bananas in quality with your brand name. All the smelliest, most rotten bananas infested with bugs.

mikenyc 7y ago
An amazing story of the guy who took over the banana industry, starting by buying all the "ripes" that were previously considered trash: https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/1250033314 https://www.amazon.com/Fish-That-Ate-Whale-Americas/dp/12500...
sriram_sun 7y ago
> Who could have thought this would work? Some enterprising person on Airbnb! Trashy trailers repainted and rebranded as cabins around Redwood National Park. I'm not going back there, but there will be enough suckers if the traffic's heavy.
puranjay 7y ago
Incredible that someone actually thought a new splash of paint and a big red brand can make up for the complete lack of culture, training, and motivation at the bottom rung of India's hotel industry. Did no one realize that they're in the hospitality industry?