Location: so so, Lalbagh is not the cleanest neighborhood, the front street is quite busy, the back of the hotel has a shanty-town view.
Getting there: the hotel is known in the neighborhood and sticks out by its design and overall cleanliness compaired to the neighboring places.
Staff: excellent service. Almost everybody I interacted with had a good english, which matters for non-indian travellers. Very helpful and attentive, this is their best asset.
Room: stayed 1 night in the small room. Large size and good lighting (although one switch in the bathroom was stuck on "on"), AC and fan worked good. The room was spacious and clean. Guests being noisy in the hallways is a problem, but this is India; so far only Int'l 4 and 5 stars have been good at shielding off all noises. Street noise is not a problem as most rooms face the back of the hotel.
Cleanliness: very good work at improving indian hotels' standards. The hotel, the bathroom and spa were clean. Under the bed and inside furnitures was just a bit dusty. The bathroom is the general killer in India even at international hotels like the Crown Plaza where I stay for work in B'lore and Delhi, and where the level is just not up western standards for 4/5 stars hotels.
Here, the effort was definitely made to improve the cleanliness; not international level but well above the mark for a hotel offering 30 to 40 USD per night.
Overall, quite happy and definitely an option for all travellers who want a bit of extra comfort.