Lotus Beach Resort Hotel. And so our vacation began on December 27.2018. We arrived at the hotel on December 28 at 8 am. Tour operator anex tour. They refused to feed breakfast, although the ticket was paid from the 27th. Check-in is carried out from 13 o'clock, but for $ 30 you will be settled right now. I do not recommend number 111, the window opens into a blank wall littered with some kind of rubbish.
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Lotus Beach Resort Hotel. And so our vacation began on December 27.2018. We arrived at the hotel on December 28 at 8 am. Tour operator anex tour. They refused to feed breakfast, although the ticket was paid from the 27th. Check-in is carried out from 13 o'clock, but for $ 30 you will be settled right now. I do not recommend number 111, the window opens into a blank wall littered with some kind of rubbish. The light in the room periodically goes out, however, as in the whole hotel. The furniture is old and shabby. TV with 1 channel. There is no refrigerator. There is a condo. The towels are grey, the room is cleaned badly. We only had breakfasts, if you can call it breakfast. The canteen is small for 6-7 tables. For breakfast, edible was an omelette or fried eggs. Fresh oatmeal. Orange juice, milk, tea and coffee bags. Fresh stewed vegetables. Everything else is hot and spicy, even pancakes with hot peppers. New Year, for which our tour operator tore off $ 86 per person, in general, a masterpiece. The beginning was at 19 - 30 and until 23 - 30 . The people reached out for food. It was a buffet. Fish, chicken, meat, seafood, sauces. But it wasn't all edible. Everything is sharper. The staff kindly warned that it was HOT. . In short, they prepared a feast for their loved ones. Alcohol for a fee. As a result, people dismantled fruits and sweets. And stretched to the beach in the neck to continue to celebrate. The only plus is 3-5 minutes to the beach. On the beach, you can really eat in Sheik and settle on a sunbed under an umbrella. If you buy anything. And sunbathe all day. Do not believe that for 200 rupees you can eat. For two of us it took less than 600 rupees. It's a little cheaper in the village. You can have dinner there. Choose where there is a menu in Russian and Russian-speaking staff. On the beach we rested in the neck of the COCONUT. The owner speaks excellent Russian. Can advise what to take. It also organizes a wonderful fishing trip. Wouldn't recommend the crab fishing trip. In my opinion, 40 dollars for sitting in a boat on the river bank is a little expensive. Yes, and dinner there is miserable. Ride the waterfall. Shapi made a wonderful trip for us. He stands at the reception of the hotel. Get us there first. There are no people, even the monkeys were still sleeping. Managed to take a picture. About 20 minutes later people began to arrive. And this is where the confusion began. Buy monkeys a treat - bananas and nuts. A few words about the exchange of money. the exchange goes 1:70. In jewelry stores and pharmacies. If you buy something feel free to cut the price in half. Be prepared that there are practically no traffic rules there. Boys with orange T-shirts will meet you at the airport. They offer help with luggage. These are not good deeds, they ask for 1000 rubles or rupees for the service. Have a nice holiday.
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We were in this hotel from 13.03 13 to 23.03 13 room 206 deluxe .....I liked the hotel ....quite clean ....everything works in the room - safe. There really is no refrigerator ......but we lived without problems without it ...they cleaned up and changed towels every day (they usually left 20 rupees on the bed).
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We were in this hotel from 13.03 13 to 23.03 13 room 206 deluxe .....I liked the hotel ....quite clean ....everything works in the room - safe. There really is no refrigerator ......but we lived without problems without it ...they cleaned up and changed towels every day (they usually left 20 rupees on the bed). Linen was changed every three days. Hot water is no problem. Breakfast is normal - whoever wanted to eat it up !! ! !
The grounds are pretty clean as is the pool. you can always find taxis and excursions on the territory ....contact Mario - a normal guy ....we were taken to the "Waterfall and Spices" by 2 people in a new Honda CR-V for $ 35 per person. I bought all the tickets myself (for a jeep at the waterfall and for the farm), our payment to him was only upon return. We also went to the night market through it, but with a different driver in a Toyota Innova -6 people ......for $ 30 per pair ......they were waiting for us there for 3.5 hours. Everything is great with no issues.
Hung out in Shek Domnik..... great staff all cheerful positive.....
for all these days, no one has seen a single acid mine. The kitchen is quite good, the service is fast .....there were no attempts to deceive ....often Sangria for my wife, then beer for me - from the institution! We tried a lot of dishes ......everything is very tasty, or maybe we are not very picky))))))).
The beach is just gorgeous. The Indians did not stick around ...even when we were as pale as toadstools ......Know and a hand gesture was enough .....so as not to bother. The ocean ......just lovely ......a lot of places .....by the look of my previous work ....there is something to compare ...
If you are interested in something specifically .......you can ask))))))) You can write endlessly ....we tried to find something negative in my memories ......the biggest thing they dug up .....several power outages in the hotel ......for 5 minutes no more .......... .
The grounds are pretty clean as is the pool. you can always find taxis and excursions on the territory ....contact Mario - a normal guy ....we were taken to the "Waterfall and Spices" by 2 people in a new Honda CR-V for $ 35 per person. I bought all the tickets myself (for a jeep at the waterfall and for the farm), our payment to him was only upon return. We also went to the night market through it, but with a different driver in a Toyota Innova -6 people ......for $ 30 per pair ......they were waiting for us there for 3.5 hours. Everything is great with no issues.
Hung out in Shek Domnik..... great staff all cheerful positive.....
for all these days, no one has seen a single acid mine. The kitchen is quite good, the service is fast .....there were no attempts to deceive ....often Sangria for my wife, then beer for me - from the institution! We tried a lot of dishes ......everything is very tasty, or maybe we are not very picky))))))).
The beach is just gorgeous. The Indians did not stick around ...even when we were as pale as toadstools ......Know and a hand gesture was enough .....so as not to bother. The ocean ......just lovely ......a lot of places .....by the look of my previous work ....there is something to compare ...
If you are interested in something specifically .......you can ask))))))) You can write endlessly ....we tried to find something negative in my memories ......the biggest thing they dug up .....several power outages in the hotel ......for 5 minutes no more .......... .
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So... rested in February 2012 Departure: from the EKB, Koltsovo airport, the Southern Cross company, God forbid, contact them at least once, the arrogant representative was late for half an hour from the start of check-in for the flight, with tickets and other documents, thanks to him we ended up in the most terrible places on the plane! The flight lasted 6 hours and 20 minutes.
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Departure: from the EKB, Koltsovo airport, the Southern Cross company, God forbid, contact them at least once, the arrogant representative was late for half an hour from the start of check-in for the flight, with tickets and other documents, thanks to him we ended up in the most terrible places on the plane! The flight lasted 6 hours and 20 minutes.
GOA. . .
From the airport we went to the hotel, only at first we withstood a fight with the local population, who, when leaving the airport, simply pounced and started snatching bags to carry, got a little shabby to the representatives of the Southern Cross in order to go on a luxury bus to the hotel... Having seen the representative, and part-time hotel guide-Sabina, we were shocked!! ! Unwashed, with dirty feet and hair, madam met us at a dilapidated minibus without air conditioning. After 25 minutes on this ship, we ended up at the hotel. . .
HOTEL. . .
The tattered facade made a not too pleasant impression, they settled in a suite (a room in the middle of nowhere, without the sun with a strong smell of dampness, a kitchen, a living room and a small bedroom) - although we bought deluxes, assuring us that our deluxes would be ready tomorrow. Be sure to specify when buying a tour what your number should be - on the spot it turns out that the hotel has its own gradation of rooms, i. e. in the hotel they are called deluxe, super deluxe and suite! And on the sites of tour operators - standard, deluxe and suite. If you bought a deluxe, you must be accommodated in a super deluxe, and not in a deluxe, which is equal to the standard !! ! Be careful, the rooms differ in area, and 2 times. The staff is exclusively English-speaking, they do not understand anything in Russian.
OCEAN. . .
The most luxurious thing in GOA... The ebbs and flows of the sea are a beautiful sight. A wonderful beach with fine white-gray sand, hundreds of sheiks are located on the beach strip. In general, the place Benulim is one of the best in South Goa. The ocean is constantly seething, the waves reach 7 meters, but it's wonderful. If you can't swim, this is definitely not the place for you.
Beautiful Palolem beach, small compared to the beaches of Colva and Benulim, there are cardboard houses in which the British love to settle (exotic). Beautiful, worth a visit. THE SUN IS VERY STRONG, YOU BURN INSTANTLY, even those who never burn out.
TRANSPORT. . .
Driving on the left!! ! There are no rules!! ! But it’s worth renting a scooter, only YOU MUST NEED A LICENSE, even if your driver’s license is category B, YOU DO NOT GIVE A SCOOTER WITHOUT A LICENSE, you will also need a photocopy of your international passport. You can ride a taxi, tuktuk, for long trips it is worth renting a driver with a car, and it’s more pleasant to go on excursions in comfort, you shouldn’t listen to scary stories of representatives of tour operators - they naturally want everything to be bought from them. You understand that with a tour operator your time is limited, even staying at the same waterfall, but the driver is waiting for you and will comfortably take you to the next place.
EXCURSIONS. . .
Waterfalls, spices, elephants, temples - if you go through a tour operator $ 110 per person. By the company itself (for 4): renting a taxi-2500 rupees, although our jeep accommodated 6 people! , renting a jeep to the waterfall for 4x-2500 rupees (for 4x), entrance to spices-400 rupees per person, for elephants- 600 rupees per person. Total savings in the region of 12.120 thousand rupees for an excursion. Temples are free! For GOA, this is a lot of money. Yes, and yourself, I think you will find where to spend them than to give to greedy tour operators. You will be deliciously fed with spices, friendly guides will show you the plantations (and this is only for 400 rupees, which you pay at the entrance)
Palolem, Panaji, Margao taxi around 1800-2000 and you will see everything for yourself.
The ruins of Hampi....if anyone likes it, please, with a tour operator for 2 days... and so on, all these excursions, who likes what.
Fishing is worth a trip, interesting.
FOOD. . .
Everything is very spicy, ask without spices. There are a lot of shakes on the beach in Benulim, we tried to eat and in MALIBU - they got impudent there, Dominica - it’s not tasty and dirty, in Cocos - you can sunbathe and drink something there, but the cleanest place, cheap, oddly enough, the waiters are dressed to the point-Johncy. There are always a lot of people there, foreigners and local Indians - you won’t pass by, even the employees of other shakes themselves say that Johnsy’s restaurant is very good! I’ll attach a photo of the menu with prices in the photos. Cheaper than necks like Coconut, Malibu, etc. Be sure to try the pineapple juices and the wild water! From food-Mashroom soup (mashed soup with mushrooms and crackers), shrimp in batter, pancakes with bananas, national naan bread (slightly puff pastry with garlic, butter and cheese).
MASSAGES, AYURVERDICA CENTERS. . .
I don’t want to generalize all the centers, unfortunately, I didn’t visit all of them, but all those that came across to me were disappointing. The only thing that interests the local doctor is the amount you expect when choosing a massage. In general, treat such doctors with caution, they are the least interested in your health.
HINDUS. . .
An annoying folk, but apparently the specifics of life affect, they also need to live somehow. Insanely nice Indian people who came to rest in GOA from other states, very charming, nice to talk to, everyone speaks English, and some in Portuguese! Dealers on the beaches got "silver" and disks - it's useless to say I'll buy it later !! ! The only thing that helped was "no money", there are also a lot of beggars.
PURCHASES. . .
Be sure to visit the market in Arpora - every Saturday, from 3 in the afternoon until late at night, there you will see many interesting gizmos. On Wednesdays there is a day market from 9 am in Arpora. Everything that you didn’t buy in Arpora, buy in Anjuna. Tea, to be honest, pale, large leaf. Having bought many varieties home, I can say with confidence that the best one is Assam (black tea), a good Darling. Spices - for an amateur. I really liked the cosmetics of the Himalia brand, they bought the whole series. Leather wallets - if we have it in the region of 2.5-3.5 thousand rubles, then there we bargained in one place for 500 rupees, and then for 300 rupees alone !! ! I use them now with pleasure.
CONCLUSION. . . We did not pay attention to the hotel, the local color and all the other minor troubles, rested in full, 100%, were extremely satisfied.
Departure: from the EKB, Koltsovo airport, the Southern Cross company, God forbid, contact them at least once, the arrogant representative was late for half an hour from the start of check-in for the flight, with tickets and other documents, thanks to him we ended up in the most terrible places on the plane! The flight lasted 6 hours and 20 minutes.
GOA. . .
From the airport we went to the hotel, only at first we withstood a fight with the local population, who, when leaving the airport, simply pounced and started snatching bags to carry, got a little shabby to the representatives of the Southern Cross in order to go on a luxury bus to the hotel... Having seen the representative, and part-time hotel guide-Sabina, we were shocked!! ! Unwashed, with dirty feet and hair, madam met us at a dilapidated minibus without air conditioning. After 25 minutes on this ship, we ended up at the hotel. . .
HOTEL. . .
The tattered facade made a not too pleasant impression, they settled in a suite (a room in the middle of nowhere, without the sun with a strong smell of dampness, a kitchen, a living room and a small bedroom) - although we bought deluxes, assuring us that our deluxes would be ready tomorrow. Be sure to specify when buying a tour what your number should be - on the spot it turns out that the hotel has its own gradation of rooms, i. e. in the hotel they are called deluxe, super deluxe and suite! And on the sites of tour operators - standard, deluxe and suite. If you bought a deluxe, you must be accommodated in a super deluxe, and not in a deluxe, which is equal to the standard !! ! Be careful, the rooms differ in area, and 2 times. The staff is exclusively English-speaking, they do not understand anything in Russian.
OCEAN. . .
The most luxurious thing in GOA... The ebbs and flows of the sea are a beautiful sight. A wonderful beach with fine white-gray sand, hundreds of sheiks are located on the beach strip. In general, the place Benulim is one of the best in South Goa. The ocean is constantly seething, the waves reach 7 meters, but it's wonderful. If you can't swim, this is definitely not the place for you.
Beautiful Palolem beach, small compared to the beaches of Colva and Benulim, there are cardboard houses in which the British love to settle (exotic). Beautiful, worth a visit. THE SUN IS VERY STRONG, YOU BURN INSTANTLY, even those who never burn out.
TRANSPORT. . .
Driving on the left!! ! There are no rules!! ! But it’s worth renting a scooter, only YOU MUST NEED A LICENSE, even if your driver’s license is category B, YOU DO NOT GIVE A SCOOTER WITHOUT A LICENSE, you will also need a photocopy of your international passport. You can ride a taxi, tuktuk, for long trips it is worth renting a driver with a car, and it’s more pleasant to go on excursions in comfort, you shouldn’t listen to scary stories of representatives of tour operators - they naturally want everything to be bought from them. You understand that with a tour operator your time is limited, even staying at the same waterfall, but the driver is waiting for you and will comfortably take you to the next place.
EXCURSIONS. . .
Waterfalls, spices, elephants, temples - if you go through a tour operator $ 110 per person. By the company itself (for 4): renting a taxi-2500 rupees, although our jeep accommodated 6 people! , renting a jeep to the waterfall for 4x-2500 rupees (for 4x), entrance to spices-400 rupees per person, for elephants- 600 rupees per person. Total savings in the region of 12.120 thousand rupees for an excursion. Temples are free! For GOA, this is a lot of money. Yes, and yourself, I think you will find where to spend them than to give to greedy tour operators. You will be deliciously fed with spices, friendly guides will show you the plantations (and this is only for 400 rupees, which you pay at the entrance)
Palolem, Panaji, Margao taxi around 1800-2000 and you will see everything for yourself.
The ruins of Hampi....if anyone likes it, please, with a tour operator for 2 days... and so on, all these excursions, who likes what.
Fishing is worth a trip, interesting.
FOOD. . .
Everything is very spicy, ask without spices. There are a lot of shakes on the beach in Benulim, we tried to eat and in MALIBU - they got impudent there, Dominica - it’s not tasty and dirty, in Cocos - you can sunbathe and drink something there, but the cleanest place, cheap, oddly enough, the waiters are dressed to the point-Johncy. There are always a lot of people there, foreigners and local Indians - you won’t pass by, even the employees of other shakes themselves say that Johnsy’s restaurant is very good! I’ll attach a photo of the menu with prices in the photos. Cheaper than necks like Coconut, Malibu, etc. Be sure to try the pineapple juices and the wild water! From food-Mashroom soup (mashed soup with mushrooms and crackers), shrimp in batter, pancakes with bananas, national naan bread (slightly puff pastry with garlic, butter and cheese).
MASSAGES, AYURVERDICA CENTERS. . .
I don’t want to generalize all the centers, unfortunately, I didn’t visit all of them, but all those that came across to me were disappointing. The only thing that interests the local doctor is the amount you expect when choosing a massage. In general, treat such doctors with caution, they are the least interested in your health.
HINDUS. . .
An annoying folk, but apparently the specifics of life affect, they also need to live somehow. Insanely nice Indian people who came to rest in GOA from other states, very charming, nice to talk to, everyone speaks English, and some in Portuguese! Dealers on the beaches got "silver" and disks - it's useless to say I'll buy it later !! ! The only thing that helped was "no money", there are also a lot of beggars.
PURCHASES. . .
Be sure to visit the market in Arpora - every Saturday, from 3 in the afternoon until late at night, there you will see many interesting gizmos. On Wednesdays there is a day market from 9 am in Arpora. Everything that you didn’t buy in Arpora, buy in Anjuna. Tea, to be honest, pale, large leaf. Having bought many varieties home, I can say with confidence that the best one is Assam (black tea), a good Darling. Spices - for an amateur. I really liked the cosmetics of the Himalia brand, they bought the whole series. Leather wallets - if we have it in the region of 2.5-3.5 thousand rubles, then there we bargained in one place for 500 rupees, and then for 300 rupees alone !! ! I use them now with pleasure.
CONCLUSION. . . We did not pay attention to the hotel, the local color and all the other minor troubles, rested in full, 100%, were extremely satisfied.
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We rested in Lotus in January 2012. The hotel is located 25 km from the airport, so it's not a long drive. The flight was early and we were brought to the hotel around 5 o'clock in the morning. The guide, from the meeting side, warned that the check-in to the rooms, as in the whole world, takes place from 12-00, but we were given the room immediately upon arrival.
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We rested in Lotus in January 2012. The hotel is located 25 km from the airport, so it's not a long drive. The flight was early and we were brought to the hotel around 5 o'clock in the morning. The guide, from the meeting side, warned that the check-in to the rooms, as in the whole world, takes place from 12-00, but we were given the room immediately upon arrival. We lived in 201, in the area between the reception and the restaurant. In this part of the hotel everything is green and beautiful, but there are rooms with not very good views. Everything is clean and tidy, as for India, but in general - an average C grade. The room is small, but has everything you need: drinking water, electric kettle, tea, coffee, sugar, TV, air conditioning, large bed, shower. If you don’t moan, but tune in positively, then everything is fine: there is always water, they clean it every day. Now about nutrition. Take only BB (breakfast). Although they can be abandoned. The food is not very good, although this is a common practice in GOA. Every day eggs, tea, coffee, juice, toast, fruits, vegetables, cereals, marmalade. But after you go outside the hotel and face the Indian reality, you will understand that Lotus is a paradise, and by Indian standards, you can give all 4 stars. But after all, a trip to GOA is not a life in a hotel, but a buzz received from the exotic and from the ocean. The beach is 300m from the hotel. Here you can also eat. Sheki (beach cafes) are in abundance here. After going through several of them, we realized that the prices for all are almost the same, but we liked MALIBU, immediately the first shek from the entrance from the hotel. Here - friendly staff who understand both Russian and English (with our school stock was enough for full communication), excellent food (always very tasty !!! ), the best menu in RUSSIAN LANGUAGE with an exact indication of the composition of dishes, which is important when meeting with another kitchen. Separately, I would like to say about a guy named Misha (the real Umesh). Kind, friendly, oboyatelny, always listen, quickly serve. In the evening in the shek - live music, then Indian dances, then a fire show. Sunbeds and umbrellas are provided FREE OF CHARGE here. In general, we are for MALIBU. Guys GREAT!! ! A separate word about the ocean. Just super!! ! Always warm, with gorgeous long waves. So they were pissed off like kids. A couple of times in the morning we saw dolphins near the shore. A beautiful sunset with the sun disappearing into the ocean under the throats of Pinacolada - paradise, and nothing more!!!
More about money. Never change them at the airport. The exchange rate for the dollar should be 50-51 rupees. Change only when necessary, otherwise you will not exchange back. Bargain to the last. Reduce prices by 2-3 times. Village with shops and shops 10 minutes walk. And the fruit and not only market in Colva is a 20-30 minute walk along the beach. Ask for fruits to try, do not immediately dial. There is super, and there is so-so.
In general, we are 100% satisfied with the rest, we want to return. Never regretted coming. Before that, they were in Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, Kenya, so there was something to compare with. Exotic and cheap, what more do you need!! !
More about money. Never change them at the airport. The exchange rate for the dollar should be 50-51 rupees. Change only when necessary, otherwise you will not exchange back. Bargain to the last. Reduce prices by 2-3 times. Village with shops and shops 10 minutes walk. And the fruit and not only market in Colva is a 20-30 minute walk along the beach. Ask for fruits to try, do not immediately dial. There is super, and there is so-so.
In general, we are 100% satisfied with the rest, we want to return. Never regretted coming. Before that, they were in Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, Kenya, so there was something to compare with. Exotic and cheap, what more do you need!! !
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