Dirty but cool

Written: 12 january 2013
Travel time: 5 — 12 january 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 1.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 1.0
Food: 3.0
Amenities: 10.0
Review and some details of the holiday
THE ROAD THERE AND BACK.
It is obligatory to have round-trip air tickets. In India, they will not let you into the airport without a return ticket. There were people in the hotel who were used to the fact that the places on the plane were checked by passport and did not take paper tickets. They had to request tickets by e-mail
The airport is small - everything is clear. Everyone will be met and taken to the hotel. Back I had problems. Until 18:00 there was no confirmation of my transfer to the airport. At 18:00 I caught a Concord Exotic employee. She called the office - it turns out that I was marked on a different date and on a different airline. It's good that the employee saw my ticket before her eyes and organized the arrival of a car for me. Don't forget to leave 250 rupees or $5 for luggage packing (if required).
HOTEL. ROOM.

90% of the inhabitants of the CIS. Really very beautiful and green area! Rest for the soul! In the evening, very colorful illumination. Checked in immediately at 8:00, without waiting for the allotted time. At the reception round the clock Russian-speaking attendants who really help. Free Wi-Fi at the reception and by the pool
The rooms (even renovated ones) are shabby, dirty, the furniture is worse than in a hostel. Arriving at the first room, she immediately ran to the reception to change, as she paid for the newly renovated one. They changed it without extra charge, but the difference was only in the presence of a new refrigerator, LCD TV and plastic windows. Therefore, she spat on everything and calmed down. Plastic windows are good - there are fewer mosquitoes, although they still crawl through somehow. Therefore - FUMIGATOR IS MANDATORY! In the room - a kettle, 2 cups, 2 glasses, a spoon. If there is no kettle, ask at the reception. Shampoo, talcum powder (I didn’t understand why), soap, conditioner, fan, 2 large and 1 small towel. The fan helped to dry things a little. Towels and clothes hardly dry. Towels changed daily. The bed was not changed at all. Daily 2 bottles of water, but not closed, but drawn, I hope, from the cooler. She left a rumba for 1 dollar or 50 rupees. A good boy, he tried very hard, but it turned out badly : -)
FOOD.
Breakfast at the hotel is tasteless, but normal - there is a choice - oatmeal, mini pizza, potatoes, vermicelli, beans, pancakes, butter, jam, watermelon, pineapple, etc. At first I ate at the Jazz In restaurant ($10-12 per person with a bottle of beer). Then she switched to beach necks - for $ 5 you can “overeat yourself”. This price includes a bottle of beer. For example, seafood soup - $1.85, shrimp in sweet and sour sauce - $2.22, Kingfisher beer - $1.48. Total = $5.55
In the Jazz In restaurant on Mondays, Indian music, songs and dances - I recommend, they light well and exotic.
BEACH. SEA.

Walk 2-3 min. Sunbeds for food or drinks in the necks. Sunbeds far from the water (closer the law does not allow). She went swimming, left money, camera, tablet, mobile - no one touched. From 13:00 to 16:00 I went to the hotel, left a towel on the sunbed - no one took it away. 90% of the inhabitants of the CIS, but the beach is so big that it does not bother. On the contrary, it is convenient - you can learn something from others, calmer at heart when you go swimming, leaving money on a sunbed. The tide doesn't interfere. The bottom is very flat. Waves, even if very large, do not drag into the sea. Very good for those who can't swim or are bad swimmers like me. The sand creaks like snow. The sea often throws starfish ashore - do not dry them, they are alive!
SHOPPING
A lot of Indian sellers speak Russian. On the beach, they almost do not pester - it was 2 times in 7 days. There are stalls along the way to the beach. But the main shops - the exit from the hotel and to the right 3-5 minutes walk to the first. Bargain! Almost always calmly reduce by 2-2.5 times.
EXCURSIONS
Waterfall + Temple of Sai Baba - 80 USD. Elephant riding and elephant showers for 700 rupees are optional here. When transferring to jeeps, there are a lot of cows in the village - they look and caress like cats. The waterfall is very beautiful. Don't forget to buy monkey food on the way (50 rupees). A sea of ​ ​ ​ ​ pleasure is to feed the monkeys - they take nuts from their hands so gently with their fingers. Elephant riding was not particularly impressive (heat and long queue). But the shower with the elephant is a FULL BEAUTIFUL! Elephants in nature are very kind, affectionate, smiling, warm and soft. While we were waiting in line, a baby elephant came up and began to feel us with his trunk - an indescribable delight! The temple is not very interesting.
Dolphins - on a motor boat sailed along the river with picturesque views, saw colonies of birds, but far away. You need to take a camera for dolphins, as they flicker very quickly, and the camera does not have time to capture the frame. About 5 times a mother swam with a cub and 5 times another dolphin. They are shown out of the water for 5 seconds and again under the water.
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