3/5 Chinmay -. 4 years ago on Google • 42 reviews
Hyped
yoga
retreat
with
minimal
amenities,
away
from
the
sea
(NO
SEA
FACING
/
ON
THE
BEACH
ROOMS)
Facilities:
-
Spacious
rooms
with
minimal
amenities
-
No
television
in
the
room
-
No
telephone
in
the
room,
to
contact
reception
-
No
WiFi
in
the
room.
It's
available
only
in
the
lobby
area
-
No
mobile
network
coverage
(Airtel,
Jio,
Vodafone)
in
the
room
-
No
room
service.
Outside
food
isn't
allowed
either.
Breakfast
starts
late
-
by
9
AM
-
Only
basic
toiletries
available
(towel
&
soap).
Additional
items
like
toothbrush,
paste
or
shampoo
aren't
available,
even
on
request
-
Bathroom
doesn't
have
any
exhaust
fan
-
Pool
timings
are
8
AM
to
6
PM
only
-
The
restaurant
is
small,
dimly
lit,
over-priced
with
only
vegetarian
and
egg
options.
-
All
the
rooms
are
built
in
such
a
way
that
they
are
much
cooler
compared
to
outside
temperature
-
The
Royal
Villa
had
king
sized
comfortable
bed.
Junior
chakra
room
seemed
to
have
a
standard
queen
sized
bed
-
We
experienced
frequent
power
outages
in
the
area,
lasting
from
few
minutes
to
over
an
hour
at
times.
This
resort
doesn't
have
any
power
backup
for
those
times.
-
Masala
tea
and
hot
ginger
water
is
available
by
7:00
-
7:30
near
pools.
There's
no
coffee
though
Observations/Issues:
-
The
location
is
misleading
on
the
website
and
in
the
photos.
The
property
is
on
one
side
of
a
road,
*near*
the
beach.
The
sea
is
on
the
other
side.
Only
their
restaurant
is
"by
the
beach".
None
of
the
rooms
or
stay
options
are
sea
facing.
Their
location
on
Google
maps
is
also
mis-leading.
They've
tagged
the
restaurant
as
the
entire
property,
confusing
people
to
think,
it's
a
beach
property!
-
Service
is
slow
both
at
the
hotel
and
the
restaurant.
A
request
for
fresh
towels
took
2
reminders
and
3
hours
to
fulfill
-
The
room
we
were
allotted
upon
check-in
was
very
damp
and
dusty.
When
we
asked
them
to
clean
it
up,
they
claimed
it
had
been
cleaned
today
and
everything
was
in
order.
After
some
more
convincing,
they
agreed
to
clean
it
up
again.
-
The
"free
yoga
class"
mentioned
on
the
website
is
very
misleading.
They
have
group
"activities"
organized
at
8,
that
"maybe"
yoga,
once
a
week.
Other
activities
include
Vedic
chanting,
keertan
and
so
on.
There
are
many
days,
when
no
activities
are
conducted
at
all
(when
we
stayed,
there
were
free
activities
only
for
3
days
that
week).
Additional
classes
may
be
taken
at
an
added
cost
(for
eg.
Yoga
classes
start
at
an
exorbitant
INR
500/-
per
class)
-
On
the
first
night,
when
we
returned
from
dinner,
there
was
no
electricity
in
our
section
of
hotel.
We
informed
reception
about
it.
The
attendant
there
was
busy
arguing
with
a
couple
of
foreigners,
who
were
complaining
of
being
overcharged.
It
took
them
about
30
minutes
to
call
the
"electrician"
to
get
the
power
back
on
in
the
building.
This
issue
again
repeated
the
next
day
where
the
staff
took
2
hours
to
take
cognizance
and
finally
moved
us
to
another
room
citing
electrical
issues
that
may
keep
recurring.
-
the
pool
is
not
cleaned
regularly
(we
went
for
a
swim
in
the
mornings
and
residue
from
last
night
would
be
afloat)
-
Geyser
in
bathrooms
is
small
and
insufficient
even
for
a
single
person
to
shower
properly
-
In
Royal
Villa,
bathroom
walls
kept
dripping
water
all
the
time,
making
the
corners
perpetually
wet
-
The
Royal
Villa
had
very
dim
lighting,
even
when
all
the
available
lights
were
turned
on.
Sometimes
it
was
difficult
to
see
things
inside!
-
Most
of
their
patrons
are
foreigners.
So
we
were
surprised
to
notice
that
most
of
the
staff
barely
knew
any
English
-
Our
experience
over
5
days
clearly
showed
that
staff
prioritized
foreign
guests
over
Indians.
Our
requests
took
longer
time
and
required
multiple
follow
ups
-
Check
out
time
is
quiet
early
(10
AM).
Relatively
breakfast
buffet
itself
goes
from
9
AM
to
11
AM!
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