Just flew back yesterday - the impressions are fresh. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot! )) I'll start with useful information for tourists! The exchange rate is $ 43-45 rupees, euro - 60-62 rupees (end of February 2011) -hygiene products for hands before meals -money with a margin -means to protect the skin from the sun and insects -a fruit knife is desirable if you buy them -a flashlight is also mona, after all, the light is often turned off Tips for rest -tap water is not drinking and not brushing her teeth - the exchanger is more profitable in Colva, the approximate ratio of rub rupee u003.0. 7, i. e. 100 rupees ~ 70 rubles - if there is no fixed price tag for seafood on the menu - bargain - in the market, in stores, and indeed everywhere - BARGAIN! At the night market, the price was reduced by 5-10 times, and I think this is not the limit. -fruits can be bought at the market in colva next to the bus station or on the road between colva and bollywood, if there is no knife, then you can take it at the reception, like plates, tissues and a hairdryer. -approximate taxi prices - colva 50 rupees, panji 1000-1500 rupees, the night market is the same. - try not to walk alone outside the hotel - there have been cases of robberies - Do not stagger in unlit places in the bush or near it - snakes and other delights may appear - excursions from the operator are 2-3 times more expensive, you can take them from taxi drivers or in sheke - girls - be careful - if you are attractive, then the attention from the Indians will be very active, some are very good at this - remember, you are just business and entertainment for them. - not far from Bollywood there is a good institution - Mickey's - from the checkpoint to the right, and then following the sign to the left up the hill, there is an entrance from the beach. Prices are slightly higher than in shek, but the service and environment are much better (many foreigners and local moneybags - this is a clear indicator) - I have not visited Ayurvedic centers, but according to rumors, massages are like massages, but with a problem back I would not contact them... The hotel is different according to the late 90s, early 2000s, after the rainy season, local cosmetic repairs are taking place, but no more. Cons: 1. The rooms are mostly bad (everyone who rested at the same time with us went through 405 - just awful), but for an extra charge you can move to a normal one (extortion of clean water, of course, but what to do. . . ) And if there are no normal ones, then se la vie. . . in the 4th building, as it seems, everywhere on the first floors there is a bathroom, and on the second there is a shower. The bathroom looks terrible, and the shower is better anyway! Building 4, in principle, I do not advise, as well as the first floors. 2. Electricity is cut down constantly (up to 10-15 times a day), they did not count at night)))3. Condei, if they work, they make a terrible noise - it's impossible to sleep! The fan may also not work, but you can open the window and the door to create a draft (it is possible for living creatures to appear through open windows and doors) 4. We had very hard mattresses in room 407 - it was not comfortable to sleep. In addition, when checking in, it turned out that the fan and the telephone were not working, but after numerous calls from the hand-assed miracle master, something began to work. 5. Breakfast is not very good. Edible scrambled eggs or omelets (optional), which are prepared by a Pakistani in a cap (onions, tomatoes and spices are most often added by hand, despite the presence of appliances - it was annoying), and bread toasts with jam to the left of him. Instant coffee and tea bags. Periodically there were pancakes and the likeness of our chebureks, but without filling. Of course you won't leave hungry! Yes - I forgot about bananas - although they are green, they are tasty. )))6. Indian service - well, sooooo slow. To achieve at least something - you need to try very hard. They can agree to everything and pretend that they will do everything, but this is absolutely not the case. 7. Hot water in the morning and in the evening + on request (if the phone does not work, then you had to go to the reception, but even here it’s not a fact that they will give it - the soul of an Indian is a mystery). Someone always had it in their rooms, and it was very hot from both taps, while someone didn’t have it at all. 8. Fragrances. About 4 buildings (I didn’t notice anywhere else) a rather persistent sewer smell. It usually appears in the evening. 9. Crows. They are just darkness! Constantly croaking, shitting and stealing food. Very tired!!! 10. cats. They brought them to catch rodents, which can be seen from time to time on the territory of the hotel (they were not seen in the rooms). At night, love songs and fights are not uncommon (I'm talking about cats))). They interfered a couple of nights! In my opinion, the hotel has 2 pluses1. Proximity to the beach 2. Proximity to Colva (np with shops, cafes, internet and a pharmacy) Well, as the third change towels regularly (although there are beach and dirty ones, they change them to dry ones) The beach is pretty good, but having driven along the coast I can say for sure that there are much better. Cons: 1. Go though not far, but on viscous sand mixed with garbage through the "shops" of local inhabitants. Every time you pass by, you will hear from everyone "Hello friend! Come see my store! I will make a good discount! " - tiresome. 2. On the territory of 3 shek (an eatery where you can eat / drink and lie on their sunbeds), all are about the same. If you do not pay attention to the garbage that is not removed, to the sluggishness, to the conditions in which they cook (they do not have running water, they have water from a pump, they live in the same shek, I doubt that they wash their hands before cooking, write, and generally wash whether? ), on the brokenness of sun loungers and awnings, then you can have a good time on the beach. Drinking beer and playing volleyball (2 nets stretched next to the shacks). 3. From time to time beggars, merchants and massage therapists appear, there are not as many of them as on Calangute, but still. 4. Damn ubiquitous crows Pros: 1. Gorgeous light sand. Warm water, gentle entry3. cute dogs that lie under your sunbeds (guard tourists by the way) Reflections on the theme of relaxationTour for two 9 nights. (We arrived on the morning of 12.02, and left early in the morning at 21 (at 4 o'clock). - 54 thousand rubles. I found out that tickets cost about 20 thousand per person, therefore 14 thousand remain, of which, I think, 4 thousand to the operator, maybe more, but let's consider it this way - it remains 10 thousand for a room for 9 nights. On the one hand, it is not so expensive ~ $ 40 per night. At the reception, I was told 4000 rupees (~ $ 90) per night, and for 5 or more -20% i. e. ~ 70$ night. In any case, you can rent a house in a colva or in guest houses on the coast (two-storey with amenities, a living room, a bedroom, etc. for $ 200 per month. You can rent a house for two weeks for $ 100, which is cheaper than 9 nights for $400))! If I go again to India, then definitely myself - cheaper and more practical. You can buy tickets, insurance too, with housing, if you don’t go at the peak, there will be no problems for sure. Transfer from the airport is inexpensive - the main thing is to be able to bargain. ) By the way, it’s easier, faster and cheaper to apply for a visa, sort of like from Sri Lanka, Nepal and Thailand - you can make your own tour))) I agree that this is to some extent a gamble - to go nowhere, but the fact that this hotel is not worth that kind of money I'm 100% sure! Yes, and the tourists I knew “liked” the situation - it turned out that the return ticket was for only one of the two tourists (the documents were inattentively looked at upon receipt and did not pay attention), they bought the return ticket at their own expense - as a conclusion - and with the agency you are out of nothing not insured... To be honest, the feeling of disgust did not leave the whole vacation - but if you do not bother with these nonsense, then the rest may well succeed! It was the second time in India, and the first time was better… Good luck to everyone and have a good rest.
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