Райский уголок paradise

After reading a lot of good reviews on the Internet, my husband and I decided to visit this paradise called Goa, settling in one of the most beautiful hotels in the south of the state, in "Leela Goa".
It is located in the town of Cavelossim, in the Mobor district. The 5 * hotel fully corresponds to each of its stars.
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We arrived at the hotel at dawn, before the appointed time. Despite the early hours, we were still greeted with flower beads and strawberry coconuts. We were very tired and worried that they would not be able to check us in before noon. But our worries were dispelled when the kind-eyed guy from the reception said that he had found a ready-made room for us in the second lagoon, which we so wanted, and we could be accommodated in our room within half an hour.

In the room we were waiting for a bottle of champagne, a delicious chocolate dessert and a greeting card on the occasion of our honeymoon. After examining the room, I was pleasantly surprised to see that not only bathrobes and slippers were available, but also shaving kits, teeth cleaning kits, bath salts, moisturizing lotions, a hairdryer, an iron with an ironing board, a kettle with cups and even an umbrella. Our room (262) had a wonderful view of the lagoon.
We were very lucky, we arrived at the very beginning of the beach season. The climate is hot and humid. Room service worked around the clock, so if you don't want to be disturbed every time you return to your room to rest, don't forget to turn on the "do not disturb" button, otherwise you will be tormented every time you run to the door. We were very disappointed that it got dark early. Being not larks at all, we barely woke up for dinner, and without having time to lie down under the sun for a while, the sun began to go down very quickly, starting at 15:00. In the reviews, we read a lot about the variety of dishes at breakfast. Honestly, in my opinion, if there weren’t those pancakes and omelettes, there was nothing else to eat there. For lunch and dinner, we enjoyed going to a local restaurant ? la carte or went outside the hotel to the most touted restaurants in Cavelossim. Among them are Fisherman's Wharf, Mike's Place, Betty's Place, Jazz inn and Pearl's. The biggest pleasure we got from the place Mike's Place. Nice warm atmosphere, live music, friendly staff, delicious food. A similar aura reigns in Fischermans. Very good selection of food and prices.
With great pleasure every day we ran to the beach. Unlike Turkish resorts, there are always free sunbeds and umbrellas! What about the pool, what about the sea. My husband never skimped on tips, and the hotel staff was always especially polite with us. A sign posted on the beach informed us that before entering the sea, it is necessary to check the color of the flag posted on the beach in the morning. Depending on its color (green, orange or red), you will know whether or not you can swim in the sea today. For the entire holiday (and this is 2 weeks + the season has already begun), we did not see either a green or an orange flag on the beach. A red flag was always hung, forbidding navigation in the sea. Under such circumstances, everyone referred to the first paragraph in the tablet, which said that swimming in the sea and pool is entirely under your responsibility (is at your own risk), and calmly climbed into the water.
After reading reviews of robberies and theft of large sums of money and jewelry directly from the rooms, we took all the necessary precautions. Namely, we did not take any of the expensive jewelry with us, took the minimum amount of cash, distributed the principal amount equally among bank cards and DID IT RIGHT! At the end of a two-week holiday, having examined all our belongings, we were very glad that nothing was missing. Here I would like to make a few remarks. Somehow looking through the trash in our room, among all the hotel books and cards, I came across the following inscription that the hotel does not bear any responsibility for things missing from the ROOM. This made me very angry. This exemption doesn't really fit a five-star hotel, so be careful.

We were happy to go on excursions offered by the hotel in Goa. A tour of northern Goa (such a short acquaintance with the north was completely enough for us), as well as a trip to the waterfalls and an elephant ride. The trip to the falls was very tiring but worth it. Please note that you need to leave early in the morning in order to have time to queue for jeeps, since the road is quite extreme and you can’t get to the waterfalls in a regular car. And the number of jeeps, as you understand, is limited.
Before the flight, we did not have any vaccinations. We collected a standard first-aid kit with us, took out insurance and drove off. I regret not taking mosquito repellant with me. By the way, in every hotel room there was a mosquito repellent powered by a power outlet. But this remedy was more needed at dinners on stuffy evenings in the open air. Regarding Leela Goa, I would like to add that a huge number of crows flying around the hotel created a little discomfort.
We arrived during the local religious holiday of Diwali. And whether for this reason, or for another, on Saturdays of our two-week stay there, we visited the beach barbecue at the hotel. We enjoyed both evenings a lot - live music, an African acrobat show, an endless amount of lobsters, shrimp and squid, super desserts and many other different goodies. In general, the impressions are very positive. We were advised next time to come here for Christmas or Easter. Especially Christmas. They say that the celebration is very fun and bright. We accepted the offer and would happily return again.