1 star rooms and good food on the beach. Went off season (22nd July 2009 to 23rd) staff was helpful. Plain room - tv, western style loo. No soap, toilet paper, or hot water (but you can get most essentials at the shops 400 meters away). Owned by two brothers one of who I spoke to and seemed quite friendly.
Enjoyed my stay except - I was moving in to the Lalit Intertcontinental with my wife but wanted some clothes laundered. They agreed to clean them. When I checked out I did not ask for help and no one came forward to help with my 3 bags.
Realized the next day that I had the room key so I went immediately and dropped it off. All the staff was around the TV - slow days.
When I came back for my clothes on the 25th the other brother was there was he was not very nice. Said I owe him a days rent cause I had the room keys! I told him walking away with room keys is a common problem - that is why some star hotels have the paper or electronic keys now that can be easily replaced in house at a low cost.
He said how are they to know if I checked out or took the key along cause I meant to come back!
I reminded him : when I checked out I informed the staff that I was checking out, settled my bill and then left.
Then he started calling me a beggar and other obscenities, when I told him to shut up and cussed him one of his staff flew at me and had to be stopped by another.
Sad experience - will make me more wary of these low budget places in the future.
Tushar Kapila
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Have been to Goa twice after this. Enjoyed both times. Had few issues with taxi people over charging. apparently no way out of that but being patient and asking multiple drivers for a better rate. usually takes 5-10, just like the auto chaps in Bangalore, before you get an 'okay' rate.
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