Guest User
November 5, 2024
BEWARE: Nov, Dec 2024: Major Renovations ( all day ) which they forgot to tell this Guest before booking There are major renovations, and I mean MAJOR renovations, going on right now, November and December. And they forgot to tell this Guest about them before the reservations were made. They should have. Alarmingly, 3 days before, they sent out an email, apparently to all Guests, telling us we needed to provide full credit card or bank details before Arrival. Otherwise "your reservation is not Guaranteed" they stated. Obviously unaware that major global scam issues are occurring doing exactly that. And especially prevalent emanating from South-Asia. Drilling, banging, the whole building vibrating. Then just when one thinks it is all over, the night club is testing the sound system. The whole hotel vibrates for 2 hours. Luckily, it stops at 18.00. The vibration from the sound system was worse and more dynamic than the all-day renovations. When I queried what the noise was and they told me it was testing of the hotels night club sound system. The opening is Nov 9 apparently. God-help any one staying after Nov 9. I expect the nightclub vibrations will go well and truly in to the early morning. Ironically, in the rooms, there is a statement telling the Guests to respect other Guests "By not playing loud music in the room". I understand hotels need to make renovations. Especially since the global pan-panic. Renovation activity around the world is dramatic. However, Hotels need to show some respect to their Guests before they make their reservations and inform us that there are MAJOR renovations being undertaken, stipulate the time frame. This allows us, the Guests, to make informed decisions as to whether or not we want to stay there and endure the aggravation. The Hotel Duty Manager did all she could by offering me another room for the remainder of my stay. I elected to stay in the Suite they gave me rather than pack-up and move. I was outside most of the day for the balance of the stay and consequently, I avoided much of the daytime noise issue. Apart from this, the hotel was very nice. The rooms were modern, the bed was comfortable, the wifi was of a good speed. The bathroom was full size with a stand-in shower with reasonable water pressure. The food at Breakfast and Dinner for very good. And reasonably priced. Room Service food quality was actually awesome. Breakfast had a good choice and the Chef made an tasty omelette masala. Try it. The hotel is located in a quiet backstreet of Baga, away from the hubbub of the beach area. The beaches in North Goa are very ordinary. So as long as you don't mind being a cheap, short taxi ride away from the tourist zone, this would be a nice place to stay. There are a few very local restaurants outside too. Apart from the renovations going on now, this would be a place I would probably stay again