Living Room

The hotel seemed okay.. Food was good but very expensive. We had a bad experience with the house keeping department. Pool area/ jacuzzi wasnt much maintained.. Stay was overall okay. Please do make sure to check your temporary tattoo ink. The ink apparently tends to bleed to the sheets and house keeping will charge you for it.

Overview: Booked through TUI between 25th March to 9th April as a U.K. couple who wanted to experience a cultural holiday with a sense of adventure. We arrived at the hotel at 2.30am after a 9 1/2 hour flight from Birmingham (flights will no longer depart from here for 2020 season), and a 1 1/4 transfer in need of a comfy bed which is exactly what we got... We stayed in room 301 which has a super king bed which was extememly comfortable and had more than ample storage, powerful shower and clean and modern bathroom. It also benefits from having a good sized balcony with easterly aspects of the country, which was lovely to wake up early to enjoy the sunrise. The room is on the top floor, and accessed via a lift which I think is quite unique in Vagator. The rooms have TV, kettle, hairdryer, safe, and your furnished with daily tea, coffee and UHT milk. We chose the B&B option, and the food was perfect for our needs. Good choice of food, which was rotated each day, including fresh juice, selection of fruits, porridge, cereal, grilled tomatoes, tea/coffee toast and about 3 different Indian options-all of which were lovely. You can eat in the A/C restaurant or outside in the beautiful garden pool area, which always had a gentle breeze. The location of the hotel suited us very well, and is a great base to explore the local area. Although I’d recommend a scooter or motorbike, (about £3.50 a day) as it adds the real freedom you need to see this beautiful country and you can steer clear of the taxi Mafia. It’s close to several ATMs, a petrol station, scooter hire and numerous mini shops for water and various snacks etc. As most have said, the beach’s are between 10-15 minutes walk away but I’ve been in resorts where the sea is further away than that, so it really isn’t a disadvantage. Food: In short WOW, we didn’t have a single bad meal in the 15 days we were there! The best food I’ve hinestly ever had ANYWHERE! Such choice, all with local and ingredients and such variety. Of note- neither of us suffered from any Deli-Belly type illness, which I expected to get at least once as I’m always prone to it in foreign climates. Places I’d recommend - Bean Me Up , Thalassa, Sakana, Living Room, Mango Tree, but honestly all the food was awesome! Staff: All the staff we met, worked tirelessly to make us feel welcome... I truly feel this is a team that work well and I couldn’t fault any of these lovely friendly people... THANKS TO YOU ALL 🙏 We both fell in love with India, and will return next year, this was by far my best holiday, and will no longer do the AIC resort holidays as this has so much more to offer