珍品海灘度假村(Exotica the Beach Resort)

It was a nice stay with Exotica the beach resort. We were welcomed with a welcome drink on arrival and the staff was also very friendly. The location of the resort is beautiful and very near to the beach.

This is a beautiful resort 2-minute walk from the beach. They have two variations, cottages with a small sit-out and one with a small garden. We stayed in the one with the sit-outs and loved those. Due to the proximity to the sea, we could hear the tides in the cottage and at night it was an amazing experience. They offer complimentary breakfast which has a good spread of pohe, sabudana khichadi, upma, sheera, idli, wada, seasonal fruit and juice ***** with live omelette and paratha counter. The entire breakfast menu for the day was not displayed, so on our first day, we did not know paratha was being served. Always ask what is available live in the kitchen. This is coupled with standard toast butter and tea/coffee. A live music performance (a good one) added another dimension to the experience. The rest of the day they offer a-la-carte lunch and dinner options and we liked the taste in general. Mostly we wanted to explore other restaurants in the town, so did not end up having food apart from the day when we arrived. The rooms are not very big, but manageable. They do have an electric kettle and a kit of tea/coffee sachets ***** with 2 mineral water bottles. A hot water geyser is installed per cottage and is not centralised. This place is virtually in a jungle so crawling insects could be seen around the room now and then and while I understand it may not be possible to eliminate that, a bit more hygiene would have been great. Car parking is available next to every cottage. The staff was courteous and helpful but apart from the senior staff members many did not have even working knowledge of Marathi and that felt odd. They have a relaxing hammock near the reception common area and also a net for badminton. They have carrom and table tennis as well. They do not have a swimming pool, but you know what, there is a beach nearby. :P Overall, we had a great time and enjoyed our stay very much. Definitely recommended.

Please don't confuse this resort with EXOTICA BY SEA VIEW. This is a pathetic MTDC hotel with zero maintenance and service. We stayed in C16 and C18. Booked for 2 nights, but had to cancel the 2nd night. Cottages are pathetic. The bathroom feels like that in chawl. There is no room for bath shower and is just beside the comod. There is no garden, all sand and very poorly maintained landscape. Very very small. Broken tiles in room. Cracks on wall. Curtains broken and old as if never washed. Overall not at all good experience. Very disappointed. Please booke the other Exotica by sea view resort which is privately maintained by same group and is awesome. Unfortunately I got confused by same names and had such pathetic experience. Prices for both are same. Note :- this hotel is beside the beach. While the other one is 800meters away.