Praveg Beach Resort Diu Ghoghla Beach

Not happy with hotel stay , as it has been prematurely opened with amateur staff who has no knowledge of standard operating protocol. The room which we were checked into was hot like an oven . They knew that we will be checking in the afternoon and direct sun on glass door makes the room unbearable without AC cooling. All that was required to make guest comfortable is switching on AC 15-20 minutes before check in. Swimming pool was not fully operational, no shower , no changing rooms, no lounge chairs no towels . Though towels were given only when i asked. Also pool water is muddled possibly because no care taken to stop dust from adjacent road or fine sand blowing in from beach. Food: It's purely veg however even that looks half heartedly made. The spread is very limited, All Carbs , minus the taste. Replenishing of items took ages and that too in very small amounts . Coffee machine was only for show not working. The coffee they brought from kitchen was spoiled like a phata hua doodh. Bar was non functional yet . But they said it may open shortly. Pros: Only good thing is its location on the clean beach and low density of rooms in property. Front desk manager Sanjay is well behaved and responsible person who tried to make all efforts to make us comfortable . Overall my takeaway is that property may take few more months to come to a level where it can offer decent satisfaction to customers otherwise it is selling a location only to first time customers . May not get repeat customers at all with their choice of staff and food preparation.

Overall an average experience, largely because of poor standards of housekeeping. We were shocked to find that the linen in our room was reused (pictures attached), although it was promptly replaced upon raising a complaint. Or is evident that there are no drills set with regards to housekeeping. Front desk staff is largely dismissive. I was made to sign an undertaking mentioning that I will not consume food and drinks from outside while at the property. I also raised a complaint regarding people entering pool with night clothes and kids with shoes, which was ignored. The restaurant was too noisy, partly because of the crowd and partly because of the loud bollywood music being played during breakfast, which I felt was pointless. The location of the property and its beautification is the only charm it holds, although access to the beach from the rooms could be better.

The ambience of the room is unique and the outside sea view from the bedroom is fantastic. However, as the area where the resort is situated has a fishing jetty where fishes are dried, it becomes difficult to breathe in the open especially during early morning and evening and when the sun is shrouded with clouds. The restaurant and drinks are exorbitantly costly. The only plus point is that it is vegetarian.

The location and situation are good but not value for money. Enough Wifi is not there, egg omelette for breakfast is not available. There is no hot water in the morning around 9/10 am. Room is good but mosquitoes are there. No mini bar in the room.