Review of Lotus Bay View Hotel 2*

We stayed here for 2 nights. Reservation: First Goibibo booking went for a toss. We booked two sea facing room, the Goibibo team called back after 3 days, informing an issue with the inventory of the hotel because of which one room is not available for one night. So they suggested to take a non sea facing room for that night. We were two familiea so at least one family was not impacted. When I called the hotel before booking, the rooms were available. I suspect the hotel denied the booking, cause they directly received another booking, with more room rent than Goibibo. Rooms : Very small and smelly. Even after staying for 2 nights, we could still smell the room after coming entering the room. one room had a refrigerator while other did not. We had to ask to shift the refrigerator bro another room. Service: Horrible Attitude. How can they afford to be in the business with this attitude. I guess it's acceptable in Tamilnadu or Pondicherry. Can barely speak English, can't even form sentences, they assume the guests can speak tamil. Even after staying there for 1 night the manager tries to explain things in Tamil. I was not sure what was he trying to do. The complimentory water bottles were not kept in the room, when reminded they delivered and ensured that they charged 90 INR, for 20 INR MRPed bottles. After reminding him again during check out, he was not ready to accept. Finally he accepted as if he is doing a favour. If you can't keep track of water bottles, how do you even manage the room service or guest list. At check-in normally the hotel has the expected guests list. It seems this manager did not have it. He had to call someone to confirm. Very unprofessional experience. Food: This hotel does not have a restaurant, they ask someone else to deliver (delivery time 45 mins). The food was excellent in that restaurant. Location : Please note, it's not a sea facing property. You can to turn right from the balcony to have the sea view. The balcony has mirrors to provide the reflection of the sea view. Well thought. There is no parking space so be prepared to park your vehicle unattended. The real sea facing hotel is called Ajantha. Lotus Bay view is the third property behind Ajantha. This hotel is really cramped between three other properties. You will hit the beach in 2 mins walk. A pleasant place to be in the evening, though it gets crowded in the evening. All in all there are much better options with real sea view in the same price range. Don't get impacted by this unprofessional and unpleasant place.