6/10 Okay
Surajit, Mumbai
29 Jan, 2018
Average Hotel, high rates
This hotel near Model Beach goes by many names: one is Sea Paradise, another is D2. It's a bit tricky to find it hidden in a lane off the main road to Model Beach.
We were offered a room on the first floor, but it had damp patches on the wall, so we opted for a cleaner room on the second floor.
The room is adequate, but highly priced. Maybe it was the season in which we booked it.
The bathroom has a dank smell, because of not having a ventilation fan. The towel rod was broken, the mirror not cleaned. There's a working geyser in the bathroom, which was good.
The TV needs a special touch to turn on, and it has a huge variety of channels. We didn't use the WiFi, so can't comment on that.
Free breakfast is offered in the room from 8.00 - 10.00am. Idli, upma, puri bhaji are some of the options. Since it's brought in from somewhere else, it comes cold and takes a long while. The portions are adequate.
It's just a 2-3 minutes walk to the beach. Panthnivas, the starting point of Orissa Tourism morning bus tours, is a five minute walk away.
Digression: these tours are highly recommended because of the good quality of buses, group ticketing facility (one doesn't have to stand in line for tickets at the attractions, they do it for you), and a guide.
Overall, the hotel is adequate, but priced on the higher side.
Surajit
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017