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| | Horizone Hotel
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Calangute |
| Goa |
| Star Rating: unknown |
| Telephone: 0832 ) 2279739, 2279740 |
| Number Of Rooms: 35 |
| Number Of Floors: unknown |
| Number Of Lifts: unknown |
| What The Brochures Say: |
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| 35 comfortable rooms with Fridge & TV s
1 Restaurant
24 hour Reception
Security Deposit Box
Comfortable Lobby
Swimming Pool
Pool Deck with Sun Loungers
Beauty Parlour
Taxi Rank
Doctor on call
Regular Entertainment |
| Holiday-Truth Readers Reports |
Grant from London travelled to Horizone Hotel with
My Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2007 | rated the Horizone Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: Horizon Hotel is in Calangute, right in the middle of it. It is set back from the main road by 100m or so along a short red dusty road.
Be extremely careful crossing the road it is very dangerous.
The staff at the hotel are very friendly and hospitable and will help to make your stay comfortable, tip them 20 rupees and they will sort your squeaky fan out. the aircon is a godsend in Goa especially since I tend to be somewhat sensitive to the 33 degree and above temperatures which is common in Goa.
I think the breakfast should start at 7AM (I suspect the workers in the hotel would beg to differ!) However if you need an early start going somewhere for the day
it would be best if breakfast was earlier as is the case in some other hotels. Though they did offer to make a "packed" breakfast on the last day but we just got up early and hassled people in a nice way to make us an omlette and some toast.
Towels seemed not to get replaced every day though one top tip is if you find the beds too hard just ask your room boy if you can get an extra mattress and they will do it, tip them decently 100 rupees and it is worth every rupee to sleep well. There is one room directly above the kitchen (we were in it) and it is normal for kitchen staff to be banging and clanging till 12:30 at night I think it was room 206.
They were lovely people at the hotel though and I would go again for sure, as good as anywhere I have stayed in Goa.
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Sue & Steve from Nottingham travelled to Horizone Hotel with
Hays travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2007 | rated the Horizone Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When arriving at the hotel, the road we pulled up on was very busy.
I thought this is going to be awful, but how wrong can you be! Great location.
Hotel was great - rooms a nice size - very clean, sky tv and good air-conditioning and good public space.
We met people who go back year after year which speaks for itself!.
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sue appleton from manchester travelled to Horizone Hotel with
thomas cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2006 | rated the Horizone Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: well what can i said is just fantastic,the staff,food,and hotel just great,what more can i say
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Kerry & Alan from Stakeford travelled to Horizone Hotel with
MyTravel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2005 | rated the Horizone Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Once getting the cases off the bus I had a big problem with crossing the road as it was crazy! A very short walk down a 'dirt track' even though there was a couple of small shops and very friendly locals asking how you are.
The entrance to the hotel is small and the security guy always stops to speak, which is nice. He is also fab at taking photo's!
There are taxi's outside of the hotel, we didnt use them as they are more expensive (my Goan standards) than the ones outside.
The hotel is basic but I think it is fantastic for the money, I have stayed worse in Europe!
The room was basic but big and very clean, our room guy Robert always presented our towels, we looked forward to getting back to see what he had done! Our fridge was always stocked, first time i have used the mini bar and it only cost £15 for the whole holiday, water, beers, pop etc.
We had two fans as well as A/C, perfect after a very long hot day at the beach.
Like a few hotels in Goa the swimming pool gets very little sun so it is very cold but there is sun all day where the sunbeds are.
We ate at the hotel twice and the food was outstanding and so cheap for being a hotel. The waiters were all really helpful and prompt.
This hotel is right on the main street which is perfect. There is an ATM to the left, across the road there is the supermarket. I think it is an ideal place to stay! It is about a 10 minute walk to the beach but it is a good excuse to shop everytime you walk back up to the hotel!
I would stay at this hotel again.
Kerry & Alan
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Julie Allen from Middlesbrough travelled to Horizone Hotel with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2005 | rated the Horizone Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We arrived at the hotel at approximately midday, after travelling all night from England, extremely tired and just longing for some R&R.
First impressions of the hotel were quite negative, based on the dirt track which we had to use to access the hotel. There was an assortment of stray dogs and beggars here who, although not hassling, were nevertheless off-putting to those who aren't particularly fond of dogs.
The reception desk was very dark, having no lights overhead, giving the impression of arriving somewhere "shady". The seating area next to the reception area for guests was quite pleasant and light, looking onto the pool.
The first room we were offered would have been very acceptable had it not been for the strong smell of dried urine. We were then shown a second room, which smelt pleasant. However, after remaining in the room for a couple of hours with the windows open, it became apparent that the room had been sprayed. Once the aroma of the spray had dissipated, the room smelt damp and rancid. The third room was acceptable, and we were happy to sleep there. It was clean and bright.
After a couple of days, it soon became apparent that the staff had no intention of cleaning around the public areas. There were plenty of birds around, and they had left there marks! Not only did these remain around the pool, where children were running round in bare feet and then jumping in the pools, but they remained around the eating area, which was never washed. We spoke to other British guests who had been there a while, and learnt that the leisure areas had not been cleaned for at least two weeks.
There was dog dirt which had been trailed through the hotel (from a stray dog outside presumably) and which remained there for at least four days to my knowledge. Children, as mentioned, were obviously taking this also into the pools, which became distinctly cloudy (we couldn't read the hotel logo at the bottom any more). After vigorously and formally complaining, over the next three days, these areas were cleaned once, although certainly not daily. The dog dirt was noticeable up the stairs to the first floor, where it remained until it had been worn off by the tramp of many feet. The manager, after being questioned about the cleanliness by the Airtours rep, stated that he “hadn’t realised it had got so bad”. What does he get paid for then?
All in all, a rating of “diabolical” for the cleaning of the hotel seems almost kind.
However, I must stress that the boy who did the room was very good (an exception that proves the rule I’m afraid).
The food was acceptable, with a boring breakfast of toast and eggs and cornflakes, and some of the lunchtime snacks such as toasted sandwiches were very tasty. The evening meal, when we ate there one night, of chicken was dried up and hard to cut never mind chew.
The location of the hotel, along the dusty aforementioned dirt track was off the main road through Calangute to the beach and Baga, was appalling.
Although the hotel itself was quiet, getting anywhere was a stressful event. It was not near any pleasant restaurants or bars (the ones nearby were overpowered by noise, fumes and dust from passing cars). It was a good walk or a taxi ride to a decent beach (Calangute beach being of more interest to Indian tourists). By the time we got to wherever we were going, we were half suffocated, covered in red dust, and hot and harassed.
The staff spent the majority of their working day in small groups, chatting in the shade of the bar, when this time could have been spent more constructively. A few of the staff were quite friendly and helpful, attending quickly, efficiently to requests, although some others were almost reluctant to stop chatting in order to attend to the needs of the customers.
There was some entertainment on evenings, which was very pleasant. We were a bit disappointed that the couple who were famous in Goa sang only cover versions of old songs from the west – I had been hoping for something more traditional. However, they were very good at what they did, and it was very enjoyable.
After Airtours were unable to find us an alternative accommodation at 3A elsewhere in Goa, other than to offer us 2A all inclusive at an additional cost of £300, the hotel group moved us to its 2* (Indian rating 3*) sister hotel. Strangely, this 2* hotel was infinitely more acceptable than the Horizon.
There is absolutely no way we would consider staying at this hotel again.
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Jan from middlesbrough travelled to Horizone Hotel with
my travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2005 | rated the Horizone Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: We stayed here last year and are returning this year in March too. Yes it's down a dirt track but don't let that put you off, there's a slum campment opposite but every morning they greeted us no problems with it. Taxi drivers outside first class.
Nice pool.
Clean rooms basic but expected.
Breakfast was acceptable (not big eaters)
Location suited us, quiet and secluded from road.
Staff were friendly and helpful.
We never ate in much, as we tried all different restaurants.
Entertainment was ok but not my choice,we are a young 40 something.
I would visit again and are along with 3 people we met with last year, so that's 5 of us returning. This is Goa and not expecting the Ritz, after all that sun and eating, all you need is a roof over you're head.
Did visit some 5* but not my cup of tea. This hotel suited us and can't wait to return
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