Our Travels: Vishakhapatnam Araku Valley Trip

Welcome Group. Deevee Grand Bay Hotel. Vishakhapatnam.

After landing at Vishakhapatnam International Airport, as promised by our travel agent, Abhishek, our taxis were waiting for us.

They took us to the Welcome Group Hotel, Deevee Grand Bay Hotel, where our booking was done.

Some people were checking out, and so we had to wait for our turn.

There was no one to serve weleome drink, we were supposed to help ourselves. But there was hardlyany thing left in the jug, and there were no glasses. After being pointed out a couple of times, we got our welcome drink.

I always make my bookings at hotels with the name 'P M Velankar'.

Abhishek had done the booking for our group with my name as 'Prafullkumar Manohar Velankar'. This caused confusion because even with the booking confirmation number, what was being shown on the screen of the reception PC was "Prafullkumar Ma............".

Due to the length of the name 'Velankar', part of the name was not showing up on the screen. This resulted in considerable delay our check-in, causing unnecessary irritation.

Lesson learnt or the future.

If someone else is doing your bookings, just check underwhat name it is being done.

Our room was room no.302. It was nice. It had a beautiful view of part of the RK Beach and the sea. Sunrise from the room looked beautiful.

The hotel is located within walking distance of one of the famous beaches of Vishakhapatnam, the RK Beach, which in fact, is the most famous beach of that place.

The ambience of the hotel was good. There is a larger-than-life nude sculpture of three beautiful nymhs releasing doves - messengers of peace.

Some may find the nudity of statues objectionable, I thought they were beautiful.

Breakfast spread is normal and as good as any other three to four-star hotel.

Staff was courtious, and the service was good.

Overall, our two-night stay was quite comfortable.