Siddhivinayak Beach Resort Reviews

Getting there : Devbag is located 4 K.M. South of tarkarli. and 10.0 K.M. from Malvan city. By road travel you require 11 to 12 hours to reach here from Mumbai. But if you catch Konkan Railway \' Konkankanya\' at 22.00 at Mumbai CST you reach Kudal by 8.00 in the morning. Devbag is just 1.00 hour drive from Kudal. The resoprt can arrange for your vehicle if you book in advance. location: The Sidhdhivinayak beach resort is located dot on devbag beach 4 K.M. South of Tarkarli. The nearness of sea you experience here can not experience in any other hotel in the vicinity. The beach is just 10 feet away from the first room. You can just lay back and hear the roaring waves. This beach resort is run by Manoj, Sujan and Pramod Khobrekar brothers. The resort is like other resorts / hotels run by local families. But no other resort ( even the professional ones ) may match the hospitality you experience here. The resort does not have the formal front office. But you can get the service you want just by calling any body from the house. The rooms are neat and clean and can easily accomodate 3 people. Toilets are clean. The beds have foam matresses and extra bed provided was also of very good quality. Bedspreads and Pillow covers were clean. I stayed in other resort a day before at Tarkarli and my experience was very bad. Here you get more than you deserve for Rs.700.00 per night. Getting around : If you have your own vehicle then no problem at all. But if you don\'t have one then also you can hire rikshaw or catch S.T. bus to Malwan and You can go around. You can have a look at the sea fort Sindhudurg Built by the Great Maratha Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. You are amazed to see the strength of the fort. built admist the sea water. The area of the fort is 45 acres. You have to reach to the fort in motor boat. The only temple of Shivaji Maharaj is on this fort. You can also see the foot print and impression of the right palm of Shivaji Maharaj. You can enjoy snorkelling around Sindhudurg fort. It is the only place in maharashtra where snorkelling facility is available. You can watch a lot species of different fishes, corals etc. Its a lifetime experience for every body enen those who can not sweem. The cost for Sindhudurg fort sigth seeing and snorkelling for three was Rs.840.00. The famous Bharadi devi temple is 17 k.m. from Malvan. Eating out: In Malwan city you can eat at Chaitanya or Swami. Both are good. A good Buy: Cashew nuts, Cashew laddu, Kokam Sharbat, Amla Sharbat, malwani khaja are favorits.

Best Experience: The sea, The food, The hospitality. You can enjoy sea 24 hours when you stay here. You may not see the pristin waters of sea any where else. The sea is unpoluted, water is crystle clear and you can see rigth through the sea water 20-30 feet. In the resort you can sit under the shack in the afternoon. or sit on the machan or have dip in the blue waters any time during the day. At sangam of Karli river and the sea you can watch migratory birds. The care they took: We were on the beach at midnight watching the local fishermen fishing in the \'Rapans\' laid by them. One of the brothers was constantly accompanying us till we left the beach. Dolphins and backwaters: The resort has its own motor boat. The owner came with us for backwaterride and Dolphin viewing. There was no hurry from the owners for returning. We could take the ride as long we wanted. We could watch dolphins till we were satisfied. The food: The authentic Malwani food along with Solkadhi to top up, prepared in the kitchen of the Khobrekar family, by the land lady herself was outstanding. You may not get this kind of authentic taste of Fish, prawns or chicken in the restaurants.( And with very less oil). My wife is pure vegeterian. The veg. thali with some or the other sweet dish was also fantastic.

Worst Experience: Not a single bad experience.