Excited to be in Goa, we thought we would take a day away from friends and go spend it in a Suite at Taj Fort Aguada, having spent part of our honeymoon here.
If nothing else, it made us realize that we should never go back, perhaps we were chasing a dream.
Arrival was uneventful, and we were shown to our room.
Room was tired looking, floor tiles were cracked and broken in several places.
My wife thought she would have a soak, surprise no bath tub! Happens I guess.
Showered, went out for a drink to the Hotel Bar, the whole decor was so uninspiring, had not been changed for perhaps 4 decades.
Went out for dinner, came back to find that Inspite of having left the sign to make the room, it had not been made up. A phone call and in 5-10 minutes had 2-3 guys cleaning and making the bed up and changing the towels etc. Disappointing, not expecting this to happen at The Taj.
Then you start looking at the small things, and several disappointing things:
Slippers and shoes out in the corridor !
Clothes hanging out to dry !
Room service tray taken away, without bothering to clean the food which had dropped !
Bottle of wine in the Suite, with only one glass !
Second glass brought , which was different to the one in the room !
Wardrobe door which never shuts !
One or two would have been unacceptable at the Taj, all together it makes you wonder what has gone wrong at this Grande Dame ?