Couple of good things first. This is a sprawling property on the rather quiet Bolghatty island with full grown trees and the gorgeous Dutch bungalow and other heritage structures. The good part ends just there. The property is managed by KTDC and it reeks of govt. apathy in every nook and corner. From terribly kept smelly rooms with stained bed linen, to the only restaurant with stained table cloth and napkins, there're a lot of things that need complete overhaul !! The pool was emptied when we arrived at the resort and a board declared that it was 'under maintenance',but even after 3 days [we stayed for 4 days] this was not filled and when they finally filled it, the pool looked like a greenish fish pond. Their reason was that it'll 'settle down in 24 hours' and nobody from the manager [we met him twice] did anything about it. Added to this was the constant burning [of fallen leaves and other garden waste we were told] in a corner that filled the air with smoke and after some shouting from us and other guests, they doused it only to be replaced with smell of enamel paint being sprayed, which was also stopped after some shouting at. This is one property that's clearly in wrong hands and from what we understood, will remain in these hands because there's nothing that's gonna change about these government owned and run properties. Wanna point out another terrible experience with the 'Santhigiri' [the Ayurvedic Centre] run as a joint venture with KTDC. This place sticks, stinks, has blackish oil and dirt accumulated all over the massage place and their bathroom......Just peeped in and ran away, but it has left me scarred with memories that will haunt me for long !! The callous and unprofessional attitude, pathetic hygiene, the terrible upkeep and the sadly untrained staff [the boys are eager to help but untrained, most told us that they were trainees just interning here], will continue as it is now until nothing short of an 'awakening' would happen.....but as we know that this is far from happening with most things governmental, you'd better avoid this resort [oh, by the way, they aren't cheap either] , so look for other options and don't end up here and then vent your frustration by writing reviews like us !!