NjengoGoa, kodwa eMumbai!
I-Manoribel ingenye yalezi zindawo ofuna ukumelana nazo zokutshela abantu mayelana nokuthi ufuna ukuthi zihlale ziyimfihlo. A posh resort akuyona. Kodwa-ke, isakazeke ngaphezu kwamahektare angu-7 endaweni yase-Manori beach, ihhotela elihle futhi elihle elizizwa lide kakhulu, elikude ne-Mumbai.
Uma ubhekisela kuManoribel kumuntu okhulile eMakia emashumini eminyaka adlule futhi waya lapho, bazopenda isithombe esivela kakhulu salokho okwakunjalo ngaleso sikhathi, uma kuqhathaniswa nanamuhla.
Ngempela, i-Manori beach yayingasondelene futhi idlula kude nomuzi. Manje, kuyindlela nje emfushane ukusuka eMalad, emadolobheni aseNyakatho yaseMumbai, ngesikebhe. Ngaphandle kwendawo, kuye ngokuthi ubani okhulumayo, bangase bakutshele izintombi zobusha obungenasibhamu, nokushiya izithombe zezingcolile nezithombe. Kuyinto umehluko omkhulu emndenini owakhiwe ekhaya lapho iManoribel isiye khona manje.
Indawo yokuhlala
Enye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ngeManoribel ukuthi inezindawo ezihlukene zokuhlala, kuzo zonke izimali zezimali kanye nezidingo. Kukhona izindlu ezingu-11, amafulethi amabili, namakamelo ayisishiyagalombili asakazwa kulo lonke indawo. Lokhu kunikeza izivakashi isikhala esiphezulu nobumfihlo. Izindawo zokuhlala nazo zihlanganisa ukufakwa kwemoya kanye nokungahambisani nomoya.
Amanani aqala kusuka ema-rupi angu-2,300 ubusuku bonke (kufaka phakathi intela) ekamelweni eliphethwe umoya omabili futhi afike kuma-rupiya angama-6 500 (kufaka phakathi intela) yekamelo elihlala emoyeni elilala ezine.
Lezi zingama-day rates. Ukunyuka kwamazinga ngempelasonto. Ukudla kwasekuseni kuyengeziwe futhi kubiza ama-rupi angu-330 ngomuntu ngamunye.
Yikuphi ukuhlala okufanele ukhethe? Ngahlala eCottage 1, eyayiseceleni kwendawo futhi ibuyele ebhishi. Nakuba kwakungenomoya, angizange ngithole ukuthi ngidinga njengoba i-cottage yahlala ipholile ngisho nokushisa kosuku ngoNovemba.
Ngenkathi ngithanda umbono wendlu ka-Cottage, ukugxila okuyinhloko kwakuwukuthi isango elinikezela ukufinyeleleka kolwandle laliphezu komunye umhiaba wendawo. Ngakho-ke, ngokuqondene nezindawo eziqakathekileko, ama-cottages amane kuya kwayisishiyagalolunye angcono kakhulu. Iwebhusayithi yehotela inebalazwe elihle elibonisa isakhiwo.
Ukuba ihhotela elidala, izindawo zokuhlala ziyi-rustic ngesitayela. Kodwa-ke, lapho ngisahlala khona ngemva nje kokusa, ama-interiors ayekade eqoshiwe futhi ahlanzekile.
Ukuphela kwenkinga kulandela inqubo yokubhuka enzima. Ihhotela linehhovisi elibhuka elihlukile e-Mumbai, futhi lifuna amakamelo ukuba akhokhwe kusengaphambili ukuze athole ukubhuka okuqinisekisiwe. Nakuba kungadingeki ngempela phakathi nesonto (ngase ngisemkhatsini weviki futhi kuphela ama-cottage ambalwa ahlala kuwo), kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlala ngeviki.
Ukudla nokudlela
Indawo yokudlela yase-Todor Tapper kaManoribel izojabulisa abathandi bezinhlanzi zasolwandle. Iqhutshwa iqembu elihle labesifazane base-East Indian abangamaKristu (izakhamuzi zasekuqaleni zendawo) futhi ngokukhethekile emdlalweni wendabuko wase-East Indian, onomthelela wasePutukezi -Koli ogwini.
Impendulo eyinhloko yukuthi ukudla kuyindleko - imenyu ehleliwe yi-650 rupees (imifino) kanye nama-rupee angama-750 (angewona imifino) ekwasemini nakudla, ngomuntu ngamunye.
Noma kunjalo, ama-servings anika kakhulu, angabelana kalula phakathi kokubili. Ukudla kwe-la carte nakho kunikelwa. Ngiyayala inhlanzi ehamba phambili yokudla kwasemini futhi yayiba mkhulu njengezandla zami zombili, futhi isiphundu! Ukuze sidle ukudla, ngilandela nge-fish curry ne-prawn curry, njengengxenye yemenyu ehleliwe. I-fish curry yayiqukethe izingcezu ezimbili ezinkulu zezinhlanzi, futhi kwakudingeka kube nezinhlamvu ezimbalwa ze-prawn e-prawn curry. Kwakuyindlela yangempela yokuthola izilwane ezinjengezinhlanzi ezisha futhi eziningi, futhi ngempela ngidla kuze kube yilapho ngingakwazi ukuhamba kancane!
Facilities
I-Manoribel iyindawo enhle yokumane uphumule ngaphandle kwesikhungo esingaphandle kwe-cottage yakho noma endaweni yama-coconut, noma uhambe uhambo olwandle. Kodwa futhi inikeza izinto eziningi ezithandekayo ezibandakanya imidlalo yebhodi, basketball, i-tennis table, imidanso, indawo yokudlala yezingane, izindlu zezihlahla, kanye negumbi lesigungu.
Ukuphungula ukuphulukisa kunokwenzeka ngezimpelasonto. Uma uzizwa unamandla, ungathatha ibhayisikili uphinde uhlole amadolobha aseduze. I-Manoribel yindawo enjalo eclectic, izitshalo nazo zitshalwa futhi zithengiswa khona!
I-charm yangempela yeManoribel iwukuthi iyiseduze kakhulu ne-Mumbai kodwa ikhona phakathi kwemvelo endaweni engakhiwe ngaphandle kwezwe, lapho isikhathi sibonakala simile khona. Ukuhlukunyezwa kalula. Uma uhlobo lokudala, ugqozi luzogeleza. Futhi, uma usesho ngokomoya, i- Global Pagoda yegolide ephakeme kakhulu eGorai ayikude kakhulu.
Ungakhohlwa inhlanzi yomswakama nokho. Insizwa yayiningi, inkulu, futhi yomele igazi!
Vakashela Iwebhusayithi Yabo