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3 out of 5
Paradise Village Beach Resort
Tivai Vado, Calangute, GOA

Bewertungen

6,4
19 von insgesamt 109 Gästebewertungen haben eine Bewertung von 10 - Hervorragend" "
31 von insgesamt 109 Gästebewertungen haben eine Bewertung von 8 - Gut" "
25 von insgesamt 109 Gästebewertungen haben eine Bewertung von 6 - Okay" "
17 von insgesamt 109 Gästebewertungen haben eine Bewertung von 4 - Schlecht" "
17 von insgesamt 109 Gästebewertungen haben eine Bewertung von 2 - Ungenügend" "

6,4/10

Sauberkeit

6,4/10

Personal & Service

8,0/10

Ausstattung

5,8/10

Zustand der Unterkunft

7,8/10

Umweltfreundlichkeit

Bewertungen

8/10 – Gut

Verifizierter Reisender

Mit einer Gruppe gereist
Gut: Personal & Service
Schöne Gartenanlage mit direktem Zugang zum Strand. Das Studio war der Kategorie entsprechend einfach eingerichtet. Das Personal ist freundlich und hilfsbereit. Schöner Pool, gutes Frühstück.
Aufenthalt von 14 Nächten im März 2019

2/10 – Ungenügend

Anja+Marcel, Backnang

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
gute Lage-schlechtes Hotel
Wir hatten eine Suite mit Blick auf den Garten gebucht und bekamen ein wirklich heruntergekommenes Zimmer mit Blick auf die Küchenrückseite. Der Weg zum Frühstück führte uns über einen alten Abwassergraben, bei der man die Gerüche mit zum Frühstück nahm. Der direkte Zugang zum Strand war wie beschrieben vorhanden, doch sehr von Müll geprägt. In den gesamten 14 Tagen in denen wir uns da aufhielten gab es keine frische Bettwäsche( die schon schwarz bei der Ankunft war), sowie die Handtücher. wir bekamen dann gesagt" take the other side this is the fresh side" Die Lage von dem Hotel ist super,weil man wirklich sehr strandnah und zentrumsnah ist und man viel unternehmen kann und die Taxifahrten erschwinglich sind. Es war trotzdem den schlechten Hotel ein schöner Urlaub für uns.

6/10 – Okay

Linda Franklin

Mit der Familie gereist
Gut: Sauberkeit
Verbesserungswürdig: Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Enten elsker man Goa, andre kommer aldrig tilbage.
Vi har flere gange boet på hotellet, da det ligger meget tæt på stranden, og byen.Vi er ikke så krævende. Vi har været i Goa 21 gange. Søde mennesker, godt vejr, strand og vi kan godt lide maden.
Aufenthalt von 28 Nächten im Januar 2024

10/10 – Hervorragend

rahul

Mit dem Partner gereist
Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Ausstattung und Zustand der Unterkunft
Just amazing... can't express in a single word, but it was our 3rd wedding anniversary, i wanted to give best gift to my wife and I can't explain, nothing could have been better than this vacation.... the view, food and location was all amazing. The rooms are very spacious and newly renovated. Its villa style accommodation offering a lot of privacy and spacious balconies. The location is prime right on calangute beach with private access to the beach and the pool is very big. The hotel surprised us with a special anniversary decoration and cake. We both are so happy with the hospitality..we have come back feeling so refreshed and relaxed.. really recommend to everyone.. value for money... just amazing..
Aufenthalt von 1 Nacht im Oktober 2023

10/10 – Hervorragend

Sailee

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service und Zustand der Unterkunft
Amazing Holiday! We visited Paradise Village Beach Resort in Monsoon time, everything was lush green and beautiful. The resort is spread out offering ample of parking space. The rooms were excellent and very spacious and newly renovated. The swimming pool is very big. My kid loved played in the kids play area. We had a relaxing and chilled out stay. The staff were friendly and the hotel is centrally located right on Calangute Beach. Overall it was a great experience staying in a villa and would love to come back.
Aufenthalt von 1 Nacht im September 2023

2/10 – Ungenügend

Gaurav

Mit der Familie und kleinen Kindern gereist, Mit einer Gruppe gereist
Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Ausstattung und Zustand der Unterkunft
Staff was very rude and non supportive...Food was very bad and tasteless...you can get better food at road side.
Aufenthalt von 4 Nächten im Januar 2023

10/10 – Hervorragend

Christel Støvring

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Dejligt hotel med direkte have til stranden.
Dejligt hyggeligt sted. Venlig og hjælpsom personale. Morgenmaden meget indisk, men vi fik ekstra service. Blev opgraderet da der boede en due på vores terrasse.
Aufenthalt von 4 Nächten im Januar 2023

10/10 – Hervorragend

Vishal

Gut: Personal & Service, Ausstattung und Zustand der Unterkunft
It’s a very big resort property with spacious rooms and villa style accommodation. Alot of open space and garden area. Nice conference hall. We had a 2 day conference. F&b staff were very supportive. Food was good and fresh. Lovely pool side area for cocktail! everything was perfect a hidden gem! i have been visiting goa for soo many years. But first time stayed at paradise village beach resort, calangute beach. The property is as big as the taj village and is excellent value for money ! good rooms, food and facilities. Highlights - large pool and direct beach access, kids play area & tennis courts. Kids had a lovely time in kids pool. You can get bikes for hire right outside resort. Tito's, st anthony baga, sinq, shopping all just 5mins walk from hotel!
Aufenthalt von 1 Nacht im Januar 2022

4/10 – Schlecht

Verifizierter Reisender

Aufenthalt von 4 Nächten im Januar 2021

10/10 – Hervorragend

Verifizierter Reisender

Mit der Familie und kleinen Kindern gereist
Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Ausstattung und Zustand der Unterkunft
I visited Paradise hotel in Goa along with my family in Dec 2020. We drove down from Mumbai. In Covid times this is a preferred hotel as the rooms are very spread out having individual villa style accommodation with large outdoor gardens plus ample of parking space was available for our car. The reservation and the contactless check in process was very smooth. We got a great deal..it was a value for money stay compared to the other hotels around. The hotel location is great being right on the heart of calangute, we walked to the beach, shops, coffee shops and restaurants daily. My kids loved it because of the open space and easy access to the beach. Must try some of the water sports at the beach. The rooms being recently refurbished were fresh & clean. The hotel staff was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. It is one of the best hotel with the largest swimming pools overall we had a peaceful break in nature and a very comfortable stay
Aufenthalt von 1 Nacht im Dezember 2020

6/10 – Okay

Charmaine

Mit der Familie gereist
Verbesserungswürdig: Zustand der Unterkunft
Worst place to stay
The food is average, no options for vegan people Rooms are very old and found bugs in the closet They literally throw you out at 11 am or ask you to pay 500 for an extra hour of delayed checkout. Pathetic and rude staff will never go there again, it's far from paradise.
Aufenthalt von 2 Nächten im Dezember 2019

2/10 – Ungenügend

Verifizierter Reisender

Mit dem Partner gereist
Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit und Zustand der Unterkunft
please is full off cockroach. No TV channel subscription.
Aufenthalt von 2 Nächten im März 2019

4/10 – Schlecht

Peter

Gut: Personal & Service
Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Paradise no more
Paradise village has become aged ,run down and neglected the rooms are old and in desperate need of a refurb as always the waiters and pool staff were excellent the rates to stay here are twice what they should be very disappointed
Aufenthalt von 6 Nächten im März 2019

4/10 – Schlecht

Pauliina

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Kuvat ei vastaa todellisuutta!
Varasimme beach villa huoneen. Kuvissa näyttää kuin mökki olisi rannalla vaan ei ole. Kuvat kuulemma kaksi vuotta vanhoja, sanoi respa kun mainitsin etten tällaista tilannut. Ilmastointilaite piti kovempaa meteliä kuin kompura, eikä sitä saatu korjattua eikä huonetta vaihdettu. Korvatulppiakaan ei löytynyt vaan antoivat epämääräiset ohjeet kävellä 10 min tuohon suuntaan ostamaan. Myöskin safety boxista oli patteri loppu kun mentiin ja mökin lukkoa sai säätää ennen kun oven sai lukittua. Hotellin ravintola hirveä. Hyvännäköinen menu huoneessa, kuitenkin päiväsaikaan vain pieni lounasmenu. Söimme ensimmäisenä päivänä lounasmenusta. Tilasimme kanahampurilaiset mutta hetken päästä tuli tarjoilija kertomaan että saa vain kanapizzaa tai kanasandwichiä.
Aufenthalt von 5 Nächten im März 2019

8/10 – Gut

Jayshree, Thane Maharashtra

Mit der Familie gereist
Gut: Personal & Service
Since check in to check out no TV . (They says the problem is going on with the cable operator) I will advice the management to fix magnetic door catcher to gallery as there is no locking system from gallery side & to bedroom as somebody sitting in the hall has to lock it to avoid AC cooking
Aufenthalt von 2 Nächten im Februar 2019

8/10 – Gut

Verifizierter Reisender

Gut: Personal & Service und Zustand der Unterkunft
Location is very good close to sea beach. However they arrange private parties at swimming pool with very loud DJ music which creates a nuisance for guests staying close to pool. One is forced to leave the room and move away till 10.30 to 11 PM at night.
Aufenthalt von 4 Nächten im Januar 2019

8/10 – Gut

Verifizierter Reisender

Gut: Personal & Service
It’s in a great location and the staff are brilliant
Aufenthalt von 2 Nächten im Dezember 2018

2/10 – Ungenügend

Krishnamurthy

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
worst experience in paradise village resort, goa
One of the worst maintained resort. Frequent power cuts, Poor maintenance of Room. I booked 2 beach cottages for 3nights. They provided one cottage at 1 pm and the other one at 4 pm. Ac was not functioning and they were repairing till 11 pm. After repeated shouting at the reception, they gave a key of low cost room. Next day i asked for replacement of beach cottage, after great quarrel with the Front office they gave me an uncleaned cottage where toilet flushing was not working and the bathroom door was not able to shut. Finally when i asked discount for staying low cost room, they refused. They dont have courtesy to say sorry for providing such rooms. Cook was using his bare hand to remove the yellow portion for preparing egg white omlette. All four days only water melon fruit.
Aufenthalt von 3 Nächten im Mai 2018

8/10 – Gut

Arne

Gut: Sauberkeit, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Riktigt rymligt och fint boende.
Frukosten mindre bra. Man fick be om hett vatten till kaffe som personalen fick hämta i köket. Likaså om man ville få brödet rostat. Frukosten skulle börja serveras klockan 7.30. Oftast var inte den framdukad före 8.00.

8/10 – Gut

Jia, US

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Awesome Location! Loved it!
The Hotel is located 5 mins walk to Calangute Market and has a lot Restaurant, Bars etc. The location is superb and my Kid's loved. It had a huge Swimming Pool and a lot of open spaces and garden area. They have a Children's Play Area. The Tandoor was amazing and we had the King Prawns and Tandoori Pomfret. My 2 favourites and recommended dishes! I only faced a slight hassle in check in and had to wait for an hour to check in .. since I believe the Hotel was full. However, the Staff were friendly and accomaccommodating. I would recommend this place for families as the Rooms are also very spacious . The Suite has a large Living Room and much larger than an average Hotel Room Size. Overall it was great!

4/10 – Schlecht

Apoorav, Jaipur

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Worst rooms in best location
Rooms are in worst condition. Bed Bugs, ACs are faulty means you can't control anything except switching it on & off. Toilet flushes don't work even if they are not broken. Beds are smaller than the mattresses so it is quiet hard to sleep straight. it's a great adventure to live in those rooms. Cottages are better though. Location is at its best.
Antwort von General Manager am 7. Okt. 2016
Dear Sir, We Thank You for staying at Paradise Village Beach Resort and reviewing us. We sincerely apologize as your stay experience did not meet your expectations. We have initiated corrective measures in rectifying the same immediately. We have bought the following to our Maintenance Department.. We are glad you enjoyed the Beach Cottage. Which is one of the newest categories of Rooms. We have also introduced the New Indulgence Suites which are our Higher Category Rooms. Please accept our humble apology as we could not meet your desired service levels however, we look forward to your next stay with us by assuring you a better experience. Thank You, Prajakta

2/10 – Ungenügend

Joe, London

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Shocking
Cockroaches and lizards are everywhere, alongside ants and mosquitoes No WIFI connection in the rooms Staff not only do not understand English very well, but also very thick, especially the ones around the pool area Constant long electricity cut offs Dirty pool, with no functioning bar (although there is a bar area by the swimming pool, only its very dirty, empty and disgusting The advertised Karaoke Bar is closed and not all reception staff are aware of this! Food is very limited in choice and quite awful. Breakfast so limited and not very exciting This resort has a huge potential and is not utilized properly, it needs renovation, new management and new well trained staff.

2/10 – Ungenügend

Suvangkar, Kolkata

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Terrible Stay at Paradise Beach Resort
I have never experienced such stay in my life. Hotel room not cleaned properly, Hotel stuff behavior too rough. I will not Recommend any body to stay this hotel. Hotel food also not good.

8/10 – Gut

Per Tage, Haparanda

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service und Komfort des Zimmers
Sand i skorna
Närheten till stranden var det bästa med det här hotellet. Wifi och TV var lite svajigt ibland.

2/10 – Ungenügend

Not Provided, Malmö

Gut: Sauberkeit
Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service und Zustand der Unterkunft
Misskött anläggning
Fruktansvärt misskött anläggning. Poolen oanvändbar under hela vår vistelse 17 dagar, en grön soppa av alger och bakterier. Anmärkningsvärt att de höll den öppen och äventyrade gästernas hälsa. Ankomsten var riktigt hemsk. De hade slarvat bort bokningen och efter en timma mitt i natten efter en tröttsam resa fick vi ett fruktansvärt rum med kackerlackor och ödlor. Debiterades fullt pris för några timmar i misär. Vi blev flyttade dag 1 till ett rum utan fungerande AC. Gästerna består huvudsakligen av indiska män som super och skränar på nätterna och får området att kännas otryggare än gatan utanför. Odugliga vakter som släpper in uteliggare och fyllon från omgivningarna runtomkring. Hotellpersonalen inkompetent och otrevlig med några få undantag. Hotellchefen är en fegis som gömmer sig för att slippa diskutera problem med gästerna. Rummet vi fick dag 2 var OK, men efter att ha sett ett antal rum så konstaterade vi att de flesta rumen är i riktigt dåligt skick.

6/10 – Okay

MUSTAFA, RATLAM

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
BAD EXPRIENCE
AT THE TIME OF CHECKIN THEY WERE NOT KNOWING THAT WE HAD BOOKED HALF BOARD MEAL. 2) WE CAME TO HOTEL AT 11AM BUT TILL 2.30PM THERE ROOMS WERE NOT CLEANED,AND THE WHOLE TIME WE HAD TO WAIT AT RECEPTION AREA.AFTER WAITING SO MUCH THEY GAVE US ONLY 1 ROOM INSTED OF 2 (SAME PROBLEM..ROOMS WERE NOT CLEANED) 3 )THERE WAS A PLATE ,CUP AND SPOON (USED)KEPT THROUGHTOUT OUR WHOLE TRIP....THEY DID NOT EVEN PICKED THEM UP..... 4) THE HOUSE KEEPING MEMBER CAME TO OUR ROOM (WHEN WE WERE NOT THERE)ALTHOUGH WE INSTRUCTED THEM NOT SEND THEM.

4/10 – Schlecht

Mark, Zurich

Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service und Zustand der Unterkunft
Perfect location but low standart.
Generally the staff is very friendly and the outside, like garden and buildings are kept well. But when something is broken or missing in the room, it will not be repaired or replaced. The worst experience was, when we had to convince the staff, that a blocked toilet is not acceptable. And when we flushed the toilet, there was a leakage, so we had to stand in a puddle of water at the sink. The breakfast was ok, except the coffee, which was undrinkable. The Wifi was not working for a week and only after many complaints, it was finally repaired. In fact only when you complain a lot, action will be taken, which kind of spoils your holidays.

2/10 – Ungenügend

dee, australia.

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Worst resort in the world.
Besides the Wifi working 0% of the time, the place is falling apart and the customer service is the worst I've ever experienced. It's over priced and seems like the owner doesn't believe in spending the profits back into maintainance. Breakfast food was not fresh and not tasty. Any problem you have doesn't get fixed on time. It was a constant struggle for the 6 days we stayed. Please don't book this hotel if you want a nice holiday.

8/10 – Gut

Gaurav

Verbesserungswürdig: Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers

10/10 – Hervorragend

Nimesh

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers

6/10 – Okay

JENNY, Panvel

Gut: Sauberkeit und Komfort des Zimmers
Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service
Over all satisfactory
Stay waswas good, but got aa chip fingernail in omelette and disappointed with the service, spoke to manager sahil and the chef abain

8/10 – Gut

Verifizierter Reisender

Stay was cool and pleasant but restaurant lacks adequate staff.

8/10 – Gut

DR, New Delhi

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Very pleasant stay
This is my second stay in the resort. I recommend this resort to all my friends. The staffs are very courteous. The food was good.

4/10 – Schlecht

Verifizierter Reisender

Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service
Room was not clean at the time of check-in. Hotel Staff (mainly the Evening manager) was very rude and was not willing to co-operate. Service was very slow despite calling and reminding number of times. Most hilarious is that we had to stay with amphibians in our room. Yes !! I am talking about frogs, coming out of toilet gutter and entering the bedroom. Phew !! Did not expect this after spending so much money. The Hotel could have been better if they had focused on all these issues and customer satisfaction.

8/10 – Gut

Mangesh, Oslo

Gut: Personal & Service und Komfort des Zimmers
3.5 Starts
A nice place to have a stay. Hotel is very next to the Beach. However, we felt that the restaurant requires an improvement.

2/10 – Ungenügend

Mikko, Helsinki

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Paljon parannettavaa
All inclusive ei sisällä mitään juomia, joten se ei ole hintansa arvoinen. Hotellin tekstiilit (verhot, patjat, tyynyt jne) ovat homeessa ja muutenkin likaiset. Toisena päivänä sängystä löytyi luteita. Hotelli on lähinnä paikallisten suosima, enkä ihmettele miksi. Calangute ei myöskään ollut kovin kummoinen alue.

4/10 – Schlecht

Neha, Hyderabad

Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Great Location; Disappointing service
The only good thing about the hotel was the price and location. Facilities were really bad. Hotel staff is horrible. The hotel had power cuts for hours with no generator backup.

10/10 – Hervorragend

Brajesh, Bhopal

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
5
All facilities are no 1

4/10 – Schlecht

Verifizierter Reisender

Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers

8/10 – Gut

casamo, paris

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service und Komfort des Zimmers
Excellent emplacement proche de plage et ville
nous avions réservé une chambre pour 3 ,la chambre était minuscule pour 3 , le 3eme lit coinçant l'armoire et la commode , pas de place pour ouvrir nos valises , cela ne correspondait pas avec les photos vues.sur le site.Nous avons ensuite changé pour quelque chose de beaucoup plus grand mais avec un supplément. Sinon rien à dire, c'est trés agréable et trés bien placé. Le personnel est trés avenant.

8/10 – Gut

Verifizierter Reisender

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Nice Hotel close to the beach
Very nice Hotel.Good Beach hotel with all amenities and like swimming pool , play area, gym , cottages , spa and all common facilities.Rent of the room is a bit on the higher side.

4/10 – Schlecht

Lars, sverige

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
hotellet behöver renoveras!
Läget är bra!

6/10 – Okay

Pentti, Iitti

Gut: Sauberkeit
Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service und Zustand der Unterkunft
Kolmas kerta
Hotellin asiakaskunta suurelta osin intialaista ja siitä johtuen aamiainen liian mausteinen meille. Uima-allas viihtyisä, mutta likainen eikä henkilökunta puuttunut suihkun käyttöön. Vastaanotto oli joustamaton , jonka vuoksi koko vierailusta jäi huono maku, emme enää käytä tämän hotellin palveluja.

6/10 – Okay

Verifizierter Reisender

Verbesserungswürdig: Personal & Service
hotel stay review
Service and food needs to be improved

6/10 – Okay

Vaibhav , mumbai

Gut: Sauberkeit und Komfort des Zimmers
Decent hotel for short stay
Pros: -location-5 min walk from calangute -decent clean rooms -nice facilities Cons: -average breakfast -rent of the room is a bit on the higher side considering the condition of the rooms

2/10 – Ungenügend

amit, delhi

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Stay at paradise village resort
Nightmare stay at paradise village. No swimming pool opertional during the period. Neither expedia people nor hotel staff updated us in advance. So that we can plan accordingly.staff behavior is also rude. Poor service 45 min minutes after order given.resort location is good rest all are ridiculous. Our first experience with expedia is not good they should aware us in advance that pool is not working. Expedia made our dream holiday into nightmare. Sorry expedia not again compensate us if you have some mercy for you customers.

4/10 – Schlecht

Verifizierter Reisender

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
poor service
mattress was not provided despite repeated reminders on first night. Intercom was not working and reception could not be contacted.

10/10 – Hervorragend

Rao , Hyderabad

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
For a Family it is best hotel
Good Beach hotel with all amenities and like swimming pool , play area, gym , cottages , spa and all common facilities

8/10 – Gut

Swaroop, Jamshedpur

Gut: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Wonderful !!!!
It was really a memorable staying ,,the Hotel is so nice ,,,Staff's are well behavior ,,response is very fast ...i am sure i will choose this hotel only for my next visit...Thank you..

2/10 – Ungenügend

vivek, bangalore

Verbesserungswürdig: Sauberkeit, Personal & Service, Zustand der Unterkunft und Komfort des Zimmers
Close to the beach
Over all horrible experience. Bathroom fittings broken. Bathroom window glass broken. Bed creeks. Sofa cloth torn. Linen torn.... pool is good. Close to the beach. Cook needs to be changed.