MissMalini, Tanmay, Bavidra, Kanupriya and Saher
MissMalini, Tanmay, Bavidra, Kanupriya and Saher

Well hello there 🙂 as you might have noticed I’ve been doing my fair share of monsoon staycationing & travel so I thought I should perhaps share the bounty! Just last weekend we were invited to experience the expansive Deltin, Daman resort which is approximately a 3.5 hour drive from Bombay (or at least that’s how long it took us from Khar West!).

MissMalini, Kanupriya and Saher
MissMalini, Kanupriya and Saher

Daman & Diu is actually a union territory that you drive through Gujrat to access, but nobody panic! The luxury resort is far from dry, in fact they even have a Casino there that will be operational shortly! (Remember the Axe Boat Party? It happened aboard one of the Deltin’s sister concerns, the Deltin Royale which was equally awesome.) But for now lets go to Daman and I want to show you all the things that delighted me most!

1. Road Trips Are Awesome!

Also going on a road-trip triple date with some of your favourite people is priceless. That way you get some romantic time together with your boo…

Saher and Bavidra
Saher and Bavidra
Tanmay and KanuPriya
Tanmay and KanuPriya
MissMalini and Nowshad
MissMalini and Nowshad

AND you can also party it up with your peeps after dinner 🙂 But more on that later…!

Tanmay, Kanupriya, Nowshad, MissMalini, Saher & Bavidra
Tanmay, Kanupriya, Nowshad, MissMalini, Saher & Bavidra

For now just look how happy we are taking this selfie 🙂 next time I’m throwing a GoPro on the dashboard and recording the whole thing! (Santa, are you listening?)

Roadtrip crew
Roadtrip crew

2. Yes The Pool Actually Looks Like This…!

The Deltin pool
The Deltin pool

And if that wasn’t enough there’s a second private pool in the back and little dipper on the side 🙂

Deltin pool
Deltin pool

Plus there’s The Poolside Bar (Bar and Mediterranean style Grill and Barbecue). Sold!

Deltin pool bar
Deltin pool bar
Saher Bhaloo
Saher Bhaloo
Bavidra Mohan
Bavidra Mohan
The Deltin pool
The Deltin pool

In fact, the whole Deltin property is MASSIVE with the casino theme echoing throughout.

The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman

Even this chandelier was strung with shiny clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts!

The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman

Yay!

Saher and Bavidra
Saher and Bavidra

3. My Room, My Palace

The Deltin superior room
The Deltin superior room

The superior rooms were absolutely luxurious! High ceilings, lots of space around the comfiest bed and a view of the pool to drink coffee by and watch the monsoon outside!

MissMalini
MissMalini
The Deltin superior room
The Deltin superior room
Tanmay Bahulekar
Tanmay Bahulekar
Saher, Bavidra, Nowshad and MissMalini
Saher, Bavidra, Nowshad and MissMalini

I also quite liked this print on print action I captured in the endless hallway too 🙂

Tanmay and Kanupriya
Tanmay and Kanupriya
The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman

4. Games People Play

MissMalini
MissMalini

Gotta love a family friendly resort with a game room, we played pool and ping pong to work up an appetite!

Bavidra
Bavidra
Nowshad
Nowshad
Deltin game room
Deltin game room

Yes. Orange is the new black!

Deltin Game room
Deltin Game room

Just like the show I’m watching while I blog this 🙂

5. The Emperor’s Own Banquet

The Emperor Restaurant
The Emperor Restaurant

Seriously, The Emperor Restaurant (Chinese Cuisine) goes down as one of the coolest dining experiences I’ve had in a long time!

The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant

Also getting to your “Emperor’s pod” is simpler than it looks!

The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant
The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman

Once you’re cocooned in, you’re all set to enjoy a delicious and intimate culinary experience complete with a full fish!

The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant
The Emperor restaurant

Also this fish bowl Instagram by @nrizwanu of @bombaybhukkad was worth the visit alone 🙂

The Emperor Restaurant
The Emperor Restaurant

6. The WhiskyS Experience

Whiskys
Whiskys
Whiskys
Whiskys

I think this picture just about sums it up…!

Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin

(And that’s how we got it. Nice one Bavidra Mohan!)

Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin

(We also come in blue.)

Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin

In fact the service in general all across The Deltin Daman was super fab and attentive. Special props to Blenden, Vikas, Hemant & Sanket. What rockstars!

Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin

They even set up a fabulous tapas bar with yummy treats for us and more heart colored sofa cushions!

MissMalini
MissMalini
Bavidra, Nowshad and Tanmay
Bavidra, Nowshad and Tanmay
The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman
Kanupriya and MissMalini
Kanupriya and MissMalini

And once you’re done clicking up a storm, be the blue man group and play Uno with your friends!

Whiskys at Deltin
Whiskys at Deltin

7. Spa-licious

The Deltin Spa
The Deltin Spa

The Deltin spa was fantastic. Definite highlight of the trip. All six of us gave the spa a double thumbs up and various oohs and aahs!

Kanupriya
Kanupriya

I just tried the 30 minute foot massage but even that was utterly epic! The crew that tried the back and head massages gave therapists Kimmy and Anjum a special mention too.

The Deltin Spa
The Deltin Spa

I love towel art (I mean, who doesn’t? Remember these towel bunnies in Koh Samui) Well on the same trip I saw a towel elephant that made me think THIS was an elephant too….

Deltin towel art
Deltin towel art

However it turns out it was a turtle BUT my friend Devraj convinced me it was a little towel man bending over and… then I couldn’t stop laughing for days! LOL.

The Deltin Spa
The Deltin Spa
MissMalini
MissMalini

8. Art Attack!

Saher Bhaloo
Saher Bhaloo

Yup, Krsna Mehta‘s casino inspired wall art was literally everywhere! I love all the stuff he designs for India Circus and if you stay tuned you might here of an MM collab you’re gonna want a piece of soon! 🙂

Krsna Mehta
Krsna Mehta
Krsna Mehta
Krsna Mehta

9. Vegas Breakfast/Lunch Buffet

Vegas
Vegas

The Vegas (multi-cuisine) restaurant is huge as is the variety of flavours.

photo courtesy @bombaybhukkad
photo courtesy @bombaybhukkad

Bombay Bhukkad approved of the grub as you can see 🙂 and he told me the bacon and pork sausages at breakfast were particularly yummy!

Tanmay and Kanupriya
Tanmay and Kanupriya

Also this mutton curry. Delish.

Vegas buffet
Vegas buffet
Vegas buffet
Vegas buffet

Now if you’re convinced and feel like you should grab somebody special and take off on this relaxing road trip, here’s the plot. Enjoy a relaxing two night stay inclusive of all meals for the bargain price of ₹16,999 in the properties superior room!

Ekdum Awesome! Like THis…

Tanmay, Nowshad & Kanupriya
Tanmay, Nowshad & Kanupriya

Ping them here: The Deltin Life and be sure to Tweet me your adventures @TheDeltinLife too! xoxo

10. GeekChic Transport!

Oh, and ride home bonus! Our car had a DVD player so we watched a bunched of Bollywood movies on our way back 🙂

The Deltin Daman
The Deltin Daman