NEVER STAY IN HOUSE BOAT. Review on Alleppey

I booked the house boat via KTDC, in Jan 2013 as a part of my Kerala tour. This boat belonged  to LAKE LANDS CRUISES, ALLEPPY Boat named " DENIALA" Our stay was full disappointment and life threat. Things started smoothly as in the evening they use to park the boat near paddy fields in back water, the place is full of mosquitoes, all boats were using mosquito net for the protection, but our boat driver named "Sebastian" in spite  of continuous request to put net said (1)" the net are not working" , and he along with helper Kannan left the boat, leaving only chef on boat when I called there manager Mr. Bijju his words were (2)" this boat does not have any mosquitoes net" this is our company boat and we very well know the boat this boat does not have a net, if you required the nets u shd have told in advance this thing. When we said that" ur caeetaker of boat said they are there & they are not opearational" he changed his words & told me these mosquitoes are not dangerous & even if they bite me & my kids nothing will happen to Us.

When further insisted for net. Manager finally told me to hand over phone to chef & told him something, chef then installed the net, by this time boat was full of mosquitoes, net worked in reversed way if securing all mosquitoes on the boat only. Now comes the captain of the boat who have also got a phone call from manager abt this issue saying " what is your problem & harassing me saying many vips stayed in my boat including Mr Sharad pawar no one complained how can you complain against me, so many people come to boat, so many danger in water , boat sink you die, do u call my manager at that time. How can u call my manager at this time?

He further said(3) " can u see it is too hot inside since you insisted to put nets" I told I m ok with hot, but I can not let me & my family bitten with mosquitoes. (Till now I already had 3 excuses or not putting the nets) He got angry on us, showing all kinds of terror, if something happens to you in night who is responsible. You are not friendly what job you do, & etc etc...

Once I thought to get down from his boat, but they park the boat in middle of nowhere, where you will find nothing & with kids & luggage you have no choice but to stay on boat & be quiet.

I could not sleep in night, as I was worried abt the safety of my family members his intentions were not good. I came out of our room in morning, & I think staff had drinks & smoked in night on boat. Later they insisted me to write the comments & feedback on the moving boat. I told I do not want to write any thing, they said you have to write it now only not on the disembark point. I wrote nothing in the feedback page, but I wrote "Food was nice" in the register of boat.

After reaching the disembark point I headed to office of LAKE LANDS CRUISE, But to no surprise no one was there in morning 0900 hrs. They formed a gang in the last& came to me & told to feel up the feedback form, which I denied. I have put down a complain with KTDC & LAKE LAMDS CRUISE manager Mr. BIJJU, still awaiting for the action taken the culprit.

NEVER STAY IN HOUSE BOAT, rather take a boat ride & spend night in a nice hotel.