I myself along with my wife and two children stayed here for one day. Overall the stay was decent with no surprises, etc, a slight flexibility would have made our stay a perfect one with price and satisfaction, a 5-star one. Pros:
1) the biggest pro is the location. It is just 700 meters away from railway station. 2) the room we booked was with 3 beds, one attached bathroom. 3) the owner is well calculated and precise to the point. So no last minute surprises. 4) dominos next doors. 5) premises are kept neat and tidy. So we did not feel uncomfortable, though the property is a pretty old one. 6) staff is approachable, owner is pretty responsive. (but with their restrictions. Cons:
1) no hot water. But upon paying, we got couple of buckets of hot water from the helper boy. 2) this is a homestay. So do not expect the staff, owners with a hotel mindset. 3) no flexibility by staff or property owner. I asked if i can checkin at 5pm in the evening and check-out at 4pm next day. To which owner denied. I ended up paying for 2 days, as the check-in check-out time is 9am to 8am. 4) apart from dominos, there are no restaurants in the vicinity. So i managed over swiggy (bewary swiggy in puri is just not matured like that of bangalore or other-big cities. You will have to wait for a very longer while. And on top of that, you will have to go half-the-way to pick the food. 5) water is kept in a dispenser, and no water packaged drinking water is available. 6) price point: for the price i payed for two days, for staying from 5pm to 4pm, i could have stayed in a beach resort, if i was aware of the in-flexibility of the property owner.