The staff are delightful and work extremely hard here, but sometimes try too hard. Citizen hotel senior management is aspiring for the hotel to be something it’s not. The food in the restaurant is good, but the staff are prompted by management to be over attentive all the time, which can be offputting. The housekeepers are also very hardworking. It’s basically like a UK travelodge, which is fine if you expect that, but the decor is tired. Theres a huge building site right next door, our room was very close and the sound of jackhammers started every morning, even on the Sunday. The location is good in terms of the beach, that’s true, but it’s hard to understand why Juhu beach has such allure for anyone. It’s filthy, rat infested, the water is full of rubbish and polluted with human excrement according to Google, and the view is non-existent due to the ever present smog. Think Bladerunner goes to the seaside, which is interesting - but not pleasant. In the evenings it’s very crowded with people bathing in the dirty water and getting public massages on the beach. Sorry Juhu and sorry Citizen, but for international travellers this is not a desirable location.
