I wanted to book a Honeymoon package to Shimla for 9 Days, and I got to know about this site from google. I created a request with the details and I got 3 quotes, I choose Holiday Triangle as the travel agent (maybe this was a mistake) looking at the ratings.
Itinerary was planned as : Chandigarh -> Shimla (3 Days) -> Manali (3 Days) -> Dharmashala (1 Day) -> Dalhousie (2 Days) -> Chandigarh
The reason I choose to book a package is because I dont want to individually book everything. There are three aspects of the journey: transport, stay, itinerary . Below is my experience detailing each of these.
Transport : Cab arranged was good, and the driver was great (he was giving us information so that we can make informed choices)
Stay : In Shimla, Aaachman Regency was promised, but they provided us in Apple Regency (I didnt want to argue during my trip so I didnt complain much). This hotel was not as expected (we were promised 3-start, but this was no where close to that). In Manali, we were given Prini Inn, to my utter shock this is a only-Veg hotel, why was only hotel provided without taking confirmation from me - I am not sure. In Dharmashala & Dalhousie, decent hotels were given, by this time we were getting tired of traveling (due to long distances involved, more about this in the next point) so didn't care much about the hotels anymore.
Itinerary - Main reason for opting a travel agent is because I assumed that they know the area better and will plan better. But, the planning was so poor, the places suggested by them through out the trip were of poor choice (except for Khajjiar) - Do note that I opted for a honeymoon package and the places suggested were awful keeping this in mind. Also the travel time between the places was so great, half the days in the trip we spent in the cab traveling. On some days they planned it in such a way that we had to travel 6-9 hrs on hilly/ghat roads
Maybe before booking travel agent I should have spent more time researching the place and locations I want to visit, but I couldn't do it owing to personal commitments and time crunch.
I paid a premium price (I paid 50K; If I booked everything myself then I would have got it done in 40-41K)
Also, as part of honeymoon package they promised cake & wine. It was a badly tasting plum cake (wtih awful smell as well) & even awfully tasting cheap wine. I guess this was bonus for me...
On a whole I would rate my TravelTriange experience as OK - but not so great (they give a blanket statement that they will make sure that the travel agent provides all the things mentioned in writing in quote - note that they wouldn't guarantee the quality.)
My experience with Holiday Triange - 3 out of 10 (10 being the highest score)
I have got some experience talking to the cab driver and hotel guys, so I guess I will recommend my friends to book things themselves and micro-manage if they want to have a good trip (not relying on travel agents looks like a good idea for me)
Khajjiar, called mini-switzerland of India. It was a awesome place, a must visit for any one who appreciates natural beauty.
Abhilash Vellidandi booked a trip to Shimla for 9 days in a group of 2 adults on TravelTriangle website from Holiday Triangle and submitted a review on Jun 15, 2016