Must-see hotels in Goa

  • Mayem Lake View

    North Goa

    Although a bit rundown, Goa Tourism’s Mayem Lake View is almost certainly the nicest of all the GTDC’s hotels and the lakeside location is peaceful. Its…

  • Cola Beach Resort

    South Goa

    A short walk north of the lagoon, Cola Beach Resort fronts an even quieter stretch of beach, where Rajasthani safari tents and wooden cottages occupy…

  • Fernandes

    Palolem

    This smart wooden beach hut operation is one of the most eye-catching on the northern beach strip, offering premium sea-facing cottages and cheaper garden…

  • Hotel La Paz Gardens

    South Goa

    Vasco’s best hotel, La Paz is a comfortable but unexceptional business hotel. All rooms have air-con and satellite TV, and facilities are good, including…

  • Hotel Vilena

    North Goa

    The once budget Vilena has had a refurb and all rooms are now air-conditioned with bathroom, but it's still good value and the rooms are well kept. There…

  • Surf Club

    Arambol (Harmal)

    In a quiet space at the end of a lane, on the southern end of Arambol Beach, the Surf Club is one of those cool little hang-outs that offer a bit of…

  • Villa Ludovici Tourist Home

    North Goa

    For over 30 years Ludovici’s has been welcoming travellers into its well-worn, creaky rooms in a fading old Portuguese villa. Four-poster beds on a budget…

  • Shalom

    North Goa

    Arranged around a placid garden not far from the path down to Little Vagator Beach, this established place is run by a friendly family and offers a…

  • Joets Guest House

    South Goa

    At the northern end of the beachfront, this clean and simple guesthouse offers seven spacious rooms behind the popular, sometimes rowdy bar and restaurant…

  • D’Souza Guest House

    South Goa

    With just three rooms, this traditional blue-painted house in the back lanes is run by a local Goan family and comes with bundles of homely atmosphere and…

  • Casa Paradiso

    Panaji

    Location is the key to this place, just around the corner from the main church in the heart of the city. Up a small flight of stairs, the simple but clean…

  • Rosario’s Inn

    South Goa

    Across a football field flitting with young players and dragonflies, family-run Rosario’s is a large establishment with very clean, simple rooms and a…

  • Summer

    Palolem

    The latest offering from the Hostel Crowd is minimalist in design but all the facilities are there, with free breakfast, lockers, communal kitchen and…

  • Rainbow Cafe

    North Goa

    Rainbow has some colourful, decent-value huts behind its convivial beachfront restaurant (mains ₹110 to ₹400) and bar. It’s at the end of Morjim Beach Rd,…

  • Dona Florina

    North Goa

    Friendly Dona Florina is a no-frills guesthouse in a pleasant tangle of laneways and family-run hotels just back from the beach. Front-facing upper-floor…

  • Sarita’s Guest House

    South Goa

    Beachfront Sarita’s has clean but unremarkable rooms with air-con and TV, and a common balcony offering an unimpeded view of the beach. Also has a bar and…

  • Furtados

    South Goa

    Conveniently positioned at the main entrance to Sernabatim Beach, Furtados has decent, clean and pretty good-value rooms behind its popular beachfront…

  • Om Ganesh

    Arambol (Harmal)

    Halfway along the cliff, Om Ganesh has been around for a while and has solid rooms in a building on the hillside, and seasonal huts-with-a-view on the…

  • Ruffles Beach Resort

    North Goa

    A pleasant courtyard pool and well-equipped rooms make this a reliably good midrange choice. There’s a good little restaurant and bar facing the road.

  • Baba Place

    North Goa

    Baba Place, in the shadow of Chapora Fort, continues to improve with immaculate, decent-sized rooms with verandah, a small pool and a bar-restaurant.

  • Ludu Guest House

    Arambol (Harmal)

    Better than some similarly priced Arambol options, Ludu offers simply decorated, clean and bright cliffside rooms with attached cold-water showers.

  • Matashree Beach Huts

    South Goa

    The budget offering on Talpona Beach, Matashree has 10 basic lime-green huts on the beach, with bathroom and fan. A bargain for the location.

  • Shree Sai Cottages

    Arambol (Harmal)

    At the north end of the cliffs, Shree Sai has simple, cute, sea-facing huts overlooking Kalacha Beach, alongside a good restaurant.

  • Garden Villa

    North Goa

    Just four clean rooms and two spacious bungalows in the garden behind an old Portuguese house; has a popular restaurant attached.

  • Nest

    Palolem

    This very nifty village of seafront beach huts and restaurant is good value. The best huts have sea views, TV and air-con.

  • Casa Diya

    South Goa

    This is the budget offering on Cola Beach with just a few hillside huts and a basic restaurant south of the lagoon.

  • Pitruchaya Cottages

    Arambol (Harmal)

    The sea-facing timber cottages here are among the best on the cliffs, with attached bathrooms, fans and verandahs.

  • Hotel Sona

    Panaji

    With a nice location opposite Ourem Creek, Sona is a sound but pretty boring choice in a good area, and probably a fraction overpriced. Not all of the 30…

  • Hotel Ria Residency

    Panaji

    Contrasting starkly with its heritage neighbours, this characterless blue-and-white corner place doesn’t look very appealing but at this price it’s not…

  • Mapusa Residency

    North Goa

    Rooms are in the bland-but-functional mould you’d expect from GTDC accommodation, but the borderline budget-midrange price tag is reasonable value for the…

  • Vasco Residency

    South Goa

    Secure, central and bland as they come, the GTDC’s Vasco offering is serviceable if you get lost in Vasco.

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