Must-see hotels in North Goa

  • Alcove Resort

    North Goa

    The location overlooking Little Vagator Beach is hard to beat at this price. Attractively furnished rooms, slightly larger cottages, and four suites…

  • Beachside by Bombay Backpackers

    North Goa

    Down a lane off the main road opposite the beach, this backpackers in a converted old house makes a decent budget stay with four- to six-bed dorms with…

  • Julie Jolly

    North Goa

    Rooms are neat and spacious, like little Spanish villas surrounding a small pool. It’s back from the beach action but has its own resort-style atmosphere…

  • Wellness Inn

    North Goa

    This 13-room guesthouse will suit yoga practitioners with daily drop-in classes, yoga training on the rooftop terrace and a health-conscious veg…

  • Hotel Satyaheera

    North Goa

    Next to the little Maruti temple in the town centre, this is Mapusa’s best central midrange hotel, which isn't saying much. Rooms are comfortable enough…

  • Sunbeam

    North Goa

    This pair of creative suites is one of North Goa’s most idiosyncratic properties. Owned and overseen by Jivi Sethi, a well-known and flamboyant Indian…

  • Villa River Cat

    North Goa

    This fabulously quirky circular guesthouse – filled with art, light, antiques, and an owner with a decidedly creative inclination – is popular with arty…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Pitruchaya Cottages

    Arambol (Harmal)

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

  • 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…

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