Friday, July 8, 2011

Where to stay in Goa

Goa is a a verdant piece of land lined up by a stunning beachfront and is situated on the western coast of India bordering the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. A strip of abundant greens, it has emerged as one of India's favourite tourist destinations which sees lakhs of tourists every year, frequenting the place due to its charming beauty , marvellous beaches, majestic gothic architectured Churches , ancient Hindu temples , beautiful festivals full of colour and gaiety including the colour soaked Goan Carnival and a temptuos cuisine which is a perfect blend of Portuguese finesse and Goan masala. Above all, Goa's affable people who are very friendly and typically westernised, make the place all the more desirable.

Goa attracts tourists throughout the year and its major tourism packed season is from September to Mid March during which most of the hotels in Goa run with full capacity. During the off season the hotels in Goa offer various packages to woo tourists to enjoy Goa in the rains as the monsoon season in Goa is an altogether new adventure to explore. In the monsoons, Goa turns beautifully green and a view from the flights landing at Goa's Dabolim airport is a testimony to Goa's beauty in the rains. Goa also has a special festival called " Sao Joao" unique to its Portuguese influence which is celebrated on June 24 every year during which young men frolic in the rain and dive into wells, ponds and lakes throughout the day to celebrate the feast of St John.

It would need you a complete week to discover the real beauty of Goa beyond the beaches which are in itself a legacy of this beautiful place. Beautiful paddy fields all across Goa's highways are a testimony to its green carpet which makes Goa very nature bound.

In Goa it is not very difficult to find accommodation. However firstly you need to make a choice about where to stay in Goa. Goa is broadly divided into north and south Goa. North Goa is a more bustling place with plenty of nightlife and the beaches are very commercialized with plenty of tourism related business on view. Parties and pubs galore in the north which includes the famous beaches of Goa which are the Calangute beach, Baga beach, Anjuna beach, Vagator beach and Morjim beach. These places are packed with tourists owing to their famous address. As such accommodation around these places comes at a premium. Major five star hotels in the north include the taj group of hotels, the Marriot Hotel at Panjim and the well known Cidade de Goa at Dona Paula beach. However there is plenty of accommodation available if one were to look at the rooms, unstarred hotels and serviced apartments.

If you were to look for where to stay in South Goa , it is home to majority of the 5 star hotels in Goa which include the Majorda beach resort, The Park Hyatt Arossim, the Leelas,The Radisson hotel, Hotel Dona Sylvia, The Intercontinental hotel, Taj exotica and the Holiday Inn resort. South goa is home to many famous beaches sucha s the Colva beach, Varca Beach, Benaulim beach, Majorda beach and the Mobor beach. The south of Goa is full of various options of accommodation and if you look out earnestly you could get the type of accommodation that you desire and at your budgets. South Goa is a relatively quieter place compared to the north as it has fewer pubs and it is less commercialized. Besides the tourists are not crowding the beaches as much as it is in the north of Goa. South Goa is an ideal place for serenity and romantic outings.It is a honeymooners paradise in Goa.

For the tourists who wonder where to stay in Goa, there is plenty of variety in accommodation and a range of facilities available in Goa to choose from. So from a number of 5 star hotels, 4star resorts, 3 star luxuries to one star hotels, serviced apartments and guesthouses you are in control; to plan your holiday in advance at cheap costs but with good quality accommodation.

So which is the best place to stay in Goa?
I am enlisting a host of options with the star ratings for you to consider. These are among the best places to stay in Goa and offer a wide range of amenities. Please note that the ratings are subject to change and depend on the up-gradation of some of these starred resorts from time to time. But for a general measure the following should help you . Once you decide on a hotel of your rating Click Here to book the hotel that you wish to stay in Goa on your Goa holiday so that you are assured of good accommodation in Goa and do not get disappointed.



Hotel Name

Rating

Nearest Beach

1

360 degrees beach resort

4 star

Candolim, North Goa

2

Adamo the bellus

3 star

Calangute North

3

Alagoa resorts

2 star

Betalbatim South

4

Aldeia Santa Rita Sinquerim

3 Star

Sinquerim North

5

Alegria the Goan village

3 star

Candolim North

6

Alila Diwa

5 star

Majorda South

7

All seasons beach classic

2 star

Calangute North

8

Alor Grande Holiday resort

3 star

Candolim North

9

Alor Holiday Resort

2 Star

Colva South

10

Amigo plaza hotel

2 Star

Colva South

11

Aryans Hotel

2 Star`

Vagator North

12

A’s Holiday Beach resort

3 Star

Betalbatim South

13

Astoria Hotel Assagao

2 Star

Anjuna North

14

Avantika resort

3 Star

Calangute Beach

15

Baga residency hotel

2 Star

Baga North

16

Baia do Sol Hotel

3 Star

Calangute North

17

Bambolim Beach resort

3 Star

Bambolim North

18

Banyan tree courtyard hotel

1 Star

Candolim North

19

Beira mar Alfran resorts

2 Star

Baga North

20

Beleza by the beach hotel

4 Star

Betalbatim South

21

Best Western Devasthali -Valley of Gods

4 star

Cansaulim south

22

Best western peace valley hotel – Quepem

4 star

Colva South

23

Calangute Grande hotel

3 Star

Calangute North

24

Cambay Beach resort

3 Star

Calangute North

25

Cap’s corner

1 Star

Calangute North

26

Capt Lobo’s beach Hideaway

3 Star

Baga North

27

Casa Britona- Salvador De Mundo

3 Star

Vagator Beach

28

Casa Colvale –Colvale

4 Star

Vagator North

29

Casa de Goa hotel

3 Star

Calangute North

30

Casa palacio Siolim house

3 Star

Anjuna North

31

Casa Paradiso Hotel Panjim

2 Star

Miramar North

32

Casa Severina Hotel calangute

3 star

Calangute North

33

Casablanca Beach resort

3 Star

Candolim North

34

Chalston beach resort

2 star

Calangute North

35

Cidade De Goa

5 Star

Dona Paula North

36

Citrus Goa Hotel

4 Star

Calangute North

37

Clarks exotica hotel Aguada

5 star

Sinquerim North

38

Cochichos resort

2 Star

Vagator North

39

Coconut creek resort

3 star

Bogmalo South

40

Coconut Grove Betalbatim

4 Star

Betalbatim South

41

Colonia de Braganza resort

2 Star

Calangute North

42

Colonia Santa Maria Hotel

3 Star

Baga North

43

Cuba Agonda Beach Hotel

2 Star

Agonda South

44

Cuba Beach Bungalow Palolem

1 Star

Palolem South

45

Cuba patnem

2 Star

Palolem South

46

Cuba Premium Bungalow Palolem

2 Star

Palolem South

47

Cuba Retreat mandrem

2 Star

Morjim North

48

Cuba Service apartment

1 Star

Palolem South

49

Dalmia Resorts Mobor

4 Star

Mobor South

50

Delta Residency hotel

2 Star

Calangute North

51

Don Joao Resorts Anjuna

2 Star

Anjuna North

52

Emmanuel Beach resort Clangute

1 Star

Calangute North

53

Dona Sylvia Hotel

4 Star

Mobor South

54

Evershine Guesthouse Anjuna

1 Star

Anjuna North

55

Fidalgo hotel Panjim

4 Star

Miramar North

56

Five Five restaurants and Guest tents

3 Star

Anjuna North

57

Fortune Select regina Hotel

4 Star

Sinquerim North

58

Furtado’s Beach house Hotel Sernabatim

2 Star

Colva South

59

Gabriel’s Guest house candolim

1 Star

Candolim North

60

Ginger Hotel Goa Panjim

3 Star

Miramar North

61

Girasol Beach resort

3 Star

Candolim North

62

Heritage village Club Arossim

4 Star

Arossim South

63

Goan clove Hotel

3 Star

Vagator North

64

Goa Marriott

5 Star

Miramar North

65

Holiday Inn Hotel

3 Star

Mobor South

66

Hotel Colva Kinara

4 Star

Colva South

67

Hotel Goan heritage

3 Star

Calangute North

68

Hotel Highland beach resort

3 Star

Candolim North

69

Hotel la Mansion Guirim

3 Star

Calangute North

70

Hotel Lua Nova

2 Star

Baga North

71

Hotel Orion Porvorim

4 Star

Calangute North

72

Hotel palacio de Goa Panaji

1 Star

Dona paula North

73

Hotel viva goa International

2 Star

Miramar Northq

74

Hotel Windsor Bay Calangute

3 star

Calangute North

75

Infantaria Comfort Hotel

2 star

Baga North

76

Intercontinental The Lalit Goa resort

5 Star

Mobor North

77

Jackpot Inn

2 Star

Anjuna North

78

Lazy lagoon Sarovar Portico Hotel

4 Star

Baga North

79

Le Seasons beach resort

3 Star

Candolim North

80

Lemon Tree Amarante Beach resort

4 Star

Candolim North

81

Leoney Resort

3 Star

Ozrant North

82

Little Italy resort

2 Star

Calangute North

83

Living room

3 Star

Anjuna North

84

Mapple Nirvana Hermitage

4 Star

Anjuna North

85

Marigold Hotel

3 Star

Panjim North

86

Marina Bay beach resort

3 Star

Candolim North

87

Marquis Beach Resort

3 Star

Sinquerim North

88

Martins comfort Hotel

2 Star

Betalbatim South

89

Mayfair hotel

3 Star

Betul South

90

Melodious Waves resort

3 Star

Candolim North

91

Montego bay Hotel

2 Star

Morjim North

92

Mykonos blue hotel

3 Star

Baga North

93

Nazri Resort

3 Star

Calangute North

94

Neelams the Glitz hotel

3 Star

Calangute North

95

Neelams the Grand

4 Star

Calangute North

96

Nitya Resort

3 Star

Calangute North

97

Nizmar resort

3 Star

Calangute North

98

Oceans palms Goa hotel

4 Star

Calangute North

99

Omega Beach resort

3 Star

Vagator North

100

Ondas do Mar beach resort

2 Star

Calangute North

101

Osborne Holiday resort

2 Star

Calangute North

102

Ozran heights hotel

3 Star

Vagator North

103

Palm resort

2 Star

Arambol North

104

Palmarinha resort

3 Star

Calangute North

105

Palolem beach resort

2 Star

Palolem South

106

Panjim Inn

3 Star

Panjim North

107

Paradise Inn

2 Star

Panim North

108

Park Avenue resort

2 Star

Baga North

109

Park Hyatt resort and Spa

5 star

Arossim South

110

Pearls Oceanique resort

3 star

Colva South

111

Per Avel Holiday Home

2 Star

Sinquerim North

112

Phoenix park Inn Hotel

3 Star

Candolim

113

Proud Mary House boat

2 Star

Rivers

114

Radisson Blu resort cavelossim

5 Star

Cavelossim

115

Ramada Caravela beach resort

5 Star

Varca South

116

Renzo’s Inn

3 Star

Calangute North

117

Resorte De Coracao

3 Star

Calangute North

118

Resort laGoa Azul

3 Star

Baga North

119

Resort Primo Bom terra Verde

3 star

Baga North

120

Resort Rio

5 Star

Baga north

121

Resort Terra Paraiso

3 Star

Calangute North

122

Resort village Royale

2 Star

Calangute North

123

Resorte marinha Dourada

3 Star

Arpora North

124

Riviera de Goa Hotel

4 Star

Baga North

125

Ronil beach resort

3 Star

Baga North

126

Royal Orchid Beach resort

4 Star

Utorda South

127

Royal park beach resort

4 Star

Calangute North

128

San Joao holiday homes

2 Star

Benaulim South

129

Sandalwood hotel and retreat

4 Star

Vainguinim North

130

Santana beach resort

3 Star

Candolim North

131

Santiago

3 Star

Calangute North

132

Santiago residence

1 Star

Baga North

133

Seaview resort

3 star

Canacona South

134

Shruti beach resort

1 Star

Baga North

135

Siesta de Goa resort

2 Star

Varca South

136

Silk Cotton resort

2 Star

Bogmalo South

137

Silken Sands

2 Star

Benaulim South

138

Smiley Holidays serviced apartments

3 Star

Calangute North

139

Sonesta Inns

3 Star

Candolim North

140

Soul Vacation resort Colva

3 Star

Colva South

141

Star of the Sea resort

2 Star

Benaulim South

142

Summer guest house

1 Star

Calangute North

143

Summerville beach resort

2 Star

Candolim North

144

Sun City resort

4 Star

Baga north

145

Sun Village hotel Baga

3 Star

Baga North

146

Sunshine Park resort

2 star

Candoliom North

147

Surya Sangolda Apartment

4 Star

Sangolda North

148

Taj exotica Goa

5 Star

Benaulim South

149

Tangerine Boutique resort

3 Star

Calangute North

150

The Baga Marina beach resort

3 Star

Baga North

151

The Camelot resort Baga

3 Star

Baga north

152

The Crown Goa hotel

4 Star

Panjim North

153

The Fern gardenia Hotel

3 Star

Canacona South

154

The Kenilworth Beach resort

5 Star

Utorda South

155

The Leela Kempinski goa Hotel

5 Star

Mobor South

156

The O resort and spa

4 Star

Candolim North

157

The Sol Hotel

3 Star

Nerul North

158

The village Square hotel

4 Star

Anjuna North

159

Ticlo resort

2 Star

Calangute North

160

Vainguinim valley resort

5 Star

Dona Paula North

161

Valentine’s retreat

2 Star

Candolim North

162

Varca palms beach resort

3 Star

Varca South

163

Victor exotica beach resort

3 Star

Sinquerim North

164

Vila Goesa on the beach resort

3 star

Baga North

165

Vilagio Inn

4 Star

Betalbatim South

166

Vista do Rio resort

3 Star

Porvorim North

167

Vivanta By Taj – Fort Aguada

5 Star

Sinquerim North

168

Vivanta By Taj – Holiday village

5 Star

Sinquerim North

169

Vivanta By Taj – Panjim Hotel

5 Star

Panjim North

170

Vivenda Calangute Hotel

3 Star

Calangute North

171

Whispering palms beach resort

4 Star

Candolim North

172

Wildernest nature resort

3 Star

Chorla ghats North

173

Zeib executive homes

2 Star

Calangute North

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