A real gem of a hotel, the Casa Seashell is clean, tidy, comfortable, serves excellent food & is cheap. …
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The hotel Mira is a very friendly hotel and the staff go out of their way to make sure that you have everything you need. The hotel was very clean & the rooms were cleaned every day. Although this was on a busy road, you really didn’t hear much noise at night. We loved it that much that we have booked up again this xmas for 4 weeks. Xmas last year was great - they held a fireworks display after our meal at night & they did the same on New Years eve, it was fantastic.
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This is our first time in goa. We went in april and the weather was very hot 45 most days.we loved it.This hotel is fab.staff are very friendly,there are 7 swimming pools but we used only three of them.The one by the main poolside bar is more shaded so we went to that one alot.The hotel is kept very clean and rooms are cleaned every day .The rooms have two bedrooms and two bathrooms with a large lounge and a kitchen with sink and fridge a bit basic,but you only sleep in them.You can order food by the main pool and it is very good highland salad was the best.Drinks were good, sweet lime soda was great.Breakfast was basic but you could take in your own cereal if you wanted.This hotel is a little walk from the beach but close to the shops and places to eat.
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Myself and my wife were first time visitors to Goa,so did not know what to expect, but we could not have come to a better hotel.The rooms are clean and spacious,and if you get a room with a lake view you will not be disapointed. The hotel grounds are excellent, very well kept.Staff cannot do enough for you and are very polite.The food in the hotel was ok, but we only had snacks at lunch time, never ate at the hotel at night.Would advise people not to change money at the hotel, you get a much better rate outside.There is a free bus to the beach but it only runs every hour,loads of taxis outside gate and are very cheap or you could walk (about 25mins).
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Very Clean hotel. Very polite, helpful staff. Almost TOO polite and helpful if thats possible!!
Good location if you want a fairly quiet holiday, right on Mobor beach, with a few very charming shacks right outside the hotel on the beach. We were all inclusive, and the Indian food at the hotel (especially in cafe Mardi Gras) was truly AMAZING. Any non indian food in the three other eateries was not so good. especially the chinese ‘whispers of the orient’, which took a long time to be cooked seen as we were the only customers, and we think the food here was responsible for my partners terrible stomach upset for two days.
Candelossim is only a short taxi ride away with an ATM and several resteraunts, though we didnt visit any of them. The hotel has a gift shop, also selling suncream and some useful products though anything imported is expensive (small nivea suncream - £9!)
We stayed toward the very end of the season (april 18th - 26th) and so the hotel was very quiet, especially in the evenings, with the exception of the second night when we attended a Fish Bazaar BBQ at the Fish Grill restraunt.
The entertainment that night was excellent. especially the ‘African Acrobats’. For the rest of the week though we felt fairly bored in the evenings, especially as consumption alcohol was banned in Goa for two days due to elections (on my partners birthday too!) There was entertainment every night in lobby bar until approx 1030pm but mostly very low quality. I suspect this was due to the time in the season we visited.
Should you visit this hotel?
if you dont like to leave the hotel too much, and don’t want anywhere too noisy, with plenty of security day and night…YES… but go all inclusive, but be aware that it only runs until 11pm, and many alcoholic drinks are not included at all.
Would we visit again, if we wanted to go to Mobor beach, and had children, yes. and go much earlier in season. between December and March.
If we just wanted to go somehwere in Goa….probably not.
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Stayed in Darolinas in March. The guest house is ideally located on Beach Rd, Candolim only a short stroll from the beach. Though on the main road, it is set back a bit and does not get any street or traffic noise.
The rooms are spotless and very comfortable and spacious. The beds are, unusual for India, extremely soft with a lovely thick mattress. Towels and beds changed every other day. The room had a/c, fridge and a lovely big balcony with seating area.
The owner is extremely friendly and helpful and this guest house offers amazing value for money considering the facilities and location.
Will definitely return to Darolinas and would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone
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Stayed in Dona Julia for 5 nights in March.The hotel is situated off Holiday St Calangute only a short walk to the beach.
The setting is really lovely in beautiful gardens with a small swimming pool and snack bar. The staff were efficient and the rooms were cleaned every day and towels changed every other day. The room we had was a standard with a/c, reasonable but nothing special. The big problem was the bed. We have never experienced such a hard, uncomfortable bed in all our years of travelling. It was like sleeping on the floor, that was if you could get to sleep. The pillows were something similar, hard and lumpy. Would have left after the first night only we had committed to staying 5 nights when booking, a mistake!
When leaving we were not even asked did we have a nice time, were there any problems, or wished a safe onward journey as is normal in any hotel we ever stayed.
All in all, a nice location, nice gardens but awful beds. Would definitely not return to Dona Julia
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First of all flight 4502 to Goa via Larnaca (not Bahrain) 19.40… Well after all the fuss of boarding the plane we eventually took off at 20.00hrs!! 4 and a half hours later we landed in Larnaca, the Captain said we would be there for 45 minutes to one hour to re-fuel. After a while the plane became very warm and stuffyy so the doors were opened to let some cool air in, after 1 and a hours the plane eventually took off again!!! We were told we would make up the time but much to our dismay we did not!!! Eventually landed at 11.00am what a farce at Goa airport stood in a queue for over an hour (imigration) so slow, it was a joke. Watch the guys when get your cases, we got one case off the carousel just hapened to move down the line at bit and there was an
Indian guy with the other case (cheeky sod). Apparently he wanted some money for doing so (no chance). Also watch out for the guys when you leave the building they try to do the same thing! Be warned!!
Now the hotel/complex, greeted with a cold flannel if you wanted one, the given the wrist band you also got coupons for the Kebabs and kurries Indian Speciality Restaurant, LOL. Got to have been one of the worst curries I have ever tried (lamb gosh) UURRGGHH well at least I tried a mouthful!! Needless to say only went there the once, also a coupon for the Continental (Mama Mia) LOL. Ordered Tomato and Basil soup for starter, which tasted like packet soup, asked for our steaks to be cooked very well done, came swimming in blood!!! So we walked out of that place!!! Although we did try this restaurant again and yes the steaks were very well done, but we ordered chips no potatoes or veg and guess what we had no chips but potatoes… not impressed really!!! Definitely a communication problem somewhere don’t you think!! Also whilst eating the cats are doing the patrols around the tables, mainly because the British cat lovers were feeding them.
Now the food in the main restaurant, most people liked the food (obviously no taste buds), but there were quite a few who did not really enjoy it. It was a good job it was pretty cheap to eat out. Whilst we were there, lots of people had upset stomaches us included, after just two days…..
The good points were the room we were in, great balcony, and the biggest bed we have ever slept in, great!! Air Conditioning very good, free safe, TV, fridge. On one occasion the lights tripped at night soon sorted no problem…
The internet cafe in the hotel was always in use and cost 300 R for an hour we found one 5 mins away up the road for 30R and hour so go there..
Four of us hired a taxi for the day, 8.30 to 5.15pm 2,000R to visit the waterfalls, elephants and monkeys also visited a market and Portuguese restaurant. We also went on a boat trip, Cris’s Cruises from Mikes Place (where we ate most of the time very good). The boat trip cost 750R left at 10am and returned abt 3pm great day, lovely food and an endless supply of drinks!!!
On our last day we went on a bus to Margoa what an experience that was, talk about sardines.. LOL!! 10R each though!! We came back in a Tuktuk 250R.
Could not fault the weather it was absolutley fantastic, met some very interesting people and had alot of fun.. And some of the 26 teachers LMAO!!
It was a real experience, would we fly with Monarch again, I dont think so… Maybe visit Goa again some day but stay at a different hotel who knows????
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We stayed in Caps Corner for a week in March and cannot recommend it enough. The owner; Cappy, his wife and staff are excellent, so welcoming and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble for them.
The hotel is ideally located, on Baga rd, beside Eclipse British bar. It is approx 10 mins stroll to the beach. The rooms are spacious and extremely clean, with towels and linen changed every other day.
The bathroom is spacious with constant hot water and our room had access to a very large balcony with seating area.
there is an in house restaurant serving very good food and a roof terrace where you can sunbathe when the beach becomes too much!!
We will definitely return to Caps Corner again in the near future. Excellent value for money in a great location with extremely friendly and helpful staff.
Thank you all for a wonderful stay.
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