North Goa
This sprawling complex of hotel-style rooms and seasonal cottages tumbles down from the main road to the inlet, where bamboo bridges provide access to the…
Must-see hotels in North Goa
North Goa
Shanu is one of several large guesthouses in this little grove just behind the dunes of Candolim Beach and it's a fine choice. The 18 rooms vary from…
North Goa
Dominating the headland above Sinquerim Beach, the Taj Group’s sprawling beach resort looks a little dated, but its service is still top-notch and the…
Anjuna
This heritage hotel is enclosed in lovely plant-filled gardens set around an inviting pool, managing to shield itself from the hype of central Anjuna. All…
Calangute & Baga
Nicely situated between south Baga and north Calangute, and hidden in the palm thickets 200m back from the beach, this is a great place for lingering with…
Anjuna
Red Door is a welcoming backpacker place close to Anjuna’s central crossroads with clean four- and six-bed dorms plus a few private rooms. Facilities…
Arambol (Harmal)
The fanciest place on Arambol's beachfront has a series of bright rooms in a quirky two-storey building and cute individual timber cottages facing a…
Anjuna
A slinky 12-room option, tucked down the lane off Market Rd, and lovingly conceived and run by Sumit, a young Mumbai expat. Rooms are chic and well…
Lemon Tree Amarante Beach Resort
North Goa
This boutiquey, luxe place on the main strip conjures up a strange mixture of Thai-spa style and medieval motifs. It works, though, with swish rooms…
Anjuna
One of the better budget places near the beach and a bit hidden next to Janet & John's, Florinda’s has clean rooms, with 24-hour hot water, window screens…
North Goa
There's a real feeling of communing with nature in these slick and spacious timber cottages set back in a jungly Assagao garden. It also has two apartment…
North Goa
This welcoming family-run homestay, set around a nice garden on the way to Chapora harbour, offers spotless rooms of varying sizes in a three-storey…
North Goa
Fronting Morjim Beach, this excellent family-run resort has a fine array of beachfront stilted ‘tree house’ huts and more solid rooms (some with AC) at…
Calangute & Baga
The 24 luxury Balinese-style rooms, some with huge four-poster beds, make for a classy and tranquil stay in the midst of Baga’s action, with all the…
North Goa
Casa Britona is a gorgeous 300-year-old converted customs warehouse on the water, with luxurious antique-filled rooms, fine outdoor dining beneath the…
North Goa
Huge modern rooms with balconies are the draw at this Portuguese home off Sinquerim Beach. The top-floor penthouse rooms, with spa bath, big-screen TV and…
North Goa
Unashamedly Vagator's party hostel, Pappi's has a bar in the garden, movie nights and an international vibe of travellers just hanging out. Themed dorms…
North Goa
With its laid-back Chapora location, Baba is often full with long-stayers but you might be lucky as a walk-in. The 14 rooms are clean and simple but…
Calangute & Baga
The beautiful Casa de Goa is popular with Indian families and books up months in advance for weekends and high season. Portuguese-style yellow ochre…
Calangute & Baga
This popular beachfront hotel at the end of ‘Holiday St’ has a fine range of rooms and apartments, from cheaper but tidy ones at the back to the boutique…
Calangute & Baga
Tucked away between the beach and St Anthony’s Chapel, in a quiet, lush little area full of palms and sandy paths, Ospey’s is a traveller favourite and…
Arambol (Harmal)
Near the beach entrance on Glastonbury St, this friendly canary-yellow place is one of Arambol’s better nonbeachfront bargains. There are 10 decent, no…
Anjuna
This lovely family-run mansion, filled with antiques and ornate furniture, is as quirky as you could hope for in Anjuna – perhaps too over-the-top for…
Calangute & Baga
Idiosyncratic, ivy-clad Cavala has been harbouring Baga-bound travellers for over 25 years and is often full, especially the cheaper rooms. Perhaps as a…
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…
Calangute & Baga
Long-running Divine still sits prettily behind a plant-covered wall on the relatively quiet headland north of the Baga River. The ‘Praise the Lord’…
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…
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…
Calangute & Baga
This basic backpackers' hostel is a welcome budget addition to Calangute in a super-central location behind the main market (it's actually down a quiet…
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…
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…
North Goa
This fabulously quirky circular guesthouse – filled with art, light, antiques, and an owner with a decidedly creative inclination – is popular with arty…
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…
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…
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…
Anjuna
Big, clean rooms have a fridge, TV, 24-hour hot water and window screens and are set in three Portuguese-style bungalows in a cute little compound. Good…
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…
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…
Calangute & Baga
Seagull’s rooms, set in a cheerful blue-and-white house in south Calangute, are light and airy with air-con, and a small pool out back. Downstairs is a…
