Must-see hotels in North Goa

  • Headquarters

    Anjuna

    Near the German Bakery, Headquarters ticks all the budget boxes for cleanliness and comfort with upstairs dorms, kitchen and common areas downstairs and 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…

  • Melissa Guest House

    Calangute & Baga

    Across the Baga River, Melissa Guest House has just four neat little rooms, all with attached bathrooms and hot-water showers, in a tatty garden. Good…

  • Lazy Lama

    Anjuna

    A laid-back hostel down a quiet lane in Anjuna village, Lazy Lama offers six- and 10-bed dorms in a partly converted Portuguese house. Attracts a chilled…

  • 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.

  • Coco Banana

    Calangute & Baga

    Among the palms south of the main entrance to Calangute Beach, low-key Coco Banana has been providing a retreat for travellers for many years. Rooms are…

  • 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…