Goa, India

Coconut-grove resort near the beach

A low-rise resort set in palm groves, with a pool and a path through to a quiet southern beach.

The southern resorts are set back from the beach in coconut groves, which keeps them cool and quiet and puts a five to ten minute walk between you and the sand. That walk is the difference between the south and the north in a sentence.

Properties of this type are low-rise, spread out and built around a pool. They suit a week rather than a weekend, and they suit anyone who wants a beach holiday rather than a beach scene.

What stands out

  • A quiet beach rather than a busy one, within walking distance.
  • Grounds and a pool, which carry the hottest part of the day.
  • Low-rise and spread out, so it rarely feels full even when it is.

Room types

Room types at this standard of property
RoomSleepsBedsSizeNotes
Garden room2One king or twinAround 30 sq mGround-floor options usually available.
Pool-facing room2One kingAround 34 sq m—
Family cottage4One king and two singlesAround 48 sq mA single room, not two. Say if you need a door between.

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi
  • Swimming pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Spa
  • Parking
  • Family rooms
  • Airport transfer on request

Getting your bearings

  • The beach — 5 to 10 minutes on foot
  • Margao and the railway station — About 30 minutes by car
  • Goa International Airport — About 45 minutes by car

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Serviced apartment near the beach

A one or two bedroom apartment with a kitchen, in a small block with a shared pool.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Swimming pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking

from ₹4,800indicative · per apartment per night, one-bedroom, room only

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More about Goa

Goa is really two destinations. The north is busy, cheap and loud, with a beach bar every hundred metres. The south is quieter, more expensive and largely residential, with long empty stretches of sand between the resorts.

We book mostly in the south, because that is what people who ask a desk to arrange Goa usually want. If you want the north, say so plainly and we will quote it — but the two are not interchangeable and a property described as beachfront means something different in each.

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