Goa Luxury Hotels Resorts

This hotel is the ideal setting for a little peace and quiet. It is located on a hill on Corjuem Island. The rooms are simple and spacious. All three meals are served on the large open balcony, which overlooks the valley. A music room is stacked with CD’s and a small collection of non-fiction books. The pool is fabulously located – on the edge of a hill. If you do want to experience the beach, you will have to hire a taxi (30 minute drive).

This small, pretty boutique hotel is built of laterite (a local red pitted stone) and is located in the Calangute area. Stay here if you want to be far enough away from the beach (less than a kilometre), yet close enough to be part of the action when you choose to. The rooms are decorated with paintings, sculptures and custom-designed furniture.

This tropical resort is designed as a sort of luxurious Goan village and consists of tile-roofed villas scattered around gardens and lawns that face the Sinquerim beach. Each villa has 2, 4 or 6 rooms; each room has a private terrace and is elegantly rustic. The staff is very friendly and attentive. All three resorts share facilities at the adjoining Taj properties.

This is one of the Taj properties, which is set on a hill overlooking Sinquerim beach. It is a wonderful hotel if you are looking for seclusion and luxury. The Goan-style villas are like separate, elegant homes. Each villa has a gorgeous large terrace with upholstered garden furniture, 1 or 2 bedrooms, and several other rooms. Also, a regular shuttle takes you down the hill to the nearby Taj Fort Aguada Beach Resort, which shares the reception and other facilities.

Located in the Taj complex of resorts and built within the boundary of an old, Portuguese fort, this hotel has gorgeous views of the fort, sea and beach. All of the rooms face the sea and are furnished with contemporary Goan-style dark wood and cane furniture. You can also stay in intimate, tile-roofed, two-unit cottages.

This 17th Century colonial-style boutique hotel ensures privacy and tranquility. There are only eight individually furnished rooms. Ask for a room on the first floor; these share a long veranda overlooking the pool. The hotel also provides excellent service. On the boardwalk are tables where you can be served a lovely dinner by candlelight.

This exclusive hillside resort is perfect for a Goan vacation! There are 12 cosmic-themed guest suites featuring vibrant colours, terrazzo flooring and minimalist décor. The chic, split-level, saffron-coloured “Music Room” is where guests unwind to soothing music. Overlooking paddy fields and coconut palm groves, the setting is very romantic and elegant. The nearest beach is 6 km away. Many Hollywood celebrities frequent this locale as well!

This stylish resort is located on the hillside of Panjim. The rooms either face the gorgeous hotel gardens or a sheltered cove opposite the harbour at Vasco. The hotel offers water sports at Vainguinim beach and has an art gallery. The restaurant, Alfama, is designed along the lines of a town square in Lisbon and is complete with balconies and murals of its namesake, Portugal.

This luxurious hotel is located at the mouth of the Mandovi River. It has an infinity pool, which gives the impression that it overflows into the river. The rooms are simple and tasteful. The spa and fitness centre are known as the best in Goa, and the staff are very warm and hospitable. Overall, this hotel has a classy and modern feel. It is also just a few minutes by foot to the beach. From the hotel, the heart of Panjim is only 2 km away.

This elegant conversion of a heritage building has bright rooms that are furnished with immaculate style. The rooms include antique rosewood beds as well as a TV, fridge, phone and beautiful mosaic-tiled bathrooms.

This is one of the upscale hotels in South Goa. The modern, sleek and spacious rooms offer unusual pebble-floors and glass-walled bathrooms. It also has great dining, an excellent spa and the largest swimming pool in India (2,000 square metres) with an outdoor Jacuzzi. There is a very extensive library with 1,500 titles and a mini-theatre where you can watch the latest movies. The luxurious spa provides body scrubs, massages, hydrotherapy facilities, steam rooms and a full range of ayurvedic treatments. The sprawling food village offers an assortment of cuisine, from Goan to South Indian to Italian. You can even take a boat ride with a dolphin for Rs. 750 for 45 minutes!

Located in Majorda, this large resort has a marble lobby with lots of quiet corners where you can sit back and relax. The staff is very friendly and hospitable. The rooms are very serene, with cane furniture and pleasant green furnishings. There is also a nice pool with a swim-up bar, an open-air Jacuzzi, a waterslide and a 3-metre-deep area for beginner scuba divers. All the rooms have private balconies.

This hotel is frequented by many tourists from Mumbai and Gujurat. The lobby has an open-air concept, which is very beautiful. The rooms are large and well-furnished. Also, there is an ayurvedic ashram in the hotel. This hotel caters to families, and it is a 2-minute walk away from the gorgeous beach.

This luxurious resort features lovely surroundings (56 acres of landscaped gardens with 36 varieties of hibiscus trees), great accommodations, warm service and a stunning beach. The rooms are spacious with large picture windows and private balconies or patios. Ask for one of the ground floor rooms, as these are accessed via their own garden areas. The private villas are ideal if you don’t want to be in the main block, and you can specify that you want a sea-facing room (the garden view rooms are cheaper).

This is a fun, family-friendly hotel on a lavish scale. It is located in the Varca area. There is a massive free-form pool with a swim-up bar, as well as an indoor entertainment centre, Gravity Pool, which has its own small bowling alley and mini movie theatre. This hotel also offers a great health club and spa, a lively bar on the beach, a water sports centre and a pristine stretch of sand. There is also a cyber café. The rooms are modern with high quality cane furniture.

This elegant beachfront hotel has a beautiful lobby that is a mix of cathedral and piazza, with wrought iron garden benches and huge arches and beams. A plush casino, a fusion Indian-Mediterranean restaurant and a Polynesian eatery on the beach are just some of the advantages of this airy, spacious resort. The pool is also quite large and the beach unspoiled. There is an ayurvedic health clinic and yoga.

It is located in Cavelossim on the lovely Mobor beach. This hotel is quite cozy and has a pleasantly large pool. The rooms are comfortable with warm red furnishings. There is also a fantastic beach barbeque!

This hotel is sprawled over 75 acres with a secluded beach and a magnificent view of cliffs and coves. The lobby has the look of a Hampi temple, complete with panel carvings and a sculpted nandi (sacred bull). The two-storey, salmon-colour cement villas are arranged along a winding artificial lagoon. Rooms or suites are decorated with tiled floors, dark-wood furniture, gorgeous bathrooms and private balconies. Some villas have private swimming pools. Children are welcome here, and there is even a play centre called “Just Kids”.

This is primarily a timeshare resort, but the Haathi Mahal offers hotel rooms as well. It is recommended that you ask for a room overlooking the stunning riverside plantations (this is one of the most incredible inland views in Goa). The hotel has a small pool and restaurant. It is also a 10-minute (1 km) walk from the beach, but is next door to the shopping area.

This luxurious hotel is located on Canacona Beach, which is south of Palolem. It has a long, exclusive beach and very impressive architecture. The interiors flaunt mahogany furniture, patterned terrazzo flooring, and old-fashioned ceiling fans. The resort also offers a beautiful spa with many revitalization treatments. Ask for one of the sea-facing suites that also overlook the expansive golf course. Numerous restaurants offer a variety of cuisines. The Grand is a 2-hour drive to Panjim, which means you will spend half your day traveling, if you want to venture out