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Reviews of Devasthali - The Valley of Gods

4 out of 5
Devasthali - The Valley of Gods
Village Issorcim, Hollant Beach, Dabolim, Marmagao, Goa

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 144 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

INDIRA

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The stay was ok for the 4 days we were there. We like that it had the option for a 2 bedroom apartment style with a living area for our big family of 6 to be able to stay together and the pool area was well maintained and usable. The property is doing renovations and maintenance, some fixtures in the rooms are old and out dated and the bathrooms showers also had water discoloration in the tubs and toilet seats were loose. A lot of the listed amenities except for the pool area were not available due to the renovations. I recommend calling hotel first and verify if amenities are available. We initially booked the hotel for the many different amenities it offered especially traveling with children. The staff on the other hand were very friendly and helpful and the housekeeping staff were excellent in servicing the rooms. Will stay again in the future when the renovations are completed.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Rashmi

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Tannistha

Liked: Staff & service
The property was good with lush green surrounding. The rooms were very spacious. Being an old property , it could have been maintained a bit better. However the cleaning staff did awesome job in cleaning the rooms. Room service was good, they were at doorstep whenever required.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Chaitanya

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property was clean and very quiet but absolutely nothing around and they no longer provide food. So we had to rely on Zomato and Swiggy. A lot could be done to make the property better as several things appeared old and worn out now. Overall we did enjoy the stay because it was peaceful.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Shoaib

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious Villa but far from the main road
New property and very spacious however the kitchen needs to be set up and it’s very far from the main road and hence having a car is very necessary
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vinod

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Dhanish

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not recommended
Property is with wooden flooring and all the furniture has termite spread. Kitchen is not at all operational. Only positive aspect is staff members are good and cooperative. Do not book this property with breakfast as they don’t serve it. Although kitchen provided along with room helps a bit.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
We asked for a late checkout and were told to pay Rs 800 till 6pm. But when we went to checkout at 5.45pm the manager refused and said the staff had made a mistake and we have to pay the full day charges. He was extremely unprofessional and rude. Would warn patrons to excise caution while booking this place. The railing of the staircase were broken .
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Some good and not so good things about hotel
I came here on my honey moon. Service was good, the rooms were big, the location of the hotel makes it feel like your in your own private jungle, and because it was off season I felt we had the hotel all to ourselves. Additionally, the hotel has a restaurant, a pool, and a spa. The food was good but a bit pricey for India, I'm not sure the spa was open but it seem clean, and the pool was good but could use consecutive cleaning throughout the day because of all the bugs in the area. The only down side of the hotel is that it is a bit outdated and needs renovation. Overall, I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hardly a 4 Star, perhaps 3
Hardly a 4 Star, Perhaps 3, Main Chef was absent and nothing is available close by. Property was poorly maintained. The only thing we enjoyed was the pool and Staff's effort.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small, friendly, convenient; limited amenities but a nice pool.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Rohit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Nice hotel great staff. Very green.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There is no beach its 3.8kms Room furnitures cutrains very bad Rooms smell Food very expensive Over all Not worth
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Madhura, Pune,India

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
hi The hotel is in remote location no restaurants nearby. Restaurant menu is overpriced and less in qty. Restaurant menu is limited and when we went tandoor was not operational so half of the things were not available. Restaurant people more eager to wrap up your lunch or dinner than you. This is quite annoying when you want to have relaxed meal. There was no rush as such still there was lot of hurry. Breakfast is good and complimentary. Please note no food delverty services available here like swiggy etc. Hotel cleanliness is BIG issue. Have to remind many times to clean things. Front office Manager is never at Front Desk . Many false promises hotel gives. Rooms were smelling of DUST, Had to ask for Napkins, Toiletries, Phone of one of the room was not working. Water kettle was not working. MINI FRIDGE IS NOT WORKING IN ANY ROOM. TOLD HOTEL TO REMOVE IT FROM INCLUSIONS SHOWING ON EXPEDIA OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE. Rooms are big and with lovely Patio.Swimming Pool is nice and clean and well maintained.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Arul, Las Vegas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not clean and the reception staffs need training on customer service. Made a Very bad decision selecting this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel close to serenity and beach
This Hotel is away from the city hustle bustle in a village and walkable distance from the beach
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

LALIT

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad experience
There is no restaurant nearby so you are dependent on hotel food, which is not bad but expensive(purposefully?) and there is only one taxi service in front of the hotel - which is again very expensive. Rooms are spacious but they have some foul smell. Bathtub was leaking and WIFI never works.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
one night stay.
Just stayed for 7 hours before a very early morning flight. Bed was clean and comfortable. I couldn't figure out how to turn off the overhead fan and the bath was a bit dusty. Other than that, it was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Leo

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Big disppointment
Room itself was clean, service was great. However, nothing going on nearby - nearby beach is not really an option. Also few restaurants or things to see nearby. Overall, it's in the wilderness. Hotel kitchen was abysmal - literallly rodents crawling all over the place. Not hygienic or acceptable for the price. Food itself was not good quality at all.

2/10 Terrible

from detroit

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
mildew, bad odor, bloody towel stain.
no transportation. like a trapped bird in a cage. never vomeback to this dirty unhealthy air breathing jail.

4/10 Poor

Rohit, Pune

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not a good value for money
The resort is decent but lacks a lot of care. May be it was great once upon a time but now is loosing charm because of lack of good care. Everything was average compared to higher prices Food is mediocre, nothing great Swimming pool is good, room size is very good, cleanliness is missing

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No where near the beach. Says it has internet which doesn't actually work. Lucky it was only a stop over for a very early flight.

8/10 Good

PRANIT, Nashik

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay and relax
Hotel is located at calm place. Location is only 5kms from airport. Services are good enough. The only problem is there will be no mobile network available for any service provider. We need to use only hotel landlines.

2/10 Terrible

ANUP, Bangalore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wouldn't recommend
I have been coming to this hotel since quite sometime and am pained to see the deterioration in the standard of the hotel. Rooms are spacious but very smelly. Bathrooms are dirty and you may sometimes find no water in the toilet or no hot water in the middle of your shower. Food is very expensive and with no restaurants around this place you are not left with much choice but to buy from their restaurant. For the price that you pay the quantity is meagre and average tasting. Internet is very very unstable and slow. No mobile network. I will not recommend the hotel anymore because they are compromising on quality which is unethical since they charge you a bomb.

10/10 Excellent

kuldip, stratford upon avon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was value for money fantastic front staf
Hi to all We stayed at the hotel and found the rooms very clean, the food was food and the front staff assistant managers were outstanding, I have a hotel in UK and found the whole experience very good, we also went for a massage and had a PROPER massage not just someone oiling your body, Well done to all at the hotel to make us have a good experience of Goa

4/10 Poor

Siva kumar, Hyderabad

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never recommended.
I fell for this hotel by seeing the distance from airport...but this hotel is like isolated place where there is no mobile signal, no shops, no bike rentals and the list continues. Even if you want to buy a small chocolate you've to travel 4km to bogmallo by paying 300 INR (minimum charge for taxi), I spent most of money on these taxi rides. You've to stand like a statue of liberty outside of your room holding your mobile in hand for getting signal, don't even try indoors. About food....worse ever I had in entire Goa. If you're looking for a beach...yes there's a beach 1km away called Hollant with no tides (never saw a beach without tides before)..and it's full of rocks you can't walk in beach without footwear.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I rate 3/5 for Devasthali - BestWestern!!
Devasthali is loacted in a nice place. - points about out stay was finding this hotel was bit difficult. Hotel management mentioned that other than Expedia bookings they were not able to provide the free pick up from Airport. We made our bookings through Hotels.com. It is hard to find this hotel as there were not many sign boards. Otherwise, everything fine about our stay at this Hotel.

8/10 Good

HaukeNissen, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice resort close to airport
Nice resort, reasonably priced at c.INR4,000, clean rooms, benefits from proximity to airport, although limited supply of taxis leads to increased prices (INR400 for 5 min ride).

4/10 Poor

GIRISH, Boston, MA, USA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not that good!
I booked this hotel knowing it is very close to Airport. Even Though it is close compared to other good resorts, but service is very poor. Hotel location is very hard to find. no signs anywhere.. we called four times, and staff could not guide us to this location. When we finally found it, it was pouring and hotel did not have enough umbrellas for us. we got wet before we reached the room. During the night i asked for extra blanket for my kids.. they did not have any.. can you believe it..they charged a lot for the breakfast.. and not that good food..not happy at all

8/10 Good

NewZealander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Why Expedia is rating this hotel 4 Star?
Expedia is charing 4 star rates for this hotel, but the facilities are either 3 or 2 star category. I am not happy with Expedia.

4/10 Poor

Abhijit, Panaji, Goa

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hotel with just 'rooms'
Not a very good experience. Average hotel, with a very small swimming pool. Does not have play area for children. Do not have a buffet system for either lunch / dinner or breakfast. Overall a small infractructure. Should be OK for a newly married couple, to spend more time togather, with less interest in the surrounding.

8/10 Good

Ravi, Morbi , Gujarat , India

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Far away from city , but pieceful .
Hotel property is good , rooms are so spaceful and clean . But hotel is so away from the city , restorent staff is so slow. All over nice hotel And quiet for piece . Complimetory breakfast is very costly.

8/10 Good

Rajesh, Pune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Calm & cool place for relaxation.
Good hotel for couples for relaxation. Rooms are pleasant, large. Free wi-fi available with tea coffee making facility in the room No other attractions nearby except for 2 nice beaches - Hollant & Bogmolo Food quality was nice Staff was caring & helpful Hotel is really in valley.

6/10 Okay

Maniyarasu, Chennai

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay in GOA
They are not providing CAB for outside even when we are ready to pay. worst food I ever had.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
Hotel is near the airport and Bagmola beach.Rooms are spacious and view is also good. But food is costly and no other option is available nearby.

4/10 Poor

Niru, Vancouver, Canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible Experience
The reason why i chose this hotel was because it was close to airport and the venue as i was attending workshop for 2 1/2 weeks. The room was good size and the staff service was good however the manager was rude. Restaurant is not well maintained and the food was not upto standard and we had horrible breakfast. We had to call the staff on three occassions because of lizard, rats and cockroaches. The internet did'nt work most of the time, the rooms were not cleaned regularly and the towels were dried and put back to be reused. After calling several times and three days later, we were given the iron and iroing board. The hotel taxi was expensive but we had no choice but to use them. The beach is about 2km away and complimentary bus service is available, however the beach is not upto standard. If you want a nice relaxing holiday, this is not the place.

4/10 Poor

Ram, Chicago

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad experience
The stay was not comfortable. The staff are not pleasant and there is not basic stuff like iron box in the hotel. When asked for it we were told that we have booked at 30% cheaper in expedia and they cannot provide those comforts and it is available only to those who booked with them directly at full price. The beach is nowhere near the hotel and it is clear 1 km from the hotel

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great hotel for airport!
Nice place. Lights didn't work in room on arrival but send an electrician immediately and fixed it. I also needed a doctor and they called one out. Food is good! Room is nice! Recommended.

2/10 Terrible

Cameron Mitchell, Goa India

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible hotel room and location
My room was very nasty and infested with roaches and other insects. The location was far from everything in the back of a wooded area. The room had a terrible odor and the bed had old dirty linen. I would definitely not recommend this hotel to anyone.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor service remote location poor food ac not working rats and cockroaches in room not worth it food very pricey

2/10 Terrible

Lee, Goa India

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Misleading pictures
Best Western Devasthali - The Valley of Gods, is by far the worst hotel I have ever had the displeasure of staying in. The shower had a colony of roaches, spiders and ants living there; the toilet seat was broken and slid off onto the floor. WiFi was slow and didn’t work half the time, couldn’t SKYPE. The hotel is away from everything; had to use a dirt road to get access to the hotel entry, the back of the hotel is thick jungle. The pictures on the website are truly misleading, false advertising even. With all that said, the staff was nice, friendly and somewhat helpful.

6/10 Okay

vaidehi Lokare, Hubli

Disliked: Staff & service
difficulttofind esily . Rooms spacious . &ok SMALLresort Hollant beach is small but 10 min walk through coconut grove isrefrashing BOMGOLO Beach is reallynice . Food is unreasonably expensive. Staff cooperation OK

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bad location poor service
We stayed go 2 nights seperately the ac did not work there was no chillness there were cockroaches in the bathroom and rats in the room I was shocked I told the receptionist who sent a person to check the ac but to no avail then I was shown three other rooms which had similar complaints the night receptionest was rude I was staying with my family and the food not good but rates very high in the whole my last night in goa was really bad due to this hotel which was suggested by your website as a good 4 star hotel next to the airport it is near the airport but no shops nearby

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Arun, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice comfortable hotel.
The hotel was well placed. The area was not crowded, there was small beach within walking distance and a major beach about 2km away, with a complimentary bus service. The food was very good.

10/10 Excellent

kent couple, kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SPLENDID ALL ROUND
THIS hotel is a great little gem , great location 5 minutes from daoblim airport ( but didn't hear a thing in our room).. also very close to bogmolla and hollant beaches which are clean unspoilt peaceful and a must see if you stay here even if its just to see the local way of life and the flora and fauna and with a free shuttle service to and from the hotel it couldn't be better . only down side( if it was a down side) - the hotel restaurant was very quiet at night with most guests eating outside - that said it suited us as we had a early start next morning ( 4 am) and the food and service was excellent. the staff are very pleasant and professional and were on hand to deal with any queries or request - like our car to the airport at 4,30 am... all in all an excellent experience and we will definitely be back

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort