“Holiday of a Lifetime”

This hotel exceeded our expectations. The location was fantastic, with lovely, well maintained gardens leading down to the beautiful beach. The gardens included a private part of the beach with hammocks, which were great to lay in to watch the sunset over the sea. The giant chess set and maze were also a nice touch. The tennis and golf was charged to hire the equipment, so we did not do this. The tennis court, although grass, wasn't in the best condition. The rooms were comfortable, and the housekeeping service fantastic. The shower in the bathroom was particularly nice! The swimming pool was relatively busy in the morning and in the evening, but virtually deserted during the afternoon. The swim-up sunken bar did nice cocktails. The food in the hotel restaurant was varied, but the quality was not quite up to the same standard as other Royal Orchid hotels, or some of the restaurants nearby. The service of the waiters was very slow too. Our friends who were staying further along the beach visited one afternoon, and when one of them jumped in the pool, one of the hotel waiters was much faster to demand a backhander to let him use the pool, which we did not pay! Overall though it is a wonderful hotel - very quiet, very relaxing, beautiful gardens and beach. Perfect for a romantic and relaxing getaway.

“relaxing holiday”

very friendly and helpfull staff. Room was kept clean. Close to the beach -about 7 min walk from the hotel.The hotel is about 15-20 min drive from Goa airport. Visit to the Ponda spice farm was good. You can hire a taxi outside the hotel front door. Always negotiate the cost before you get in.

“Pleasent Stay”

We went on a family trip with kids. The hotel stay and the access to the beach was great. The pool was well maintained. The food in the restaurant was great. I would recommend this hotel for a family stay.

“Decent resort, in the middle of nowhere”

A nice place to go to for relaxation. The downside is that it is located in the not-so-happening South Goa -also given the fact that it is located around 3-4 km from the NH17 highway and there are no street lights on the narrow roads to get to the resort and there are very few signboards to get to the resort, it could remind you of Blair Witch Project while you get back at night. The place is well designed on the whole - though the Suite did not have a sea view as promised in the website, and was not very different from a Club room. The bathrooms are not maintained very well - maybe its because of the season - we actually saw lot of little black insects in the bathtub, but otherwise the room/ bathroom was clean. Overall the place is ideal for a getaway, if you don't want to travel too much and checkout the tourist spots that are in North Goa. There is a beach right next to the resort that is well maintained (not too many outsiders around). The housekeeping is not very efficiently managed - you need to keep calling them for every little thing, but the staff is courteous and professional and ready to help. The gym was really good and well maintained.

“Steer Clear”

Went full of hope to the Royal Orchid but was soon disappointed. They are doing renovations around the hotel lobby and pool which were noicy and meant we did not use the pool at all. Also 3 of the 5 nights they had parties on the hotel lawn right by the rooms. We never had warning of this. A/C was loud. Hot water temperamental. The sheets were dirty with stains and lipstick on the sheets. Very disa