Sharing recommendations for Goa – The favorite destination of everyone!

Central Goa

Name - Cidade De Goa Heritage

Location - Vainguinim Beach (Near Dona Paula)

Type – Hotel

What We Liked

  • We stayed here in 2024 🙂
  • Its a Taj hotel
  • Private & clean beach
  • Resort style with lots of amenities
  • Kids Activities and play area/slides
  • Sports room – TT, Foosball, Air hockey, Play station, Badminton, Tennis
  • Water sports activities
  • Swimming pool, Sauna, Steam
  • 15 min drive from Panaji bus stand

Things To Know

  • Free shuttle / access to amenities of adjacent property of Taj group (Cidade De Goa Horizon)
  • Public road is about 1 km away
  • Badminton and Tennis are charged separately

Name - Cidade De Goa Horizon

Location - Vainguinim Beach (Near Dona Paula)

Type – Hotel

What We Liked

  • Its a Taj hotel
  • Kids Activities (puzzlies/toys for toddlers & small children)
  • Infinity pool, Sauna and Steam facility
  • Can access amenities of Cidade De Goa Heritage via free shuttle
  • 15 min drive from Panaji bus stand

Things To Know

  • Sort of business hotel (fully closed and air conditioned)
  • To access beach, you will have to go to Cidade De Goa Heritage via free shuttle (5 min drive)

North Goa

Name - Golden Tulip

Location - Candolim

Type – Hotel

What We Liked

  • We stayed here in 2022 🙂
  • Comfortable rooms and decent food
  • Kids indoor games like carroms, chess
  • Just 5-10 min drive to Candolim beach
  • Situated in peaceful area yet not very far from happening areas of North Goa

Things To Know

  • Better to have a vehicle with you to explore nearby areas

Name - Blu Resort

Location - Vagator

Type – Resort

What We Liked

  • My office colleague stays here every year and highly recommends it 🙂
  • 2 km from Vagator beach
  • Mediterranian style cottages surrounded with greenery
  • Lots of open space for kids to run and play
  • Comfortable rooms and decent food
  • Swimming pool and open area
  • Just 5-10 min drive to Vagator and Ozran beach

Things To Know

  • This resort do not have kids games/activities

South Goa

Name - Beleza By The Beach

Location - Colva / Betalbatim Beach

Type – Hotel

What We Liked

  • We stayed here in 2022 🙂
  • Private and clean beach
  • Spacious rooms
  • Kids Activities
  • Few shacks and eating joints are nearby
  • 20-25 min drive to Madgaon Railway station

Things To Know

  • Better to have own vehicle if you want to explore outside of resort
  • Food is okayish

Name - Taj Exotica Resort & Spa

Location - Benaulim Beach

Type – Hotel

What We Liked

  • Its a Taj hotel and among the top of our bucketlist 🙂
  • Golf Course
  • Private and clean beach
  • Kids Activities
  • Infinity pool, Sauna and Steam facility
  • Play area, Tennis, Table Tennis, Yoga session
  • Water sports
  • 15 min drive from Madgaon Railway station

Things To Know

Name - Lalit

Location - Palolem

Type – Hotel

What We Liked

  • One of our bucket list hotels in Goa 🙂
  • Resort property with amazing amenities
  • Private and clean beach
  • Golf course, Squash, Tennis, Game Zone
  • Kids activities and Kids zone
  • Water sports activities

Things To Know

  • Located at extreme south of Goa
  • ~ 2 hours from airport
Nishant Gupta

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