Goa & Mumbai (Regional Guide)

By Amelia Thomas

“Colorful and colliding, religious and soothing, full of abandoned shores, yogic bliss and heady nightlife. Goa is many stuff to many folks, yet all people has the same opinion there’s nowhere in the world really like it.” – Amelia Thomas, Lonely Planet Writer

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Inside This Book…
34 maps
40+ beaches
47 colourful gala's and events
Loads of information on yoga & activities
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
At-a-glance sensible info
Beach Planner
In-depth background
Easy-to-read layout

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Nilaya Hermitage inn $$$ ( 2276793/94; www. nilaya. com; Arpora; d incl breakfast, dinner & spa €300; ) the last word in Goan luxurious, set 3km inland from the seashore at Arpora, a remain the following will see you signing the guestbook with the likes of Giorgio Armani, Sean Connery and Kate Moss. 11 attractive red-stone rooms undulate round a swimming pool, along 4 beautiful tents. The nutrients is as dreamy because the atmosphere, and the spa will see you spoiled rotten; the drawback for pamper- hungry mom and dad is that youngsters less than 12 aren’t allowed. backyard court docket hotel GUESTHOUSE $ ( 2276054; luarba@dataone. in; r seven-hundred, with AC one thousand, 1-/2-bedroom apts per thirty days 18,000/ 25,000; ) Fronted through a Portuguese-style domestic, rooms listed here are set between lovely gardens and feature balconies and massive home windows. BAGA Indian Kitchen GUESTHOUSE $ ( 2277555; ikitchen2602@yahoo. co. in; s/d/chalet 660/880/1100; ) If a colorful remain is what you’re after, glance no additional than this family-run visitor condominium, which bargains easy, fairly ramshackle rooms with a lot try at person attraction, set round a shiny, spangly critical courtyard. every one room has its personal terrace or sit-out, yet what rather information the funds scales in its favour is the small, sparklingly fresh swimming pool out the again and the loose wireless. Roomy air-conditioned flats also are on hand for long-stayers, for 18,000 to 24,000 per 30 days. Cavala seashore hotel inn $$ ( 2276090; www. cavala. com; s/d/ste incl breakfast from 950/1700/2400; ) Idiosyncratic, ivy-clad Cavala has been captivating Baga-bound visitors for over 25 years, and maintains to bring fresh, basic, well provided rooms, ranged a few huge advanced with valuable pools (200 for nonguests). The bar-restaurant chefs up a typhoon so much evenings, with widespread dwell tune. Nani’s Bar & Rani’s eating place GUESTHOUSE $ ( 2276313; www. naniranigoa. com; d one thousand; ) located at the north facet of the Baga River, only a brief hop from the Baga seashore motion, Nani’s is as captivating because it is easily positioned, with cozy rooms set round a backyard and a colonial bungalow that fail to remember the water. Casa Baga BOUTIQUE lodge $$$ ( 2253205; www. casaboutiquehotels. com; d 7000-8000; ) Twenty Balinese-style rooms, a few with large four-poster beds, make for a complicated and tranquil remain, with all of the little trendy touches the Casa boutique group is so adept at offering. Divine visitor apartment GUESTHOUSE $$ ( 2279546, 9370273464; www. indivinehome. com; s/d from 900/1200; ) You’ll get the final vibe of this position once you spot the ‘Praise the Lord’ gatepost, and the mild proselytising keeps interior with kitsch, quietly joyful rooms adorned with the peculiar person contact amid a quiet riverside place. consuming Calangute and Baga boast one of the best focus of eating recommendations of at any place in Goa, with every little thing on provide from the best kerbside bhelpuri (a Mumbai snack meals, made with fried noodles, lime juice, onions and spices) to the best Scottish smoked salmon.

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