Aldeia Santa Rita

We took a two-week work + vacay staycation in Goa during the last two weeks of December. We stayed the first week in South Goa near the Palolem beach and then for the next week we moved to Candolim, North Goa at Aldeia Santa Rita right next to King's villa on the Aguada-Siolim road with a short walk to the beach. This resort had several Portuguese styled colourful Villas, broken out into multiple rooms in each villa across 2 floors. The reception area was right at the end of the hotel, so we had to walk dragging our luggage but were able to check-in smoothly as we had just arrived around 2pm which was their check-in time. They mentioned that the room was still not ready and asked us to wait but within 15 minutes we were escorted to our room. We had booked the basic Standard Room which was obviously not pool facing and was right near the restaurant which saved us a walk for breakfast each day. The room was decent in size with a just about comfortable bed, AC, refrigerator that was not initially working (but we got it replaced immediately) and a small kitchen area. There was a small sitting area just outside the room. The bathroom was decent with basic toiletries that were regularly replaced during daily house-keeping. The Wi-Fi was decent but there was no power backup, however, there were hardly any power cuts and hence we were never inconvenienced during our week-long stay. Breakfast was included in our package and it was a basic spread but nice and delicious with enough to eat. We could just walk across to the beach located behind the reception area or laze in the pool. The rooms, bathrooms, furniture were slightly outdated but seemed painted recently. House-keeping was done daily but we had to leave the key at the reception while going out, then only they would clean the room. We were able to arrange a bike from the nearby area which was full of shops and restaurants. Check-out process was quick and we had already arranged a cab with the bike guy a day prior and then were on our way back to the airport. Overall, the stay was decent and we enjoyed our time here, absolutely worth it even in the December peak season compared to some of the other high end hotels that we have stayed at in the past visits to Goa. Thank you Aldeia Santa Rita for the nice experience! We would definitely recommend to stay here!

Its a very lush green and peaceful property and looks very colourful from outside as well as inside. -Peaceful and greenery all around - Rooms are spacious with gallery - Very clean and hygenic - Prompt help service - Breakfast is also good - Cleanliness and hygiene is well maintained in the cafeteria while serving food - You can reach the beach from the resort itself within 5 min walk. No need to go out would recommend all and would love to visit again.

Advantage of this property: - Sinquerim Beach is easily accessible, it's just behind the property (around 500 meters) - Lower aguada fort is at walkable distance (around 1KM) - Aguaga fort is nearby (around 4-5 kM) - there is a ferry point on the way to Aguada fort, they charge 300 per person and the ride is worth it - bike/car rental is just outside the property - Breakfast buffet was good - Resort restaurant food is in general good - restaurants serving pure-veg/Punjabi/continental cuisine are nearby (within 500m) - market/ATM is withing 1KM range I traveled with family and a young kid, we enjoyed a lot in the pool, it was clean. At Sinquerim beach there are no changing rooms nearby (like Baga beach), but since this property is only at walkable distance, you can always enjoy in sea can come back to your room to change. The only problem we faced was room cleaning, our room was not cleaned for 1 whole day, otherwise, the stay was peaceful and pleasant.

Pool yellow/green slimy ! Dispite pool man trying to keep it nice !! Indians jumping around and in the pool fully clothed screeching and yelling.. coming from beach and straight into the pool the manager allows this

Pathetic stay. The first room's ac was not working. It took me 4 hrs to convince them that I have travelled all night and I need a replacement as I am not able to sleep. The replacement room was equally pathetic. The room stinked due to foul smell in the washroom. The washrooms had leakeages in taps in all 3 rooms. Room cleaning was not done everyday. When asked, they said leave ur keys at the reception and only then we will clean the room. They would not do it in our presence. I left my room keys one day as I got tired and when I came back at night, there was no one at the reception and the key was just kept at the desk indicating do not disturb our sleep. Anyone could have accessed the room as I was out for 8hrs and I had valuables in there. Pathetic stay.. pathetic experience.. it was like staying in a SBI owned hotel where staff is busy in their own world. The pool water was green and high in chlorine. They had only 1 person for room cleaning and he would be busy all day. Worst part is if you book through makemytrip or other hotel booking sites, they give you rooms in the J block which are the smallest and the worst. The bathroom door also would not latch. Every time you close the bathroom door some paint or plaster would fall of from the adjacent wall. The only reason I booked this hotel was due to the area. I wish I had chosen Marquis or Santana beach resort. This is like a normal mtdc resort which u find across Maharashtra and not what you expect in Goa. Also it was so bad.. i didnt even feel like clicking pics