Photos March 2009

"Alvares Guest House"

The Alvares Guest House is a little Gem and is located off Beach Road Calangute. It features four double bedrooms with ensuite shower/toilet facilities. Each room has a fully stocked mini bar. Safety deposit boxes are also provided.

The guests have exclusive use of the pool and gardens, plus the use of a rooftop deck for private sunbathing or enjoying the sunsets. A wide range of English food is available including full English breakfasts and a variety of snacks are served until 5.00pm (these include fried chicken, pies, chips, pasties, etc). The owner will also be doing full Sunday lunches. The sit out area will be open in the evenings for drinks.

This guest house is ideal for group bookings and for those looking for a private location.

Room prices start from 1000 Rs per night. (depending on dates / season etc)

Alvares Guest House is also open during the Monsoon season.

Contact details: 

Lorraine Vaz  - 0091 9850760640   

Email: lorrainevaz@hotmail.com

Address:  Alvares Guest House, 1/229B Guara Vaddo, Calangute, Goa. 403516

(Behind Arabian Retreat & Ondus Do Mar). 

The WebMasters Wife stayed at the Alvares for a week during Nov 2008.... her review......

I booked this lovely little guest house independantly and I think it deserves a review. In a great (and quiet) position behind the Arabian Retreat and a short walk to the beach and to some good restaurants (nirvana, au reverie etc) also easy/quick access to the main Calangute/Candolim Road. The guest house is comfortable and clean and provided a portable TV and fridge. A big shower (wet room) and water was hot when needed (solar heated). Usual metal wardrobe with internal safety deposit box (you have the only key - so don't lose it)! Small balcony overlooking a lovely private gardewith pool and covered sit out area for meals. Meals can be provided (tell the owner a day in advance what you want and when) and both Indian and English food can be catered for. Staff consisted of the pool man, gardener and the cleaner all of whom did a great job. The owner is lovely and within reason nothing is too much trouble for her. She is a British Goan and adopts British standards of cleanliness etc. The owner lives on site so if you need help with anything (my hairdryer packed up and she loaned me hers) - just ask. I can't praise this place too highly (or you'll all want to book)!!! She has 3 adorable dogs who are very friendly.  It is a comfortable home from home and I am returning with family and friends in March 2009 - and we can't wait.

 

We returned again in March 2009......

 

Returned again to this lovely guest house this time with several friends. Nice garden sit out area and pool and everywhere was clean and to a high standard. Yet again nothing was too much trouble and the owner and her staff worked hard to make sure we had whatever we needed. We were lucky in that we took the whole place over and had it all to ourselves - more like having our own villa! 5 minutes walk to the beach, 10 minutes walk to Newtons, what more could you want - handy for everything!! Plan to return again in November.
All food that we had there was excellent including a buffet for 40+ people for my husbands 60th birthday celebration - fantastic!

Picture's taken March 2009

 

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HORIZON GRILL & GUESTHOUSE

Viewed but not Inspected

 

 

This property located next to the Whispering Palms Beach resort in Candolim seems to be very new and well run

a call to Karlton De Souza (mobile 9822466682) will give you all the details, rates and availability etc

E mail contact@horizonview.co.in

 and website at www.horizonview.co.in

postal address is

Horizin Grill and Guesthouse, 443/D1 Vaddy

Candolim, Goa 403515

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Casa RayAnn

In a quite location Calangute

 

Two single room apartments and

and One large Three Bedroomed apartment with kitchen, dining room, lounge, bathroom and large balcony, ideal for a large family, run by a nice Goan family 

Details soon