27 Feb 2009 ,
Lakshmi Nagarajan
from
Bangalore
Cidade de goa is located at vainguinim beach, dona paula. Dona paula, known for its water sports and bargain shops, forms the central part of south goa. One can see a string of 5-star and 5-star deluxe hotels along the south coast of goa. The holiday mood set in as we stepped in the hotel at 7:00 a.M. As can be expected in goa, all the hotel staff were clad in a floral dresses. We were greeted with sea shell garlands. Cidade de goa, rated 5-star is beautiful, covered on all sides by a fort-like wall natural structure. The ambiance is nice if you are a foreigner or a honeymooner as they form the majority of the hotel’s guests. Overall, it was a memorable experience and good while it lasted. After 3 days of total indulgence, we returned with our minds full of wonderful sights, a 256 mb card of kodak moments and a bag full of pebbles.
This is what I think about
Cidade De Goa
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Location
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8
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Rooms
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8
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Food
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8
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Cleanliness
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8
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Service
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10
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Value
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8
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Would I recommend
this Hotel?
I think it was a Good option
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I'd say this Hotel is Suitable for
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Business Travelers
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1
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Honeymooners
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10
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Families with kids
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6
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Seniors / Elderly
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6
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Young Singles
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1
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I liked
the natural environs and the mouth-watering food were clearly the highlights of our vacation. The hotel has a private beach which is protected by cliffs on both ends, a natural barrier for trespassers. The beach is quite small compared to the other south goa hotels. Nevertheless, it is clean and well maintained. The moment that we enjoyed the most was after sunset when all the sunbathers had retired to their rooms. The feeling of lying on the beach under the huts, listening to the waves lashing against the rocks, palm trees swaying to the wind, with music playing at a distance in the background, is beyond description. Wining and dining before we left on this holiday, friends advised us to try the pomfret fry and feni at the beach shacks. But we never got a chance to step out of the hotel’s restaurants. The food was absolutely delicious at the in-house restaurants - laranja & lagoa azul. I'd rather not elaborate on the choc mousse and make you go green with envy.
I didn't like
hospitality is not at its best at cidade de goa. The decor is nice. The hotel tries hard to sport a portuguese look. Except the “caval heiros and senhoras” outside the restroom, there was nothing portuguese about it. The rooms are not designed with taste and not spacious enough like the taj. You get only the beach for free :), every other facility including half an hour of a shuttle game is charged. On that account, i wouldn’t recommend this hotel at all, for the price you pay! while most hotels in that category offer free drop/pickup services frm airport and railways station, cidade de goa doesn't, which is quite an inconvenience, if you're arriving early in the day. Despite informing the hotel staff that we would check in early, we had to wait in the lobby for a good 3 hours, as were many other guests.