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Silver Sands Goa
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Hotel : Silver Sands
Hotel Rating : 2*
Board Basis - BB - Duration 7 nights - Prices From £439 - View Details
Board Basis - BB - Duration 14 nights - Prices From £499 - View Details
The Silver Sands is in a superb location just 100m from Candolim Beach, a mere two minutes' walk away. Surrounded by bars, restaurants, stalls, shops, tailors; you name it, there's so much within walking distance. The hotel is at the bottom corner of a busy lane which leads right onto the beach and offers the alternative of a swimming pool surrounded by a few sunbeds shaded by coconut trees.
It has three restaurants, one offering multi-cuisine and a bar, the Angara B-B-Q and the Sheetal, which has a superb Indian menu and is always popular with the hotel guests as well as holidaymakers staying in other hotels. Jewel in the Crown's allocation of rooms is in the new block at the far end of the complex with access directly onto the lane to the beach.
Some rooms have air-conditioning (subject to a local charge), TV in most rooms (subject to a local charge), fridge's are available on request, ceiling fan, en-suite shower and WC, and a balcony or terrace and are based on a Bed & Continental Breakfast basis. Safety deposit boxes are available in reception (payable locally), plus facilities such as money exchange and an international telephone. This hotel is well established and many people come year after year. Agnelo, who runs the hotel, was voted in as the local sarpanch, which is equivalent to mayor. He makes great efforts to ensure his guests have a good holiday. Great location; practically right on the beach.
72 rooms in 4 blocks on 2 floors and bungalows.
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Resort : Anjuna Beach
Description : Anjuna Beach is a continuation of Vagator around the rocky headland and an interesting place for meeting people or just watching the world go by.
There are two sections to this beach, one is very small and rocky below a cliff top with small restaurants and stalls selling curios. The other is a sandy, walkable bay and this is where the famous Wednesday flea market is held. This is not to be missed.
Anjuna, in a sense, is where East meets West. You get hippies selling their wares, Indian ladies selling their colourful sarongs and bedspreads, alongside fruit and puppet sellers.
This is one of the most interesting markets in Goa, but don’t forget, to get bargains, you must barter.
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Date Travelled : February 2006 |
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Review Title : Goa has it all Your Rating 5 Stars. Made By David on 23/12/2006
Looking for a cheap sunshine getaway? Forget Benidorm, Goa has it all.
Nestled in the southern corner of India, Goa was the original 60s hippie hangout, but these days white sand beaches and great tourist facilities make it an unbeatable holiday destination.
And once you balance up the cost of living and entertainment in India, it works out a good deal cheaper than a considerably more down-beat deal in southern Europe - even with those long-haul flights factored in.
The tiny state of Goa spent the 16th and 17th centuries as a Portuguese colony, and has since then resisted being assimilated into neighbouring provinces.
The upshot is an easily digestible corner of India with its own distinctive feel.
Towards the north is Anjuna, whose beach-side flea-market on Wednesdays attracts Indians, resident hippies and visiting browsers alike.
Staple purchases for those seeking to blend with the local vibe are a pair of happy pants (voluminous, cross-over affairs) and a few tie-dyed tops with scattered mirrors. But if you plan on wearing your finds at home, check out the stands selling pashmina shawls or jewelled slippers that cost a fraction of the price they would fetch back home.
South of here, Old Goa offers a cultural retreat from the hedonistic call of beach life. Visitors can explore the charmingly lopsided Se Cathedral which famously lost a tower to lightening and whose interred patron saint, Francis Xavier, once lost a toe to an overzealous pilgrim who bit off more than he could chew.
The Se, as well as several imposing churches, helps piece together a picture of Goan life before its Christian takeover, in the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur.
Elsewhere, in Chapora, a crumbling fort offers unforgettable views over a busy harbour and is the perfect spot to wind down after an exhausting morning bargaining or just sprawling in the sun.
Hungry visitors can buy freshly caught fish from the colourful wooden boats that come to shore, and take it to one of the makeshift restaurants (a barbecue in the street) where locals will be willing to clean it, cook it and serve it with limey rice and a cool glass of beer.
Across the estuary, Morjim beach is picture-postcard perfect and more or less deserted bar a few palm-thatched shacks serving drinks. The broad crescent of golden sand is ideal for a day's beach-lazing and lucky visitors may catch a glimpse of one of the rare Olive Ridley turtles which nest at the southern end.
But if a beach-umbrella holiday is more what you're after, head to Calangute, or even better, Vagator, where visitors have the choice of no less than three beaches and streets of cafes to cool off when the sun gets too hot.
More active sun-lovers can join a game of Frisbee or volleyball along the beachfront, or pay peanuts to rent a jet ski for a high-speed whirl around the bay.
Afterwards, head over to the cliff-top Nine Bar where you can watch the sun dip into the sea and chill out to Goa trance with a long, cool cocktail in your hand.
Whatever takes your fancy, Goa serves up an intoxicating mix of beautiful beaches, colonial history, friendly people and a relaxed hippie vibe that is sure to take your breath away. And all on a bargain budget.
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