Coco Shambhala as noted on the website are exclusive luxury vacation villas. Situated just behind Coco Beach at Nerul in Goa, it boasts of wonderful retreat designed to offer the perfect escape. Do visit and let me know how your stay unfolded.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Fabulous Stays
Found some wonderful places to unwind in Goa. They not like your typical hotel/resorts which make them even more exciting! So here go my finds.
I so loved this place. It’s called Coco Shambhala. Well I have not been here yet, but Cocoshambhala looks heavenly. Almost out of this world to be in Goa. But I will one day soon go there and certify for a fact that it is how it has been photographed.
Coco Shambhala as noted on the website are exclusive luxury vacation villas. Situated just behind Coco Beach at Nerul in Goa, it boasts of wonderful retreat designed to offer the perfect escape. Do visit and let me know how your stay unfolded.
The other place that I loved was Lotus Resorts at Aronda, it's actually on the Goa-Maharashtra border. But, well it just seemed…simple! The perfect pause to a hectic life. I am going here in January, driving up from Goa. I hope it lives up to its promise of backwaters, blue skies and pristine waters.
Coco Shambhala as noted on the website are exclusive luxury vacation villas. Situated just behind Coco Beach at Nerul in Goa, it boasts of wonderful retreat designed to offer the perfect escape. Do visit and let me know how your stay unfolded.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Doing Nothing at Poovar Island Resort
Poovar is ideal for getting away from civilization and simply unwinding with the waves as they lap the cottage front.
Well there isn’t much to do here anyway. One day was spent at the beach, another day at the Ayurveda Centre and the next on board a romantic boat ride in the backwaters. Most of the evenings we hit the pool, followed by dinner at the restaurant.
The Ayurveda Centre is a must go visit. Here you can rejuvenate your body and mind with the various massages in store. Reasonably priced, we came out feeling wonderful with our beings.
I would give this place 5/5 on location, hospitality and food. And it’s where we decided we will celebrate our 10th anniversary. Oh, did I mention this trip was our honeymoon, and a wonderful one it was.
Well there isn’t much to do here anyway. One day was spent at the beach, another day at the Ayurveda Centre and the next on board a romantic boat ride in the backwaters. Most of the evenings we hit the pool, followed by dinner at the restaurant.
The Ayurveda Centre is a must go visit. Here you can rejuvenate your body and mind with the various massages in store. Reasonably priced, we came out feeling wonderful with our beings.
I would give this place 5/5 on location, hospitality and food. And it’s where we decided we will celebrate our 10th anniversary. Oh, did I mention this trip was our honeymoon, and a wonderful one it was.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Poovar Island Resort. Heaven on Earth!
Poovar Island Resort, so it says on their site, is truly out-of-the-world. I was the first time ever I was going to Kerela and was super excited about it. But I was even more excited about staying on these floating cottages. Like all my trips, the Internet becomes my best friend – checking reviews, viewing pictures of the place and finding info on how to get there. Sadly at that time the resort had a very sad looking website. Some of the reviews were not good, but following my heart we decided to go there. The we this time was my husband and I.
A long train journey, then a rickshaw ride brought us to the entrance of Resort. We see water, but where are the floating cottages. Then we realize we have to go around the island to reach there. We wait for a boat to take us there.
Our ride arrives and it takes about 10 minutes to reach the waterfront. From a distance we can see them. I simply cannot control my excitement. They look exotic! Luxurious! Sinful!
We get off at the small dock and the porters take our bags to our cottage. The formalities follow at the lobby, and I love everything about this place. The traditional welcome drink, a huge pot with flowers in the lobby and the swimming pool with a bar. This place has everything!
Couldn’t wait to get to our cottage we hurried away to Cottage 301. My jaw drops. A beautiful room on water, with one side of the wall overlooking the beach. Well you can close the blinds, but right now its open to admire the view. With the waves floating by, you can feel the cottages sway.
The floating cottages are all air-conditioned with plasma TVs, a mini bar, a tea/coffee maker, telephones and an attached see-through shower cubicle. What’s amazing is a sit-out balcony overlooking the backwaters.
Poovar Island Resort also offers you Deluxe Floating Cottages and Land Cottages. In my opinion it would be idiotic to stay in a land cottage when you come here. The floating cottages are an experience of their own.
The place also boasts of a lovely restaurant, an Ayurveda Centre and a recreational area and seight-seeing trips.
I am so glad we stuck to this place. I can see the next few days going to be the best ones ever!
To see how to get to Poovar Island Resort, check this link.
For more information on this awesome place, do check the website http://www.poovarislandresort.com. And if you are thinking of going, I’d say don’t think, just GO!
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| From Poovar Floating Cottages |
A long train journey, then a rickshaw ride brought us to the entrance of Resort. We see water, but where are the floating cottages. Then we realize we have to go around the island to reach there. We wait for a boat to take us there.
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| From Poovar Floating Cottages |
Our ride arrives and it takes about 10 minutes to reach the waterfront. From a distance we can see them. I simply cannot control my excitement. They look exotic! Luxurious! Sinful!
We get off at the small dock and the porters take our bags to our cottage. The formalities follow at the lobby, and I love everything about this place. The traditional welcome drink, a huge pot with flowers in the lobby and the swimming pool with a bar. This place has everything!
Couldn’t wait to get to our cottage we hurried away to Cottage 301. My jaw drops. A beautiful room on water, with one side of the wall overlooking the beach. Well you can close the blinds, but right now its open to admire the view. With the waves floating by, you can feel the cottages sway.
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| From Poovar Floating Cottages |
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| From Poovar Floating Cottages |
The floating cottages are all air-conditioned with plasma TVs, a mini bar, a tea/coffee maker, telephones and an attached see-through shower cubicle. What’s amazing is a sit-out balcony overlooking the backwaters.
Poovar Island Resort also offers you Deluxe Floating Cottages and Land Cottages. In my opinion it would be idiotic to stay in a land cottage when you come here. The floating cottages are an experience of their own.
The place also boasts of a lovely restaurant, an Ayurveda Centre and a recreational area and seight-seeing trips.
I am so glad we stuck to this place. I can see the next few days going to be the best ones ever!
To see how to get to Poovar Island Resort, check this link.
For more information on this awesome place, do check the website http://www.poovarislandresort.com. And if you are thinking of going, I’d say don’t think, just GO!
You can also discover more about the fascinating great backwaters by following this link - GreatBackwater.com
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