In Candolim, the beach is better - justified, the beach is not far away - too, a hotel in the center of life can be said in the city, while life is not heard from the hotel, it separates itself from the street, forming, as it were, a patio. Good swimming pool. A good restaurant, except for included breakfasts: you can order dinner, no less tasty and cheaper than in shek. Live music in the evenings, which can be annoying from the habit. Chicken, seafood. Everyone washed down with rum just in case, it is even cheaper there. (Like everything there - cheap).
The rooms are not cramped, everything is there, everything is not new, to put it mildly, but it works. The service is imperceptible, but it is not dirty, there are no insects, nothing is falling apart before our eyes. What even becomes surprising, you go out - and garbage, and poverty, of course, and shopkeepers all around, even at the airport all around the gypsies offer something, which immediately discourages.
But the atmosphere around is light, cheerful, this is what distinguishes North Goa.
Bought in the Labyrinth, extremely inexpensive. Visa, docks, meeting, transfer - everything was in its place.
Not everything will seem beautiful to you from the first minute, but my dear ones, you should not draw premature conclusions! This is a country of contrast, where you can observe the chaos from the fuss around you to blissful calm... Well, perhaps I'll start everything in order. After landing, a bus from the company was waiting for us, although there are more minuses in the transfer offered by the tour operator than pluses. I had to wait for everyone, they took tourists to hotels for a long time, so I recommend taking a taxi. When we arrived at the hotel, we were immediately shown to our rooms. You don’t have to worry about food, there are a huge number of restaurants around the hotel where you can order dishes from okroshka to dumplings! We had to find a connection! It is not as easy as it seems at first sight! Calling in roaming is expensive, and in order to take a local SIM card, you need a copy of your passport, a photo, and besides, you have to wait for the registration of the card! We were lucky with this, our Slavic guys living in GOA helped us. They got us SIM cards without any registration. They also helped with renting a scooter and organized several excursions, for which many thanks to them. I recommend that you apply for their services. Another very interesting place is the bazaar in Anjuna. I won’t say that prices are much cheaper than in any other village, but with a choice... your eyes run wide! As for the attitude of the locals, there is a lot of attention, both to an exotic white person and asking you to take a picture with you, and from a person from whom you can profit well. A thousand views, a thousand offers!
All in all, it was a great vacation! I wish everyone to experience unforgettable feelings of freedom and tranquility.
From the guide we heard that the season will be right up to the beginning of June, so I will do my best to come again this season!
And now the most important thing: DO NOT STORE MONEY IN THE SAFE! I DID NOT JUST REPLACE A BILL, BUT STUPIDLY STOLEN 100 dollars. And it happened on the eve of departure in the evening, while they were waiting for the guide, then the police, the time had already come to one in the morning (bus to the airport at 5.20 in the morning). The police, at my request to draw up a report, said that we had to wait for the “Boss”, who would arrive at about 7-8 in the morning, and when they found out that I was leaving earlier, they offered to drive with them to the station. At that moment, I realized that it was already useless to achieve something and the receptionists would refuse to the last and gave up this idea. Since the incident happened on the last day, it slightly spoiled the general impression of an interesting and charming India (although Goa is not real India, just like Moscow is not Russia : ))
Later, we learned from acquaintances who stayed there for a longer period that the situation repeated itself: a young couple was robbed of $ 300. The second case was at the very beginning of the season!
Conclusion: the hotel corresponds to the price, but I do not recommend taking breakfast there and keeping money in a safe (carry everything with you ! ! this is the best option, you can only trust yourself)