Goa Marriott Resort, Goa

Goa Marriott Resort Hotel Description

Location
The Goa Marriot Resort perches at the secluded edge of the Miramar Beach, located in close proximity to the business district as well as places of sightseeing.

The Goa Marriot is synonymous with luxury, providing all facilities necessary for a comfortable stay lavished with opulence.

Room Amenities
The hotel spreads over three floors and houses a total of 172 rooms with six suites. All rooms are air conditioned and very well appointed. Amenities include a two line phone with voice mail and speakerphone, television with satellite connection, mini bar, bottled water, tea/coffee maker, iron and ironing board, safe, washer/dryer, daily newspaper. En suite washroom amenities comprise bathrobe and hair dryer. The suite kitchens have table and chairs. All rooms are provided with Internet access, 24-hour room service and housekeeping service.

Dining
The hotel has a plethora of wine and dine options and you will be spoiled for choice here. Waterfront Terrace and Bar serves multi cuisine fare at the poolside, Wan Ho serves Chinese cuisine, Simply Fish is the seafood haven while the Cake Shop is the in-house Deli. The Lobby Bar is the coffee house serving snacks and alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages while Ozone the nightclub gives you the chance to let your down.

Please Note: Starting 15th July 2009 the Goa Marriot Resort's lobby, and its designer bar - Ozone will be under renovation. And the swimming pool will remain closed from 1st of September for renovation. Adequate arrangements have been made so as to not hamper the guest experience.

Hotel Facilities
The hotel is superbly facilitated for business and leisure travellers with its 9 conference rooms and a business centre, as also Spa and Fitness centre, Jacuzzi, sauna, massages, swimming pool, an outdoor pool and Funsville for children, barbecue and picnic area, beauty salon, a bookstore and gift shop and games such as squash and table tennis. The hotel has wireless Internet access throughout its building. Other facilities include shoeshine, babysitting, concierge desk, currency exchange, laundry service, limousine service, car rental, airline reservation desk, safety deposit vaults, valet dry cleaning, car parking and provision of wheelchairs.

Area Attractions

Dabolim Airport (32 Km)

Located 29 kms from Panjim, some airport facilities include currency exchange, a book shop, handicrafts emporium, a duty free shop and facilities for the physically challenged. There is a prepaid taxi stand within and outside the premises.

Margaon Railway Station (50 Km)

One of the two main railway stations in Goa, Margaon is in the southern area of the state and services the Konkan Railway line, which has trains plying from Mumbai and other destinations including Delhi.

Mandovi River Cruise (2 Km)

The best way to take in the scenic beauty of Goa is on a river cruise, giving you breathtaking views of the lush greenery. While the day cruise involves folk dance performances and a chance to spot monuments, the moonlight cruise offers stunning sights.

Old Goa (15 Km)

Old Goa is dotted with convents and chapels painted in cream. It showcases giant facades and gilt altars of the well preserved churches. The most famous is the tomb of the 16th century missionary, St. Francis Xavier, whose remains are preserved in the Bas

Calangute Baga Beach (15 Km)

Among the most popular beaches in north Goa, both the Calangute and Baga beaches are thronging with crowds soaking in the sun and splashing in the sea. Shacks and stalls line these palm fringed shores.

Dona Paula (5 Km)

Steeped in myth and romance, the beach is named after Dona Paula De Menezes, the erstwhile Viceroy’s daughter. This is where the Zuari and Mandovi estuaries meet the sea. The Dona Paula beach houses the National Oceanography Institute.

Panjim CIty (1 Km)

Visitors usually give Panjim a miss from their itineraries, not aware of its quaint old district. Fontainhas still retains a Portuguese air with colourful houses and old churches. Clean and not congested, the city is unlike any other.

Colva Beach (45 Km)

Unsullied, golden sands, palm groves and fish laid out to dry on the shore, Colva Beach in South Goa offers this and much more. Hotels, souvenir kiosks and snack bars dot the beach and fishermen trawlers can be seen in the distance, anchored in the sea.

Titos Night Club (17 Km)

The club is synonymous with Goas nightlife. Located on the Baga beach, this indoor night club has a multi-cuisine restaurant called Brass, an outdoor pub and also Mambos, a 24 hour coffee shop and boutique.