The Ronil Beach Resort, Goa

The Ronil Beach Resort Hotel Description

A popular retreat, Ronil Beach Resort houses 126 rooms spread across 13 blocks of two floors each. Although 106 Standard and 20 Deluxe rooms are individually air conditioned, all rooms have a fan as well. While the rooms on the ground floor have a semi-private sit out area outside the room door, the rooms on the top floors have a balcony.

On entering the hotel, a warm and cheerful lobby greets you with a sofa sets under a high ceiling. The reception console is on the left, across which is a gift shop.

Rooms
The Standard rooms are simply done with tiled flooring, which is customary of most hotels in Goa, twin or double beds with side tables and lamps, a small television, desk/dressing table, wardrobe and an attached bathroom with a shower area. Besides linen, no other amenities are supplied.

Follow the path through a rose garden replete with sun beds, wrought iron benches and lily pods, to blocks of the Deluxe rooms. The rooms are extremely spacious with a double platform bed, large television, mini fridge telephone, a single sofa cum bed, study desk and a small alcove for storing luggage. Some of the Deluxe rooms have interconnecting doors, perfect for larger families and groups. The bathrooms have a bathtub and are supplied with basic amenities like soap and shampoo.

Facilities
Common guest facilities and services at the hotel include room service, laundry service, a beauty parlour, a conference room and complimentary safety lockers in the reception area.

Ronil Beach Resort has two swimming pools lined with deck chairs. Other recreational activities include water polo and a pool table (Rs. 100 per hour) off the lobby area in the bar. Guests can enjoy meals at the air conditioned coffee shop or the bar cum restaurant along the main poolside.

Location
A stone's throw from Baga beach in North Goa, Ronil Beach Resort is centrally located amidst the hub of activity. Walking distance from Goa's hotspots, including the famous Tito's bar and Fiesta restaurant, it is 45 kms from the airport, 22 kms from Thivim railway station, 16 kms from Panjim city and 2 kms from Calangute beach.

Area Attractions

Dabolim Airport (50 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 (55 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 (17 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 (25 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 (0.5 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 (20 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 (17 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 (60 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 (1 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.