Resorte Marinha Dourada

We were booked into the Marinha Dourada for 5 nights by a nature tour company in the UK. Although we had prepaid for 5 nights, we only stayed 1. Instead we stayed at the boutique hotel Park River Baga just down the road which offered security, sound proofing, reliable air conditioning, good food, and friendly staff. We were not comfortable with security at Marinha Dourada ~ property was open to all comers, lighting was inadequate as you had to walk a fair distance outside and our room opened to the outside, lock was just a key, and it was impossible to tell who was a bonafide security guard. The hotel is way past its heyday and I would describe it more as a hostel, full of young people who seemed to be having a good time. So the hotel owners should rebrand it as such and drop the pretence of being a resort. Why the highly awarded UK company booked us in the Marinha Dourada is a mystery to me.

Wow, absolutely wow. I have frequently stayed here over the last 5 years and this hotel is just the right idea for a quiet and very exclusively quaint stay. Right from Kishore at the front desk, always a pleasure to chat with him, to the staff, friendly and very prompt, to the vast and beautiful location that this hotel has built itself around, truly a great stay if you looking for something quiet and beautiful. Baga beach is 5 mins down the road by car but trust me hanging around here is more that enough for me. The rooms are decent sized, no wi-fi though so have to make due, but the balconies all open up into a lovely view of the lake/ pond that sits in the property. You should try early mornings and evenings here just truly wow. Good food, a lovely short walk to the breakfast hall every morning with the pond by your side, really pretty. But the breakfast buffet could have more non veg variety (small hiccup) but the location, staff and the all-round relaxation you get from this place is absolutely unmatched. Book here and stay in a piece of Goa that you will never forget!

The view of those salt lakes is what makes all of the stay at the resorte worth. The bar is good and the ambience around the resort. The front desk is very helpful, so is the restaurant to accommodate any additional requests. The rooms are not even worth 3 star hotel. It's more like a lodge. 27 yr old hotel as of the date of review. Very unhygienic and dingy rooms. Old school type of beds and wardrobes. The old fridge would rattle every time it switches on, and the extra beds are hard as lying on floor. Just can't stay in the rooms on higher floors due to the stench Make sure you get the ground floor ones as a preference.

The resort is beautiful, well maintained outside, and the location is near to baga. The room service was good, restaurant was ok. Car parking is outside the resort, and resort people say park at your own risk. But the rooms are older, and i found bedbugs as well.

No wi fi in the room, very basic facilities and lot of rules to abide by, all in all it is hotel for old age people. I would say, its better to look some other hotel.

This was by 3rd time stay at this property, however i would rate it as the worst one, the exterior of the property is good with 2 lakes and lots of greens, however the room quality was really very basic and needs immediate repairing, there were no toiletries provided at all, a a basic electric kettle and cups were also missing, all they provide is 2 glasses and water bottles in the name of service, also we booked the room for 3 adults, and the 3rd person was provided a narrow single mattress to sleep on the floor, single cot was also not available