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Goa is a idea place for tourists to visit, it's the land of sea and sun, and famous for it's clear blue waters, surrounded by palms on the coast of the Arabian Sea. It has become home to a vast array of hotels to suit the requirements of its many travelers according to tastes and budgets. The hotels provide wonderful retreats and excellent destinations from which to view this magnificent location.
Although it is its' beaches that attract so many, Goa has much more to offer including with historical monuments around the country. The captial city of Goa is Panjim it is important because it also acts a strategic home for discovering other parts of Goa. It is known for its cultural home 'Fontainhas and the white 'Our Lady of immaculate conception church'. It is also an excellent place for shopping for seashell items, cashew nuts and 'Feni'.
On entering Goa there is a feel of the familiar, it boasts a European ambience due to the fact that it was ruled for some 450 years by the Portuguese, this is evidenced in various architectural monuments and heritage buildings. Goa is situated on the western coast of India and is a confluence of two cultures Hinduism and Christianity; it is also one of the wealthiest states in India.
It is unique as it has many rivers flowing through its boundaries, providing lush tropical interiors. It is the state that loves to celebrate, Goa comes alive with large family gatherings complete with fireworks that may last until the early hours of the morning. Its calendar is populated with various festivals, religious holidays and carnivals, the Goan people are effervescent, friendly, hospitable, kind and always smiling they exhibit a great passion for life, which is infectious.
Thousands of tourists make their way to this destination every day and are well provided for in the numerous hotels that abound throughout its regions. The luxury hotels take tremendous pride in greeting their guests, escorting them from the airport in air-conditioned limousines to the grand entrances, atriums and lobbies of the various resorts, five star hotels and boutique enclaves. On arrival, the guest is greeted with a cool fresh towel and an exotic cocktail, whilst checking in is taking care of with a bounty of smiles, and suitcases are whisked away to hotel rooms.
Goa offers its hotels' a menu of destinations in which to site themselves, from mountain retreats on the edges of wildlife parks providing magnificent panoramic views over the verdant landscape to luxurious beach resorts claiming for themselves a stretch of idyllic white Sands and clear crystal sea lying over many acres of tropically landscaped gardens. Pamjim city offers a selection of modern multistoried hotels; it may prove to be the optimum choice for the business traveler and hidden away amongst its more historic sites are found the beautifully unique heritage hotels providing the guest with a taste of Goan history and superb hospitality.
Goa hotels have been thoughtfully designed by master architects, as have the interiors, detailed to create an ambience of sophistication, style, trendy chic incorporating accents of Asian mysticism. Often the hotel lobbies, particularly in the resort type of complexes are spacious and grand offering extensive marble flooring, exotic drapes, punctuated with local artifacts and works of art, tinkling water features and generous flower arrangements provide the hotel guest with a fabulous first impression.
The accommodations provided throughout these hotels ranges from budget style that is comfortable and well appointed offering clean well-priced spaces. The resorts provide en suite rooms to luxury individual villas, set in their own piece of landscaped heaven, whereas the boutique hotels offer individualized rooms each room specifically themed, these hotels are far smaller and the decor may be indulgent, Art Nouveau, minimalist or chic and trendy. Central city hotels provide a comfortable setting for the business traveler as easy access to the business hub is provided, the room offers elegant style and fully equipped workstations spaces.
Many of these accommodations benefit from outdoor patios, verandas and balconies providing panoramic views of the Arabian sea or distant views of the mountains, the King size beds offer sumptuous comfort dressed in fine linens assuring a good night's sleep. The en suite bathrooms are well appointed housing modern designer fittings, walk in showers, double vanities, complimentary slippers, robes and deluxe bathroom toiletries.
The Goans' love to eat and celebrate food with a passion and nowhere is this more evident than through the fabulous hotels who proudly house their own specialist restaurants, the interiors are detailed to underwrite the particular cuisine being presented. The celebrity chefs, who cleverly prepare these cuisines, provide a wide array of world tastes. The restaurants are found in varying situations, at the edges of swimming pools, overlooking the sea or on the beach underneath an umbrella and swaying palms, or ensconced in grand classical dining rooms, fused with memories of past royalty and rich colonial heritage.
Goa being one of the richest states in India has a thriving business economy, which draws to its doors many international executives, who demand of the hotels, varying venues, to house business events, the hotels admirably supply their need. Some of the hotels in Goa are 'Spa destinations' and guests travel from all over the world to enjoy the unique therapeutic treatment offered by the skilled therapists, presented in idyllic surroundings, of flickering candles, scented lilies to a background mystical music and magnificent panoramic views in the foreground.
Goa is principally a leisure and tourist destination, which constitutes an enormous amount of its annual revenue; naturally, the beach resorts offer a wide variety of water sports including scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, fishing, kayaking and simply relaxing on the Golden sands. Other activities to indulge in are a game of golf on one of the many resort golf courses, or a game of tennis, squash or simply relax for some hours in the beauty parlor.
Goa hotels are extremely fortunate to find themselves in perhaps one of the most idyllic situations the world can offer. They provide for their guest a huge variety of choice from budget to extreme luxury and all without exception will offer comfortable accommodations, rewarding interiors, comprehensive facilities and amenities, tempting cuisines and staff who go beyond the call of duty to accommodate your every whim.
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