Frommer's Review
This is Goa's top Ayurvedic retreat (a professional doctor presides over two excellent treatment rooms), and even though it's located in the heart of a bustling tourist center (a 10-min. walk from popular Calangute Beach), it is sheltered from the high-season madness by thick, verdant vegetation. Neville Proenca, the charming owner-manager, takes a hands-on approach -- a far cry from the package-mentality tourism that's swept through the state. Working with award-winning architect Dean D'Cruz (who also created Nilaya), it took Neville 3 1/2 years to create his retreat, fashioned entirely out of distinctively Goan laterite stone and set around a pool with cascading water. Each suite has its own balcony, overlooking either the garden or pool, and is themed with eccentric pieces (a cradle-turned-table; dentist chair-turned-recliner). The stylish bathrooms are done in shattered tile mosaics. Pousada is the perfect getaway for artists and sophisticated socialites -- filmmaker Mira Nair stayed in the Mountain Suite after filming Monsoon Wedding, while French designer Michéle Klein enjoys the deluxe Castle Suite, a fairy-tale tower with two living rooms off a single bedroom. In addition to its Goan menu, the excellent Copper Bowl Restaurant offers Ayurvedic meals.
Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; pool; gym; Ayurvedic center; travel services, airport transfers; room service (until 11pm); Internet access
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
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