Santiago Beach Resort

This was the first time we travelled to goa. The hotel is a lovely small hotel. The staff from every level exceeded my expectations. They were friendly, helpful, polite, hardworking, cheerful I could go on. They would go out of their way for you. Walter the supervisor, David, and many more. The food omg was exceptional. The food that was cooked was cooked by it seemed a professional cook. OUTSTANDING!! at both restaurants. We had a room with a balcony just near the pool. There is a tailor that made suits, dresses etc. He was so good my boyfriend got measured for a suit. The suit was made the next day. It was a perfect fit and cut. my boyfriend then got two more made at a good price. I would highly recommend the tailor, I think his name was max? The owner should be proud of the staff that they have working here they made our staff the best ever. There isn't many bad points only that the walk to the hotel is along a dusty road, it's about 10 minutes away from the main road. Must admit glad we came in the day time wouldn't of fancied walking along that road at night. The rooms are very basic. Really could do with updating and a fresh bit of paint. The air con only worked now and then but when we did go to reception they did everything they could to rectify the problem. They did have fans in each room in the bedroom. They only change the sheets ever other day, or if you request them to be changed every day. I need the sheets changing every day?? Bring your own toiletries as these do not get topped up just the toilet paper. The swimming pool is what you see in the picture (small) they is only about 12 sun loungers. So you do have to go out early to get one, as some guest put their towels on them to save them so most people went to the beach which isn't far about 10mins away. Apart from those few things it's perfect. we are defo going back.

Hi it was an pleasant stay in the hotel . Rooms are well maintained neat and clean.Very comfortable stay and pleasant .. Good breakfast , Peacefully and calm place .very friendly staffs cor-operate. helpful staffs . had a wonderful time hats of to the staff for the behavior and caring.

I travelled with my partner (both early 30's) and it was our first time in Goa. We were a little bit worried about staying in Santiago after reading the reviews. We decided to give it a chance as on our previous travels, we were always satisfied with hotels that scored 4/5 on Trip Advisor, no matter if they were 5* luxury establishments or just basic stopover b&b's. I'm glad we got to experience Santiago and its incredible vibe! The hotel itself is basic with a small pool. Rooms are basic, but the kitchen/living area has plenty of space so we kept our suitcases and most of the stuff there.It is also very clean and the housekeepers are amazing. Good size walk-in showers, air-con and fans in each room. Also, all the bottled drinks in the fridge were a part of all inclusive- the beers, water, selection of fizzy drinks and were restocked every day! Due to the heat I found myself drinking loads of water- they quickly picked up on it and were restocking us with 4-5 at the time :) We were a little bit unlucky as our aircon broke 3 times during 10 days stay, but we eventually changed the room and it was all good. The reception staff was very helpful and understanding even at 4am ;) Food.... incredible and authentic! We ate out a few times, but the choice and the flavour of the food in Santiago was as amazing (if not better) than the restaurants in town. The service at meals... where do I start? The team is incredible- Walter, David, Pritesh, Stewart, Ali... a world class service! Also very interesting and funny guys. Make sure you tip them- they don't make great money but share all the tips among them. I mean- who am I to tell you... You will want to tip them at the end of your stay! We visited at the end of April, the hotel was very quiet so I can't comment on the lack of sunbeds or space around the pool. Overall fantastic place, a great quiet oasis to hide from the craziness of Baga/Calangute. When you get there, just grab yourself an ice cold Kingfisher and give it a few hours. You are going to love it! Oh, and if at some point you would like to go somewhere fancy- just grab a taxi to Vagator beach and visit Antares Beach Club- we went there twice and one time we watched the sunset listening to live music and then came back the following day for a party with some house music- what a place honestly- incredible views and vibe!