Park Inn by Radisson Goa Candolim

We were met at the coach at the top of the road by staff who showed us to the hotel. Check in was very efficient, good room with nice seating area and clean bathroom. Free wifi and 2 complimentary bottles of water each day. Not enough hangers (so bring your own) or drawers for storage . Many thanks to Sunil who cleaned our room every day. Akanksha ( also housekeeping) appeared during 2nd week to ask if there were any problems and get feedback from us. She wanted me to do a TripAdvisor review there and then and told me to include her and was very pushy. I refused as I'd not seen her before and as others state she just walks round with a clipboard forcing people to write good reviews about her. Did tell her that water pours out under the shower door, her response was " you use the bath mat!" Like that solves the problem!! We had to wring the mat out every time and put it out on the balcony to dry. Breakfast is basic for English people which is to be expected but staff will fetch you plain water and English tea with milk if you ask. Order an omelette and they bring it to your table after you've put your toast through the machine 4 times!!! We ate here twice then went to have breakfast at the beach the rest of the time, it's less hassle and not expensive. We arrived for Christmas eve and stayed in the hotel for the gala night. Hotel was nicely decorated, loads of food , table service and buffet - no charge- of different cuisines just needed to get drink tokens which were refundable. Thanks to Raj who looked after us really well all night. There was also a gala night for new years eve but we went to the beach. Came back to our room Christmas eve to a present which was a Christmas cake, really lovely touch and gorgeous cake!! There are other events eg BBQ and grill night but at 1000 rupees pp was quite expensive. Don't think they advertise their restaurants enough for people to know what's available as it's very low key and nearly everyone eats out. The pool area is quite small with beds around and again was hardly used during our stay so no problem getting a bed if you're a pool person. Location is good just off the main road where there are many good restaurants and a 10 min walk to the beach.

Overall good services and comfortable/ clean rooms. The hotel is conveniently located near Candolim Beach and other tourist attractions like Calangute beach and Fort Aguada. Breakfast options are good. Staff can be more polite.