Goa is one of the best places in India for a destination wedding. As wedding planners, we recommend Goa hotels to our clients as these hotels have many years of wedding experience. They have a good room capacity, great picturesque wedding venues, multiple banqueting options, multi cuisine options, robust staff and everything that a hotel needs to make a wedding successful.
Goa 5-star hotels usually have a pool, a beach with a private access, around 100-200 rooms, a banquet, 2 or more restaurants and multiple lawns.
A wedding on the beach is possible in most five-star hotels in Goa.
We have listed only those that we have worked with in the past and we are confident of their services, good food and service.
1. HOLIDAY INN, GOA
Holiday Inn is one of the top choices for a wedding in Goa as it has great venue options. It has undoubtedly the best beach among all Goa hotels. The beach is of white sand, flat and wide. If you would like to have a beach wedding it would look very beautiful.
Holiday Inn has 204 rooms, 2 banquets, 2 restaurants, 4 lawns and a pool.
THE GOOD PART:
- Good food- Overall the food at Holiday is very good and they cater to regional cuisines and specialities as well like marwadi, gujurati and sindhi delicacies.
- Great Service: They have enough staff to handle big weddings.
- Good venues – Among the best lawns and beach in Goa
- Direct Beach Access
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
- Rooms :While all their rooms are newly renovated, they are not luxurious like a 5 star hotel. They are nice Goa style simple rooms with simple design.
The average cost of Holiday inn in peak season is ₹ 13000 all inclusive. This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
2. ZURI WHITE SANDS
Zuri White Sands is a perfect choice for weddings. It is classy, has beautiful bedrooms, excellent venues and a white sand beach. Zuri has 154 rooms, 3 banquets, 2 pools, 2 lawns, a beach side lawn and a beach side shack.
The average cost of Zuri in peak season is Rs 15000 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Good rooms
2. A separate pool venue can be taken up exclusively for the wedding guests.
3. Good venues
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
1. Limited menu for buffet lunch and dinner
3. RADISSON BLU, CAVELOSSIM
Radisson Goa has the best food among all 5 star hotels and chef Mahesh , the head chef is very accommodating and approachable.
Radisson has 132 rooms but the best part is that they have beautiful colourful cottages that resemble walking in a Goan Portuguese village.
The average cost of Radisson in peak season is Rs 12500- 13000 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Beautiful Banquet
2. Many venue options
3. Great buffet food , starters and live counters are very good too.
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
1. Not directly on the beach.
4. NOVOTEL
Novotel Beach Resort, previously Dona Sylvia is part of the Alcon Victor group and shares its boundary with Radisson Goa. If you are looking for more rooms, you can use both the hotels for accommodating your guests and use the venues of both hotels.
The average cost of Novotel in peak season is Rs 13500 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Beautiful rooms and venues
THE NOT SO GOOD PART
1. Staff can be unprofessional at times and understaffed too.
2. Small ballroom
5. CIDADE
Cidade is the oldest five star in Goa. They have a big venue and a big banquet too. If you have a big wedding group, this might be the right place for you. Also the beach is very accessible and visible from everywhere in the property.
The average cost of Cidade in peak season is Rs 18000-20000 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Near the airport
2. Good rooms and venues
3. Beach feel and goa vibe
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
1. Old property feeling
2. Expensive compared to other five star hotels
6. ALILA DIWA
Alila Diwa is a beautiful boutique property in South Goa. In our opinion, it has the best rooms among all Goa hotels.
The average cost of Alila Diwa in peak season is Rs 18000- 23000 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Great rooms- may be the best.
2. Good food
3. Paddy field view
4. Infinity Pool
5. Unique mango tree venue
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
1. Small ballroom
2 . No beach access
3. Lawn is not beautiful- doesn’t have any view , view covered by nearby buildings.
4. Expensive in comparison to other 5 star hotels.
5. Not suitable for big wedding groups
5. CARAVELA BEACH RESORT
Caravela Beach Resort which was Ramada a few years ago, is in Varca Goa.
The average cost of Ramada in peak season is Rs 13000 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Good rooms
2. Good pool
3. Good venues
4. Good beach venue
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
1. Food is not good.
2. Banquet is small.
6. LALIT BEACH RESORT
Lalit has over 300 rooms and is in the southern tip of Goa in a place called Colva. It is spread over 80 kms and has beautiful Portuguese architecture.
The average cost of Lalit in peak season is Rs 15000-17000 all inclusive (post covid rate). This includes stay, meals, transfers and taxes.
THE GOOD PART:
1. Nice Portuguese vibe.
2. Well known and brand name is good
3. Multiple venues
THE NOT SO GOOD PART:
1. Far from airport
2. Not managed well.
3. Food can be a hit or miss.
4. Property needs more maintenance.
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**Venue rates depend on :
1. Demand for that particular date
2. Number of rooms taken
***these are our sole views of the property, and different people might experience different opinions that can differ from ours.
