We went to Goa for a couple of days of relaxation and beach.
The hotel we chose was Pousada Tauma in Calangute, a small, exclusive boutique hotel.
The ‘faces’ of the hotel are owner Neville and his main staff member Matthew.
The hotel we chose was Pousada Tauma in Calangute, a small, exclusive boutique hotel.
The ‘faces’ of the hotel are owner Neville and his main staff member Matthew.
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| What Neville (on the right, next to Frits) has built up here is beautiful and unique. The villa’s, structures, gardens, pool, pond….The restaurants, the beach area…all very tasteful and private. |
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| Matthew is worth his weight in gold. A better hotel employee is unimaginable. He is smart, kind, fast and totally focussed on the needs and well being of the guests. |
In tropical gardens, around a pool, lie 13 guest rooms in a small number of villas.
Let me show you around. Here is the entrance to ‘our’ room:
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| The suite has a main (bed-)room, a bathroom and a toilet. |
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| Both in the interior as in the gardens and buildings, we see several rustic, artistic items. Probably by local craftsmen or artists, sometimes quirky, sometimes old/antique. |
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| Mosaic bathtub and shower. |
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| The tiny pond next to our door was filled with frogs. |
All rooms are just a few steps away from the pool.
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| Aha, these will be our beds, over the next few days;-). Luckily for us, there were only a few other guests Who ofcourse were not there all the time. Making the whole experience feel very private, almost as if we were alone here. Very peaceful; we loved it! Neville’s policy is that it is a hotel for adults only. He feels that in such a small place, even one child running around can ruin the serene peace and quiet. And right he is…. |
The villas are surrounded by a lot of flora and fauna. The whole place is landscaped beautifully.
Let’s look at that more closely in tomorrow’s post, shall we?!
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