Silver Sands Holiday Village

6 readers found this review helpful

my partner and i have just booked to return to silver sands for the third time the accomodation and staff are excellent wouldnt want to stay anywhere else we had a bungalow right opposite the pool which was cleaned on a daily basis with clean towels and sheets every time reggie who did our room made different patterns every day with the towels we loved goin back to our room to see what he had come up with next we absolutely love the place and 22 march 2011 cant come fast enough

2 readers found this review helpful

Lovely hotel, friendly staff, epecially sam and p2, close to beach and resturants, lovely weather.

20 readers found this review helpful

Our superior room at the silver sands was spacious with a very large bed, which contrary to some previous reviews was quite comfortable. The building did have a bit of a run down look to it, but the cleaning standards were very high. One irritation was that the en-suite bathroom's basin had no hot tap only cold. The air conditioning worked well, but had an annoying high-pitched beep when it cut in and out. We had breakfast every morning at the resort's Sheetal restaurant,(thanks to our friendly waiter Ravikant)and also contary to previous reviews found the service very good and quite quick, though we had been told by a local that the problems in Mumbai some months ago had caused many cancellations of holidays. My wife and I cannot praise the Silver Sands staff highly enough. They were all friendly, courteous and helpful. From the receptionists to the waiters and the cleaners, everyone said Hello and was eager to please. The walk to the beautiful beach took literally minutes. Being typically English we love our tea, and we had a pot of tea delivered to our room on a number of occasions. On our morning of departure reception gave us a call and bought our tea up at 5.30. Despite being a bit worn round the edges in some places we have no hesitation in recommending the Silver Sands, as long as you're not expecting the Hilton. Thanks also go to Kate, the First Choice rep.

13 readers found this review helpful

I just don't know how ANYONE can have a moan about this hotel!!
A superior room is well worth the extra you pay...although we never used the
aircon much in dec, as the ceiling fan was perfect for a nights comfortable sleep, but the balcony was to die for...the room was huge...and the fridge was very handy for the gin and tonics!!
All the guys at the Silver Sands are lovely...Neil..Ajay (who loves birthday cake!)
and Lorina on reception...they will do anything they can for you...and I just can't wait to go back and see them all this year!!
Goa is fantastic....and Candolim is the best resort of all...the beach is super...the waves are great fun....sitting on a sunbed and watching the dolphins splashing around in the water...well..it doesn't get much better!!
The shopping in Goa is fantastic...so take a big case with you!!
If you walk down past the hotels shack, closer to the sea...there is the Boat Shack, where Santos and the guys will look after you all day and all night...him and the boys down there were fantastic with the kids....gave them boogie boards to ride on ect...and even organised massages and pedicures for us grown ups!!
The Spice Plantation was a great trip..as the kids enjoyed bathing and riding the Elephants....and you must visit Roma restaurant in Candolim where they do great Italian
food..and the gorgeous Roberto works there!! lovely guy..was a big hit with us all...as was becky...his dog!!
The Curry House restaurant was also fantastic...a big thankyou to the boys there for organising my daughter India's birthday party...brilliant!!
YEP....you gotta go to Goa!!!!

12 readers found this review helpful

Just returned from the Silver Sands after arriving on Nov 3. We booked through First Choice and flew from East Midlands. GREAT!! No Gatwick and a 2:45 drive time and no expensive car parking as we were dropped off and picked up. First Choice seats are good, much more leg room than Monarch and personal screens on the seat in front instead of some old fashioned projector that pops down from the ceiling. As for the Silver Sands we had read many reports before we left and had an open mind. We booked superior rooms and were very pleased with the standard. Very clean, nice shower and hot water all the time. Satellite telly was good also. This was our 5th time to India and fourth to Goa so we are seasoned veterans when it comes to Indian hotel rooms. The staff are very friendly and accomodating and they have adequate supply of lockers to keep valuables and passports safe. SMOKERS BEWARE!!! We both smoke and this year the local government has passed no smoking rules in Goa. It has been enforced in other parts of India for quite sometime. ALL HOTELS enforce the ban but most restaurants and bars simply ignore it and you are free to smoke in peace. All of the locals think its a ridiculous idea and I think they should concentrate on cleaning up their litter problem rather than trying to dictate where people can smoke. The restaurant at Silver Sands is ok, we only had breakfast there. The toast is hard (as many otehrs have written) but other than that the food is of good standard. They had just completed their beach shack as we were leaving and it is truly a great feature. It is elevated off the sand and has lovely loungers and brand new pristine toilets, the best of any beach haunts I have ever seen. The tanker is still there (don't think it will ever be moved) and there are now lifeguards (first year) on constant patrol. The beach hawkers have been banned so there is no pestering whilst trying to relax on a lounger. They still operate but usually from
a dedicated beach shack as opposed to wandering up and down the beach. The pool at Silver Sands is nice but somewhat shaded and we used many other hotel pools within walking distance. Current exchane rate when we left was Rs73.5 to the £ and eating and drinking is still very cheap indeed. Overall,we liked the Silver Sands very much and would defintely go there again. We didn't see any other rooms but for what we paid (I think it was £50 extra) we were very satisfied with ours. We took advice from other reviews on this website and booked the superior. (Very accurate comments from previous guests) The location is good too, right at the bottom of Candolim Beach Road and 200 metres from the beach. Nice and quiet, average age 50 , no [--] heads running around blind drunk upsetting people.
James

5 readers found this review helpful

Silver sands is a cracking little hotel. I Flew out with some friends who were booked in here as part of a package. I was flight only and headed here on the off chance that there might be a room available.
I got one of the huts at the side of the pool, with a fridge and aircon for a very reasonable 900 rupees a night. That went up the next year to 1800 rupees! However this is still cheap.
The staff are so friendly, and they go out their way to make your stay as special as possible. I have never stayed in any other 2 star hotel where a waiter will serve you a beer when your in the pool!
Once your there, I would recommend using the hotel as a base, places that are well worth a look are Palolem beach, which was about 8 quid away in a taxi. If you stay on Palolem, stay at Dreamcatcher. It's the cleanest and best, but one of the most expensive.

5 readers found this review helpful

My partner and I went to the Silver Sands in Goa in Feb 2008 and absolutely loved it.
It was the best decision that we could have made.
The holiday was further enhanced by the hotel staff-Guru,Lorina,Neil,Jon,Manu,Ravi,Pinto,AJ,Sachin,Jono,Santos,Godspeel,Baloo and the Chefs at the Sheetal.
WE had a great time and were well looked after by everyone and we have made quite a few new friends.
The hotel was clean and our cleaner,Sachin, made sure our towels where a different animal every day!! (Thanks mate!)
We ate regulary in the Sheetal restaurant which is part of the Silver Sands.
We were very sad to leave to be honest.
On our return we immediately booked again for Feb 2009.
We can't wait to go back to our little piece of Eden!!
But don't tell everyone or else our Garden of Eden will disappear!!!!
Jane & Martin
xx

4 readers found this review helpful

we were at silversands in march 2008 this is 6 times we have stayed their we stayed in a supreme room it was cleaned every day wen where there. i did not have a bad word to say about the rooms the facilities and the staff who welcome you and talk to you in a very nice and cheerfull way. we also in our other stay to silver sands stayed in a bungalow which again was very clean and very nice to stay in.We have already booked for christmas this year and march next year as the holiday to goa really is an experince to have .The overall place was top marks for me and would recommed it to anyone who is interested in a holiday to goa.

2 readers found this review helpful

when we arrived we had a little trouble with the rooms but the staff were amazing in sorting it out.
the holiday was made special by the way the staff treated you at the hotel.
all of the waiters aspesialy Ajay and John and Neil were just fantastic will be back next year to see them for sure.
i have no complaints at all about the hotel nor the people there as i met some amazing people not just staff but also guests who were stopping at the hotel who also made the stay worthwile.

2 readers found this review helpful

Went to Silver Sands on our 1st visit to Goa, was not sure at first but after you get some sleep it’s a whole new outlook. People are right when they say you either love it or hate it-WE LOVE IT!!
The hotel is 2 mins from the beach which in April is not that busy as it’s near the end of the season. We hired a fridge for our room in the tower block for 2 weeks - cost 14 pound. At the start of the 2nd week we upgraded to a room with air-con as it was getting really hot. The breakfast is really slow but better if you go to the hotels beach shack just round the corner. Used Bonos shack on the beach - nice friendly people and great food and toilets are better than the hotels.
Anyone going for the 1st time get yourself a taxi driver for the duration; he will save you loads of money on trips out. Went to Coco Beach for the dolphins at Blackies shack-no see, no pay! Take a trip to spice plantation and ride and wash the elephants-great fun, there’s so much to do and see, we went out nearly every day.
The staff in the hotel can’t do enough for you and will try and help in any way. We're going back in April for 3 weeks and have upgraded to a superior room and its cost less than 2 weeks did last year.