Vainguinim Valley Resort Hotel

We were staying in Panaji but decided to stay for 1 night in this resort on recomendations from my friends. Resort is located in posh area but in secluded place making difficult to walk from main road. Hotel Complex is quite impressive with casino at ground floor. Rooms were maintained good with all amenities. Washrooms were not too impresive. Hotel guest are provided free entry in casino (Rs2000 to others) but I found it strange that that only 2drinks were provided free and that too very low brand. We had been to Casino pride ship previous... more

It was our Wedding Anniversary, therefore we decided to treat ourselves to a stay away from home. Unfortunately, it did not turn out to be quite as memorable as we had hoped. I had been intending to book directly with the Cidade de Goa, however, we booked the Vainguinim Valley Resort in Dona Paula SOLELY on the basis of MakeMyTrip.com's list of inclusions as they seemed to be better than we could find elsewhere. However, on arrival at the hotel we were told that the hotel would not accept them and that we should take it up with Make... more

Very large, comfortable and very clean hotel room and helpful staff. Seems to cater more for Asian business customers rather than European tourists, hence the casino. The food was good but repetitive, if you don't like curry you will struggle, as it is served every dinner and breakfast ! The pool area is not very comfortable and the elderly might find it difficult to get in and out of the pool - I did. Also, guests of this hotel cannot use the sun longers by the beach as these are exclusively for guests of the neighbouring Citade de Goa... more

I booked two rooms at this place through First Choice at a bargain price for what you get (4star building aiming for 5star service, B&B, airport transfer, for £50 per room per night). The hotel is newish and trying very hard to offer international standards. There are some flaws (notably boring swimming pool), but overall the rooms and facilities are high quality, and the staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly. My 5 year old loved the Playstation room! My 3 year old was over the moon that the satellite channels included Cartoon... more