1. The Leela Palace

The Leela Palace, the first of the really luxurious resorts of Goa, lucratively recreates the architectural beauty of the 13th century Vijayanagara palace with the 18th century Mediterranean style design. Located at the tip of Mobor Beach at Cavelossim village, the Leela Palace has also been awarded a travel award for being one of the best luxury beach resorts in Asia-Pacific. It is easily accessible from Airport, 48 kms and Railway Station, 18 kms.

The Leela Palace Hotel offers 4 Royal Villas, 5 Lagoon Deluxe Suites, 74 Lagoon Suites, 18 Ocean Villa Deluxe Rooms, 54 Pavilion Rooms and 1 Presidential Suite. The luxurious Leela Palace Goa offers Continental, Indian, Chinese, Italian and Goan cuisines to treat you with lip smacking dishes. Jamavar serves traditional Indian fare, while you must check out the Riverside Restaurant for Italian, Goan and Coastal cuisine.

The Ballroom and the Conference rooms at the Leela Palace Goa are ideal for your both business and social events. State-of-the-art facilities make this beach resort a preferred venue. At the Leela Palace you may enjoy water-sports such as aqua cycling, parasailing, windsurfing and sailing, executive golf course, fully equipped gymnasium, Ayurvedic treatments et al.

2. Taj Exotica

Taj Exotica is an outstanding holiday resort, possibly the best of its kind in the country. It is set in the amalgamation of various Goan beauties-fishing village of southern Goa in a little seaside nook of gorgeous green coconut tree frilled land and the deep blue sea. The building of the hotel is the elegant mingle of Goan and Portuguese architectural styles.

Taj Exotica is located on Majorda in Benaulim village. It is 18 kms from Dabolim Airport, 12 kms from Madgaon Railway Station and 10 kms from Madgaon Bus Stand. Taj Exotica offers 140 centrally air-conditioned rooms including Garden and Sea View Villas, 8 sunset pool villas and two Presidential villas with private plunge pools. An important feature of a good holiday at Taj Exotica is the good food served here. The hotel's six restaurants cater a food the taste of which you will not forget easily. Miguel Arcanjo is the Mediterranean restaurant that serves Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Provencal fare. Allergria is the specialty Goan restaurant. Li Bai is the Oriental restaurant that offers Sichuan, Canton and Hunan specialties. The seasonal Lobster Shack at the edge of the beach is a must try. For a variety of fine teas you may checkout the Tea Lounge. Eugenia is the Coffee shop at this Taj resort.

Tamara Spa for adults and Children's Activity Center for kids are the attractions of the hotel. Taj Exotica Resort offers well-equipped banquet halls and interconnected dining rooms for organising larger parties, swimming pool area and lawns are ideal. Taj Exotica also offers you the facilities of Babysitting, Chauffeured Limousines, Business Center, Beauty Saloon, Water Sports and 3-Hole Golf Course.

3. Hotel Intercontinental The Grand Resort

The luxurious resort built on 85 acres, straddled between two rivers, offering an 880-meter long beach front on Canacona beach one of the most secluded beaches of Goa. On the left of this world class resort is the Talpone River and its tributary on the right, giving the resort a unique advantage of both sea and fresh water recreational opportunities. Portuguese styles inspire this twin storey sprawling structure, which comprises of 14 interconnecting casas--all nestled between formally landscaped gardens and a nine-hole golf course.

The resort offers 255 rooms, suites, and cottages. There are 236 deluxe rooms with 118 king rooms and equally other twin rooms, an exclusive 'Presidential Suites Casa' with 3 presidential suites each with two bedroom, along with 2 luxury suites, 12 executive suites and 2 independent two bedroom cottages. All rooms have well appointed bathrooms with bath tub and shower cubicle, tea/coffee makers, mini bar, color television, international direct dialing telephones, writing desk, outdoor lounging area, in-room safe, 24 hour room service, in house laundry and more.

You can treat your taste buds with the dishes from Canacona multi-cuisine selections and enjoy Kokum's live entertainment, SeaBQ's Bar be que specialties, Veri Feni a sports Bar with dance floor and the unique Pool Bar around the swimming pool.

You can also hold your Conferences and parties here. Braganza is an elegant banquet hall with a large pre-function area, two meeting rooms and a boardroom for functions of 15 to 600 persons. Besides the landscaped outdoors, beachfront, and poolside area are ideal for informal functions.

Intercontinental also offers Dice--a modern gaming club, 9-hole, 34 par, Golf course, Water sports, tennis courts, squash courts, jogging tracks are also there for your recreation and health. You may also enjoy indoor recreational games like billiards, pool, chess, table tennis, and more. The resort has a supervised kids corner. Snip the beauty parlor/barber shop and Rejuve- the Spa are the special attractions here. Other services offered by the resort include travel desk, car rental, shopping arcade, and business center.

4. Cidade de Goa Hotel

Ideally placed among the gorgeous green hills and the deep blue sea is the Cidade de Goa Hotel. Located on Vainguinim Beach, it is 26 kms from Airport, 30 kms from Railway Station and 7 kms from Bus Stand. Cidade de Goa Hotel offers 210 luxurious rooms and suites to its guests. You may choose from Casa rooms, Damao rooms and suites. The restaurants at Cidade de Goa Hotel bring for you an ultimate dining experience too. At the Alfama restaurant, you can savor authentic Indian and Continental cuisine. Barbeque serves grilled prawns and lobsters and the tantalizing paneer shashlik. Miramar offers range of local and international cuisine. Fantan is the authentic oriental restaurant at Cidade de Goa. Lagoa Azul, the Coffee Shop and Taverna, the tea and snack lounge become a jovial tavern at night. Cidade de Goa is a bird-watcher's paradise. You may also enjoy water sports like Scuba diving and parasailing. Arrangements for beach volleyball, cricket, outdoor giant chess and tennis courts are also there for you. Cidade de Goa brings for you the pleasure of taking a dip in the swimming pool, cool off, lie on the hammock and gaze at the beautiful sunset or work out in the health club.

5. Fort Aguada Beach Resort

The luxury resort in Goa, Fort Aguada Beach Resort offers breathtaking views of the gorgeous green gardens. It is located at Sinquerim being 45 kms from Dabolim Airport, 30 kms from Carambolim Railway Station and 15 kms from Panjim Bus Stand.

At Fort Aguada Beach Resort you may take your pick from standard rooms or terrace suites. The guest rooms are cocoons of comfort for the guests at the beach resorts. The restaurants at Fort Aguada Beach cater mouth-watering dishes. Morisco Restaurant offers traditional specialties from Goa. Seashell Restaurant serves excellent Indian and European gourmet fare. Il Camino is the place to taste Italian cuisine. Along the poolside, Martini Bar serves exotic cocktails, mean martinis and lip smacking snacks to tempt each appetite. Poolside BBQ is perfect for seafood grills.

Not only for fun and memorable holidays, you can also board Fort Aguada Beach Resort for business meets also. You get to enjoy Steam Rooms/ Jacuzzi/Ayurveda Treatment and Oil Massage Rooms/Gymnasium/Relaxation Rooms/Wash Rooms/Landscaped lawns for yoga and outdoor massages. For the adventure seekers, besides the freshwater Swimming Pools water sports like Speedboats, Sailing, Windsurfing, Water Skiing, Parasailing, Jet Skis, Surfing, Bump Skis and Banana Boat Rides are also available.