Cidade de Goa is located on one of the few "private" beaches in the capital city of Panaji. There was a complimentary airport shuttle (takes about 30-40 minutes). The hote is really a full-service resort - which has its advantages and disadvantages. You can spend all your time at Cidade and never leave to see Goa itself. The pool and beach are definite highlights. It's private, quiet, and relaxing to lay out without concern for being disturbed by peddlers All the restaurants you likely will need (nice breakfast buffet, local cuisine, continental) are on-site, and they have a very nice spa facility as well. The main problem we encountered was the extremely slow service at the restaurants. It was as if there was no interest on the part of the servers to take our order, deliver us food within a reasonable time frame (often took 30+ minutes for a sandwich), or bring the bill. This could be interepreted as a "relaxed" approach - but became frustrating when it just appeared as laziness or unprofessional. Apart from that we had a great visit. The treatments at the Ayurvedic Spa are top-notch at a reasonable price. The food itself was pretty good quality (clean, tasty) - but you definitely pay higher prices for the convenience and quality. If you want to save money then stay at a "public" hotel and visit the local restaurants. If you want a full-service resort-like atmosphere (they have "theme nights" and sports on the beach) - then Cidade is very nice.

Good - 1. Good staff and service 2. Nice, clean resort and room and pool 3. Cafe Food and places inside resort are really good 4. Few good places to eat around, Jazz Bar, Noodle Bar etc 5. Nice and quite location 6. Clean beach behind resort, less than 5 min walk 7. Friendly Bar Staff Bad 1. Resort far from Airport 2. Slightly on expensive side if you are local 3. Not much to do around the resort if you are looking to do much, in mycase i wanted to relax so ideal place. 4. Resort has some annoying pets (Dogs and Cats) might bother you while you are eating

Only bad thing is that the reception manager charged extra for dropping, even though it was included in our package, so make sure about the pick up and drop charges before booking. our stay was good, just that the rooms are small. even the food is too costly at the resort restuarents and quantity is very less as well, so its better to eat outside at Rasa or Saffron restuarents. staff were polite, specially Balco staff. pool is good.

The resort was undergoing renovations when my friend and I came, so the outside is not as nice. Either way - it's no resort, just a basic hotel. The rooms were okay - large enough, and the bathroom was fine as well. It sucks that you can't make calls from the bedroom though - you have to go all the way to the security desk to use the pay phone. Breakfast was pretty nice, though the toast is like bricks. The beach was directly behind the hotel, but it was dirty and not the best place to relax. There are some pretty good restaurants not too far away, which was pretty good. I'd recommend Britto's and Florentine's (chicken cafreal).