Siolim House

A beautifully restored 300 year old Portuguese era manor house that once belonged to a governor of Macau, Siolim House is now a unique boutique "Heritage" Hotel in Goa, unlike other hotels.

When we decided to restore the house in 1996, Siolim House's future looked bleak - for five years it had fought a losing battle with the Goa monsoon . A family's history seemed to be fading away, and like so many other elegant homes, it would see its end. But over three years, without sparing any detail, from its lime plaster to its patterned floor tiles, the house was lovingly brought back.


Location:
Siolim House is still a private home, and we hate to call it a hotel. The entire restoration of Siolim House was done with a view to it being a home, and therefore we were very generous in our use of space. In a building that had twenty four rooms there are today only seven suites and seven bathrooms. No necessity was felt to cram rooms in, and so we have spacious public areas and rooms.

We realised several years after the restoration began that welcoming guests in a "hotel de charme" would help us keep Siolim House in perfect shape, and give it the character that comes with welcoming people from all over. That way we also did not have to worry about the Goan monsoon storms that had wreaked so much havoc on the house when we decided to take on the enormous restoration job.


Accomodation:
Siolim House would be thoroughly enjoyed by that kind of person who knows that luxury has nothing to do with hotel receptions, air conditioning, glass atriums, piped music in hotel elevators, bell boys with funny caps, 'coffee shop' menus, uniformed waiters, checkout times, complaints departments, guest service officers and other such things and has everything to do with giving yourself the chance to really relax. Siolim House is no competition to a hotel until the day they all want to be like us, which is highly unlikely! ("you can't run a hotel like this!").

We hate to call Siolim House any thing but a home, so call it yours while you enjoy your holidays in Goa and unwind on nearby goa beaches, that are among Goa's most wonderful.

Once our guests visit nearby Mandrem, Morjim, Arambol and Ashwem beaches they can never go anywhere else, and Siolim House is hugely fortunate in being located so close to these beaches where you can really feel you own miles of empty beaches.

While on holiday in Goa you can also enjoy Goa's alternative culture or see the historical and cultural sights of Goa.


Facilities:
Telephone, email
excursions, tailormade itineraries to discover the area
A car with driver, and Honda scooters are available at an extra charge.
An "all meals" plan, whether on a full or partial rental or a b&b basis.Fresh fish each morning (you can come with us to examine the catch) includes Pomfret, Snapper, Rock Bass, Crab, Shellfish, Mussels and lots more...
Yoga classes off site
Ayurvedic treatments from trained people available on call
Baby sitting, massages
Barbeques
12.5 m lap pool with children's area
Cycles for use at liberty
Walks, trekking and excursions