Sandalwood Hotel & Retreat

The beach was disappointing. Silt water, river beach, not like the other white sand beaches in south Goa. Quiet and uncrowded but still disappointing. The three minute walk to the 'beach' was along trash and stagnant, bad smelling backwaters.

Their phone was not reachable. Somehow i found a driver who knows the area little bit and found address with help of Google maps. Staff and services were good .

It is too far away from the city, No buses

Overall very happy with the stay. Nice comfortable rooms, with great amenities. Only thing lacking is a good children's play area. Beach is close by.

Pros: friendly and helpful a staff. Cons: spotty wifi, dirty bathrooms, power outages, 2 star feel to the rooms. If you get a top floor room it could be nicer. My friends room had mold and he broke out into hives. They let him change rooms but mold... The staff were around the friendliest of all the hotels we've been to and seem to care about good service. The only saving grace. When I was there there were lots of kids running around. It's off and far away from a lot of things and the beach is a 5 min walk from the hotel. It isn't directly part of the premises like I originally thought. The price was a value so I didn't expect too much. I didn't take a shower in my room the whole time i stayed... I ended up sneaking over to one of the nicer resorts via the beach on my stay for an upgraded experience.

A beautiful resort for a short getaway. They served a good selection of items for the buffet breakfast. The staff was very hospitable in attending to us.

I am not sure what previous positive reviews were based on, but I just returned from a stay at the Sandalwood and most aspects of our stay there were terrible. From forgetting our airport transfer and leaving us stranded after midnight at the airport, to losing one of our reservations, to damaged furniture and equipment in the room, to a negative experience with the tour desk and a small beach that is full of garbage much of the time, I would not recommend staying at this hotel. I would suggest another resort that is further north or south of the city of Panji and has better trained staff.

We went for a rotary conference with our friends. I had booked 2 rooms but there was some problem and the booking showed only 1 room. The staff was however very good and upgraded us to a suite which was very good.The breakfast menu was also very good.

It was an awesome experience staying at hotel. All view and beach is so clean. I feel its better the those expensive resorts. I stayed in Dona-sliva earlier but services was pathatic. Here Staff was so helpfull and supportive. Even ording Food is very econoninal with good quantity. Panjim market is just 10 KM away on same road. Private beach with reserved beds for Sandlawood hotel guests. Its nice feeling to stay there. Every night there is music in lawn and you can sit and relax in your private balcony. Cheers Guys

Stayed from the 25th Dec 14 to 28th Dec 14. The resort is small and a Exact two mins walk from the beach but except these two issues everything else is very good. Specially its staff, be it Reception or Dining, their staff is their major strenght. The food quality is good and so is their spread. Rooms are big and spacious with all facilities. The Swimming pool, Gym and Spa are small but functional. A special mention of their main person for all Guest interactions- Mr Piyush who is very cordially, helpful and responsively dependable. Its a nice place(has its own beach-2 mins walk, has water sports stall and is near Dona Paola beach-1Kms) though a little far from the Main beaches- Calangute-14 Kms/ Baga-15 Kms/Anjuna- 17 Kms, Panaji main market area- 4 Kms, Old Goa- 5 Kms, Madgaon Station-35 Kms, Mapusa- 16 Kms. Would like to revisit for a quiet & peaceful stay among its staff who soon grew into friends.