Maria Paulo Guest House Bar and Restaurant

very welcome and friendly staff. good food

Excellent location and authentic Goan cusine alongwith warm front desk....which clearly depicts Goan culture.

Absoultely nothing.

We liked everything

Food is little expensive, but very good👍

Everything

In general, a good place. Very good location at the first line. Very friendly and helpful staff and good food.

A slight discomfort in our case was due to a construction site next to this place, so it was a bit noisy when our grandson wanted to sleep in the afternoon.

beach straight behind the hotel

Mario Paolo is a family run guest house. Hendrick and his wife Sophia and their children live on-site and the guest house is named after his beloved aunt and uncle. Hendrick was great at communication regarding our booking and replied very quickly via WhatsApp. There is a nice family atmosphere and the regular staff look after your every need and are very helpful. Navin and Ajay in the bar and restaurant are lovely guys and will hop on their scooters to go get special requests, if they haven't got the item, like my request for brown bread. Paulina is the hard working housekeeper, who greets you with a big smile and is always there to help. Unfortunately, due to a health issue, we had to leave before our long term booking ended and Hendrick was very kind and agreed to terminate the booking with no extra charge and even refunded a few days. If you stay there long term, you are part of the family and they have many long term bookings.

Our room felt a little cramped for a long stay, not enough storage, but there are tables and sofas directly outside the rooms, in the communal lounge area. We struggled with the restaurant food. The tandoori oven was not operating so freshly grilled fish was not available and we found a lot of the other food choices were very unappetizing and badly cooked. However, other guests seemed to enjoy their selections, so it may be a matter of taste.