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2.5 out of 5
The Banyan Soul
No. 962(1), Peqqem Peddem, Off Flea Market Rd, Anjuna, Bardez, Anjuna, Goa

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 64 reviews" "
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Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 64 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 64 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

3.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Varun

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Over priced for what you get.dated room Small bathroom a tv that just buzzed! If this room was £8.00 fare enough. But £25.00 far too much. Its at the end of the track so unless you have a bike its along walk everyday. Ih lovely gardens staff helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The all experience was good. The check out is really on time.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend staying at this gem of a place!
First time in Anjuna and really loved the whole experience. This hotel were nothing but friendly, helpful and welcoming from start to finish. We would totally recommend staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017
Thank you Julie We are glad we met your expectations and you had an enjoyable stay. We do hope to see you again at some stage. Best wishes.

8/10 Good

Abhishek, Goa

Liked: Staff & service
Good one in budget
It would have been even more secured if the hotel has got a proper door and lock rather than having a glass sliding door with only 1 bolt which is very very weak. As far as it is full of guys that is fine but i felt very in secured while my two days stay with my wife apart from that everything is very good and good place for a short stay. CC TV surveillance would have build the confidence which is a lack.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Anurag, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with a cordial staff
This is a very nice property located just 10 mins away (walking) from the Anjuna beach. Reaching the hotel might seem like a task at first, but it has the best landmark next to it, German Bakery. The rooms of the hotel are very quaint and comfortable. They have a sliding glass door at the entry of the rooms which gives it a very elegant look, but please be careful not to bump into it in the dark. The staff, namely Pawan, Vikas and Vinay, are great at helping you out with anything that you would need. The property is small (12 rooms) but they have a library in the hotel, and also the main porch is great for having a sun bath if you do not feel like going to the beach. Commute to many popular places is easy and short because of the hotel's location. They do not have a kitchen and therefore it is not possible to get any meals from the hotel staff but they have contact/menu for a 24x7 restaurant which prepares delicious food. You may not get hot water for taking a bath, but you may get it for drinking. Also, the hotel staff can prepare tea in the morning, if you request them. All in all, I would strongly recommend this hotel for its location, staff and comfort.

6/10 Okay

Rashmi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Calm and quiet surroundings.... However accessibility is less... Location is hard to find

10/10 Excellent

Rajeev

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peace and Tranquility
The banyan soul, an apt name. Away from the hustle bustle and tucked away cozily in a corner of an untouched green surrounding. Loved the rooms . The staff were really helpful and courteous. Will definitely recommend this to my friends and will definitely book it next time we are in goa.

10/10 Excellent

yash, bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice secluded hotel
The hotel is close by the beach about 700m but that's the beauty of this place. It's simple secluded calm and to the point .. No noise no commotion just its u and the other few rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Charan, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Banyan Soul is the best
I had stayed @Banyan Soul for 4 days and also that i could stay for more then a month. The place is just awesome. it's very calm and best place to relax.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
OK Budget Hotel, 15 mins walk to Anjuna Beach
No restaurant in hotel is biggest pain point. No phone to call for service for anything. AC flap was not working. Good thing were German Bakery was nearby, we can walk down to Anjuna beach in 15-20 mins, staff behavior was very cooperative.

4/10 Poor

yogesh, mumbai

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
too far and tricky to find this hotel
We stayed here for 3 nights We couldn't find hotel when we arrived. Its too far from city center

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel location,center of north Goa beaches
The location of the hotel is almost at the center of the north Goa beaches. For those who are planning to cover beaches in north Goa, this is the best place. Though the road to this hotel is not that good but the location is very peaceful. I have stayed for 4 nights at this hotel and had good time.

10/10 Excellent

Narmada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Ayush, Bangalore

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
AC kept dripping water, no electricity for 1 full day. Helpful staff.

6/10 Okay

POONAM, bhopal

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ok stay
It was a OK stay. There is nothing like room service, you have to go to reception to get any thing.

6/10 Okay

Vishal

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Vivek , Pune

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and comfy place
Nice place to stay if you want away from the crowd. Its 10 mins walking distance from Anjuna beach and the famous Curlies Shack. Its right next to German Bakery which has unfortunately is shut down now. Only prob is the approach road to the place is not lit up and is bad. Overall its a good place to stay.

6/10 Okay

kumar, bangalore

Nice hotel need little more cleaniness in bathroom
It was good... but there is no kitchen attached and we need order from outside.

8/10 Good

Arit Kumar, Pune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cool calm stay
It was cool calm and people are very friendly. Great place for family,couple to stay.

6/10 Okay

rocky, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad location & no shops nearby
Hotel is located very interior from d main road. From the main road u have to go thru narrow lanes. There is no eating joints near by n can't go out with family as its difficult to move out in the night as there are very few street lights, too many dogs on the way to the hotel and ready to jump on u. Hotel room were very nice n comfortable n staff were helpful. Superb hotel but location is very bad.

8/10 Good

Arjun, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Place
The stay at Banyan Soul was great. The staff is very cooperative and nice. It's not on the main road, so locating it for the first time can be a bit of an issue. But if you ask the taxi or the rickshaw guy to take you to German Bakery, it might be easy for him. The rooms are clean and neat. The only problem is food. Every time you are hungry, you will have to go out. But I think they have a breakfast service, which I am not sure about. But you can still order food from the nearby restaurants. Overall it was a good stay. I had a great time. The anjuna beach is hardly 5 minutes away if you take a two wheeler.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the best budget hotels I've stayed in
Me and my wife stayed here for 3 days in March 2015. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and have simple but elegant interiors. The courtyard outside the rooms is very beautiful. I was very pleasantly surprised with the aesthetics of the entire place. We really had no problems with the stay. The hotel is located a little interior (near the German bakery) in Anjuna, but it's not too bad to get around once you rent a vehicle. You can rent vehicles at the hotel at a nominal rate. For nearby eateries, the German bakery is just next door and is a nice place for breakfast. Curlies is also a short walk from the Banyan Soul, but we found it a bit difficult to walk to Curlies at night, as the walking route is very dark.

6/10 Okay

F, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean, value for money, good location
We stayed here for 3 nights. Hotel is next to German bakery and behind Anjuna flea market. 2 mins from the main beach. It is quiet and clean. No view from any room except whats in the compound. Bathroom is clean. AC, WiFi and TV work well.Has an open air mini library. Met the owner once. Very warm and courteous. They do not have an elaborate kitchen menu. Did not have cooking gas on 2 out of 3 days but the staff ordered from outside for us. The hotel rents out bikes slightly more expensive than outside. They need to work on the lawn n general aesthetics around the compound. Also, they should atleast fix a callbell since there is no intercom to call the reception. Overall decent affordable stay and Im definitely staying here again.

8/10 Good

Benazir, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness
PEACEFUL, RELAXING
It is a good place to go with friends for sleepover. They only serve breakfast but with the German Bakery just 2mins walking distance, it's not a bad choice. Warm staff and peaceful location.

8/10 Good

khushbu, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a relaxing experience.
the stay was definitely relaxing and rejuvenating.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Place is near to the beach,German bakery
The room was nice but due to mosquitoes could not open the windows and therefore no aeration - luke warm water was available ( due to the lack of sun the solar panels couldn't heat up). Decent food was available inside the hotel which was helpful especially when raining.

4/10 Poor

Pranjal, New Delhi

Not worth for money
I had booked the hotel between Oct 5 - 10, 2014 The hotel does not serve food and only serves breakfast which is overly expensive. There is no swimming pool in the hotel which is disappointing for a place in Goa. The images of the hotel room are hyped and actual room is pretty small without any lamps (that are showed in the images).

6/10 Okay

Berny, Bangalore

good for budget stay
The place was ok.. you cannot expect much out of it.. It is a typical budget accomodation and it is extremely tiresome to locate this place as there are no sign boards and neither does Google maps point to the correct place. It supposedly takes you to the owner's house.

10/10 Excellent

nikki, delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and best place for couples
Best place to stay with your partner. .staff is very helpful..affordable price..close to curlies is the best feature added to it.

6/10 Okay

Prasad Nair, Mumbai

Disliked: Cleanliness
Good Experience during monsoon in Goa
I visited Goa with my wife and son to attend my nephew's wedding. I stayed in this hotel for 5 days. Hotel is good for staying only like a guest house.No resturant. Food had to be ordered from neary by resturant and they door delivered it. Stay was good. Staff is courteous. Only bad thing is that they do not clean up the room daily. During my five days stay room was cleaned only once that also after insisting. Hot water was not available as they use solar panals to heat water and it was raining during my stay. There is no intercom/telephone or calling bell in the room. I had to go their reception area to call room boys for any service and when it is raining such things are really bothering. The management of the hotel should take note of this and improve such small facilities.

8/10 Good

shagnik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Akshay B, New Delhi, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel and helpful staff
I recently stayed here for three days. The hotel is really close to the german bakery, curlysand the beach. Great rooms and wifi. It was affordable and very much worth the money. They also have a scooter rental inside so you don't have to go looking for one.

8/10 Good

Akash, Pune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
fantastic service , nice place, cheap too
perfect place for bunch of friends to stay , dont try to find it on google maps the roads are messed up.. try asking for directions in person.. I like the place , its quiet , comfy , clean ,cheap..

8/10 Good

ninad, mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice but hidden
It takes a while to actually locate the place. No sign boards. Had to ask directions to at least 6 local shops before reaching the spot. But the place is very good. Nice and quiet. The setup is similar to western hotels, no walls on one side... just curtains. The staff is helpful and service is decent. There is no restaurant, though they have provision of ordering from a nearby restaurant which delivers food at your room. Very close frm Anjuna beach. Overall pleasant stay, Do remember to ask for German Bakery.. that s the best known land mark to get there.

6/10 Okay

karan, mumbai

average hotel , great service
average hotel , great service

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice hotel with a very nice layout
Its bery hard to find this hotel inside Anjuna but its worth the discovery. Rooms are excellent but the hotel staff dont seem to be bothered about anything. And there's no phone inside the rooms.
Hotel Room Entrance

8/10 Good

abhishek, pune

Good hotel to stay. Close to anjuna beach.
Good for staying purpose. Limited breakfast which is chargeable. You have to order for lunch and dinner. Overall good to stay there.
reading facility
room

4/10 Poor

sourabh, Delhi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
disappointed
Quiet disappointed by the hotel I booked the hotel after reading some nice reviews but it was an average stay. 1st of all their is no room service, no phone in room u need to go to the reception for ur every basic needs. The Location is quite scary (off the main road) NO restaurant of the hotel however they do provide Food n all from nearby restaurants.. But they take their cut I.e 100 rs for a coffee. Which is disgusting. not recommended for family.. I reached the hotel at 8 pm in the evening and our first expression was we got scared by the Location n realized that we made a mistake.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple, clean, quiet and comfortable
Nice room: air con, fan, en suite, tv, balcony, good storage. Not on the beach where most places are, but that was a definite plus for us because the beach is very loud and a but sleazy. Definitely recommend this place for a simple, quiet option. Plenty of restaurants and facilities in walking distance and very handy for the flea market.

4/10 Poor

Amit, Bangalore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good Property Bad Management.. Not worth the Price
This hotel is situated in the interior of Anjuna and hence insanely close to Curlies, which is a plus. The best part about this hotel is the garden with a swing and the banyan library which is amazing but the sad part is.. this is as good as it gets... The hotel management is pathetic... There is no power back up in this hotel which I believe is one of the necessities, specially if you living in the midst of interior Anjuna. If you go and ask the hotel management about the power backup.. they would bluntly say that the current doesn’t go around here and so they don’t have any back-up or ask you to wait until the current comes back. In my 4 day stay at this hotel, there was not even a single day when power failure was not there. The hotel staff does not change your towels or clear the washroom properly as you can see that the shower curtains have not been changed for weeks. There is no room service or telecom and every time you need something, you would have to go to the reception and ask. I don’t feel the treatment you get here is worth the money spend. My recommendation is to avoid this hotel or rather guest house as there are a lot of other guest houses around this place with similar facilities and must cheaper rates.

8/10 Good

Rahul, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Aniket, Pune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
VFM close to Curlies.
Helping staff. Clean rooms. Close to Anjuna Beach and Curlies. Its a bit in interior so a little difficult to reach. A intercom in the room will help as everytime u need something u have to walk to the reception. Space for max two cars and if bikes r parked then only 1 car can be parked inside. Luckily I got the spot :) Overall good and VFM..
Room entry and patio
Entrace

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bit hard to find, no sign up when we went there
Nice staff who spoke minimal English. Tucked out of the way in a very quiet setting. Room was fine and staff were helpful in ordering us a dinner via there own cell phone when we arrived very late.

8/10 Good

Vivek, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent location, decently priced
I went there for a weekend getaway to celebrate our first anniversary. On a budget, I found the reviews of this place good enough to book it. Low points: 1) This was very far from Panjim (our destination). & it was a slight issue finding the place coz it's nowhere on the main road. Taxi fare itself came to about 250+. but then taxi's in general in Goa are expensive. 2) When we reached our destination, room cleaning was going on & it took them nearly 1 hour to hand over the room. We were on time, & tired so that was not something we liked, but then we used this time to have our 'Brunch' at close-by 'German Bakery' 3) Another major issue that happend was the entire grid (power) went out the night we were there & there was no bckup at the hotel. Not the best way to celebrate our anniversary night I'd say. Now coming to the plusses. 1) this place is close to Anjuna as the address reads and it is also close to vagator. The distances to other beachs - Baga, calungute etc are also not v high. Close to Club cabana, German bakery. Crowds that visit this place and around this place are very nice - mostly foreigners & overall pretty decent. Offers a lot of privacy. The owner is a wonderful person. Because of the grid outage, he agreed to refund 1 night's money without any hassles. I don't think so you'd get that kind of treatment that easy elsewhere. One suggestion however would be must improve on its food services within the place. Would like to go back again & stay there.

8/10 Good

Rohit, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good hotel
The stay was pleasant apart from the fact that during my stay of 3 nights at the hotel; one night, there was a power failure and the hotel does not have a power backup facility. I had to look for another hotel to stay for that night. However, I was refunded the rental for that night. The hotel is pleasant in terms of location, service and comfort!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
ok place much hyped though
not so bad.

6/10 Okay

Charlotte, Frankfurt, Germany

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
A good hotel
When I first got to the hotel, I thought that the staff there (2 young boys) were pretty lazy. Then I realised that's just how things are in Goa - things are very relaxed. This hotel is lovely (though I hear it's pricier than other hotels locally) but the golden rule is that you just have to ask and ask for everything. I asked 3 times for the wifi code before it was given to me. I asked all the time for more drinking water. And after 3 days I realised I'd have to ask them before they'd even clean my room, as well. Once you learn this rule, you will grow to love this hotel. The location is great for the beach there as well as the market. The route on the way back from the beach is pretty difficult in the dark so make sure to buy/pack/borrow a torch. The hotel has a connecting taxi service which I can also recommend. The room itself was pleasant, and the shower was good even though it didn't have hot water 90% of the time. The bed was nice and hard and even though all the rooms are on the ground floor with just the sliding window doors, I felt safe there. I think I didn't have as good an experience as other visitors since I didn't see the owner during my stay. That seems to be the main factor in why everyone loves this hotel. The boys were nice enough, and even though their English was a little poorer than most locals I encountered, I felt we created a friendship by the time I left. The outdoor library was what sold it for me. I would stay in this hotel again.