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Reviews of Siolim House

3.5 out of 5
Siolim House
Siolim House, Wadi, SIolim, Bardez, Siolim, Goa

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 28 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ian, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very beautiful and considered place to stay. The mix of courtyards, the pool and the indoor spaces are wonderful. The bedrooms are charming and comfortable. The food offering is good but a little bit limited. The staff are very sweet and helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

RISHITHA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful renovated Portuguese heritage property. Tucked away in Siolim, a beautiful village. Convenient walk to find taxis nearby / small cafes. Beautiful rooms & pool. Staff are very attentive and the breakfast selection is amazing; lots of fresh fruit, teas, good coffee, hot food that varies daily and good croissants.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rushin

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Lara Christie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classy refuge
Tasteful quiet stay in beautifully restored heritage property. The pool is quite special and loved the small local touches like Goan breads for breakfast. The service could be warmer and less snooty. An investment in a small espresso machine would make a world of difference, especially with the clientele. But the rooms and the grounds are truly inspiring and an oasis. Great location near Goa's best restaurants. Away from thumping seedy party scene.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rushin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming little property tucked away in North Goa!
We spent three nights at this wonderful little hotel with our three year old daughter and were delighted with how quaint the property is. The staff at the front desk, the kitchen and the pool took care of all our needs as a family. The home style cooking was perfect for our child. The rooms have an old world charm with spacious bathrooms. We cannot thank the staff enough for spoiling our daughter silly. We plan on visiting this place annually if not more often!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
It’s a lovely building full of character and history. The staff are very welcoming, friendly and helpful to all needs.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Siolim House Team on 7 Jan 2020
Dear James, Thank you for your review and choosing Siolim House for your stay. We hope to welcome you once again. Regards, Siolim House Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Siolim House Team on 1 Jun 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Ajay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome place to stay
Lovely property and an amazing and warm team. They go all way out to make your stay memorable
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Siolim House Team on 1 Jun 2019
Thank you so much for your review. It was our pleasure to serve you. Hope to see you again here in siolim House. Regards, Siolim House Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are super helpful in planning your days in Goa. The place is relaxing with nice breakfasts.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from siolim house on 15 Apr 2019
Thank you so much for your reviews. It was a pleasure serving you and we hope to see you again in Siolim house

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Siolim House on 18 Jan 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
siolim - heart of goa
had a wonderful stay at siolim house. they were kind enough to upgrade us to their suite.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb location and friendly service
The small hotel is an old fort situated on a hill overlooking the Arabian Sea. The rooms was nicely decorated in a "heritage" style respecting the old building. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Remember to ask how to switch on the water heater in the bathroom otherwise you will have to put up with a cold shower. In the evening a million tiny ant-like insects entered the room through a small hole in the wall, but I was offered to change to another of the 7 rooms in the property. The check in procedure was somewhat confused and slightly cold unlike the rest of the staff, and I was asked to email my reservation to them... The place wins you over by its unique setting and original decor, but seems to be recently opened and still facing some running in issues.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Find somewhere else
We were so disappointed with our stay at Siolim House that we left after one night (we had booked and paid for 5 nights). The pictures of this place must have been taken 10 years ago. The hotel is not well kept and the food is really poor.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

rohatgi, Mumbai

Liked: Staff & service
Fantastic staff
We had booked a superior room and requested an early check-in which we were granted. However, the sun was baking us in this non ac room and so we decided to shift to the standard Ac Cambay room on the ground floor. This room overlooks the courtyard garden. The swimming pool was undergoing repairs, which was quite a dampener. However, the staff comprising of Sangeeta, Morji and others were extremely hospitable and friendly and they did everything to make our stay comfortable. A word of advice would be to maintain their superior rooms a little better. It has an old world charm but lacks warmth and needs some sprucing.

8/10 Good

G&R, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful tranquil heritage property
Loved the look and heritage of this place, truly romantic. Location is a little further out than we thought but ended up working very well for us. If all you want is 5* facilities probably not for you, however if you want 5* style this is the place for you. The pool is amazing, the evening meal we had was excellent. The staff have always got a smile on their face.

2/10 Terrible

John, London

Disliked: Staff & service
avoid this place, they will try to cheat you
Unfortunately, western tourists in India are often considered to be walking cash machines by some locals working in the tourist industry. What these people don't seem to realise is that thanks to the internet, this attitude will come back to bite them in the form of reviews. This is precisely the case here. Some of the staff in Siolim House tried to cheat us by attempting to put us in a different, highly sub-standard 'hotel' and pocket the price difference. The excuses they gave were beyond comical. "You made a mistake, you booked the wrong place" - Well no, here's the printed receipt. "The website made a mistake." - That's not even possible. "There's no free rooms" - But here's our booking. "There's only one free room but you have to pay extra" - Why, we have already booked and payed. "There's no free room now" I am sorry but when you make people argue for 2 hours in order to get the room they paid for, then do not expect to get a good review. I hope your terrible hotel goes bankrupt, as it really deserves. Avoid this place at all costs.

4/10 Poor

Flossy, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Don't be fooled by the annex !
I don't usually write bad reviews but I felt tricked by the annex at Siolim House.The main Siolim House is beautiful old building that has been renovated to a high standard, however the annex is a separate villa (overlooking the main road) 10 minutes away from Siolim House, not an annex as you would expect in the grounds of the main house. This was fairly very basic and in need of maintenance. Our room has broken windows covered with paper, loose floor boards, broken patio table, unloved garden and laundry and rubbish pile on the patio - definitely not worth £75 per night !! You can get this standard for half the amount closer to the beach. The staff were pleasant and helpful but did not have the tools or facilitiy to offer outstanding service. We were able to use the pool at the main house but it was inconvenient

4/10 Poor

Chandrashekhar, Maharashtra

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall a "so-so" experience.
Unreasonably priced.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Que du bien
Dans ce très bel hôtel tout à été parfait...les chambres sont belles et spacieuses...la propreté méticuleuse et le service excellent...pas une fausse note...je recommande cet hôtel à tous ceux qui aiment ce qui est beau...et confortable

10/10 Excellent

Raimo , milano italia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Come dormire in un museo
Bellissima villa del settecento ristrutturata mantenendo tutto il carattere originale. Camere tutte diverse, bel patio centrale e piscina gradevole.

8/10 Good

Ehepaar, Zürich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schönes Boutique Hotel . Sehr sorgfältig renoviertes 300 jährigem colonial portugiesisches Haus.Excellente Currys! Leider haben die schönsten Zimmer keine AC... Das war für mich Ende April sehr Hart aber man kann auch eine andere Saison wählen. Besser gesagt, selber schuld.

2/10 Terrible

Ana Correa, Portugal

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Could be better. Service lacking.
The Centennial House is very interesting and well decorated with antique furniture and objects, but the administration was delivered to a confused and inexperienced staff. The hotel has only 7 rooms and guests can be send to an "annex" about 1.5 km from the site, which has no relation to the Siolim House. It is a stripped and modern building. None of the houses have reception. When I arrived at the hotel 20.30 Valentines Day I was welcomed by another guest. The manager met me on the phone and ordered a taxi to take me to the annex building. The breakfast is very very simple and the hotel has no restaurant.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schönes Haus aus der portugiesischen Kolonialzeit
Wem Ambiente wichtiger ist als 5 Sterne und Flatscreen im Zimmer ist hier bestens aufgehoben. Schönes stilvolles Haus mit nur wenigen Zimmern wo man auch schnell Kontakt findet zu andern Gästen wenn man dies möchte. Alles original eingerichtet mit liebevollen Details. Tolle individuelle Badezimmer. Neben den Gästezimmern gibt es ein paar Gemeinschaftsräume mit gemütlichen Sitzgruppen wo man in den vielen Büchern schmöckern kann. Feines Frühstück. Es gibt kein eigentliches Restaurant im Hotel, man kann aber Mittag- oder Nachtessen anmelden. Es wird dann alles frisch zubereitet und schmeckt sehr gut. Wunderschöner recht grosser Pool. Yoga oder ausgezeichnete Massagen werden angeboten.

10/10 Excellent

Valentine, lyon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little Siolim
Calme et isolé Chambre d'hôtes très agréable. Un hôtel comme à la maison. Par contre, attention si vous cherchez de l'animation, l'hôtel est excentré et n'est pas proche de la mer. Repas : excellente cuisine de Goa