Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa

We have stayed at many Taj properties and their excellent service, warmth and hospitality is what stands out. Taj exotica Goa outdid our expectations. We made a short, unplanned stay here because of a Air India flight reschedule and it happened to fall on the day of our 7th wedding anniversary. We didn’t even mention it but Mr Abdullah at the check was generally chatting with us and found out about it. He went to all lengths to make our short stay very special for us… there was a surprise cake, some wine, fruits and exotic chocolates in our room to make our day more memorable ❤️ The staff across the property was also exceptionally warm and friendly. It’s people like Mr Abdullah and the staff at Taj exotica that make their hospitality the best in class. The property is generally lovely, the beach pristine, the landscapes lush and the rooms spacious and comfortable. Just what you need on a relaxing holiday. I was a little disappointed with the quality of food this time though. Not that it was bad but usually Taj food is exceptionally delicious so it’s a high benchmark anyway 🙂 This was a short stay and we definitely plan to come back with family next year and get to enjoy some of the activities we didn’t have time for in this trip like the spa, yoga, photoshoot and sunset rituals

Tajness is something you won’t forget. Amazing ambience, location, service, food, activities. What more can you ask for. Big spacious and clean rooms. Even kids club was amazing with the great staff engaging children every day. We had no need to even venture out of the property.

First about us, we are a family of four, 2 kids aged 2 years and 3 months The Good - The staff, always pleasant and did there utmost to make our stay as amazing as possible - The facilities including Swimming pool and kids pool, bikes for hire (2 hours a day free), ducks and fish to feed every morning, beach access, huge grounds to roam - Bottle Sterilising service which was invaluable and saved so much hassle - Schedule of events daily - General atmosphere among guests at the pool and a was very positive and friendly The not so good - Mosquitos or bed bugs not sure which, despite both having insect repellent on and the room fumigated during out stay we both got bitten badly - The food - in general we had room service a lot, the international food was average, great Indian, we went to the Italian restaurant one night and for what you pay for I expected a lot more from a 5 star hotel - Kids play room is in need of a serious overhaul, the hotel is 14 years old and so are some of the toys, there were kids playing R18 playstation games in front of young ones which we asked to be turned off (people running over people in cars and shooting people in the head), 52' TV on all the time with young eyes glued to it (again we ask with some other parents for it to be turned off), none of the workers arranging any games or activities with the kids. So much room for scope for improvement here - My pet gripe was lousy sausages for breakfast, precooked, cold, yuk