Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia Resort

Novotel hotel ***agement should renovate rooms as soon as possible, it’s looking very old , I think they haven’t change their interior from last 20-25 years, running their hotel with same old interior,Rooms doesn’t give feel of Five star property. Rooms & Toilets - 1/5 Location - 5/5 Breakfast - 5/5 Swimming Pool - 5/5 Lunch & Dinner - 3/5 Staff & Service - 3/5

Very good for the family.

This resort is excellent. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Rooms were clean and well maintained. Breakfast is also excellent with a wide variety of foods. A volleyball court close to the beach would be fantastic. The beach shacks close to the resort is also brilliant.

The Novotel Dona Sylvia Resort, Goa is the most wonderful place I lived so far. We got Beutiful Sea view from our villa. The staff are welcoming and generous. Special thanks to Pari who arranged a beautiful decore for our 20th Anniversary. It made our special day more special.

Just returned from the most amazing week in Goa at the Novotel Dona Sylvia. The hotel itself is set in stunning grounds and has a short path right onto the beautiful and quiet beach. The rooms were very clean with a nice balcony or terrace. The Aircon was very good which was needed as very hot and humid during our stay. The best thing about the hotel though were all of the friendly, helpful staff and the standard of food. The main buffet restaurant was such great quality and had different options at each meal, with some of the best curry dishes we've ever eaten. There are then 2 al a carte restaurants to choose from as well. Special mention must go to Gita who helped arrange a very special wedding anniversary as a surprise for my wife. From arranging our room to be decorated during the day to a very special meal setting with flowers and champagne, she really went above and beyond to make us feel special. The only bad thing was that we only had a week and we hope to return for longer. One other recommendation would be to go on the dolphin watching boat trip with Cris's cruises. This can be booked at Mike's place (restaurant) and is about 4 hours. Cruise out to sea to spot dolphins in the sea and then back up the river to drop anchor and have lunch which was fresh prawns starter, fresh king fish and accompaniments. All the while served unlimited drinks and for approx £12 per person

Very relaxing and peaceful resort, staff always there to help, Gita loyalty guest ***ger made us so Well come . Was only there for two nights ,wish we had been there for a longer period . A 3/5 mins walk from the resort to the long stretch blue water beach .just mind blowing.

5*s! As always, we wish to leave a glowing review for our stay at Novotel Dona Sylvia. We returned here after getting married at this very venue 5 years ago - we wished to come back to reminisce and unwind and it was the most perfect stay of our trip to India. Gita and the rest of the Novotel Staff (Anant, Anjali, Gavin to name just a few) were attentive, super lovely and made us feel as though we had returned home, which was furthered when we also met the General ***ager on our last day. The team pulled out every stop and made us feel extremely welcome and at ease, especially when we landed at midnight - they did everything they could to accommodate us with checkin and a snack before sleeping. The pool, breakfast buffet food service and grounds were excellent - we cannot thank the Novotel Team enough for all their thoughtful details to celebrate our anniversary (including a cake and a personalised, heartfelt card). We thoroughly enjoyed walking through the hotel, the serenity pool and the easy access to the beach - for sure we will be back in the coming years. The team pulled out all the stops for the most memorable and unforgettable stay, we cannot thank you enough - the charm of Dona Sylvia has indeed lived on and will be with us for our whole lifetime. Special shoutout to Gita Ben - you are simply wonderful and we cannot wait to plan our return trip. If you are looking for a place to stay in South Goa, then definitely look no further! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - Radhika and Kishan ***ek xxx

Best hotel in south goa. A lot of people complain about the weddings but it’s such a lovely experience to see the happy couple and the difference between their weddings and our weddings. Perfect location and fantastic staff at this hotel. Nothing is too much trouble. We have visited this hotel ***y times as well as other hotels but the Dona Sylvia is by far the best. We can’t wait to return next year.

It was an amazing stay overall a smooth check in and checkout procedure with pari's help and reservation ***ager Ms. Rina acharya ensured if we are comfortable with our stay ***** with Mr. Dennis D'costa. Thanking everyone for our wonderful stay and experience, would definitely visit again next year.