A INDO-PORTUGUESE RURAL COUNTRY HOUSE FROM THE 17TH CENTURY, SINCE 1996 A TEN ROOM HERITAGE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Some things just don’t change.
Another year and once again we retain the Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Awards of Top Hotels, based on actual customer reviews.
Siolim House was nominated for the UNESCO Heritage Awards for Conservation in Asia in 2001, as an example of sensitive restoration of a Casa de Sobrado of the 18th Century Indo-Portuguese period of Goa
ABOUT SIOLIM HOUSE
I invite you to spend a few days with us at Siolim House, a boutique heritage hotel since twenty-five years, and take back an experience of Authentic Goan village life, our tremendous staff, our delicious food, and read about some of the passion and joy with which we restored the Palacio and now run as a Heritage Boutique Hotel. Also enjoy reading this review that appeared in the New York Times!
FEATURES AND AMENITIES
Our excellent service and traditional hospitality await you in our Goa Heritage Hotel. Enjoy hearty and delicious breakfasts and meals, great bedding and linen, complimentary breakfasts and afternoon teas, Yoga in the season much more upon arrival.
We loved our few days here. Very peaceful, great rooms and excellent breakfast. We stayed in the garden suite which is large modern and secluded. If you want a heritage type room go for the main house.
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India’s new sophisticates – Sue Crapenter picks the ten most stylish sleepovers on the subcontinent, from traditional palaces to chic resorts. “Former residence of the governor of Macau, a 300 year old ochre-washed indo-portuguese manor house, beautifully…
“… they have restored Siolim as a place that is part palazzo, part home, part air, part light. It exists in a bubble, removed from the rest of Goa on the edge of Siolim village, one of the rare coastal villages that has somehow managed to escape the interest…
Old world charm — MARIANNE FURTADO de NAZARETH writes. “The restored Siolim House, a colonial Goan villa with its fusion of European and Indian style architecture, will enchant visitors…”
Tucked away in one Goan village is the beautiful Siolim House that is over 250 years old. It has all the trappings of a village house, simple designs and forms, lots of space, genial people and stories that would put a sea dog to shame. Alan DâMello…
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It doesn’t get more authentic than this — a chance to sample historic architecture in a 300-year-old Portuguese mansion and experience the ebb and flow of genuine village life. Accommodations are atmospheric and lovely, and retain so much of their original…
Siolim House — rated among India’s top boutique and heritage hotels.
“This is the real Goan experience. Sunrays filter through the mother-of-pearl windows onto the draped, four-poster bed. Above, the ceiling is crafted in wood and tile by artisans who have carried their handwork through generations. In the large room,…
“Built in the 17th century, Siolim House recalls the era when Goa was the capital of Portugal’s vast colonial empire. The house once belonged to the governor of Macau, and it has seen numerous battles, since the surrounding area constantly changed hands.…
Siolim House, a palatial Portuguese mansion in the heart of a Goan village, offers guests a stylish brush with authentic local life. The property, which is more than 300 years old, is replete with antique furniture, verdant gardens and a pool. We recommend…
Scale was not compromised in the house’s restoration; the superior rooms and their en-suite bathrooms are huge. Plenty of cozy lounging areas too, such as the upstairs sitting room, and a tree house-like nook overlooking the pool. Kate Moss once rented…
Si vous souhaitez vous replonger dans l’atmosphère coloniale de Goa, cette magnifique ancienne demeure portugaise vous conviendra parfaitement. Situé à l’écart des plages et de leur agitation, dans le village de Siolim, entouré de rizières et de cocoteraies,…
This property places you right in the state’s Colonial past, with the Portuguese villa to stay in. From the massive four-poster beds, the enormous bathrooms to the central courtyards, high ceilings, thick walls, pillared doorways and terracotta tiles,…
How to find and own the time-hallowed villas and havelis of India
A proud colonial heritage house with the protective air of an establishment that is intent on keeping itself unique. Though an opulent top end hotel, the authentic slice of Goa in which Siolim House is located offers guests a genuineinsight into genuine…
If you want to relax in style, stay at this small boutique hotel, which occupies a 300-year-old Portuguese villa on the south bank of the Chapora River. Beautifully restored in 1996, this old mansion has huge rooms, impeccably furnished with antiques…
October 2017 Siolim House, Goa In the village of Siolim in North Goa, the Siolim House was built in the 17th century by a local noble family. Like many others of that period, they were converted by the Portuguese and given prominent roles in administration…
Siolim House, the stunning colonial inn in the north Goan village of Siolim that so charmed me when I stumbled across it on the web, once belonged to the governor of Macao. It was dilapidated when Mr. Sood, its current owner, first spotted it in the 1990s.…
Steeped in colonial history, this restored 350-year-old building was once home to a Goan-Portuguese governor of Macau. There’s also a pool.
Sunny Side up In Goa India A revew of things to do in Goa To experience the grandeur of an original and lovingly restored palácio, a Portuguese mansion with antique furniture and decor, book a suite at Siolim House Heritage Boutique Hotel (www.siolimhouse.com,…
Casa Palacio Siolim House, which Kate Moss, Sadie Frost, and their entourage took over for two weeks a few years ago, is on an outlet of the Chapora about 10 minutes inland. One of the original indie establishments that have set a microtrend for heritage…
Gems in Goa Siolim House, in the west coast state of Goa, is not a hotel but a home, its owners insist, and one of the most charming in India (popular with the British in-crowd). Guests staying in the seven large suites have the run of this 275-year-old…
What’s new? Nothing new this year, but those in the know love intimate Siolim House.
