ALAGOA RESORT in Goa - Hotel Review with Photos

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Updated: January 14, 2022

Essentials
• Location: Betalbatim beach.
• Hotel website: alagoaresort.com
• Hotel phone: +91 (0)832 288 0168
• Check prices for Alagoa Resort

With a beautiful rural setting close to the beach, the Alagoa Resort offers superb midrange accommodations.

Alagoa Resort – Serene, friendly, exceptional value, and just a few minutes down a shady lane to a wonderful beach.

This modest but lively resort is set among fertile farmland where buffalos wallow in the mud (at a safe distance). The Alagoa offers simple but comfortable rooms with balconies offering divine rural views from a bright-yellow building. The few Eco Huts just across the lane are wooden, semi-detached, and spacious, but might get noisy from the inviting pool and energetic bar (especially when bands play) alongside. These huts have connecting doors, so they are ideal for families. The two overwhelming attractions are the rates which are astoundingly low compared to nearby rivals, and the location – in a rural setting close to a glorious beach.

Alagoa Resort – The Location

Address: Betalbatim beach, in a northerly part of South Goa. (Most places in Goa don’t have an address.) From the airport, look for the signpost along the main road, which is 850m from the resort. A separate path (only for walkers and motorbikes) leads directly to the resort from opposite A3 Bros café (see below) which is along another road to the beach.
Area: Betalbatim is very quiet and laidback compared to the more popular beach areas in Goa. The resort is a little remote: a few places to eat and drink on the beach, 500m away, but no village or shops nearby.
How to Get There: From the airport (20 km, 30 to 40-minute drive), there is little choice except overpriced pre-paid taxis. The nearest major train station is at Vasco da Gama, 25 km away (45-minute drive).
Handy to: Betalbatim Beach.

Alagoa Resort – The Basics

Guests: Mostly foreign tourists, with a large proportion of Russians on packaged trips.
Views: Most rooms in the yellow building face farmland, some with views rarely found elsewhere in Goa. The Eco Huts face the pool and could be noisy.
Private Pools/Jacuzzis: Not expected (or provided) at this sort of low-key resort in Goa.
Parking: Casual parking near the reception, which should be safe enough.
How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
Phone: +91 (0)832 288 0168
Email: mail@alagoaresort.com
Website: alagoaresort.com

Alagoa Resort – Amenities

Pool: Across the lane from the yellow building, the pool is inviting and shady. Bar and restaurant are alongside.
Spa & Fitness Center: Not expected (or provided).
Other Facilities: Jewelry store. Organized tours. Travel desk. Book exchange/library. Laundry. Bicycle hire.

Alagoa Resort – Food and Drink

Restaurant & Bar: Across the lane from the yellow building is the shady courtyard café, Amigueiro. Wide range of meals, including Russian, Chinese, and Goan. Lively bar, and bands on most nights (which could affect early sleepers).
Breakfast: Included in all rates.
Room Service: Limited service during restaurant hours – 7 am to 9 pm.

Alagoa Resort – Rooms

Room Types: Standard Rooms • Deluxe Rooms • Eco Huts • List of all Rooms
Smoking Rooms: Not allowed in the rooms but permitted on the balconies/verandas.
Best Room: Rooms in the yellow building are more-or-less the same; those on a higher floor provide optimum views. The best Eco Hut would be the one furthest from the pool.
For Families: Eco Huts are ideal: semi-detached, with connecting doors, and facing the pool.

Alagoa Resort – Local Transport

Walking: Within 500m of the beach. Also, lovely to walk along the meandering lanes near the resort. Terrific area for cycling, too. Ask the reception about bike rental.
Public Transport: The resort is 850m from the main road. Along this road, buses loop around the local beaches, such as Majorda, before heading back to Margao (Madgaon). From this major transport hub are connections across Goa. No metro or any local trains of use to tourists.
Taxis & Auto-rickshaws: No auto-rickshaws or metered taxis. App-based Uber/Ola don’t operate anywhere in Goa. The local alternative – Goa Miles – is worth trying, though really, the only option for longer trips are unmetered private ‘taxis’. Arrange these through the resort. Rates are overpriced but negotiable.
Cars & Motorbikes: Goa is the only place in India where renting a car or motorbike is feasible. No internationally-recognized agencies are present, so renting at a local shop presents obvious risks. Best to organize this at the resort. Rides on the back of a motorbike (called a ‘pilot’) are possible; ask around.

Alagoa Resort – What’s Nearby?

Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars

A3 Bros +91 99228 31024 – Set in a family home, meals are cheap and the service is friendly. 250m south down the dirt path past the fields (not towards the beach).
Goa Villagio – This resort is just 250m up from A3 Bros café. The Pebbles & Sand restaurant offers daily specials, cheap drinks, and seating within a pleasant courtyard.
However, most guests will probably prefer a cheap meal and cold drink at one of the very casual and very friendly shacks on the beach (see below). All have plastic chairs and most feature sandy floors. Magzika Beach Shack (750m) is the best, while the Little Palm Restaurant (750m) is ‘classier’ with its raised wooden floor. Come for the sunset, when sunbeds are replaced by tables on the sand. Seafood is a specialty, but plenty of other meals available.

Nearby Shops

Nothing nearby, but a few huts sell souvenirs and beach gear on the sand, and another tiny shop is along the path to the beach from the resort.

Nearby Beach

Stretching as far as the eye can see in both directions, the glorious Betalbatim beach is wide and uncrowded. Waves can be rough at times, however, so always swim between the flags. (Lifeguards are on duty from about 10 am to sunset.) Shacks sell food and drinks and rent sunbeds and umbrellas. From the hotel, walk down the shady lane. Continue past and behind the Coconut Grove hotel. (400m).

Alagoa Resort – The Hotel

The modest resort is located in a rural area.

The modest but pleasant Alagoa Resort is within a rural area, so it offers a setting rarely found elsewhere in Goa.

Accommodations are housed in a bright yellow building.

Most accommodations are in a building painted bright yellow like so many others across southern Goa.

The reception area is small and unassuming, as expected of this low-key and budget-priced resort.

The pool is better than expected and provides some shade.

Guests can enjoy drinks or meals by the pool.

There are plenty of tables and chairs alongside the pool for enjoying a drink or meal.

The Amigueiro café at the Alagoa is undercover and offers a range of meals.

The bar attached to the resort café is always lively.

A small store sells jewelry and souvenirs on-site.

A small store selling jewelry and a few other items is along the path across from the yellow building.

The resort also offers a handful of Eco Huts.

These spacious huts offer something considerably different to the usual hotel rooms.

Eco Huts feature connecting doors and are ideal for families.

Semi-detached and with connecting doors, the Eco Huts are ideal for families.

Eco Hut porches overlook the gardens and pool.

These huts feature porch areas overlooking the gardens and pool.

Rooms in the yellow building are simple but comfortable – and surprisingly good value.

Room balconies offer views of the farms.

All rooms feature balconies with views of the farmland with buffalos wallowing in the mud.

A garden path connects the Eco Huts with the yellow building.

This path connects the yellow building with the rooms and the Eco Huts near the pool.

A path leads from A3 Bros to the resort.

This path (only for motorbikes and walkers) leads to the resort from the A3 Bros café.

The 250m path between the resort and A3 Bros café is shady.

The farms behind the resort feature buffaloes and herons.

At the back of the resort is farmland populated by buffalos and herons.

The A3 Bros café is located in a family home.

At the end of the motorbike/walking path from the hotel, the delightful A3 Bros café is in a family home.

The Pebbles & Sand café in the Goa Villagio resort is very pleasant.

The Goa Villagio resort is about 250m from A3 Bros café, away from the beach. The Pebbles & Sand café there is set in a pleasant courtyard.

This shady path from the Alagoa leads to the beach about 400m away.

Past the Coconut Grove hotel, the path to the beach deviates a little, but is easy to follow.

There is a small shop along the beach path.

Along the path to the beach from the Alagoa is a tiny shop.

Betalbatim beach at the end of the path from the resort is glorious.

The beach cafés rent out sunbeds and umbrellas.

Sunbeds and umbrellas can be rented along the beach near the resort.

Flags identify areas with lifeguards that are safe to swim in.

Waves can be rough at times, so always swim between the flags. Lifeguards are on duty from about 10 am to sunset.

Of the handful of laidback cafés on the beach, Magzika is the best.

Little Palm Restaurant stands out for its wooden floor.

Near Magzika, the Little Palm Restaurant offers a wooden (rather than sandy) floor.

The sunsets at Betalbatim beach are magnificent.

Come for a drink and watch the majestic sunset at the magnificent Betalbatim beach.

Betalbatim beach is always serene and uncrowded.

Betalbatim beach is not easy to reach for the public, and with no other resorts nearby, it is uncrowded. Check rates and availability: Alagoa Resort

Alagoa Resort in Goa, India

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