Four-star Mandrem, North Goa, Goa
Larisa Resort, Ashwem
Twenty wooden cottages under palms in Mandrem, with stone tubs on the verandas, lotus ponds along the paths and Ashwem beach a short way off.
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- In the hotel selection
- Cottages
- 20, on two and a half acres
- Opened
- 2022
- From the airport
- About 30 km from Mopa
The hotel
Laterite, thatch and bamboo.
Larisa Hotels & Resorts opened Ashwem in 2022 as its second resort in Goa, after Morjim a little way down the same coast. The cottages were built with materials from the region: laterite stone, thatched roofs and bamboo. They sit on two and a half acres, linked by winding paths past lotus ponds, a stream and stands of palm. Priya Thakur is the group's founder.
There are fourteen cottages, four cottage suites and two suites with two bedrooms. Ceilings are high and floors laid with old patterned tiles. Showers stand in the open behind bamboo walls, and the veranda holds a stone tub. Ashwem beach is a short walk or drive away. Khambir, the only restaurant, sits beside the pool, and Chhaang mixes its cocktails with cashew and coconut.
- Khambir The only restaurant, beside the pool under the palms, cooking anything from a Goan curry to a pizza.
- Chhaang The signature bar, known for cocktails made with cashew and coconut.
- Housekeeping with care Waste is sorted and composted for the gardens, water comes in glass bottles and most of the team is local.
Rooms & suites
Cottages, suites and a tub outdoors.
Every cottage has an open deck. Interiors are in wood, with high ceilings and old tiles.
- Cottages Luxury cottages Fourteen of them, with a veranda screened by bamboo and an open-air shower.
- Suites Cottage suites Four suites set among the cottages in the gardens.
- Two bedrooms Two-bedroom cottage suites Two of them, for families or friends travelling together.
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by 11 am. Let the resort know if you will arrive after 4 pm.
- Children Guests checking in must be 18 or over. No cots are available, though extra beds can be added.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Season Mid-November to mid-February is the easiest time to come, before the heat builds.
Getting there
Flying to Goa.
Mopa, the airport for North Goa, is about 30 kilometres away, a drive of roughly an hour. Dabolim is about 62 kilometres south, nearer an hour and a half by car. Private jets can use either airport through a local handler; Mopa is the nearer.
- Mumbai 50 min
- Malé 2 h 00
- Delhi 2 h 15
- Dubai 3 h 15
- London 10 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is Larisa Resort, Ashwem on the beach?
- No. It stands a short way inland in Mandrem, and Ashwem beach is about ten minutes on foot or a few minutes by car.
- Which airport is closest to Larisa Resort, Ashwem?
- Mopa (GOX), about 30 kilometres away, or close to an hour by car. Dabolim (GOI) is about 62 kilometres to the south.
- Can children stay at Larisa Resort, Ashwem?
- The person checking in must be at least 18, and the resort has no cots. Extra beds for children can be added.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Goa?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Goa, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Goa
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa One hundred and forty rooms and villas on the white sand of Benaulim, with a nine-hole golf course and the Miguel Arcanjo restaurant.
- Taj Fort Aguada Resort & Spa Forty acres of hillside gardens around the old Portuguese fort, above the sands of Sinquerim.
- Alila Diwa Goa Rooms under pitched Goan roofs, most with a terrace or balcony, set among paddy fields a few minutes from Majorda beach.
- Ahilya by the Sea Ten rooms in three villas on Dolphin Bay, filled with the owner's art, and dinner laid in a different corner of the garden each night.
- Brij Paraiso Goa Nine rooms with carved four-poster beds in a wooded corner of the village, about fifteen minutes by car from the beach.
Staying at Larisa Resort, Ashwem?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Goa, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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