Four-star Benaulim, South Goa, Goa
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa
A Mediterranean-style resort behind 700 metres of Benaulim beach, with villa rooms spread across 56 acres of garden and a golf course of its own.
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- In the hotel selection
- Rooms
- 132 rooms and 8 suites
- Opened
- 1999
- From the airport
- Under an hour from Dabolim
The hotel
Fifty-six acres on Benaulim beach.
Taj Exotica opened in 1999 on the long sandy shore of South Goa and was remodelled in 2004. The architecture looks to the Mediterranean: tiled roofs, wide verandas, an atrium full of sun and broad shaded corridors. Inside, the rooms mix Goan and Portuguese styles in dark wood. It belongs to IHCL, the Taj group, which now runs sixteen hotels across Goa.
The grounds cover 56 acres and run down to about 700 metres of Benaulim beach. A main building holds 32 rooms and the suites; the rest are villas set out through the gardens, some with a plunge pool. Between them lie the golf course, tennis courts and the pool. Six restaurants and bars range from Goan Portuguese cooking at Miguel Arcanjo to grills on the sand.
- Golf by the sea An executive golf course and a putting green inside the grounds.
- J Wellness Circle The Taj spa, with an Ayurveda sanctuary and, from November to April, treatment pavilions on the beach.
- Lobster Village Grills on the sand in season, with the day's catch.
Rooms & suites
Villas in the garden, rooms over the sea.
Every room has a balcony or a veranda. There are 98 villa rooms, 34 sea-view rooms and eight suites.
- Garden Garden Villa Room About 57 square metres, looking over the gardens. Pets are accepted in this category.
- Private pool Garden Villa Room with Personal Plunge Pool A villa room with a plunge pool of its own.
- Top of the house Presidential Villa One of two, each with its own plunge pool.
Dining
From Goan Portuguese to lobster on the beach.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Miguel Arcanjo Goan Portuguese Fine dining
- Sala da Pranzo All-day dining Several cuisines through the day
- Lobster Village Seafood grills On the beach, seasonal
- Adega Camoens Bar The lounge bar
- Hora do Cha Tea lounge Afternoon tea
- Aqua Pool bar Beside the pool
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by noon.
- Pets Accepted in the Garden Villa rooms only, for a fee.
- Children A children's activity centre and a children's pool.
Getting there
Flying to Goa.
Dabolim, near Vasco da Gama, is the closer airport, under an hour by car according to the hotel. Mopa, in the north, is about an hour and a half away. Private jets can land at Dabolim through a local handler, with slots fitted around naval flying.
- 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 Taj Exotica Goa on the beach?
- Yes. The grounds run down to about 700 metres of Benaulim beach in South Goa.
- Which airport is closest to Taj Exotica Goa?
- Dabolim (GOI), under an hour by car. Mopa (GOX) is about an hour and a half away.
- Does Taj Exotica Goa accept pets?
- Yes, in the Garden Villa rooms only, for an extra charge.
- 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 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.
- Larisa Resort, Ashwem Twenty cottages and suites around a pool and garden a short way inland, some with their own hot tubs.
- 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 Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa?
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.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.