I am officially obsessed with this property! Coco Shambhala Goa’s most luxurious villas.. in my opinion. I spent a weekend here with Ben in order to do this review and was blown away with the amazing staff, perfect food (I wish it was open to non-guests; it would be the best restaurant in town), and relaxing villas.
Don’t forget to pick up my Insider Guide to Goa and my Guide to India
General Goa Travel Tips
- Safety Tips For Solo Female Travel in Goa, India
- BEST Places to Visit in Goa in 3 Days
- 50 Things to Do in Goa
- Best Place to Stay in Goa
The hotel will send a driver to collect you since it can be hard to find. There are so many little luxuries, I’m not sure I can count them all but let’s try. The driver who picks you up will be there on call whenever you need him, someone to serve your food in your villa and clean your villa, delicious snacks and sangria upon arrival, and a stocked fridge within the room fee with loads of drink options. If you go over the drink options, you can pay for more but you don’t have to pay high hotel fees. You can send your driver to stock up at the supermarket.
Alright, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start at the beginning. This property is located in Nerul, near Coco beach. There are four villas that have 2 bedrooms in each. The villas are spaced quite far apart and are completely stocked with basically everything you could need including toiletries.
The rooms have Wi-Fi, A/C, hot water, incredibly soft beds and duvet covers, TV, and huge attached bathrooms with rain shower heads. The downstairs room had a balcony out to sit and have coffee, while the upstairs room was a little smaller. The kitchen is accessible to use and stocked with coffee, tea, and such although you can call and have them make it for you which is what I did and had it brought with my breakfast.
My favorite bit was the massive balcony on top. It held a living space with a big comfy white couch and the dinner table. Ben said he wanted a balcony like it one day and I told him as long as it wasn’t white since he can’t keep white clean! Every bit of decoration in the house was exactly the type I like. This is basically my dream house. I kept making mental notes on things I wanted in my future house.
Each villa comes with a jet pool in the veranda and all villas have access to the huge swimming pool in the center of the property. They use this amazing imported stone (or maybe it’s something they mix in the cement) and keep the pool at just the right ph. It made my hair so soft! Also, the tiles aren’t blue.. somehow thanks to science, the water is turned blue.
Food at Coco Shambhala
For food, you can order each day and they go to the market to collect the ingredients to make stuff fresh for you. If you like, you can have your driver take you out. They have a book with all their favorite places and the drivers know where each are. They even have take-out menus listed. They also have all their favorite activities, markets, and tours in the book and your driver can take you to those as well. Makes for an easy vacation ;)
chicken satay with pinapple salsa, salad with feta and pomegranate, and seafood soup.
chicken salad sandwich
fish in banana leaf
DELICIOUS homemade gaucamole, red pepper salsa, and baba ganoush – plus chips from a local Mexican woman. I could eat this every single day.
garlic prawns on shells, eggplant french fries, asian salad, terriyaki chicken skewers, pad thai, homemade ravioli with walnuts, chocolate with chili, and apple crumble… yes LOTS of food! We had another friend stop by as well :)
The breakfasts were quite the production! I mean, look at that!! Huge fresh juices, your choise of eggs, hashbrowns, locally made English sausage and bacon (from these English guys in Goa), coffee, fruit, bread… mmm! Luckily we got two mornings of this!
and lastly, below is the famous churros! One of Ben’s favorites!
Practical Information for Coco Shambhala
- Coco Beach, Patrimonio, Nerul, Bardez, Goa, India, 403 114
- E: info@shambhalavillas.com
- T: +91 (0) 9372267182
- They do offer a great discount in monsoon meaning prices can range from 35,000 down to 26,000 per night. Note that in peak season, you must stay a minimum amount of 14 days and all other times at least 3 days. You can send enquires through their contact form
For more tips on amazing properties in Goa check out my 170-page e-book, Insider’s Guide to Goa. After five years of living in Goa, I am confident this book is the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to Goa plus it has all my secrets inside. Click here to buy it now.
Did you enjoy this post? Let me know in the comments or by sharing it with the social media links! I’d love to keep giving you travel tricks & tips so feel free to subscribe by e-mail in the big purple box below. Don’t forget you can follow me on facebook, twitter, instagram & bloglovin‘.
What a lovely place, Rachel. I envy your being able to stay at such luxurious digs :)
OH. MY… WOW. I would love to stay there! Your photos are fantastic, very colourful. It would also be helpful if you had the rupiah to dollars conversion :)
good point! lol i will start to do that
Its Paradise.
I have stayed here recently and every think you say is true!!
You are not treaded as a guest/customer but as a friend. The staff are the making of a relaxing holiday.
This place looks amazing great discovery.
Sure looks like an awesome place , with nostalgic feel to architecture and greenery all around.
Wow. I thought your last dive was great. This one is much better. Upping the ante? The hotel is so clean looking. Everything is so clean and white. The view is perfect. The food looks amazing. Nachos with salsa, teriyaki chicken, apple crumble, and fresh squeezed orange juice — it sounds great. Coco Shambhala definitely looks like the place to be.
http://askmelissaanything.blogspot.com/
yeah it was perfect all around – its nice to try out all these different places and be able to answer emails better for those NOT on a budget , and it’s fun for me in meantime ;)
Oh my goodness! That place is absolutely amazing, I would do anything to chill out by that pool or on that balcony, so beautiful.
Yeah i mean i could move here lol
Rachel, you are gorgeous and so are your blogs! I’ve already become a big FAN….AC in fact ;)….We are planning a school reunion in the month of Dec 2017. Let me know if I can get a good discount as we are planning to book the entire resort.
Thanks!
Book me out a room :p hahah jk! Enjoy it’s a fantastic place – the best in goa!
Rachel, We will go ‘Elsewhere’…hope you got the hint :)
Thanks…Let me try and negotiate for CoCo for now!