De Mandarin Beach Resort Suites & Villas, Candolim

We searched for a lot of options to stay in North Goa and finally landed into De Mandarin. The place was such a cozy one and the Candolim beach is just a 2 mins walk. Ambience of the hotel staff specially Vinod is very nice and they provided us complimentary food for the baby. Also the buffet options in breakfast was great and food options and quality is nice. The location of the property is just an the centre of Candolim and every place is nearby. We would surely recommend the place to stay and would love to visit again.

We searched quite a few spots and narrowed down to this beautiful location - De Mandarin Beach Resort Suites & Villas. Candolim beach is stone throw's distance away and location is centrally located in so far as Candolim panchayat (as is commonly referred) is concerned. Nearby options for food are also great and we tried quite a few of them. Personally speaking, we booked a family suite and were not disappointed at all - kids enjoyed the most and Goa treated us in royal delight whilst relaxing in the comfy/cosy/elegant De Mandarin!!! Staff members are well trained and courteous. Special mention of Vinod and his front office colleague (can't remember his name though) for their hospitable nature. In fact Vinod got us through to a tour operator for next 3 days as we could not reach out to our pre-agreed tour operator. Finishing off on Vinod's courtesy gestures, he stood outside the reception area at time when we were getting in to the car to leave for airport!! Food was good and breakfast options were great - could have been better - Lol!! The support staff during the morning breakfast were all great - very quick to act on our taste/preferences and overall behaviour simply superb! Food that was served to us during our 1st night of stay (dinner meal) was high on spice content and oily that required some personal intervention. Maybe suiting to different taste buds / palate with healthy use of spice and oil would serve in the interest of travelers in general! We would surely recommend this place to stay and would love to visit again.

Stay was excellent ,all staff was superb and food was excellent, Arup,suman,jiban very helpful. beach is also nearby , walkable distance from all main city . Also room was beautiful and extremely clean linen in room was clean and awesome. Sweeming pool view beautiful

Exalance and good service with respected staff and also so good food and Arup is good vaitar we can't narrate about this so good,all the staff very good and food was amazing special thanks to Vinod he halp us very nicely,atmosphere was very nice, Room was very clean thank you very much De Mandarin Beach Resort.

Friendly staff who just can't do enough for you. From the housekeeping team leaving the rooms spotless everyday to the chefs and waiting staff at breakfast, everyone was so helpful, made us fresh breakfast every morning and made us some inidan food to try. The rooms were ideal and clean ans very comfy bed. The hotel is ideally located for the beach and the security officer at the gate rinsed our feet every day when we came back from the beach. Hotel is central and close to lots of lovely restaurants. We ate in hotel at night and the food was amazing. Great place, lovely staff would get a suite next time for a bit more space.

I recently stayed at this resort, and while the villas themselves were spacious and comfortable, the overall experience left much to be desired, starting from the moment we arrived at reception. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the name of the person who greeted us, but the welcome felt more like a list of rules about what we couldn’t do. For example, we were told we couldn’t get cutlery if we brought outside food. I get it, but do we really need all these rules thrown at us immediately? It felt a bit over the top, especially since we hadn’t even asked for cutlery yet! It gave the impression that they assumed we didn’t know how resorts work. Our booking came under a monsoon package that included a Kingfisher beer bucket. When I mentioned this, the staff member responded like I was making an unreasonable request, despite it being clearly written in our email confirmation. He kept insisting he needed to check, which made me feel like I was asking for something I didn’t deserve. I also asked about the shacks, and he told us they were closed. Oddly enough, both Horizon Café and Flying Fish, which are located at Candolim, were fully operational during our stay. When I mentioned this later, his response remained dismissive, which was frustrating. On top of that, his demeanor came across as oddly combative, and it wasn’t just towards us. I noticed he wasn’t treating other staff members well either, which felt unprofessional for a front desk role. The pool was another disappointment. It was so heavily chlorinated that our eyes started burning after just a few minutes in, making it impossible to enjoy. As for the room, some basic amenities were lacking. The instant coffee provided was a lesser-known brand, not Nescafé as one might expect, and the moisturizer in the bathroom had separated, making it unusable because it was attached to the wall and couldn’t be shaken. On the bright side, the restaurant and room service staff were a pleasure to deal with. They were friendly, attentive, and genuinely helpful, which made some parts of the stay more enjoyable. After checkout, I realized I had left my electric toothbrush wrapped in a napkin outside the bathroom. I called the resort right away, as I was going to be back in Goa within a week. Unfortunately, they told me they couldn't find it, which added to my overall dissatisfaction, knowing for sure that I had left it behind.