Nice, Clean room near to airport - ask for a room in an adjacent guest house
by ritesh_joharapurkar on September 15, 2018
I booked Raikar Guest House for a night stay upon my arrival to and return out of Goa since my flight timings were very odd. The location of the guest house is very near to the airport (only 5 minutes drive) and that is the biggest plus point. Upon my arrival the host offered me a room in an adjacent guest house with whom they have tie up as the Raikar Guest House was fully booked. Even though he didn't inform me about this in advance I didn't mind it since the room was spotlessly clean and absolutely worth for the money I paid. However, there was no soap in the bathroom and dustbin was outside the room which the host immediately fixed when I called him. It was a perfect set up just to spend a night. Since I travelled in mid August and it was raining, I didn't bother about the fact that the room is without AC and it was actually absolutely fine with us. The guest house doesn't serve any food or drinks and there are no hotels at walking distance. So one must be prepared to walk to the beach side to find any shacks which may not be working during off season. The property has a very small space to park your vehicles which cannot really be called as a parking. Hence be prepared to park your car on the roadside in case there is already any vehicle by an another guest. The host stays in an adjacent house to the guest house and is very friendly, polite and helpful. He helped me with airport pick & drop at a reasonable price. He also helped with the rental car contacts & I could get a brand new i10 Grand at a reasonable price with a very short notice. At the time of return, I was given the room in the original Raikar Guest house. I was disappointed to see that the room wasn't as clean as it was during my first stay. The voice from an adjacent room was clearly audible and hence complete lack of privacy. However, I liked the set up very much for the price that I paid. It was a perfect to spend a night. Please ask for a room in an adjacent guest house with whom they have tie-up. It has got much better rooms.