Riva Beach ResortvsCiarans
Riva Beach Resort and Ciaran's are both rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Ciaran's ranks slightly better than Riva Beach Resort. Ciaran's comes in at 80 with endorsements from 3 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Riva Beach Resort
Junas Wado,Mandrem, North Goa, Mandrem 403527, India
From $70/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Sandwiched between the main road and a lagoon, with Mandrem Beach in the distance, Riva Beach Resort is a quiet, elegant, three-and-a-half pearl boutique resort with 78 rooms." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This sprawling complex of hotel-style rooms and seasonal cottages tumbles down from the main road to the inlet where bamboo bridges provide access to the beach." Full review
Ciarans
Hno 233/A, Palolem Beach,Behind Old Syndicate bank,, South Goa, Palolem, Canacona 403702, India
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
Travel + Leisure
"Set on a crescent-shaped stretch of sand in Goa, Ciaran's literally rebuilds its 17 thatched-roof cottages after the annual monsoon." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Ciaran’s has some of the most impressive huts on the beachfront." Full review
Fodor's
"Over the years Ciaran’s has evolved from beachfront huts into proper cottages, all set around a small garden and with their own veranda." Full review