Nice to sit in the bar/dining area in the evening watching cricket on tv (IPL end of March till the end of May) supping a few beers. Very leisurely. Benaulim village - 10 mins walk - various restaurants and bars. Beaches 15 mins walk - plenty of public transport to/from the beach area and also to take you wherever you may want to go. Not expensive. Good pool and pool area, always clean and tidy and in partial shade.

Even though it appeared to cater towards Indian people, other Europeans were present. Subsequently the menu/food on offer was geared towards the locals. But breakfast - any style eggs, toast, jam, honey, fresh fruit, fresh juice, tea and coffee. I was quite happy with that, but other people may find disappointing.

We loved Carina Beach Resort. The room was ok, perhaps a bit worn, but it was tidy. Air con worked. The bed was comfortable. There was plenty of space for clothes and a good sized drawer that you could lock away things. Room cleaning was available daily if you wanted it. Having a balcony big enough to sit out comfortably was really great. Having a kettle in the room was a bonus. The garden was really lovely and the rooms were well spaced out. It was a calm space. The staff were very nice and helpful. The pool was nice occasionally. Lots of birds in the garden....kingfishers are regular visitors amongst others. Breakfast was good....you perhaps had to wait for teas and coffees sometimes if busy. It's on the edge of benaulim so out of the hustle and bustle.

There was nothing we didn't really like. Perhaps not enough sun beds around the pool with umbrellas for shade. The bathroom had a drain sort of smell, but it didn't permeate into the bedroom. There was an extractor fan. The kettle lid was broken but it still worked OK.

Overall comfortable, bit far from beach, but manageable by walk of 15 mins. Market is near 5 mins walk and good option for food. Breakfast was good, limited option but it was well sufficient and good quality.

I booked room with 3 adult and 1 kid from booking.com. %he charges were paid accordingly, but at reception we were asked to pay extra for 3rd adult. Later after discussion, got completely waiver, good from manegement side to consider the facts. But I want booking.c9m to ensure the give clarity to customer and well as hotel of booking to avoid this condition.

A very pleasant stay at Carina from arrival to departure. Excellent service from the reception staff who were very friendly, polite and exceptionally helpful throughout our stay. Taxis and Tuk Tuks arranged by the staff on numerous occasions. The room was clean, roomy and comfortable with a good sized balcony overlooking the pool. The restaurant offered a good range of meals a reasonable prices. I would strongly recommend Carina to anyone wanting a short or long stay. We shall come again next year.

There was nothing we didn't like

The swimming pool pool was Great, the grounds are spacious and green , the Breakfast was good with 3 veg dishes, serial ,choice of eggs, fresh fruit, Fruit juice, infused water, tea coffee. The food also was tasty. A wonderful

The little things like the TV remote not working properly, bathroom and door latches hard to operate, the taps not shiny clean

Beautiful gardens and surroundings, including a great pool. It was fairly quiet when we were in early November, so we had the pool and facilities mainly to ourselves. There was a lovely breakfast every morning, you could choose Indian style or English with eggs, toast, cereal. We ordered room service meals or snacks a few times too. All the staff were really great, helpful and couldn't do enough for you. Cable TV, fridge, kettle and fan and Aircon in room all good and nice balcony too.

The only thing we didn't like was having to have all the plastic bottles of water. It would be great if they could provide purified water to drink, or use the big water coolers to help reduce plastic pollution.

Everything was exceptional, especially after a long journey from Delhi..I was welcomed at the front desk with smiles all around. I had initially booked a classic garden room but was upgraded to the superior Garden view. and honestly this is a room I would recommend to all, but nonetheless the room was nice and cozy, also saw a lot of families staying and playing badminton to which I also joined playing and made the experience worth it especially since I have been traveling for a while.. the evenings are moments to remember with the beautiful sunset sky, enjoying on the sunbeds with a refreshing drink and some crispy fish fingers by the clear blue pool and later enjoying a pleasant dinner with joyfully and always excited restaurant staff.. the place is definitely a recommendation a special thanks to Bill & John for the wonderful assistance with enquiries..ands their recommendations for places to visit outside the vicinity.. am visiting again for sure..

Door locks need to be changed

The rooms were very clean l,the pool was well maintained,the food was very tasty and the service was very good. Good location, walkable distance for market, beaches, cafés

There were many bugs but that was due to the lush green garden… few points will be add-on - stool to be used in bathroom (they did provided plastic chair as alternative) - allow car wash facility especially for guests - least some snacks available little late night post 10.30 pm

This is a quiet hotel, no loud music as in many of the beach hotels.

I regretted the direct and beautiful path to the beach through the fields which was available some years ago. I was told it was cut off for security reasons. Walking on the road to the beach is less pleasant. I was there at peak time (end of december). The price was rather high.

The location and staff were excellent. The swimming pool was brilliant, our daughter loved it Very comfortable, relaxing and we were treated very well by the staff especially Alex, Jon, Stefan, Cajay and all other staff were very helpful. Thanks

Mentioned was entertainment provided but as it was off season we did not have. This should be mentioned