just back on the 24th feb not much sleep due to 4 dogs in next doors property barking through the night see my post in the calangute forum under its ''a dogs life not''. i marked it terrible because of above.the hotel management should have at least tried to resolve this more

Just back from two weeks at the Santa Monica. The hotel is great, rooms lovely and cleaned daily, staff very friendly and helpful. Ate at the restaurant on a couple of evenings and the food was gorgeous - recommend murgh makani. Pool area was spotless and the pool was warm. Met some great people - Mandy, Chris, Jackie and Chris.... more

We booked a typical package holiday through operator. The hotel its self was ok, a bit grubby round the edges but could live with that. wee booked B&B but the choice was limited to toast and tea,they leave the cups and plates out during the night with a towel over them so that was a slight concern for myself so... more

Booked through First choice Website. It was a special offer. Flight from Manchester direct to Goa. It was our 1st trip to the far east. We found it cheaper to book the package and not take the return flight home as we wanted to tour India for a few months. The hotel was walking distance from the main shopping and... more

well what can i say ,everything i read on trip adviser was true , rooms cleaned everyday , restaraunt excellent . rooms basic , everything cheap , staff very friendly , location spot on ,we used nv beach calangute it was a nice quite beach with nice beach shacks the food was good the drinks cheap and the sun allday... more

Hi We stayed here for 2 weeks from 23rd March. All the staff were brilliant, as you'd excpect form Goa. Only down side was the rock hard matresses, and make sure you ask for a pool view. Didn't eat at the hotel personally but my family did and they said it was fine... Great location. 10 ins walk form Tivai... more

I was a bit concerned after reading some of the negative comments re this hotel...I had nothing to worry about. A good 2* base in the heart of Calangute. Rooms adequate, ask for a pool view. Friendly staff with wonderful housekeepers that can not do enough for you. Restaurant food very good, salon staff very talented, tailor a delight...I could... more

Stayed in Santa Monica for Xmas and New Year, rooms were basic but clean, not a very good outlook at the back, but we did not stay in the room that long. The extra space is a bonus. The staff are very friendly and we found the location of the hotel local enough to the centre of Calangute. There is... more

This is really a ery good hotel. Hotel staff as well as manager was very co-operative . Hotel swimming pool was good...but was having timings which should be rectified . Me n my family r very much fondof food. Food here was realy very delicious . Whatever we tried ..it was very tasty . One must try this hotle .... more