AB2 Holiday Rental Apartment near Colva beach - Goa

1 BHK Self catering Holiday Apartment, 5 minutes from Colva Beach, at Palm Crest Holiday Homes Complex with excellent facilities, including swimming pool, children's play area & landscaped gardens. Close to restaurants & shopping.

Description of the Holiday Rental

Five minutes walk from the famous Colva beach this comfortable, self catering holiday apartment is situated in one of Goa’s first Holiday Home apartment complexes which is popular with a lot of visitors to this part of Goa. Located within a ten minute drive from the city of Margao, which is considered the commercial capital of Goa, this apartment is an ideal place to stay, whether you are traveling on business or pleasure. The Holiday Home apartment is located around 25 kms. (30 minute drive) from the Dabolim Airport and around 7 kms. (10 minute drive) from the Margao Railway Station.

This self catering holiday apartment is situated on the ground floor and has a nice little balcony in front. The entrance is thru this balcony. The living cum dinning room is fairly spacious and is furnished with a sofa set, a television and a dinning table for four. The bedroom is air-conditioned and has a double bed and a cupboard for clothes. It has a balcony which is enclosed with grills and can be used as a utility area. The bathroom is attached to the bedroom and is fitted with a western toilet, an instant hot water shower & a wash basin. The kitchen has a granite worktop and is fitted with cupboards and cabinets. It is equipped with a fridge, gas cooking stove, cooking utensils, glassware, cutlery and crockery.

The apartment complex has a central area which has a pool side bar and restaurant, a large swimming pool and kid’s pool with lots of open seating area around, a children’s play area and landscaped gardens. The apartment buildings are ground plus 2 floors with a common terrace at the top. The Palm Crest apartment complex is about a 100 meters off the main road leading to the Colva beach therefore one is spared the noise of the bustle and the traffic on the street. Being primarily a Holiday Home apartment complex, it has very few residents staying there at any given time, thus one can enjoy a peaceful, relatively noise free stay.

The apartment complex is relatively secure, having a boundary wall all around and a gated access. For those wishing to drive down to Goa or rent a vehicle while in Goa, there is ample amount of parking space within the apartment complex.

Description of the Surrounding Area

The holiday apartment is located within a 5 minutes walk from the main Colva beach. Colva beach is the most popular beach in South Goa with both tourists as well as locals. A two minute walk from the apartment, in the opposite direction from the beach, will bring you to the Church of Our Lady of Mercy in Colva, which is famous for it's miracle statue of Menino Jesus.

Just outside the apartment complex the road leading to the beach is lined with shops selling groceries, daily provisions, clothes, souvenirs from all parts of India etc. One can find great bargains on handicrafts and hand made souvenirs like brassware, coconut carvings, shell work, silk shawls, carpets, jewelry, papier-mâché etc. all along the road leading to the beach.

Although the main Colva beach can get crowded at times, once on the beach, a 10 minute walk to the north or south will bring you to relatively less crowded and more peaceful stretches of beach, where one can choose to laze at the closest beach shack with a beer and fresh sea food, sun bathe, play a game of beach volleyball or football, indulge in some water sports such as jet skiing, paragliding and boat rides or do whatever one chooses. For the more adventurous, the approximately 20 km. long stretch of palm fringed, white sandy beach is a great opportunity for long walks, jogging or a bicycle ride, which will take you past many of the beautiful, quaint beach side villages along the coast of Goa. Getting off the beach at any point will allow you to explore one of these many villages and see the real beauty of the Goan country side.

Traveling around Goa from Colva is relatively easy as there are various modes of transport available on the main road right outside the Palm Crest apartment complex. One can choose from the local bus, taxis, auto rickshaws, motorcycle taxis, or one could choose to rent a bicycle or even a motorcycle (remember to carry your license). If you like art and architecture, you could spend some time exploring the Holy Spirit church at the entrance of Margao and the streets and by lanes around it where you will see the majestic old houses of the Portuguese era. From Colva one can also take a guided tour on any one of the dozens of tour busses that take you to the regular, must see, tourist sites of Goa.