Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Goa

First and for most the staff were exceptional: efficient, friendly and caring. Personal attention was never too much trouble in all areas of the hotel. In particular certain staff were outstanding for us personally: Lee in client relations, Juhi and Atlee restaurant managers, Fecho as staff in the main dining area, together with Kimberly, Avery, Shambhangi, and Inisha with her exceptional welcoming smile and care every morning for breakfast. Loved the lawns, flowers, gardens, coconut trees, warm sea, clean long beach, lifeguards, general feeling of protected high quality.

The resort is huge. It used to take me almost 20-30 minutes of paced walking to make one full round. There is greenery everywhere, everything is kept clean all the time. The working staff is polite and work non intrusively and quitely. The beach is clean and beautful. There are a few beach restaurants on either side if you wish to eat outside. The resort also has a restaurant at the beach. A few restaurants are also present outside the resort entry. Eveything from check in to check out was smooth and friendly. Outside taxis were not allowed near the area due to the taxi union so I had to make short notice arrangements at the resort which were fulfilled immediately. Lots of activites are arranged throuhout the day for chidren and adults. Bicyles are availble. Buggy for moving around can also be arranged. Pool area is beautful and big too. Definitely worth a visit.

The Taj Exotica hotel in South Goa is a good place to stay although it does feel that the hotel needs a revamp now, as it is quite dated in the public areas, although our room (deluxe room with sea view) was a renovated room looking out to the sea & really lovely. Having said that, the Taj Exotica is probably the best hotel to stay at in South Goa, if you want to avoid the absolute horrors of North Goa (about 1 hour away). The breakfasts were very good and we really enjoyed the dinners we had at The Lobster Village at the hotel. The hotel is right on the beach so perfect for an early morning stroll. The beaches here at Benaulim are really nice and do not attract many tourists.

Great facilities for kids, lovely big pool with lots of swallower zones for little ones, friendly kids club with range of activities across the hotel. Beautiful location on the beach.

Taj exotica was the best I have visited in the entire line up of Taj that I have visited. The property is beautiful, vast and well maintained on a daily basis. The staff could be seen continually working to keep it spic and span. They took care of us so well that we felt as if were at home. Whatever we asked for, they tried their best to provide it. I would specifically like to mention Creson, Nikhil and K from the dining restaurant sala da pranzo, Ajaykumar from pastry counter, Chef Navin, Evening Chef (I could not get the name), Vithoba from housekeeping, Frenny from Jiva SPA, Parmeshwari from Ayurveda Spa,Yuvaon from Travel desk and Mainak from Business centre. They were so helpful to us. The entire staff was always smiling and ready to be of help wherever we went. We went to exotica to celebrate a birthday in June and it became the most memorable vacation that we had in a long time. The beach was clean and maintained. The ducks were cute! Not to forget the Huge swimming pool and bicycles they provided us. Its a beautiful property where you can enjoy indoor as well as outdoors. We saw many beautiful birds and butterflies. The cherry on the cake was that Shri Ratan Tata visited the hotel at the time we were staying! (It was an honour truly) It was very difficult to leave from exotica, it was too beautiful.