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Siolim House, Goa
Two hundred and seventy five years of history. At one time the house belonged to a governor of Macau, and still has the porcelain china grills that the senhor brought from the east. Enjoy your holidays at a colonial Goan ancestral villa, one of the very few remaining in the 16-18th century Indo-Portuguese style of the casa de sobrado, which preceded the casa de patio style, India, now a small luxury villa hotel to enjoy in privacy.
Siolim House is an exceptional example of Goa architecture - a fusion of European and Indian styles in what was the earliest permanent meeting for the two cultures.
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Getting There
Air: Goa is connected several times a day by air from Bombay, Delhi and Bangalore and several weekly flights from Cochin, Madras and elsewhere.
Train: With the new Konkan Railway line recently completed, this is another exciting way to get to Goa and go beyond towards the south.
Road: 17 hours by bus from Bombay to Goa
Things to do
Goa was probably the first colony ever of any European country and among the longest colonized by a single nation. While the meeting between cultures was not always happy, it was certainly occupies a very significant place in the history of East and West.
Goa is home to wonderful old churches, temples, busy towns and sleepy villages. Goa is the perfect place to get some relaxation away for a while from busy, busy, busy India!
Four hundred and fifty years of Portuguese domination left its mark - but not as much as one would imagine for four hundred and fifty years. It is quite common to see Hindu women in bright saris accompany their catholic neighbours to church on a Sunday.
Goa is also a place with beautiful old houses, made in the Portuguese colonial style, but heavily influenced by Indian features. These whitewashed buildings dot the countryside - some are lived in, some not, some solidly alive, others barely still standing.
This is the one aspect that we were particularly involved with over the past two years since we began to renovate Siolim House.
About Siolim Village
The village of Siolim is situated to the extreme Northwest point of the taluka of Bardez, on the left bank of the Chapora River. Siolim is also the last 'bourgeois' village in the north of Goa.
Siolim claim to fame is however its church, St. Anthony’s. The people believe that the church was the site for two miracles. Of these, the second miracle that occurred in 1600 AD is of great importance for the people of Goa, as it documented as having been witnessed by a large part of the population of the village.
Accommodation
With only 7 large suite accommodation named after trading ports of the 17th century (the century in which Siolim House was built), including one two roomed apartment, Siolim House is perfect for those looking for an original place to stay and for some p e a c e.
Each room or suite has attached tastefully designed large bathrooms.
As regards the accommodation in our villa hotel, there are four guest rooms in the front building, and three in the rear around the pillared courtyard.
Eating
An "all meals" plan, whether on a full or partial rental or a b&b basis.
Fresh fish each morning (you can come with us to examine the catch) includes Pomfret, Snapper, Rock Bass, Crab, Shellfish, Mussels and lots more...
Facilities
Telephone
Email
Car with Driver
Honda scooters
Baby-sitting
Trekking
Massages
Barbeques
Swimming Pool
Yoga classes off site
Ayurvedic treatments
Cycles for use at liberty
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