Goa beach house accommodation, Sea Breeze
| country: | India | ||||
| location: | Asvem, Goa | ||||
| price: | From 678 per house per week (sleeps 2) and from 1,186 per house per week (sleeps 6)
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| more info: | We will be closed from 1st June - 30th Sept (monsoon season) We can book UK flights Further price information | ||||
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
| On a totally private spit of land overlooking the ocean, separated from the rest of the world by a salt water creek, stands this accommodation. Four simple but charming houses located on a beach where the only other footprints to be seen are those of fishermen and turtles. This must be one of the most idyllic locations to be found. Access is via a private, bamboo footbridge across the creek that separates the beach from the rest of the world. There can be no more a beautiful location. All the 4 houses sit directly on the beach facing the sea. They are built in a traditional style with thick cool walls, shuttered windows, cool natural flooring, and lofty terracotta tiled sloping roof. The furniture is an eclectic mix of traditional and rustic. They all have a delightful open sitting areas to watch the sea by day and the stars by night. The houses are available for rent for a minimum period of one week. However, we may be flexible depending on our booking situation. We run like a little hotel. We have housekeeping and a dining shack area where you order food from a menu and pay for what you order at the end of your stay. The cost of a meal per person is approximately £3 depending on what your order. Each bedroom has a large double bed (not twin beds). No more than two adults will be accommodated in each bedroom. A child below 10 years old can stay in some of the bedrooms provided the child shares the bed with the parents. Also, in some bedrooms we can provide a camp bed at an additional cost of 40 percent of the room cost. |    |
rooms, food and facilities
| Staff & facilities include: We can provide a car and driver (at an extra charge) so that you have the freedom to visit a different beach and in the evenings sample the many restaurants around Goa. We have a book in each house and tent which will provide you with useful information about the interesting things that you could do in Goa. The Captain's house: This house was built by Dr. Francisco Joseph Sequeira, a gynaecologist by profession, the son of Anjelo Zeferino Sequeira who bought the land in 1886. It was then inherited by Capt. Cyril William Sequeira, one of the pioneers of aviation in India. He often flew over the house in a Tiger Moth and waved to the awestruck locals below. Some of the older generation still remember this. This house can be rented out as a 3 bedroom house only. One extra child below 10 years old will be permitted per bedroom, provided the child shares the bed with the parents. Baby cribs can be provided at an additional cost. Also, in one of the bedrooms, we can provide a camp bed at an additional cost. The Bakery: This house was built by Padre Luis Gonzaga de Santana Sequeira, and was used as a bakery by him till the late 50s. This is the only house that has 2 separate bedrooms. If you want you can rent only 1 bedroom. There is no living room or other common rooms. Each bedroom opens onto a balcony and has its own separate entrance. The rooms are on opposite sides of the house so there is no interference. Each bedroom is self contained with it's own in-suite bathroom. Each room sleeps two in a double bed, and we can provide a camp bed at additional cost. The Priest's house: This house was built by Padre Luis Gonzaga de Santana Sequeira, who lived here until the late 1950s. Father Sequeira had his own canoe, which he used to cross the creek and say mass in the Mandrem Church. This house can be rented out as a 3 bedroom house only. The house consists of just 3 bedrooms, each opening onto a balcony. Each bedroom has its own bathroom. Two of the bathrooms are open to the sky. One extra child below 10 years old will be permitted per bedroom, provided the child shares the bed with the parents. Baby cribs can be provided at an additional cost. Also, in one of the bedrooms, we can provide a camp bed at an additional cost. The Piggery: This house was built by Padre Luis Gonzaga de Santana Sequeira. It was an extension of the main house and this is where the livestock was kept. It has now been transformed into a beautiful two bedroom villa, minus all traces of any livestock! This house can be rented out as a 2 bedroom house only. Air conditioned bedrooms. The house consists of just 2 bedrooms, each opening onto a balcony. There is no living room or other common rooms. Each bedroom has its own bathroom. Baby cribs can be provided at an additional cost. Also, in one of the bedrooms, we can provide a camp bed at an additional cost. |       |
how to find us
We are about 45 mins drive from Old Goa (old Portuguese Churches etc.) and a little over an hours drive from the airport. We offer an airport taxi transfer which costs about £11. The beach house is located on a beach called Asvem which is between the Morjem and Mandrem Beach in North Goa. The house is about 20 mins drive from the main busy "tourist belt" of Goa (Calangute & Baga), where there is lots of shopping, restaurants, etc. We are also about 20 mins from the "Mapuca Market" which is the main market in Goa which caters to the needs of the locals and has lots of very interesting traditional things to see and buy. further price information
| Captain's house (sleeps 6) | The Piggery (sleeps 4) | The Priest's house (sleeps 6) | The Bakery (sleeps 2) | |
| 1 Oct - 3 Nov 09 | 1,186 | 1,186 | 1,186 | 721 |
| 4 Nov - 19 Dec 09 | 1,631 | 1,631 | 1,631 | 880 |
| 20 Dec - 15 Jan 10 | 3,582 | 3,582 | 3,582 | 1,971 |
| 16 Jan - 31 Mar 10 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 990 |
| 1 Apr - 20 Apr 2010* | 1,969 | 1,969 | 1,969 | 1,085 |
| 21 Apr - 31 May 10 | 1,210 | 1,210 | 1,210 | 678 |
Prices are per house per week, including 10% tax. The GBP price shown is based on today's exchange rate. Your holiday will be charged in GBP at the rate applicable when you make any payment. Pricing correct at time of website publication and are subject to change.
The beach houses are available for a min period of 1 week. We may be flexible depending on the booking. For part weeks thereafter, the rate is calculated on a pro-rata basis, please divide the weekly rate by 7. Where a period spans 2 pricing bands, the price will be calculated on a per night basis.
Supplements:
* For a week including 25th Dec add 337, for a week including 31st Dec add 337, for a week including both Dec 25th and Dec 31st add 674 to the weekly rate.
flight arrangements
We are able to help you with any flight arrangements from the UK. Please indicate if you wish us to quote also for flights when you make your enquiry and we will strive to get you the best flights and rates possible. how this holiday makes a difference
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Environment
More than 90% of the water used in the property is ground water, from wells in the property. This water is used and is treated in septic tanks and soak-pits and then returns to the water table. We do not have bath tubs and we use toilet flushes which can be turned of mid way. Our laundry is done by a local laundry, hand washed and dried in the sun. We change sheets and towels whenever a guest requests them to be changed. We only use a bio eco cleaning product, manufactured in Goa for all our cleaning in the toilets and kitchen. No harsh chemicals. No pesticides are used in the Coconut plantation. This property is unique and host to marine turtles, otters that breed in the bank of the creek, monitor lizards, tortoises, wild hair, and a resident pair of the rare and magnificent White Bellied Sea Eagle with a seven-foot wingspan. We protect all wildlife in the property. We are actively involved in protecting marine turtles and rehabilitate marine turtles which have been injured in fishing nets. All our waste food is treated and used to feed local livestock. All our plastic, glass and metal waste is recycled. Community We support the local Church and Church School by donating prizes for fundraising. We have in the past given refrigerators, television sets and computers as prizes. We take care of medical expenses whenever the senior citizens of the village community around us can't afford to do so. We pay for their hospital and medical bills. We encourage our guests to visit local places of interest and also local restaurants. We have a book written by us explaining to guests about the local community and where to go. We have a fleet of cars which have been bought by members of the local village which are used for transportation of all our guests. We have provided loans to the owners of these cars in order to start operations. 99% of our staff is local, trained by us and come from the surrounding villages. We buy locally grown vegetables, fish and meat. All our building, maintenance and conservation is done by locally hired people. The very purpose of our existence is to keep this piece of land the way God made it and protect everything on it. We will protect it from mass tourism and encourage like-minded people on the property. We are committed to educating the local community about things of historical significance which will only appreciate with the passing of time. |
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