As traditional hotels have become increasingly rare, we take great
pride in maintaining our homely atmosphere and excellent value for
money. This clean ,friendly and popular holiday home is situated in
natural unspoilt area of Cavelossim, South Goa in the coastal belt
of bustling Cavelossim-Colva stretch.
The nearest sandy beach,
little settlement of Tamborim is a scenic walk along tall coconut
trees, paddy fields and lush green vegetation. Its rustic little
farm houses is surrounded by pig pens, goats, cows, chickens and
other farm animals. Women and children still draw water from wells
using clay pots. Opposite the holiday homes is a beach used
occasionally by the Indian Navy for maneuvers, quite interesting to
watch when they are at it!!!.
A short distance from the hotel is a
marshland which attracts large variety of exotic birds, 75 species
of which have been sighted by excited bird watchers who call it
their paradise more so when they were awakened in the morning to the
chirping of birds, an ornithologist dream..
This wonderful little family-run guesthouse has quite obviously had
hours of devotion given to it by Serafino and Purie, its proud
owners. Serafino once told us that he had always wanted his own
hotel and it was like a dream come true when he finally built it,
complete with swimming pool and gardens.
The ‘La Afra’ outdoor garden restaurant and bar within the grounds
attracts guests from some of the larger hotels due to the
wide-ranging and delicious home-cooked dishes on the menu.
The Dona Sa Maria is situated opposite a section of beach which is
very occasionally used by the Indian Navy for manoeuvres, which are
interesting to watch whilst you sit back with that cool drink in the
shade. The beach most popular with guests is a 1.5km or 15 minutes
stroll (or a ride in Serafino’s jeep!).
The walk down to the sands is actually through the village of
Tamborim with its rustic farmhouses surrounded by snorting pigs,
goats, cows, chickens, and all manner of rural goings-on! However,
it bears little in common with ‘The Archers’ with the women and
children lifting water from wells in clay pots.
Paddy fields and saltpans surround the guesthouse itself and the
variety of birdlife in the area is quite unbelievable.
15
th Oct 2007 to15
th Nov. 2007, 15th Mar. to
30th April
£ 48
/ $ 98
per person per week with
BB
(Twin sharing)Address : Tamborim,
Cavelossim, Salcete, Goa, - 403 731
Phone : +91 0832 2745290 / 2745673
Fax : +91 0832 2871559
Website : www.donasamaria.com
Email : serafino@donasamaria.com, donasamaria@rediffmail.com
http://www.donasamaria.com/
