Club Mahindra Resort - Varca Beach - Goa
5-star resort · Varca, Goa
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in Goa are rated 8.7 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 65% of Goa hotels
- 80% of guest comments are praise
- 83% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 65% of Goa hotels. Compared with 633 hotels in Goa. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 80% of guest comments are praise. 65 praise, 16 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 83% of guest photos show no damage. 50 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- 5 min walkto Varca Beach
- 74 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 5 min walk to Varca Beach354 m by road
- Beach18 guest photos show it
- Staff31 praise · 3 complain
- Location24 praise · 1 complain
Against
- Guest photos show wear and dirt10 of the 60 photos guests took, and 0 of the hotel's 36
- Room condition8 complain · 3 praise
- Building work during the stay8 of 74 guests
- Insects or pests3 of 74 guests
- Expensive food and drinks3 of 74 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
74 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: staff (31 guests). Weakest: room condition, where 8 of the 11 who mention it complain.
Location241Strength
good ambiance, friendly staff
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Beautiful propert of club mahindra located on Varca beach.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staff313Strength
The staff are so humble , especially the room keeping.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The F&B staff at water field cafe were very good, hospitable & always willing to help out.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The staff at reception is outright condescending.
Google, July 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Cleanliness74Mostly good
to stay if you are looking for comfort, cleanliness, and a relaxed holiday vibe.
Google, June 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Rooms are clean and good sized.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
I have posted a few pictures of their filthy room.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Room condition38Weak spot
Poorly maintained property, very old.
Google, August 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The fan was very old and the overall room facilities and condition were not satisfactory.
Google, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Rooms are not maintained properly.
Google, July 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: room size, quiet at night, food, pool, value, beds, breakfast and views.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 13,534 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: building work during the stay, in 8 of 74 reviews.
Building work during the stay8 of 741 in 9 reviews
renovation going on this property also impacted our peace while staying in resort.
Google, August 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Currently some part of it is under renovation.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Insects or pests3 of 741 in 25 reviews
On the downside, we noticed some ants in the room, which affected the overall impression.
Google, June 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Expensive food and drinks3 of 741 in 25 reviews
Food and drinks are a bit expensive but it's fine because the experience is amazing 🤩
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Serious reports
3 in 74 reviews, most common first. Shown beside the score, never averaged into it.
A physical hazard2 of 74 reviews
All furniture were having sharp edges, which gave me cut and scratches, which I showed your technical manager and contractors.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Bed bugs or bites1 of 74 reviews
My kid got bit by bed bugs which I first thought it was due to mosquitoes.
Google, May 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
These are guests' own accounts from their reviews. We have not verified them, and the hotel may dispute them. A report is counted only when the guest says it happened at the hotel and holds the hotel responsible.
Photos, checked
10 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (17%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt10 of 6017%
Of 60 guest photos, 10 show damage or dirt: peeling paint or cracks in 6, dirty surfaces in 2, litter or dirty water in 2 and stains in 1, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 36, 0 do.
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: swimming pool (4), restaurant (6), beach (18).
Price, place and rooms
Nearby
Varca Beach is 354 m away by road, about 5 minutes on foot.
- Nearest beach: Varca Beach5 min walk354 m by road
- Dabolim airport31.9 km
- Baga Beach52.7 km
- Mopa airport69.8 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
The map has little detail around this hotel, so a low count can mean unmapped rather than absent. Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
1 room types.
- Hotel Unit (Superior Room)Not statedSleeps 21 Double bedBalcony
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 9 out of 10. 65% of the 633 hotels in Goa are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.7.
Every review site, out of 100
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How we know
74 reviews counted · 96 photos checked · updated 19 September 2026
- We collected this hotel's 207 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 74 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 1 older, 126 with a score but no words and 6 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 167 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 8 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- We looked at 96 photos: the first 36 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.