Goa Super Five Star Hotels

For many, Goa in India is the perfect place to relax and party. Indeed, it is not surprising to note that this "beach capital" attracts thousands of visitors all around the year. Moreover, Goa offers a fine range of hotels, guesthouses and beach shacks to suit all budgets and preferences. In other words, finding accommodation in Goa isn't very difficult.

The hotels in Goa can be classified into a good number of categories. Right from luxury retreats to cozy economy hotels, Goa abounds in accommodation options for its visitors. Offering modern facilities and the best of traditional Goan hospitality, the hotels surely contribute a lot towards making your vacation in Goa a memorable one to speak of. No matter whether you are a business traveler or a holidaymaker, you will be taken good care of.

With many of the Goa hotels located close to the beaches and city hubs, it becomes very convenient for visitors to explore the place and reveling in its delightful ambience. However, if you are looking for a secluded retreat when it comes to choosing accommodation in Goa, you can find that as well. Moreover, the hotels in Goa offer rented cars and bikes that come very handy while navigating from one place to another.

So if you are looking for comfortable accommodation in Goa, we at Indian holiday can offer you some very good options. Right from detailed information on your choice of hotel to online bookings, we offer all. The next time you travel to Goa, do remember to get in touch with us for some exciting deals. Remember, Goa is beckoning you!

Park Hotels in India will expand its collection of five-star boutique properties with new openings (new builds from the ground up) in Goa in the last quarter of 2011 and Kochi in first quarter of 2012. This will grow The Park’s portfolio to 11 distinctive design-driven hotels in the country, spanning city and resort locales, for both leisure and business travelers.

“Following our expansion last year with properties in Hyderabad and Kerala, we decided to bring our ambitious growth plans to two exceptional India locations that are rising in popularity with U.S. travelers — the beach paradise of Goa and the major port city of Kochi,” said Priya Paul, chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels. The 33-room Park on Candolim Beach is located on Goa’s Candolim Beach with a pool deck, bar and restaurant to extend out onto the beach and offer views, sunsets and breezes from the Arabian Sea. Additional facilities include a full-service spa and beauty center and indoor meeting space for private social gatherings or business meetings.

The Park Kochi will reflect “modern Kerala” by fusing traditional and contemporary styles and cultural elements. One of the largest tower hotels in the city with a helipad, The Park Kochi will feature 175 rooms and suites, including a special Residence floor to provide enhanced service, comfort and convenience for business travelers. Three restaurants, meeting spaces and an Aura spa (featuring spacious private spa suites and a diverse menu of treatments drawn from the ancient healing traditions of Ayurveda) will add to the facilities.

The Hotel industry in Goa has come of age and is studded with almost every category of hotels that a range of travelers to Goa may want to find. So from the small rooms to the spacious suites, everything in 5 star accommodation is available in sun kissed Goa for you to enjoy. All you have to do is book your hotel in advance and then just enjoy your holiday in Goa.

Goa’s 5 star hotels can easily be sub classified depending on the various levels of class that they provide to their valued clients. Based on various factors which add value to the experience of a holiday, I have sub categorized these hotels so that holidaymakers visiting Goa are able to make a learned choice and can understand the difference between various 5 star resorts and hotels in Goa. The categorization is necessitated to narrow down on the different classes of luxury which may also depend on various budgets and various requirements of category. I have classified these broadly in three different categories into the

(A)Super 5 star deluxe resorts and hotels in Goa,

(B) The premium five star deluxe resorts in Goa and

(C) The classic 5 star resorts and hotels in Goa.

In this post I am dwelling mainly on the first category which is the super 5 star deluxe resorts and hotels in Goa and shall dwell on the other two categorize in subsequent posts.

Among the Super 5 star deluxe resorts and hotels in Goa are Goa’s top of the class category of hotels as below

(1) The Intercontinental Lalit resort Goa hotel at Goa’s southern tip of Canacona in South Goa is a large hotel property spread on the luxury of over 85 acres of lush greens and lies in a vantage location where the river meets the sea. It has a beachfront which extends upto a thousand meters( 1 kilometer) and lies in the lap of the Arabian sea. It is designed on the baroque Portuguese styled architecture and is set between huge landscaped gardens which also hosts an international standard Double ‘T’ 9 Hole Golf Course which overlooks the roars of the sea.

The Goa Intercontinental hotel has the choicest amenities and features that you can imagine and need not be listed here. It is divided into 14 “casas”( “casa” means house in Portuguese) which withholds 255 spaciously built and centrally air conditioned rooms with a foyer area, exclusive shower cubicle and attached balcony overlooking the lush landscaped gardens and the Arabian sea. To book the Intercontinental Lalit resort Goa click here.

(2) The Leela , Goa is among our second Super 5 star deluxe resorts and hotels in Goa and the hotel renders a nostalgic memory in the hotel industry of Goa being one of the foremost to have occupied the beach front in the south of Goa. It is sprawled on 75 acres of a leisurely calm beach expanse and boasts of a par 3 golf course for the tee-happy tourists.

It basks in the wide luxury of the Mobor beach and also lines up against the busy fishing village along the river sal on the south offering an insight into how the local village life of Goa still thrives beautifully.

The Leela Goa is equipped with a wide choice of over 185 rooms, suites and villas besides a host of dining options ranging from the Yali lounge bar in the lobby, the Aqua Lounge cum disco, the Riverside Italian specialty restaurant, The Susegado – named after Goan leisure, a seasonal restaurant, the Café, serving Continental, Indian and Asian Cuisine and Jamavar an Indian specialty restaurant

There are plenty of activities defining all the pleasure that you would desire at the Leela Goa. It is also equipped with a state of the art business center which makes it a perfect place for a conference getaway. To book your holidays at the Leela Goa, click here.

(3) The Goa Taj Exotica hotel is our third among the list of super 5 star deluxe resorts and hotels in Goa and is also located in South Goa on the picturesque beach of Benaulim close to the famous Colva beach. It is located at a distance of around 27 kms from Goa’s only airport at Dabolim and around 8 kms from the Margao railway station.

This resort abounds in tranquility and is tropically inspired in its outlook. Its architecture has a grand disposition and its sun drenched atrium is a great sight. With wide corridors shaded with beautiful trees and flower lined patios the Taj simply reinforces the demands of luxury with this spacious hotel property in Goa.

Dining at the Taj has got a Goan nostalgia attached to it with its restaurants bearing typical Portuguese names with the “Miguel Arcanjo” serving Mediterranean, the “Mestre Pascoal” serving authentic Goan cuisine, Li Bai specializing in serving exotic oriental cuisine, The Adega Camoens being the Lounge bar and the Eugenia Coffee Shop severing multi cuisine. There is also the Tea lounge to savour your tea-buds.

The Taj Exotica is aptly divided into the main hotel housing the spacious deluxe and luxury rooms and the two and four bedroom villas as standalone units. To book the taj exotica hotel, Click here

(4) Park Hyatt Goa Resorts and Spa is a stunningly beautiful world class facility abounding on over forty five acres of lush green gardens reveling on the beachfront. Located on the Arossim beach in South Goa, the property is around a 15 minute drive from the Dabolim airport. The Park Hyatt Goa has embraced an ethnic village concept and is equipped with extensive spa facilities with its ambience reflecting a creation of a luxury boutique hotel while coupling some great amenities with the exotic attractions of a resort.

The Park Hyatt has articulately designed spacious rooms bearing a distinct colonial touch. The hotel room is equipped with luxurious bathrooms, sunken bath tubs studded with rain showers and some have high vaulted ceilings while others overlook a hidden garden.

In the middle of the resort property there is a assortment of restaurants offering a wide variety of tasteful delights to tempt every palate.So from the juice bar to the Aquamarine pool bar, you have a wide choice. You have the Praia de Luz which is the Wine bar, the Miranda which has the traditional Goan essence to it, the Sambar which is a unique vegetarian counter, the Masala an Indian specialty restaurant, the Bakery, a Market grill and Da Luigi the Italian specialty restaurant.

To enjoy the hospitality and the joy of the rooms and suites at the Park Hyatt Goa Resorts and Spa, click here

(5) The Alila Diwa Goa Resort is a unique city hotel and resort and among the new entrants in Goa, nested on the beautiful Majorda Beach in South Goa. A stylishly designed resort, it a has a relaxing outlook to its super hospitality and endeavours to constantly create valued customer experiences to cherish, by continuously striving to set new standards in lifestyle.

Alila derives its name form the Sanskrit language which means “surprise” which the hotel believes is a reflection of its property and suitably summarises the reaction of their guests upon arrival and throughout their stay at the Alila Goa

A Holiday at the Alila resorts is a memorable experience of getting closer to local culture for a complete feel of Goa. Whatever may be your personality, the Alila offers you an opportunity to delight yourself in local Goan indulgences while treating you to some enchanting cuisine, pampering your well being with some ancient healing art forms or simply gushing you into the world of adventure sports on the beach fronts. Alila can drive an inspiration in your holidaymaking making it worth the joy of being in Goa.

Located hardly at a distance of 13 kms from the Dabolim airport, Alila promises a soothingly relaxing ambience amidst the serenity of a landscape of lush, green paddy plantations . So if your reason to be in Goa is for a romantic getaway, a family entertainer or a routine holiday, the Alila Diwa’s 106 room splendor and grandeur of 8 family suites offer luxurious space, tranquility and great comfort. If you wish to make your holiday at the Alila Diwa resort Goa

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Blackberry 8830

The BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone is the stylish way to get things done. It’s the first CDMA BlackBerry smartphone capable of roaming globally on GSM®/GPRS networks. So you can travel the world with full mobile voice and data coverage, without having to change smartphones, phone numbers or email addresses.

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition gives you phone, email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging. And then it goes a step further, providing GPS, a media player for your video clips and music, and expandable memory to ensure you’ve got the room you need for your media files.

After being loyal to Verizon for fifteen years, I am tired of the over charging, ridiculous pricing, and now $1.95 per line - per month for detailed billing. **** up a rope Verizon! I have determined that Sprint's coverage is just as good, pricing is a million times better, and as for all you complaining about tech support and customer service......it is the same everywhere. Terrible service and support is the industry standard with just about every type of product now.

I was really torn between the Treo 755P and the new Blackberry 8830. My sales associate at the Sprint store highly recommended the Blackberry. Note; he has never used a Palm and I have never owned a Blackberry. I truly think it is narrowed down to what you are used to. I can only imagine if I was a long time Blackberry user, I would rate this phone a 10+++. The graphics are awesome and I can customize my contact synchronization with Outlook (filter only to synch business and leave the personal contacts on my device). I was unable to do this with the Treo 650, and I did utilize both Verizon’s and Palm's tech support. I believe I can do this now with the Palm with, of course, a purchase of software. I love the fact that I can dial through my Bluetooth headset without ever pulling the phone out of the pouch on the Blackberry. One touch of the headset, and I hear, "say a command" through the headset. Did I mention I love this feature?

The graphics rock on this device. I feel like I am at home watching my plasma when I look at this screen. I also enjoy the option of full MP3 for a ringer.

As a prior Palm user, I will say the Palm software is FAR superior to the Blackberry. I can complete twice as many tasks in half the time with the Palm. Whether I am purging a call log, editing a contact, setting an appointment, or customizing the phone, the Blackberry takes triple the amount of steps necessary to complete the task.

I also do not like the fact that I have to remove the battery cover to access the MiniSD card, and the battery life is terrible, even though I was promised it is strong.

I am likely to return the Blackberry and exchange for the Treo 755P. I think the setup is a bit more challenging on the Treo (in all fairness I dig deep and utilize every possible function), however; once setup is complete the phone is very versatile and user friendly. My time is valuable and even considering that I would acclimate to the Blackberry OS, I can accomplish twice as much in half the time with the Treo. Too bad, I really like the look and feel of the Blackberry much better.

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Anushka Sharma denies dating Ranveer Singh

Ever since they starred together in Yash Chopra’s ‘Band Baaja Baaraat,’ Bollywood’s girl-next-door Anushka Sharma and her rumored love interest Ranveer Singh have been inseparable. Anushka Sharma shares a very volatile relationship with her ‘Band Baaja Baraat’ co-star Ranveer Singh.

Though the two have always tried to dodge relationship rumors on camera, their public displays of affection, especially the one where the duo was spotted kissing on an actor’s birthday bash, have a different story to tell.

On Simi Garewal’s talk show, ‘India’s Most Desirable’, Anushka denied dating Ranveer Singh. speaks about her affair with Ranveer saying "I like him, he's attractive but we two are very different people. We have a very volatile relationship, we can actually kill each other and I am serious. I can bite his head off, he can take mine off," reveals the actress on Simi Selects India's Most Desirables.

"So for me, if I need to be with another man, he needs to calm me down otherwise it would not be a good relationship.. I'm serious," says the actress.

The couple never divulged the truth of their relationship in public. They claim to be good friends only.

The show that airs on Star World every Sunday at 9 pm has till date seen eligible and desirable celebrity bachelors like Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Abhay Deol and Siddharth Mallaya.

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Minissha Lamba lashes out at Sagar Ballary

Minissha Lamba blasts her 'Bheja Fry 2' director for badmouthing her. The actress is extremely upset with Sagar Ballary, director of both her films Bheja Fry 2 and the forthcoming Hum Tum Shabana for badmouthing her.

Shocked and hurt Minissha says Ballary is stooping this low just for publicity. "I used to consider Mr Ballary a friend. But if he is trying to get publicity by maligning my name, then he's hardly a friend."

The director, who apparently was at loggerheads with Bheja Fry 2 producer Mukul Deora during the making of the film, has accused the actress of shooting a promotional video for the same 'behind his back'.

Minissha retaliates, "The producer asked me to do the video, so naturally I did it. Why should Mr Ballary have a problem with that? I'm caught in the crossfire between Mr Ballary and the producer of Bheja Fry 2.

Since he can't hurt the producer, he has chosen to make me the scapegoat."

She is also disappointed with his comments about editing her role in the Hum Tum Shabana. "I play the title role in the film. So how can he threaten to chop off my role?"

Saddened by the souring of the friendship, she says, "It takes years to build a friendship, but just a few careless remarks to ruin it. As a director, he should have been more responsible with his words.

I can understand him wanting publicity for his film. But why at my cost? I did Bheja Fry 2 although I had a small role just for Sagar Ballary. And this is what he does!"

The actress had not bothered to confront Ballary after his statements. "What is there to ask him? I've spoken to the producer and he's also upset about Mr Ballary's outburst."

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Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011

Bank of Baroda (Bob) announced declared PO and Clerk written test result 2011 in the end of the month. Bank of Baroda PO and Clerk recruitment written result 2011 will be published on the official website that is given below.

Hi Friends here is latest information related with Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011. Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011 will be announced. Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011 can easily be downloaded from following links. It is very easy to see Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011. Yes guys Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011 announced soon. You can see your Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011 here. Just feed your roll no. here and get your Bank of Baroda Recruitment 2011. Best Of Luck Friends !!!

Bank of Baroda PO written test held on 13 March,2011. BoB clerk written test held on 17 April,2011.A large number of candidates appeared in this examination. For this recruitment, the number of vacancies in the 1500. This examination has organized at different centers in India.

The Official website of Bank of Baroda made an announcement that final result for Probationary Officer 2011 and written test result of Clerical Staff 2011 will be displayed on the website within 2 to 3 weeks from 6th July, 2011.

Then you will be able to check, Bank of Baroda PO Final results 2011 for 1200 positions instead of 900. Bank of Baroda Clerk result 2011 for the written test can be checked for 2000 vacancies instead of 1500.

www.bankofbaroda.com

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Top Speak Asia officials arrested | Speak asia Latest News

Following the arrest of the chief operating officer of Speak Asia, a Singapore-based firm that offers handsome rewards to registered members who participate in online surveys for clients, three other officials of the company were also arrested Friday, police said.

Finance manager Ravi Khanna along with Rajiv Malhotra and the third official, identified only as Rais, were nabbed by the economic offences wing of Mumbai police and brought to Mumbai from different parts of the country, Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy told reporters here.

Speak Asia News updates, Speak Asia Online Fraud, Star News – Zee Business Video – There are many speak asia followers are looking for speak asia news updates , many people want to know that speak asia is fraud or not and many of us want to watch the speak asia fraud video report by Star News and many of us want to watch Zee Business good report video that against Star Plus.

We are Speak Asia – the largest integrated online survey group in the Asian Sub continent. Dynamically driven by the genius , Speak Asia is our group’s first inroad into the Online Market Research space backed by a well-planned and strategic presence in Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam and Singapore. Over the years, we envision to be the key player of this fast growing USD 750 million market in Asia. We aspire to cross the benchmark of USD 115 million by 2010-2011. And we believe that the day isn’t too far.

Speak Asia is now became an epic topic for everyone specialy for Speak Asians because they are eager to know about Speak Asia and they want to work as Speak Asian again and they are desperately waiting for the Speak Asia online survay company. I am just writing this post for those Speak Asians and i will update it regularly when i will get some official news from Speak Asia.

After the shocking report against Speak Asia the biggest news channel Star news is just silent now and saying nothing against Speak Asia because Zee Business is on fire now , Zee Business is doing nothing they are reporting the other face of the story , some people say that Star news is true and some say Zee Business, well i wont say anything about truth and false i will just update news about Speak Asia you can read Speak Asia news updates below

Earlier, the firm's chief operating officer Tarak Bajpai was nabbed from Indore and questioned for investigation into a possible multi-crore rupee fraud.

“We suspected the amount to be Rs.1,320 crore,” Roy added.

The move comes two days after the Criminal Investigation Department froze the company's bank accounts in India.

Roy said the company started operations in April last year and introduced a scheme in which the customers had to first become members by paying a fee of Rs.11,000.

“These members, known as panellists of the company, had to subsequently subscribe to an e-magazine. Every week, the panellists would have to conduct two surveys of the company’s clients for which they would be paid Rs.1,000.

“After continuing this procedure for 52 weeks, each panellist would get Rs.52,000 annually. This money would be transferred in a special account of the company provided to every panellist known as e-wallet,” he added.

Roy said the company paid the money for a few months to the panellists in order to gain their confidence.

“Later, the company stopped paying the money to the panellists, keeping the e-wallet of the panellist as empty as before,” he said.

The company also handed out survey forms of various well-known multi-nationals and claimed that those multi-nationals have registered with Speak Asia for the specific survey. “The companies have denied the same,” Roy said.

Headquartered in Singapore, Speak Asia is yet to be registered as a company in India, officials said. But it had operations only in India and no other Asian countries. The company had 137 franchises in Maharashtra, four of which are in Mumbai.

The company’s chief executive officer (CEO) is a Singapore-national Harendar Kaur. The India CEO Manoj Kumar is currently untraced and on tne run.

Bajpai, who handles the India operation for the company, however, told reporters that it was just a “small” probe that he was asked to respond to, and sought to tell Speak Asia members, who number some two million, that the operations were not above law.

Asked for the specific cause of the arrest, Bajpai sought to dodge the question, saying he was only going to respond to certain questions that may be raised by the probe officials and that he was not being arrested.

Earlier this month, the ministry of corporate affairs had also ordered an investigation by the Registrar of Companies into issues such as the firm's management structure, as also the reason why it was not registered in the country.

Once a member joins up and pays a fee of Rs.11,000, Speak Asia allows him to respond to market research which clients want conducted. Members also earn reward points, that can be encashed, for giving opinions on product and other promotional strategies.

In its website, the company says: "The company and its business are legal." The company dispatches money from Singapore by way of bank transfer, without the members having to even visit their banks, it says.

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Salman-Katrina joined in College for 'Ek Tha Tiger'

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif back to college days. Ek Tha Tiger directed by Kabir Khan will see Salman and Katrina sharing the screen together. Both of them will be appearing as college going students.

Director Kabir Khan wanted to shoot some scenes at a college campus in Europe and didn’t want the usual Oxford or Cambridge campus. Kabir decided on the celebrated Trinity College as he had been to Ireland to shoot a documentary on the Irish Republican Army strife in Belfast many years ago and had visited the Trinity College campus back then.

Trinity College is one of Ireland’s principal third-level institutions and has been ranked highest in Ireland in international surveys.

Kabir was more than pleased when the prestigious Trinity College, Dublin granted him the permission to shoot his film Ek Tha Tiger within their premises. Trinity College is not a star struck educational institution and have put forth certain conditions. They have insisted that Salman and Katrina enroll themselves as students of the college for at least one or two classes and spend some time in an orientation exercise so that they feel a sense of belonging. The enrolling will be temporary.

Kabir has also personally guaranteed that the crew would be absolutely unobtrusive, and that the unit would be kept to a bare minimum.

Ek Tha Tiger will be shot in different countries, including Ireland and Istanbul and the stunt directors of The Bourne Identity have been roped in to do Salman’s action sequences.

They leave for Dublin on August 10.

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Meet Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Hina Rabbani Khar : Pictures

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (3rd R, rear), Afghan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L, rear) and former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani (L, rear), who heads Karzai's High Council for Peace, attend an agreement signing ceremony by Afghan Foreign Minister Zalami Rassoul (L) and Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar (R) at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on June 11, 2011.

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Rakhi Sawant to host chat show on Imagine TV

Mumbai, July 27 (Calcutta Tube / IBNS) Item girl Rakhi Sawant will host a chat show ‘Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaaniyaan’ on Imagine TV. The show,produced by UTV, is a showcase of strange stories that highlight the wacky lives and strange beliefs that exist in India.

“The show will bring together the funniest stories from across the country; stories that will leave you holding your tummy in laughter and your head in disbelief!” said a channel spokesperson.

“Ever heard of a man who has not taken bath for 37 years, or two families who combat each other and use ghosts as their weapons, or a woman who prefers to stay perched on a cell phone tower for days, to avoid getting married to a man her parents chose!” said the spokesperson.

As the host of the show, Rakhi will bring these stories to the viewers in her trademark, over-the-top style.“I am elated to be back at doing what I do best – Entertain! My audience loves me and so do I. This time around I will be host of the baap of all shows, where you will witness some of the most bizarre incidents that are sure leaved you shell-shocked and rolling on the floor in splits of laughter. All I can say is ‘It Happens only in India’,” said Rakhi.

Rakhi Sawant is hosting a new show, ‘Ghajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahini’ and she has laid an exorbitant demand to the producer. She has demanded heavy accessories and costly wardrobe. Rakhi has also demanded C-string panties in three colors, red, green and purple which are very popular in Hollywood but rarely available in India. Rakhi has also threatened the channel to walk out of the show if her requirements are not fulfilled.

A source from the production house told, "Rakhi, who's hosting the show, put forth her demands in terms of clothes and accessories. The cost of her wardrobe is around Rs 70 lakh, way beyond what we had expected it to be. We are still negotiating. As if all this wasn't enough, Rakhi recently read a lot about C-string and wants them to be included in her clothes. While her clothes aren't a problem, getting a C-string is difficult. It's not available in the Indian markets yet, but she has issued us an ultimatum and will refuse to shoot unless she gets them."

Speaking on the launch of the show, Mr. Santosh Nair, CEO, TV Content – UTV said, “Rakhi is definitely the ideal choice for the host, someone who will bring in an element of humour and entertainment, in her own unique style!”

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