SPOT ON 13960 Om Ganesh Guest House

We booked this hotel through another party - NOT Tripadvisor - but I want to alert fellow travelers all the same. I think this is the contemporary evolution of the famous “that hotel burned down but my brother’s hotel is great” scam that now uses the internet instead of taxi/auto drivers.||||My husband booked a room at Om Ganesh in Goa for a few days. The internet reviews for Om Ganesh were pretty good and the price - for what we were getting (this is important) - was acceptable in my experience. He booked a 1) large 2) AC 3) room overlooking the beach. According to our reservation there is absolutely no ambiguity in what we had booked.||||We approached the beach and our very nice taxi driver leaned out the window to confirm we were heading in the direction of Om Ganesh. “Which one?” The guy on the street asked, and my heart sank because I knew what that meant. We pulled up our reservation and said “the one on the beach.” The guy nodded and directed us to the Om Ganesh on the beach where we had booked a big room with AC. ||||Upon arriving, the caretaker looked at the pictures in our reservation and confirmed these were pictures of this Om Ganesh. But, lo and behold, he had no rooms with AC. We looked up and pointed to the sign that said “AC Rooms” and he explained to us, as if we were stupid, that that was the OTHER Om Ganesh in the market. This Om Ganesh doesn’t have AC. We opened our reservation again and showed him where it said “AC room.” He explained to us, again as if we were stupid, that our room must be in the other Om Ganesh that has AC rooms. ||||As we investigated, we found that all three of the Om Ganesh’s are owned by the same family. Their online listing combines the best features of all three buildings into one reservation and charges a price as if such a room exists. It does not. ||||Perhaps, by booking through tripadvisor, you will have a better experience but I encourage caution and highly, highly, recommend travelers stay alert to this new trick. Thanks!

6 years ago

The manager had organised a taxi to come and collect us from the train station in pernem, which was great. When we arrived and checked in the room was ok. We paid 900 rupees/night and Don't get me wrong, if you were intending to stay long term in arambol and you were to cook your own meals, this place would be great for that. A five minute walk to the beach, which is lovely.

9 years ago

I loved my stay at the Om Ganesh Guest House. It's located towards the cliff side of the Arambol beach. The staff were hard to locate but they did check up on you once in a while. I saw a lot of solo travellers put up here, women and men alike. It was safe, clean and decent. There is a general store close by for all your needs and a small namesake food joint which serves the most delectable food! I had one meal at this place and then went back for every single one of them there! ||P.S. If you are staying long term, you could negotiate for the price!

9 years ago

When i entered the room, the toilet, the floor, the bed sheet... everything was dirty, and when i said it to him, he just said he durante believe in me as it was cleaned. Anyway they cleaned the room. It says there's a kettle and a fridge in the rooms but there was no kettle and the fridge wasn't working. In addition, he forced me to leave the room at 11 am, although check out time was 12.|There is a lot of better accommodation in Arambol that you can get for a better price

9 years ago

In this place, the staff were actually helpful. Asked how I was going (I wasn't well). Called around for taxis, attempting to get the best rate for me. There was hot water, the room was clean. I was very happy with the stay.

7 years ago

For money I paid it was not bad. The view from the window is wonderful. The sunset every evening is breathtaking. No hot water, only warm. WiFi isn't always good

5 years ago

Not a luxury place to stay, you don't get AC or heater or TV , just a bed with an amazing Sea view..ideal place for hide out, no restrictions, the route is bit confusing, if you are looking for a room just to get fresh and enjoy the amazing view it's the right place, the price is bit low and the service is poor, you don't even get a bottle of water from the room, food and drinks available very nearby.

6 years ago

Decent enough accommodation for the price, patchy wifi and no mobile signal (Airtel), nice and quiet after 9pm. Good location for the lake and town beaches.

5 years ago