The highest priority at each of our resorts is the health, safety, and security of our guests and employees.

Updated: Aug 11: 2020

Our commitment to health, safety, and security
In response to the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are continuously monitoring and following the changes in recommendations and guidelines of the local governments and the local health authorities in and outside India, to continue working towards providing the best service possible while safeguarding the safety of our guests and staff team, within the requirements issued by the government and local authorities.

The availability of food, pools (at some of our resorts), and other amenities may be disrupted.

Cleaning Regime Changes
When guests check into our resorts over the next few months, they will notice a number of additions to the resort group's protocols designed to set a higher standard of cleanliness for the resort. Specific areas of focus include:

Surface Areas: In public spaces, each resort has added to additional rigorous cleaning protocols, requiring that surfaces are treated with hospital-grade disinfectants and that this cleaning is done with increased frequency. In guest rooms, all surfaces will be thoroughly cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants. Our resorts will also be placing disinfecting wipes/hand sanitising liquid for guests’ personal use.
Guest Contact: To help alleviate the risk of COVID-19 transmission through person-to-person contact, we will be using signage in shared areas to remind guests to maintain social distancing protocols and will remove or rearrange the furniture to allow more space for distancing. You’ll see a few hand sanitizing stations around each resort – near the entrances, front desks and restaurants, etc.

Food Safety: At each of our resorts, food handlers and supervisors will be trained on safe food preparation and service practices prior to the opening of the resorts. Our resort's food and beverage teams are required to conduct self-inspection and their compliance will be checked by a newly appointed hygiene inspector to ensure that we maintain the highest standards and also adhere to legal requirements and current good practice protocols as they develop.

Our Cancellation Policy
We understand that in these uncertain times and travel plans may get affected. We have introduced greater flexibility into our Terms & Conditions (please click to download a full copy).

Prior we often requested a 100% deposit, we now only request a 50% deposit to secure a reservation.
Up to 30 days prior to check-in we will allow one change of dates (subject to availability) with no penalty.

If you choose to cancel within 30 days of your arrival date and we manage to completely fill your entire dates, we will then offer to hold your full deposit against a later stay this (2020-21), or next season (2021-22).

The deposits paid are non-refundable so that we can survive in business and offer great rates and flexibility.

Please read our full Terms & Conditions. We are human and care about our guests whose happiness and enjoyment are our priority. We will endeavour when possible and reasonable to add further flexibility to our Terms & Conditions.

These are our Terms & Conditions which offer great flexibility so that you can make plans to have an amazing holiday.

Click the link to download a PDF of our Terms & Conditions

Change of Dates

You are allowed one change of dates for the same amount of nights that you originally reserved (or more nights) up to 30 days before the arrival date (subject to availability). 

If you choose to cancel within 30 days of your arrival date and we manage to completely fill your entire dates, we will then offer to hold your full deposit against a later stay this (2020-21), or next season (2021-22), and any future rate increases will apply. In the event that only some of your dates are filled, we will calculate any loss to us and hold any remaining deposit amount against a future stay this or next season.

Cancellation Policy
The deposit is non-refundable because by reserving the room for you we may have to turn away other potential guests. 

Deposits & Payments
To secure a reservation we will request a 50% non-refundable deposit.
No booking can be accepted as finalised without payment of the requested deposit.

No Show
You will not receive a refund of your deposit.  
If you do not turn up and do not advise us of a delay, we will hold your room until check-out time the following morning.

Hotel Policy

Cottage Position
When you reserve, you will be given the type of cottage that you select and not a specific cottage.

Reservation Dates and Requirements
We will email you confirmation of your deposit payment and your reservation details. It is your responsibility to check the confirmation for accurate dates, room types and amounts and advise us of any inaccuracies or omissions.

Pets
I am sorry but we have to say no to pets.

Although we love animals, we have to say no because there are local beach dogs that are territorial and will attack dogs from outside.  We also respect that some guests may have allergies or be uncomfortable staying near animals.

Accessibility or Special Needs
Although our cottages only have a couple of steps, because of the surrounding terrain they can be difficult to access for people with limited mobility. That said, with your permission we are willing and happy to assist under your direction. There is a spectrum of needs, so please feel welcome to discuss with us any assistance or information you may need.

Food & Drink
Breakfast is complimentary at all our resorts.  However, we only have a full restaurant at The Cape Goa and Agonda Cottages - Please see the food section on our website.

Resort Events & Local Festivities
Occasionally we have local Goan dancers or Indian classical music for our guests, we do not allow loud music and try to maintain a peaceful resort. However, we have no control over the noise that may be generated by religious festivals such as Holi and Ganesha. Also on occasion, our neighbours or others in the area may have a celebration which we must tolerate or embrace. 

Force Majeure (greater force)
We are exempt from fulfilling our contractual obligations for causes that could not be anticipated and/or are beyond our control. Such as and may include an act of God, act of Man, act of Parliament, and other impersonal events or occurrences. The before said, we have integrity and will endeavor to provide you with the services mentioned and hopefully exceed your expectations.

In the event that we are forced to cancel a reservation due to unforeseen circumstances (example: a government shutdown or restrictions), we would first offer you accommodation at another of our resorts (if available) and transfer your deposit to the new reservation, or we would offer to hold your deposit against a later stay this or next season.

Nature/Weather
Some circumstances are beyond our reasonable control including, unseasonable/adverse or extreme weather that may have an impact on the resort or its surroundings by way of flooding etc. This may affect the local beach and the ability to swim or enjoy the beach as anticipated at the time of booking.

Resort Information
We regularly update our websites and printed information but, from time to time due to changes in facilities, the environment or updates to the resort and cottages the text and or photographs may not be a current exact representation. We do not inform future guests of updates and upgrades to the cottages, resort or surroundings.

Booking Conditions

Guests are advised to obtain comprehensive insurance
We advise guests to plan and research their holiday and where possible obtain comprehensive insurance to cover any/all travel associated risks, as the resort accepts no liability and will not pay any compensation/refund any money where the performance of its obligations is prevented or affected directly or indirectly by or as a result of force majeure or any circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to, flood, earthquake, extremely adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, other acts of God, acts of terrorism, unforeseen infestation, flight cancellation/schedule alterations, fire or failure of electric power, gas, water, or other utility services, plant machinery, computers, vehicles or any collapse of building structures.

Use of Personal Information (*please see our full “Privacy Policy)
We will not knowingly give your personal information to anybody else (except where required to do so by authorities). We will retain your information and from time to time we may contact you with our promotional and resort related information

Children & Extra Guest Details

Extra Children Policy
We consider children to be between 3-12 years old, and if you have 2 or more children above this age we would recommend that you reserve another cottage and we will try and keep both cottages next to each other.

Children of 2 years old and younger are free if they share their parent's bed.

For each child, there is a nightly charge (this will be applied automatically when you reserve and inform us about your children) and it is assumed that children may share their parent's bed, we can provide only one extra single bed in the cottage as there is limited space. The extra bed is free. If you have more than two children, please let us know and we will make the reservation for you. The extra person charge will apply, but we will only be able to provide one extra bed in total.

Extra Adult Policy
We prefer for there to be only two adults in each cottage as it helps to prevent an overcrowded resort and maintain a peaceful environment. (guests aged 13 years or above are considered adults).

Check-In/Check-Out Policy

Check-In from: 12:00 PM (except at The Cape Goa Check-In from: 1:00 pm)

Check-Out before: 11:00 AM

Our earliest check-in time is 12pm and check-out is before 11am. I am sorry but we have to be fairly strict about times because most guests do not leave until the last possible moment and also want to check-in as soon as possible.

We have prepared this Data Privacy & Privacy Policy to explain why, how, and when we collect data from you so that we can provide personalised services for you, and your rights in respect of this data. If you have additional questions, you can contact us through the email address provided on our website).

This Security & Data Privacy Policy contains general and technical details about the steps we take to respect your privacy concerns.

DATA WE COLLECT
The term “Personal Data” in this policy refers to any information that you might voluntarily give when you are accessing our website or stay at one of our resorts.

We (Vilasaahuta Pvt Ltd) collect your information as necessary in an effort to provide you with the best experience and services that we can.

Personal Information that we collect may include:

• Your contact information (e.g., name, telephone number, email address, postal address);
• Your financial information (e.g. credit card number, security code, expiration date);
• Information related to your travel profile (e.g., accommodation and travel preferences, booking history, special health needs).
• When you contact us or our affiliates, we may keep a record of that communication and any communications and correspondence with you.
• Information about your computer, including where available, your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and security reasons and to collect aggregate information. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.
• The information we collect from third parties includes your contact information and information related to your travel profile.

HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA
We may use your Personal Data in the following ways.

• To administer and process your reservations, which may be made via our website, a mobile application, or our third-party service providers’ website and to confirm your booking. We may send a confirmation of your booking via email or other means and in the case of room reservations, a pre-arrival message summarising your confirmation details and preferences.
• To provide you with hotel-related services, including but not limited to accommodation, food and beverages etc, and to facilitate any special requests or assistance that you have requested.
• To personalise our services and products to you, we use specific information about you, such as your food and beverage preferences and other special requests. We may store your Personal Data in our system to serve you better upon your return.
• Providing marketing materials such as updates, offers, and subscriptions or connected with us via social media platforms. You may also see these offers, promotions and information on social media platforms through which you have connected with us. Please note that this is subject to the terms and conditions of use of the relevant social media platform. It is, however, our intention to only send you communications that you may want to receive. If you request we will remove you from any mailing lists. We will periodically contact you via your preferred channel(s). We typically use third-party email service providers to send emails. Personal Data will not be shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
• For further personalising our marketing to you. We analyse information that we collect about customers to determine what offers are most likely to be of interest to different categories of customers in different circumstances and at different times. You have the right to opt-out of such analysis of your Personal Data at any time.
• To comply with our legal obligations such as auditors and government authorities, and to cooperate with law enforcement agencies, government authorities, regulators and/or the court in connection with proceedings or investigations anywhere in the world where we are compelled to do so.
• To ensure that content from our website is personalised and presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.

HOW WE SHARE THE PERSONAL DATA

• We may disclose your Personal Data when required by relevant law or court order, or as requested by other government or law enforcement authorities to assist with proceedings or investigations. This also applies when we have reason to believe that disclosing the Personal Data is necessary to obtain legal advice, to identify, investigate, protect, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our guests, visitors, associates, rights or properties, or to others, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
• We may share the data to chosen third parties such as service providers to use your Personal Data for the purposes set out in the section “HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA”.

HOW WE STORE THE DATA
We may store your Personal Data in the following ways.

• Locally, we may store your data locally in each hotel’s management software and in the hotel back office’s computers.
• On the internet, we may store your data in our Property Management System providers and securely in the cloud.

COOKIES
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YOUR RIGHTS
Your principal rights are: Right of access, Right to rectification, Right to erasure, Right to restriction of processing, Right to data portability, Right to object.

We do not collect personal information from children/minors below the age of 16.

If your dates are between the resort opening date and 19th December (& inc. 19th) we will request a deposit to confirm a reservation approximately 2 weeks before (or earlier if flights and travel are back to normal) the check-in date or extend the no-deposit period further if we feel that things are still uncertain.

For dates put on hold between 20th December until 31st May (end of season) we will request a 50% deposit to secure approximately 1 month from your check-in date. The no deposit period may be extended if we feel appropriate.

We will email you to request the 50% deposit and you will have 5 days to make the deposit payment and notify us. Please contact us if you anticipate any delay or difficulties in making the payment on time.

Please be aware that we are putting dates on hold for you and that your reservation will only be confirmed upon the payment of the requested deposit, our current reservation Terms & Conditions will then apply. Kindly email us to let us know when you have made the payment and we will then send you a confirmation.