Silva Heritage Resort Goa - Benaulim

4-star Portuguese heritage mansion in Benaulim with a rooftop pool

Accommodations

Silva Heritage Resort Goa offers 12 rooms inside a 350-year-old colonial mansion, each named after a Portuguese surname and decorated with oyster-shell windows and carved wooden furniture. The Superior Heritage rooms include four-poster poster beds, private balconies, and bathrooms finished with traditional Goan tiles. Guests staying in the mansion wing can walk directly from the veranda into the rear garden and pool area.

Facilities & Wellness

The rooftop swimming pool offers views over the Benaulim farmland and is open year-round with sun loungers and umbrellas. Oriental Senses spa provides stress-release deep tissue massages, steam baths, and full-body treatments performed by therapist Jane, who specializes in neck and back massages. The spa lounge and relaxation area are available for guests before or after treatments, along with spa/wellness packages that include access to the steam bath.

Dining

Mesa Dulcina restaurant serves Indian, local Goan, Portuguese, and barbecue grill cuisines, with a breakfast menu that includes continental, vegetarian, halal, and Asian options. Chef Krishna and chef Balakrishnan prepare daily specials such as mushroom xacuti cooked on a clay stove and authentic peri-peri chicken. The bar offers wine/champagne, cocktails, and a cocktail-making class, while the kitchen can arrange themed dinner nights and live music performances.

Location & Activities

Sernabatim Beach is 3 km from the resort, and Colva Beach is 3 km away, both accessible via the hotel's bicycle loan or a short shuttle service. The hotel offers cooking classes, walking tours, and tour or class about local culture, plus a feni-tasting experience in the on-site Taverna and Cellar that explains traditional Goan and Portuguese distillation. Margao Railway Station is 5 km away, and Dabolim Airport is 26 km from the property.

Family & Entertainment

Family rooms accommodate groups, and the hotel provides a children's menu, kids' meals, and board games/puzzles for younger guests. Evening entertainment includes live music performances, jazz nights, and themed dinner parties held on the lawn or in the Salà (grand hall). Weekly activities such as weekend jazz nights and cocktail-making classes are open to all guests without extra charge.

• Accommodations: 12 rooms in a 350-year-old Portuguese mansion
• Dining: Mesa Dulcina restaurant with Goan, Portuguese & barbecue
• Wellness: Oriental Senses spa with deep-tissue massage & steam bath
• Activities: Cooking classes, feni tasting, cocktail-making class
• Pool: Rooftop swimming pool with farm views

Licence number: HOTS000721