The Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Goa pulls out all the stops to create a larger-than-life experience. Aarti Kapur Singh gives you seven reasons to visit.
Celeb-life excitement, pampering and pizzazz are just some of the promises from this hotel brand. Built on a 10-acre piece of land, the big and baroque Planet Hollywood Beach Resort Goa has 115 rooms, with 15 luxury tents launching soon, and each has its unique slice of Hollywood memorabilia, besides the usual luxuriously appointed facilities of soft mood lighting, a sleek sound bar and personal music player dock, a massage chair in the sitout...Outside, teepees and cupids and purple-lit palm trees march dramatically around the pool and water features. Ganesha and Buddha repose in stone, but the real goddess they worship in these parts is Glamour. Exemplary service caters to business as well as leisure travellers—apparently they aim for the red carpet treatment to make you feel like a star—with quiet efficiency.I was left seven-star impressed by...
Hollywood In Your Room
This is heaven for every cinephile. Not just the lobby area, which has a smattering of movie-star signatures and handprints, but every one of their rooms and suites features movie memorabilia. The stylish layout is very American. Each block reflects a genre of movies from Hollywood or indeed Bollywood. Original and adapted cinematic artwork from each genre makes each room unique. The colourful, contemporary accommodations will make you feel like a part of the hip set. Time it right, and you might even find yourself holidaying with the stars—in the flesh.
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