Surya Kiran Heritage Hotel offers the finest hospitality offerings in a beautiful villa, with an ambience that spells old world charm, in Panaji’s quiet locale
Surya Kiran Heritage Hotel set in Campal, Panaji, is a perfect mix of old world charm with modern amenities. Pritam and Sai Bijlani run this 100-year-old villa converted into a heritage hotel.
It was Pritam who thought of converting the house to a heritage hotel so that more people could enjoy the lovely property. The renovations took over a year and Surya Kiran Heritage Hotel was inaugurated in March 2018. Maintaining the age-old architecture while offering the best of modern conveniences, Pritam believes in paying personal attention to each of his guests. The staff to guest ratio is 1:2, and the property houses five rooms, which ensures that each guest is attended to personally.
Surya Kiran takes its inspiration from the fascinating cultural melting pot that Goa is, with hints of Portuguese undertones adding character to this luxury hotel, which also offers an array of sports and leisure activities.
A small reception area leads to the in house dining area for guests, which also has a well stocked bar. The courtyard area, which is the main attraction of the property, has an artificial pond with tropical fish lending a bright splash of colour in the serene settings. A chikoo tree surrounded by small sculptures and figurines add a beautiful charm to the place.
The hotel boasts of five unique themed rooms each with a Portuguese name of the colour it is painted in. These 5 rooms fall under three categories, that is, standard, superior and suite.
The standard rooms are named Azul and Amarelo, of which the Azul is painted in calming shade of blue, which ensures of a tranquilising effect on guests, while the Amarelo is mild yellow in colour that reflects, happy and warm vibes. Both these rooms are identical with high ceilings, and each having their own private galleries, which open up to view of the garden. The rooms are equipped with a mini bar, an electric kettle, the centre of attention being the antique furniture and paintings adorning these rooms. The washrooms are done up in teakwood, again with all modern amenities available to guests.
The superior rooms are bigger than the standard rooms and are named Pessego, which is done up in shades of peach, loaded with a touch of sophistication in every corner, while the brown room, called Marrom, comes in a beautiful shade of brown which lends an earthy richness to the room. These rooms have inbuilt walk in closets which have safety lockers and irons.
The suite room, called Verde is a green room, which connects one with nature ensuring a guest inner peace, composure and harmony. This room is much bigger in size with a four-poster bed and the bathroom has a Jacuzzi and lovely French windows overlooking the property.
Hotel Surya Kiran has in-house activities with a TV room, indoor games, a well-stocked library for guests to use as well as cycles available for those guests who would like to go on a bicycle ride.
To encourage art and budding artists to display their art they have created an extensive art gallery within the property. This space is available for artists to display and sell their art. As part of their dining services, they have the Heritage Bistro, a restaurant and bar, where one can dine on light snacks, sandwiches, seafood, continental mocktails and cocktails. Simplicity, elegance of design, with comfortable furnishings and light music playing in the background, makes the café a unique and charming place for guests to unwind and spend their day lazing with a book or having a chat with friends.
The Madeira Bar is a wood crafted bar and is a perfect spot to enjoy local and international drinks, which will boost one’s holiday spirit.
It has been four years that Surya Kiran has been rated as number one on various travel websites, across categories of hotels. Pritam’s vision for Surya Kiran is to be a chain of boutique hotels, with one in Porvorim and Miramar, and with plans to add one every six months. A few projects are in the pipeline, that were delayed due to the pandemic, one being in Ribandar, and on the verge of completion and one in Altinho, which will take another 6 months to be fitted. If you are looking to spend a relaxed vacation in Goa, this is your go-to hotel in the heart of Campal, surrounded by peace and tranquility, along with the best that Goa has to offer.
