Located 20 minutes from Goa Dabolim International Airport, Alila Diwa Goa is a five-star lifestyle resort that has minimised its environmental impact by using primarily local materials and working with the landscape to preserve indigenous ecosystems. The aesthetic scheme provided by the resort reflects these efforts by blending it effortlessly and gracefully into its natural setting. Use of the region’s eco- friendly brick red laterite stone can be seen throughout the hotel.
Nature plays an integral part of its architecture, with large courtyards and majestic old trees encircling the property. The trees strategically integrate into the spatial design, with the spaces woven around the large trees in a symbiotic relationship. The beautiful landscape merges seamlessly with the existing plants and maintains the existing vegetation. The lively greenery adds an appealing look to the soothing surroundings.
The award-winning home-style coastal restaurant ‘The Spice Studio’, which is an award-winning home-style coastal restaurant was undertaken as a restoration project for heritage conservation. The interiors of the restaurant are embellished with vintage and pre-loved furniture that have been restored to preserve authenticity. The decor is inspired by the antiquity of Goan homes.
Contemporary fusion
The resort boasts one of the most beautiful infinity pools that overlooks the lush green paddy fields. It offers 153 elegantly designed rooms and suites, multiple dining venues, club & teen zone, a mini theatre, spa and a fitness centre. A combination of contemporary Goan architecture with the mojo of cultural richness.
Vaishali Bali, PR and marketing manager, Alila Diwa Goa, shares, “The sourcing is done through different vendors because as part of sustainability initiative we try to work a lot with the local farmers and source directly from them as much as possible.”
There are different kinds of activities the resort provides to its guests under the tagline of Alila Experiences. “We have an activity called Alila Masterclass where our guests can directly interact with our chefs, can step into the kitchen and can learn how to cook a Goan dish. We also offer options to our guests to choose what they like to learn in a restaurant. We also have a similar Masterclass for the kids, where we organise activities for the kids where they can interact with the chefs and learn how to make pizza and several other things.”
Alila Diwa partners with several experience providers and one of them is BLive, which organises e-bike village tours for guests to explore the village and interact with the natives.
Alila Diwa Goa not only focuses on crafting rare and intimate experiences for its guests but also takes certain steps by being responsible to the planet and tourism. “We are now proud to be the first hotel in Goa to install an automated water bottling plant at the property in partnership with the ‘WaterCube.’ This being a ‘Zero Mile Water’ program will help us to eradicate over 350,000 single-use plastic bottles annually, reduce over 50 tons of carbon emissions and deliver fresh alkaline water to our guests in sterilised and sealed glass bottles,” informs Vaishali.
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