Namyo Guesthouse/Hostel

One word for the experience Horrific. I wouldn't give a single star. We had booked the Namyo Guesthouse economy standard room for 8 days. Day 1, 12:30 PM We arrived at the guesthouse. Out of two rooms to select from - we selected the ground floor room for ease of access. After checking in we noticed it had 4-5 lizards. Their solution was spraying insect repellent and WAIT for an hour before moving in! We asked for another room, to provide the other AVAILABLE room, we were made to wait for nearly 2 hours. And such unprofessional hospitality was justified by their manager because we had booked their "lowest budget room". He had the arrogance to shamelessly remind his guests of how they had booked the "lowest budget room" 2-3 times in the conversation. While Namyo Guesthouse offers these low budget rooms themselves to earn from. The second room (as seen in images) provided was as shaby and dirty as the first one. Day 2, 1:00 AM We returned late night and went off to sleep. There were bed bugs which bit us all night. At night the reception didn't respond. Even Goibibo customer care called them on our behalf. The staff however responded in the morning at 10:30 with a promise to fix it in a hour only to come an hour later and ask us to wait till evening. In the staff's very own words "check in and check out of the other guests are more important than this" We were asked to wait till the evening and promised that the issue will be handled by the time we returned. We handed the keys over to the "handler" of the hostel property "Chris", ON INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE NAMYO STAFF. And we were NOT surprised when we found on our return that they didn't even bother to enter the room the whole day. Upon our demand to repay our money on a conference call with a Goibibo representative, the manager refused saying the keys of the room were not left at the reception, refuting claims that their staff had asked us to leave the key with the hostel "handler". Fake Claims Also they claim dustbins and electronic safe lockers for the room, which is not true. They didn't even provide 2 empty glasses for drinking water. For mid Feb weather of Goa, our bedsheets were woolen (as seen in pics) We had made up our mind to leave the room even if it meant loss of our money. But kudos to Goibibo team to handle this sensitively and professionally as they ensure we get refund of the remaining days.

We had a nice stay at the Namyo. Since it's a hostel, toiletries, towels and room service weren't a part of the economy double room. The room itself was pretty old and not very well maintained. However, the bed was soft and it was comfortable to sleep in the room. The biggest plus of Namyo is its location and very friendly staff. The hostel is located at a walking distance from the Arambol beach and also has a nice sea-facing restaurant, pool and garden. There is plenty of parking space available too. The hostel rooms are only recommended for budget travellers and backpackers. If you seek more luxury and comfort, Namyo also has AC rooms available. This is a place for musicians, artists and backpackers who want to chill out by the sea and have a good time.

This is a Hostel more or less like a lodge with good room, bed and attached bathroom. They have both A/c and non a/c rooms. The staffs are good and customer focused. They offer you a small common kitchen for all guests if you want to cook yourself with your groceries. Basic utensils are provided. A nominal amount is charged if u want to use their common kitchen. The vibes at this property is very different and point of attraction. This hostel is at the right place of Arambol beach. You can walk to the beach from this property in bikinis (if you are comfortable) as the beach is a stone throw away distance.

Best place stay in entire Arambol. This is not only my opinion. Each shop owner in the area, every other resort/hotel owner/employees vote this hotel to be stand out from the rest on the entire Arambol beach. This place will make your goa trip memorable, staff is extremely friendly, fast & obedient. They truly run the show based on.... "Atithi Devo Bhavaah"