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Taj Fort Aguada Resort & Spa
Goa, India · Taj Hotels · Grand Luxury
Built on the ramparts of Fort Aguada, a Portuguese coastal fortress raised in 1612 above Sinquerim beach, this Taj resort opened in 1974 as India's first luxury beach resort and for years was Goa's sole first-class hotel. It hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1983 and marked its fiftieth anniversary in 2024. Portuguese engineers raised the fort between 1609 and 1612 to guard a freshwater spring and watch for the Dutch, with a lighthouse on the headland that still marks the point.
- 131 rooms
- Opened 1974
- Neighborhood: Sinquerim
- Rooms from 312 sq ft (29 m²)
About Taj Fort Aguada Resort & Spa
- Portuguese engineers raised Fort Aguada between 1609 and 1612 above Sinquerim to guard a freshwater spring and watch for the Dutch, with a lighthouse on the headland.
- Taj opened on those laterite ramparts in 1974 as India's first luxury beach hotel, for years Goa's only first-class house.
- The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting used the resort in 1983; it marked fifty years in 2024.
- Entry-level rooms start at 312 sq ft (29 m²).
History
The Portuguese raised Fort Aguada above Sinquerim between 1609 and 1612 to guard a freshwater spring (aguada) and watch for the Dutch, with a lighthouse on the headland. The laterite ramparts still command the Arabian Sea at the mouth of the Mandovi.
Taj opened the Fort Aguada Beach Resort in 1974 on those ramparts as India's first luxury beach hotel, for years Goa's only first-class house, and a reason the state entered the long-haul map. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting used it in 1983. The resort marked fifty years in 2024.
Grounds of several dozen acres braid lawns through four-hundred-year-old walls. The hotel is now Taj Fort Aguada Resort & Spa in the Indian Hotels Company portfolio, a beach palace that never pretended the fort was a backdrop: the fort is the building.
Restaurants and bars
- Martini Bar — Bar
- SFX — Restaurant
- Morisco — Restaurant · Seafood
- Kokum Kitchen — Restaurant · Continental, oriental, Goan and North Indian
- Papermoon — Restaurant · Italian
Experiences
- Jiva Spa and yoga therapy — Award-winning Jiva Spa with a range of facilities, where yoga therapists guide guests towards wellness.
- Sunset rituals — Epicurean dining by the sea or traditional sunset rituals.
- Swimming pool — A large swimming pool for guests.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
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