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October 20, 2021
When we arrived at Surya Kiran which is quite centrally located in Panjim near cam-pal we had a pleasant experience checking in. Our room was spacious, warm and was clean (except for the cockroach spotted by my husband. What was unexpected was that the property is under maintenance and there is construction work going on. They have a dugout. Most of the garden and are digging to put in a swimming pool. The remaining plants and their pots looked unkempt and untidy although i did spot the maali (gardener) coming in the morning and snipping off some healthy leaves. About the heritage look: the central hallway has ***y paintings (some showing rajasthan figures) put about with disparate themes, some black and white old goan frame. Photos and rooms have antique looking furniture and paintings of vasco da gama, a tower etc. If that qualifies as heritage then perhaps. There is an activity room with an out of tune guitar, some books a carrom board and tv. Didnt find it too interesting. The shower system is a bit confusing to operate with multiple knobs. Rather modern. Rooms have a sitout. While sitting out for a tea, it started raining and a rat scurried by. I guess i should not have been surprised considering the state of the garden and all the construction work. Breakfast was good. Had watermelon juice and puribhajia. We didnt try anything from their heritage bistro. Bhagwan mahavira garden is just opposite the road. Worth a morning walk.