Mela By HALF

Great experience at Mela by Half. Host and caretaker both are fantastic and easy to approach. Highly recommended. Rooms and bathrooms are all very neat and tidy. The location is quite accessible and has space for parking too!

Great experience overall. Rooms are clean and spacious. Washrooms are big. The small pool is also pretty good.

Thank you, Charles, for your gracious hospitality. Everything was perfect. Every moment of the stay was warm, comfortable, and genuinely homely.”

We stayed at MELA BY HALF Home, Calangute, after booking the entire property through Airbnb, and unfortunately the experience was very disappointing. The very first feeling on reaching the property was that we were cheated. On arrival, we discovered that the host sells individual rooms directly at around ₹3,000 per night in peek season. This means the same 6-room property costs roughly ₹18,000 per night on direct booking in December, and in other seasons rooms are reportedly sold for as low as ₹2,000 per night. However, we were charged almost ₹41,000 per night via Airbnb, which is completely unjustified for what this place actually offers. Coming to the property itself — it is nothing more than an overhyped low-budget accommodation. The pool is extremely small, more like a pond than a swimming pool. Rooms are very small, beds are not even queen-sized hard for a couple to sleep. Cleanliness a challenge, ants all around even in bathrooms. Bathrooms are basic and below expectations. The wardrobe is hardly usable, about the size of a refrigerator. The kitchen is just for namesake — only a refrigerator, microwave and induction with very low-quality utensils. There is no lift, despite it being a 4-floor building, which is inconvenient, especially for families. The property is around a 1 km walk from the beach, located inside a narrow lane. Outside ambience and surroundings are very low grade. No noise atleast but nothing impressive at all. Overall, this place may be okay for backpackers or people just looking for a very low-budget stay, but it is absolutely not recommended for a decent family vacation, especially at the prices being charged on Airbnb. What it looks in pictures is very fancy but on ground its totally opposite. Very poor value for money and misleading pricing. Care taker Narander is nice person that only USP here. Would not recommend if you are looking for a decent place for a family vacations. If you are a backpacker and just need a room in low budget only to sleep for sometime and then remain away all the time then its ok to take it in 2K per night max...

“Had an amazing time at this villa in Goa. The rooms were clean, the pool was lovely, and the staff was very helpful. Great place to chill with friends!”

Very nice place. Owner is quite friendly. Prime location. Good staff