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rustic and sophisticated. There's also a free library, free breakfast and afternoon tea and
two quality restaurants, one of which is Palolem's only tapas bar.
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Patnem
Long-stayers will love Patnem's choice of village homes and apartments available for
rent. A very basic house can cost ?10,000 per month, while a fully equipped apartment
can run up to ?40,000.
Micky Huts & Rooms
( 9850484884;
www.mickyhuts.com
; Patnem Beach; huts ?300, r & huts with bathroom ?1500-3000)
If you
don't mind huts so basic they don't even have electricity, you can sleep cheap here. Fear
not: there are also better (pricier) huts with attached bathroom and power, along with the
cruisy bar and restaurant, all set in a thick bamboo and coconut grove at the northern end
of Patnem Beach.
BEACH HUT
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COTTAGE
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Papaya's
( 9923079447;
www.papayasgoa.com
;
huts ?2500-3500; )
Lovely huts head back into the palm
grove from Papaya's popular restaurant. Each is lovingly built, with lots of wood, four-
poster beds and floating muslin, as well as a porch, and the staff are incredibly keen to
please.
Sea View Resort
( 2643110;
www.seaviewpatnem.com
; cottage ?500, d ?1000-2000, with AC ?3000; )
For year-round
accommodation about 100m back from the beach, Sea View is a decent choice with basic
cottages, clean rooms - many with balconies, some with kitchens - and a garden setting.
HOTEL
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Eating
With limited beach space, restaurant shacks are mercifully banned from the sand at
Palolem and Patnem, but there are plenty of beach-facing restaurants on the periphery, all
offering all-day dining and fresh seafood. Palolem also has some interesting dining
choices back along the main road to the beach.
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