Ashiyana is a tropical retreat centre located on the beautiful and unspoiled Mandrem Beach and the enchanting Mandrem river in the very north of Goa. We warmly invite you to come and visit us between 1st October and 30th April. You can stay with us on one of our retreats, yoga holidays, yoga teacher trainings, massage trainings. Alternatively join us for yoga classes and workshops at the drop-in centre if you are staying in the area. You may also wish to enquire about our luxury accommodation.
Shahi (pronounced 'Sha-he'), situated on the first floor of the villa, is our most spacious and luxurious suite, which offers a vast living room including a separate bed area. Equipped with beautiful Rajasthani furniture and earthy Indian fabrics, the room simply creates a royal environment. A writing desk and a large wardrobe make the suite more “homey”. Two enormous double window doors lead to the huge balcony with day beds and an astonishing view of Mandrem River. The bathroom offers a shower and circular bathtub as well as lots of space for your personal belongings.
Set next to a shady courtyard on the second floor, Jodhpur is a bright blue and spacious suite with double bed and a large, round day bed. It has a charming balcony to sit and relax on, overlooking the river and palm trees. It comes with a beautiful zen stone bathroom with shower and circular tub. Traditional furniture includes a desk overlooking the palm grove, a spacious wardrobe and many other lovely antiques.
With a lovely view of the river and garden, the spacious Garden Room has both an inside and outside day bed for relaxing, as well as a spacious double bed. It also comes with a private bathroom and plenty of storage space, and is conveniently next to one of our three yoga shalas.
Jaisalmer is situated on the top floor of Ashiyana Villa. It has 2 separate bedrooms – one with a double bed, its own wardrobe and a small balcony overlooking Mandrem River; the other room is more of a living space with a vast chill-out day bed and high ceiling. Furthermore it comes with a working desk and plenty of storage possibilities.
Tucked away in the corner of the palm grove, and with double French windows opening out onto a private grassy terrace and comfortable day bed, Jaipur is a truly peaceful room. There is space to relax inside or out, with 2 day beds, and an en-suite bathroom. The separate bedroom area is dusky purple with a luxurious boudoir feel.
The Mango Tree-house is perched on stilts 3.5m in the air between coconut palms and sits just beneath two old mango trees. The front balcony looks through the foliage of the mango trees, and the semi-open wooden bathroom at the rear offers stunning views of the river and surrounding trees and countryside. The tree-house comfortably holds two people in blissful, romantic luxury!
Spa View Room is located on the first floor of Ashiyana Villa with its own petit Juliette balcony overlooking the Mandrem River. It has a beautiful double bed, surrounded by spacious windows with a lovely view over Ashiyana’s garden and the natural swimming pool. The Raj Double room is equipped with exclusive Rajasthani furniture and finished up with beautiful Indian fabrics and decoration.
Named after the moon-like shape of its roof, Moon Villa is a beautiful ground floor room with several sky lights in the oval ceiling. The room comes with en-suite bathroom with a big window to allow the natural light in, and incredible acoustics. There is a vast double bed in the middle of the circular room with a small “moon” window above. Right next to it, there is a comfortable daybed to relax on. Moon Villa comes with a spacious wardrobe, enough space to spread your belongings and plenty of windows to lighten up the big room.
Little Dome is a unique room with a high oval shaped ceiling, skylight and characterful dark pink walls. There is an outside porch with single day bed as well as a larger one inside. It is suitable for a couple or perfect for single occupancy.
A two-storey stone "Lake-house" with accommodation comprising of three large double bed areas on each of the two floors. These rooms are very spacious, with two en-suite bathrooms at the rear of each floor, and overlook a lilly pond. Both of these rooms are very comfortable for three to four sharing, or luxurious for two! The Lake House is joined to the Well Tree-house at the upper level by way of a wooden walk-way which offers a galleried-view of the rear of Ashiyana.
Long Cabana is a wooden lodging comprising one large double bed, one single bed and a spacious en-suite bathroom. This is sited close to the Wooden Shala, which can viewed from the balcony, and has a wonderful high ceiling.
The Well Tree-house is sited at the rear of the land, located on the first floor it has a balcony with spectacular views of the hills and fields behind us. It is designed to sleep two sharing or one in secluded luxury, since it has an enormous double bed and a beautiful wooden bathroom.
We have three wooden eco-lodges, situated close to the reception area and wooden shala. The lodges are split into two separate, self-contained rooms, each with en-suite bathrooms, one on each floor. Both rooms comfortably sleep up to two people in a double bed or two twin beds. Each storey has its own spacious balcony with daybed and magnificent views of the palm grove at the front. Our lodges have a distinctly 'Indonesian' feel, with beautiful silk drapes.
Most of our huts are located on the dune which separates Mandrem river from the Arabian Sea. The others are located on the mainland facing the river. There are hut sheltered behind the banks of the dune and others on the dune top. They all come with an en suite bathroom, double bed with possibility of twin bed, fan and mosquito net. Whilst being the economy section of our accommodation, they have recently been lovingly upgraded with simple, yet chic interior-designed finishes.