Tarkarli Hotels

Tarkarli the celebrated destination of M.T.D.C in Malvan taluka of the southern Konkan district of Sindhudurg is everything a traveler looks forward to. A beach destination unique in its own rights Tarkarli, Malvan and Devbaug is the only stretch of Konkan beaches where one could experience snorkeling and s.c.u.b.a diving in Maharashtra. M.T.D.C has its resorts in Tarkarli however it is quite insufficient to cater to the sheer volume of visitors to this beautiful beach destination.

Notwithstanding the number of Tarkarli hotels and resorts in Tarkarli, many home stays also have come up in Tarkarli offering good accommodation option and what makes it an appealing is the food that they serve made in the authentic malvani culinary style!

Manorama Niwas

Located right by the beach Manorama niwas has three separate cottages with with w and three rooms. Set in a spacious campus this 'home stay' type resort in Tarkarli has a good view of the sea and also a direct access to the beach. Manorama Niwas is located between Tarkarli MTDC abd the 'varcha' Tarkarli.

Recommended hotel for families amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Siddhivinayak Beach Resort 

Excellent as reviewed by the 'Tripadvisor' users Siddhivinayak beach resort enjoys one of the best locations in Devbaug Tarkarli. Located right by the beach this resort has cottage rooms, family rooms and dormitories. Siddhivinayak beach resort is famous for the sea food it serves. They also run a water sports facility - Sapna water Sports and boating in the Tsunami island.

Recommended hotel for families and groups amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Shripad Beach Resort

Shripad beach resort is located between Tarkarli and Devbaug sangam. This beach resort also enjoys a splendid location right next to the beach. Shripad beach resort has five cottage rooms and has dining area between the cottages. Although slightly cramped the vast expanse of the beach right in front of the cottages more than make up for the lack of room within the campus!

Recommended hotel for couples amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Aai - Shubhangi Beach Resort

A small intimate resort with just two rooms right on the beach this beach resort in Tarkarli is reputed for the dedicated service they offer.

One of the previous comments by a guest - 

'Huge thanks to you for listing the hotels and resorts in Malvan. We stayed at Aai beach home, and it was the most awesome experience ever!!Homely, cozy, peaceful and mind blowingly beautiful....It was simply 5 star treatment at tapri prices!!! Thanks again!!' says it all i guess!

Recommended hotel for couples amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Tian Beach Resort

Located in Chivla beach Tian beach resort is one of the few resorts in Malvan which has a multi cuisine restaurant. With rooms built in typical 'Goan budget resorts' style, with a beautiful location, famed as the most beautiful cove in Malvan to enjoy a sunset, Tian beach resort is one of the best amongst Malvan Hotels to arrange your stay in Malvan.

Recommended hotel for couples amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Gods Garden Beach Resort

Nestled in a secluded spot right by the beach near Devbaug Sangam Gods Garden beach resort enjoys the best location amongst hotels in Devbaug. God's garden has two separate cottages with 5 cottage rooms in all. God's garden also has boats and water sorts facilities in Tsunami islands.

Recommended hotel for groups amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Gananayak Resort

A home stay kinda resort in Devbaug Gananayak resort is again famous for the delicious Malvani cuisines it dishes out. A small resort with just 2 A/C and a non room Gananayak resort is at walking distance from the beach. If you are a large family or a group Gananayak resort would be just the perfect place to stay in as you can rent the entire place for yourselves!!

Recommended hotel for large families and groups amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Om Shiv Shakti Nivas

Om Shiv Shakti Nivas is a home stay in Tarkarli. Only familes are allowed in this home stay. One of the few places in Tarkarli which serves only pure veg food Om Shiv Shakti Nivas is the place to stay in if you want to enjoy authentic malvani vegetarian cuisines.

Recommended pure veg hotel for families amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Kubal Home Stay

Kubal home stay is a bungalow located between Malvan and Tarkarli. Located at a 5 minutes distance from the beach Kubal Home Stay is an economic stay option in Tarkarli and is ideally located to explore both Malvan and Tarkarli. Kubal Home Stay also has a small kitchen and also serves food on prior order.

Recommended economy hotel for large families and groups amongst Tarkarli Hotels - Click here to visit the website of this Tarkarli Hotel

Hope these reviews are helpful in making your decision when choosing your hotel to stay in Tarkarli. If you want to review any hotels in Tarkarli please  write to puneritraveller@gmail.com 

Malvan - a seaside fiesta

A visit to Malvan has been on the cards for a very long time, but procrastination is yet another trait inbuilt in us. So after a lot of deliberations we set out for Malvan to experience authentic Malvani food food first hand.

Summer of 2011 was bidding adieu and monsoons was closing in, the weather was sultry and i had already started looking forward to the onset of monsoons. The ride through Kumbharli ghat instead of the Mahabaleshwar - Poladpur route pleasently surprising. The road was in qyuite good condition and the ride smooth. The view maybe not as pretty as the ones in Gaganbawda route was refreshing. I wondered how the hills managed to stay as greenas it was even after the scorching summer. Once we reached Chiplun I realized how long a ride I had bargained for. We were just midway after about 4 hours of riding!

After Chiplun the ride was on the NH17 and not very exciting for me. After reaching kankavli we spoke to a few people to ascertain the route to take. After confirming the route and umpteenth number of chai we continued on our ride. From Kasal we took the deviation to Malvan and in about another 45 minutes we were in Malvan.

Malvan has a series of beaches. Chivla lesser known Kolamb and The Sindhudurg fort is straight ahead of the Malvan bus depot. I decided to take a left towards Tarkarli. I continued riding to find the end of the road. The little peninsular that it was with the sea on one side and the backwaters on the other couldnt help but wonder how long are we going to have this piece of land before the sea claims it or a tsunami strikes! (only to find out later that there is an island named tsunami island off the coast from here!!)

The road ends at the Devbag sangam an absolutely beautiful place with the backwaters meeting the sea. I wished that i had carried my tent, this place could make an absolutely beautiful camping ground!! Snorkeling is done here also however you are better off doing it in Malvan. Boating in the backwaters is also a possible engaging thing that you could engage in here!! but i passed, boating is not my thing!!!


Anyways after a good nights sleep at Gananayak resort the next day we decided to explore Sindhudurg fort and Chivla. Chivla is one of the most beautiful coves in the entire stretch! This small fishing village is an ideal place to watch the sun go down.

Sindhudurg fort stands on a rocky island, known as Kurte, barely a km, from the Malavan is 510kms south of Mumbai and 130kms north of Goa.  Sindhudurg was built in 1664-67 AD by shivaji when all his attempts to take the island fort of Janjira proved futile.  The construction was done under the supervision of Hiroji Indulkar, an able architect.  Shivaji had invited 100 Portuguese experts from Goa for the construction of the fort.  It is also recorded that 3000 workers were employed round the clock for three years to build Sindhudurg.  It was the body from the Sack of Surat that went into the building of Sindhudurg.
(excerpt Maharashtra Tourism Council)


During a vacation in Malvan the must see places are Tarkarli and Devbag beaches, the Devbag sangam, Sindhudurg fort and sunset at Chivla. One thing that you cant miss out on is snorkeling here which is the one thing that would differentiate it from any other beaches in Maharashtra and make the long ride worthwhile!!


Hotels and Resorts in Malvan

Gananayak Resort - Devbag
Siddhivinayak Resort - Devbag
Aai Beach Home - Devbag
Tian Beach Resort - Chivla
Manorama Nivas - Tarkarli