The Park Baga River Goa review: a grown-up affair

Live large at this adults-only boutique hotel in India’s smallest state

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The place where trance music was born, the beaches are unbeatable and the party never ends: so go the common perceptions of Goa, and all of them are true.

What’s equally true is that India’s smallest state offers a rich, varied culture that saw its former capital nicknamed Rome of the East, and a lush, green landscape of rolling hills and plains as well as those renowned golden shores. Indeed, the name Goa is derived from the local Konkani language’s word goyan, meaning tall grass.

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Kari Wilkin is The Week Digital’s global managing editor. She joined the UK site as production editor in 2017, after moving across from The Week magazine. Her career as a journalist began as a sub-editor at newspapers including The Sun, Metro, the Daily Star and News of the World, followed by stints at Elle and Asda Magazine. She also helped to launch the UK edition of Women’s Health magazine, as chief sub-editor with a sideline in writing; has penned travel and lifestyle articles for titles including The Telegraph and The Sun; and is a contributor on “The Week Unwrapped” podcast.