This hotel is located just off the main road. Its about a 20 minute walk to the beach but there are restaurants and shops to look in as you walk, depending which route you take.

The hotel has 3 parts to it, all which have a pool. We paid for bed and breakfast, however, this only includes tea/coffee, juice and toast. If you want anything else such as poached eggs, pancakes, beans on toast etc. these are charged as extra, but, being in Goa, this isn't so expensive.

The room was basic, very spacious and clean. We had a problem with the shower but as soon as it was reported maintenance turned up to fix it straight away.

The staff are friendly and helpful, nothing is too much trouble.

There were a few power cuts, usually around 5pm when we were wanting to get in the shower but the hotel has its own generator which they start up after a few minutes if the power company doesn't get the electricity back on straight away. The hotel provided a couple of candles and some matches but these weren't really needed. I took my own tea light candles, again I didn't really need them and I'd definitely recommend you take a torch as some of the roads don't have street lights. When walking around at night you might wonder where you are going as it seems you're in the middle of nowhere in the dark (some of the restaurants are down dark side roads) but then you'll come across a restaurant full of people.

Goa is a lovely place, the people are friendly, they won't rob you but they might con you when doing a deal so barter hard! We felt safe when walking around, even in the dark (not like Tenerife where you might get your bag snatched by a passing motorcyclist!). We took the local buses and went to old Goa and Panjim on two separate days.

The roads are CHAOS!! The locals constantly blow their horns and drive very differently to the UK. There are lots of motorcyclists and some don't use headlights so look out! However, their system seems to work for them.

Cows are sacred in Goa so don't be surprised if you see cows wandering around on the roads/beaches. If a cow lies down in the middle of the road it won't get moved by anyone, they just go around it.

The food is lovely, not all curries, I think I only had one while we were there. First choice of restaurant for me was Souymen's Kitchen, steak and fish all excellent. We also went to Anthony's Kitchen which was very cheap but very nice. East Meets West and Jamie's in Baga (we got a taxi) also very good. Italian Viva La Fenice was nice but the restaurant manager wouldn't go away and insisted on speaking to us while we were eating which was a bit annoying. We think he was trying to be friendly but he was a bit over friendly, maybe it was because it was fairly quiet while we were there. I95 is within walking distance from the hotel, again steak, fish etc all excellent.

Some of the taxi drivers will take you for free to some of the restaurants as they get paid by the restaurant to bring people so find out when bartering!

We had a piece of jewellery made, a peridot stone set in gold. The price was agreed and when it was finished it was very good. This was made/done by Jaipur Gems and Crafts which is on the main road not far from the hotel.

There are plenty of places to eat and drink so get out there, experience the culture and enjoy!

Have stayed at the Osborne 4 times, most recently last month. There are 3 main room buildings to the hotel and we have stayed in all three over the years. Each building has it's own bar, pool and restaurant areas - these, apart from the main reception bar and restaurant, tend to be quiet in the evenings as most people tend to eat out. Rooms are basic, but clean and are serviced daily.

The location is great if you want to be in the thick of the tourist area of Calangute - Candolim and Baga are short taxi rides away. There is a taxi rank directly outside main reception, along with a small restaurant, shop and money-exchange facilities - you can also hire scooters and motorbikes here.

We stayed at this hotel in March 2011. We enjoyed our stay and found the rooms basic but adequate. Good size rooms and cleaned daily. The pool and breakfast area was kept clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Its basic with no frills. Its located off the main busy road so its quite peaceful but only a couple of minutes walk to the main road. Will definatley return.

Stayed at the Osborne from 17th Jan to 31st Jan we stayed in Osborne 3 and its basic but clean and to be honest you dont spend much time in the room,the beds felt hard and I really didnt think i would sleep all the well ....but I did.All of the staff are lovely from the room boys to the reception staff also Francis the lovely restaurant manager and Peter the bar manager in Osborne 3. The breakfast was adequate (tea/coffee/juice/toast/jam) we usually had poached or scrambled eggs and paid extra 80rps.We were allocated free tokens for the buffet which was ok and really good if you;re shattered from trips and cant be bothered to venture far. We also had the seafood BBQ which is on Mondays ( Osborne 2) Tuesdays (osborne 3) the food was fab we had lobster (which had to be pre ordered)King Prawns and Calamari which came with salad and baked potatoes which was lovely and was a reasonable price. The pools looked lovely altho we never used them as we prefer the beach. On our last day we were able to keep our room on as we had night flights and it only cost 500rps....bargain!! I would definately recommend The Osborne its a good location and a good price...also use the taxi's outside they were excellent ( my favorite was a guy called Asheesh hes like your own personal tour guide telling you bits and pieces of local knowledge and history etc ).....already looking at booking for next year