This article is contributed by Mouli, a long time reader & contributor at Cardexpert. Here’s his review of the newest airport lounge in Goa: Good Times Bar.
I didn’t have any expectation because of the previous reviews about the Goa Port Lounge which was probably the worst airport lounge in India known. While on the way to boarding gate, I saw a guy walking with TFS in his dress and I enquired about the lounge access. He mentioned the new lounge location and few other details.
Overview
| Type | Regular Airport Lounge |
| Card accepted | Many credit & debit cards |
| Location | Look out for Good Times Bar opposite to Gate D and E |
| Plug points | Yes |
| Ambiance | Decent interiors |
| Food options | Average |
Location
You can see the Good Times Bar opposite to Gate D and E in the domestic departure.
It appears that the lounge was opened this late 2019, hardly few months old when I accessed the lounge. Here’s a quick review & some snaps.
Check-in
Lady in the reception said we can have buffet soft drinks as complimentary but only for selective cards. This is the first lounge that mentioned card names that are accepted and they didnt allow me to go through the list or take a snap of the list of Accepted cards,still I managed to find few that I listed below. A lot of people were unable to use their cards in the lounge.
- HDFC Diners, Infinia
- SBI Prime and Elite
- Yes First
- HDFC Platinum Debit card
- IDFC First Debit Card
Interiors
Interiors are good but its not big, around 75 can be seated and not all the tables has charging point.
Food
Dinner Buffet: It has good number of options and food was delicious. They had a mix of all cusines: Pasta, Noodles, Sandwhich, Rice, Briyani, Chicken gravy. Best of all is the desert Strawberry Chenna and another Chocolate mix.
Bottomline
- CardExpert Rating: 4/5
A new airport lounge in Goa is definitely a great news as its one of the prime holiday destination in the country. That said, it seems they decided to limit the access only to premium cards to avoid the crowd. This may of-course change in future.
Ideally they should have 2 or more lounges at Goa Airport to accommodate everyone. What say?
Have you been to the newly opened Goa Airport Lounge? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
I accessed this lounge using my Diners/Infinia in November, so this has been open for a few months now. It’s a decent lounge, albeit a bit crowded. Buffet is good, but limited snack options, and only a few soft drinks available.
Info updated, thanks.
Hi Mouli,
Good review.
Going next month with friends , who don’t have the cards mentioned in your post..A couple of questions
1. Did they insist that name on the boarding pass match with name on the card?
2.Safe to assume that even PPs will also not be accepted?
Gautam
1 No, I used 2 of my credit cards for my friends and they said explicitly that they don’t check for names
2. I think If you use PP in domestic lounge, it would be charged and I haven’t tried PP so far
Thanks,
Mouli
Mouli,
1. Thanks for confirming. Now I am certain at least 2 people can access the lounge.
2. My PPs just say complimentary access, don’t explicitly mention only International lounges. Any way I can get this checked?
best,
Gautam
PP of Regalia First is chargeable for use in domestic airport
Depends on the kind of PP issued by the bank. Best to check if ‘only international’ is mentioned on bank website or card welcome letter.
If it’s not, it can most probably be used for both. Typically issued for high-end card like YFE.
I always use Priority Pass to access lounge in Mumbai and Delhi. Never been charged a dime.
PP of Infinia is not charges in domestic or International lounges
Yes first exclusive also , PP on domestic lounges not charged
I beg to differ here. I once used my Yes First PP in Bangalore Domestic Airport and I was charged Rs ~2200 (inc. Tax).
If am travelling with my friends, I can use my additional cards for friends but if they carry my card and enter lounge, they won’t be allowed.
There should be at least one boarding pass matching the card holder name.
Sharathkumar Anbu,
Not everywhere.there were instances where my friend carried my card in my absence and still he was allowed.
Even in Goa its same,they are not expecting that at least 1 name should be matched
Depends on the person at counter and lounge discretion. Some check, some allow.
Is priority pass usable
Hi Mouli, nice review of the lounge. Could you confirm if priority pass is accepted at this particular lounge?
Pranav Sharma,Vipy
Sorry,I am not sure on PP. I don’t remember seeing PP in the accepted list
Do they accept any Visa infinite debit card and SC ultimate credit card?
and what about Amex platinum/platinum travel credit cards?
Sudheer,
Few guys came with Amex and it was not accepted.One thing here is that they don’t accept anything in general like visa ,master.Few bank visa card they are accepting
To be safer on the safer side ,you shall carry all you have
The accepted card list was big and they didn’t allow to take a snap of that
I Accessed this lounge on 29 sep 2019 with my HDFC diners black for me and Yes premia card for my friend, They don’t check card names with boarding pass. The lounge is quite small, though food quality was decent.
Do they accept debit cards? U have mentioned all credit cards.
Idfc first and HDFC debit cards have been mentioned.
i was in Goa this week and casually asked if this was a lounge. to my surprise it was. they have a sheet with photocopies of cards they accept. They categorically rejected Regalia. Was able to get thru with IndusInd AMEX Voyage. they offer a 200 ml Coke or sprite. The food selection is very elementary but better than paying 250 bucks for a Subway ;-). Alcohol is available on paid basis.
Is ICICI Emeralde Amex accepted there ??? or INDUSIND legend signatue card ???
ICICI emeralde amex is accepted.
Indusind legend signature card not in the list but u may try.
I was in Goa and used this last Sunday only. My observations
1. Limited but good food options. Taste was good
2. Small area but we were 5 and didn’t had problem getting the place.
3. Not all cards are accepted and again it depends on the varient.
HDFC Infinia – Visa only . Mastercard is not allowed. Same with Regalia
Yes first preferred and exclusive – Master card
Strangely none of Amex direct cards are accepted I believe. However they accept Amex issued by other banks such as ICICI, INDUS ETC…
Useless place as most cards are rejected.Too much rush & dingy place inside.
Totally disappointed.
Much awaited article & must needed lounge. Visited Goa 3 times in 2019 & with 6 high end credit cards in wallet still sat ideal.
Thanks Sid & Mouli, a big thumbs up for this info & contribution.
neil,
What time you went there?
I was there during the dinner time and options were as good as in any other lounge.It has lot of options for both veg and non-veg
I was there at about 2 pm. very limited options atleast for vegetarians. They had Rice – dal!!!! i finally grabbed some red pasta and few spinach corn sandwiches.
Thanx for the info. I regularly travel to Goa, and this is very welcoming news.
Nothing Surprising if they are restricting. Been to Chennai lounge domestic yesterday and it was so much crowded that i Had to stand and eat 🙂 was there during lunch and food was incredible much better than KLIA airport 🙂
Didn’t expect that especially with domestic terminal. But the crowd had to stand in line for swiping .HIgh time they have a separate lounge for super premium cards and PP.
A few people asked about the Priority Pass is usable or not. We were in Goa towards the end of Jan and were a large group. I specifically asked about PP and the lady said PP is not acceptable.
But I guess there are a lot of cards which are accepted, I didn’t catch the full list. We used the following to get 12 of us.
Infinia, HDFC Diners Black, HDFC Platinum Debit, SC Ultimate, Yes First.
Multiple of each of these were used including add ons.
This is useful. Thanks
I have visited the lounge on 17th Feb with my Indusind Iconia Amex Card along with Addon card with my wife. To my observation they are not checking name on credit card and they just inform us they will charge Rs.1 /- and inform me that buffet soft drinks as complimentary and it is kind of restaurant type as every one come inside take the drink based on menu provided so there is no exclusive for some premium credit card holders or pass holders only.
The buffet is good they provide both option for buffet Veg and Non Veg, in soft drinks they provide option of Sprite, Pepsi, Miranda and Cappuccino also.
I do not understand why the other cards are not accepted in this place.
The food was border line stale. Place was extremely cramped and doesn’t even have a washroom.
In terms of hygiene, I have seen rats in this place.
Goa airport should have a lounge as a lot of flights get delayed from this airport.
In all I found this place so bad that I had complain about it.
Extremely astonished by 4 star review
Vineel,
Seems you are talking about old restaurant.This is a lounge and you can check most of the comments also ,all mentioned food is good/decent
When I went food was good.Most of the lounges wont have washroom inside the lounge
the following is currently List of cards accepted at Goa airport good times lounge February 2020.
1)HDFC Diners Club
2) HDFC Infinia visa
3)HDFC easygo platinum debit card visa
4)Indusind Celesta American Express cc
5)Kotak Royale visa
6) SBI Airindia visa
7)SBI elite visa
8)SBI prime visa
9)Yesbank FIRST preferred MasterCard
10)IDFC debit card visa signature
11)bank of Baroda premier visa signature
12)icici emeralde amex/MasterCard
13)axis bank Burgundy debit card visa/mastercard
14)DBS platinum treasures visa
15)TAV passport
16)TAV passport edition
17)TAV pasport plus
18)HDFC corporate cc visa platinum
NOTE : I don’t know about this TAV passport cards but I read on its website that it allows primary holder can take 1 guest along and children upto age of 18.
2 of my friends enterd it.
1 reviewed food as okay and other reviewed very poor food quality.
I was in this lounge today. They don’t accept SC cards ( I have ultimate card). They accepted Diners black and any AMEX variant ICICI card (I have ICICI Sapphiro card)
Food options was not great. Just ok
Yours must be SC Ultimate MasterCard variant.
@sudheer
Yes first is also mastercard world variant same as ultimate mastercard variant.
If yes first is accepted and ulitmate not then definitely sc problem no mastercard.
@Sandesh Lavti,
I’ve Infinia Mastercard variant (and PP also). So I can’t access the lounge!!
Yes… she said that they don’t accept Standard charactered cards. Mine is SC Ultimate master card. May be they accept other master cards.
How about acceptance of hdfc platinum debit card, mastercard variant? Unfortunately I have regalia also in mastercard Variant. The only visa I have is citibank rewards and amazon pay icici. Those are no where in premium category.
@pranab
I have mentioned HDFC infinia visa variant and not master.
They don’t accept master card other than few credit cards of master card listed.
I have listed all cards which were accepted with their accepted variants.
Well I went today, icici coral visa is not accepted. Rubyx and sapphiro only allowed. Hdfc preferred platinum too was not accepted, reason being mastercard. Alas, hdfc corporate card is the one which got me in. If its corporate, both visa and Master are accepted, irrespective of the variants.
This lounge accepted my sbi platinum visa credit card. It is located opposite gate F on the domestic departure holding area. It can seat about 30 odd people so it’s a bit smaller than other airport lounges. At lunch time, on offer, was a buffet with a limited number of dishes but whatever was there were prepared well and tasty. Biryani, chicken and vegetables masala, dal, salads, pasta, and sandwiches.
Beer and other alcoholic drinks were very pricy for Goa standards.
Still having a few hours to kill we settled in the lounge area in comfortable sofas.
Hey thats great news. I travel frequently and rued the fact that Goas lounge had not restarted for quite some time now. Good to know. Looks OK, not great though. Infinia and YFE should grant access.
This is a great site, Siddarth, Thank you so much. So much information here. The commentators are enlightening as well. So many informed users. Thanks for the heads up.
The Lounge is closed permanently
This Lounge is closed
Lounge is closed , there is not any lounge in Goa
This lounge is closed now (2nd March), due to Covid-19 pandemic. Was hoping to use my Infinia/Yes first exclusive here
do they accept HDFC Regalia Visa card.
Hi,
I wasn’t able to find this lounge.. Is it still there?
Is this lounge available for Arrivals??
The lounge is OPEN again but they accept very few cards and I will list them from memory since they did not allow me to take pic’s
1. Diners “Got in with my wife’s addon”
2. HDFC Platinum Debit Card
3. Corporate cards from ICICI & HDFC
4. IDFC cards
Do note my HDFC Infinia, Priority Pass, Amex Platinum and Axis Burgundy
Debit Card failed to get me in. The food was not bad but the pleasure to have a few beers before domestic flight is quite desirable wonder why they stopped serving the same in domestic flight.
You need a visa card to get in. HDFC has many cards which work but all Visa ones.
I got in through Idfc select and Axis Vistara infinite.
Lounge is small and they allow you to stay just 30 mins but food was good. Again spread was small. But one of the best chicken handis I have ever had.
Gulab jamuns were also nice
They have time limit of accessing the lounge for 30 minutes per card. Also i took pic of the list of cards accepted. If you want i can mail you.
Please share that card list
Hi !
Does anyone know if there is a Lounge in the international departure at the GOA Airport ?
Hopeless lounge.
It is CURSE TO CALL IT A LOUNGE.
THEY MAKE U EAT NOODLES DAL RICE AND PARATHA.
WHAT A LOVELY COMBO TO MATCH WITH.
I REALLY PITY PEOPLE LIKE ON GOA AIRPORT TO HAVE TO TOLERATE SUCH RUBBISH.
THEY DONT HAVE COFFEE OR COLDDRKNKS ALSO.
I REALLY DONT KNOW WHY THE HELL ARE THEY OPEN?
Which cards they accept, can you please tell?
Hi Sid,
Thanks for the detailed review. I am visiting Goa next week, will also try to explore this lounge and contribute some additional information/latest pics to add on, with your permission.
Just one thing, beneath the overview section it is mentioned that this is the best lounge in Bangalore airport, seems like some typo. May you would like to update that as it is bit confusing.
Thanks again
Your avid reader and admirer
What are the timings? is it a 24×7 lounge ?
I have accessed the lounge today via Hdfc infina ( with add on too ) and axis magnus without any trouble.
I have full list of cards which are accepted at this lounge will type and share someday when im free.
Lady told they also accept priority pass.
SID i want to know if we can use hdfc infina and priority pass at same time ( if we have more memebers in family )
Priority Passes issued on Indian Credit Cards by Indian Banks allow complimentary lounge access abroad only. Be clear that in India if you use it, you will be charged $27 and billing to your credit card will reflect only after two month or so. The lounge people confirm accepting the priority pass because foreigners use priority pass as India is abroad for them. In nut shell priority pass will not be rejected at all but be careful of reaching a bill as debit to your credit card on which its issued.
@SR Sharma You are partly wromg here as some high-end cards like Infinia does provide free domestic loungea ccess thru PP.
It’s closed as of now
I have accessed the lounge today, they rejected HDFC Regalia mastercard and axis ace visa.
I was able to get through with SBI Cashback Visa , Indusind Legend Visa and IDFC Select Visa.
I visited Good Times Bar Lounge at Goa airport on 29 Dec 2022. I used SBI visa platinum Debit cards, First they told that they will check whether this is allowed or not. It was accepted and they debited two rupees from card for entry. Master cards were rejected . For vegetarians not much choices are available, Meal quality was not good. Soft drinks were available..They also told to stay only for half an hour…
accessed the lounge with BOB primiere
waht i learned durin my stay in Goa is Rule 1 in goa(the airport in goa): never blindly trust anything u hear for tourist , in most cases the right key is to do just opposite of what u been told
so the guy there said that BOB will not work and i sud try with SBI debit card
i did exact opposite cos Rule 1 in goa, and BOB gave me entry, also HSBC loungekey sud also be work as it was my backup plan
the food was amazing buffe system , entry is restricted to 30 min , for non veg only curry chicken , liquor drinks are payable
I just checked and they are still rejecting Regalia like the plague.
Thanks for the staff at good times bar shout out to a specific member of the staff “shital” for helping me in providing enough information on using the services – member card services and also menu services. This is my first time at the spot after being stranded by missed flight. I think this spot gives us the seclusion needed from bustling airport in Goa.
Thanks and shout out to all the staff.
They open between 10 am to 11 pm only.
I just came from the new Goa Airport at Mopa on 30th Mar. The lounge in Domestic just opened on that day. Its near gate 11. As it had just opened that day, there was some confusion in the reception. They were allowing PP for now but were not sure about which cards was giving complimentary access. They mentioned about Kotak White Reserve card for now. I checked with my SBI cashback card and Indusind Eazydiner which grants me access in 080 lounge in BLR and was denied. Maybe it will take some time to have all the cards sync up with the lounge. The charge per person was either 1950/1990.
Accessed it yesterday. Reception Lady was friendly. Lunch was decent. Not a big line when we entered (around 12 afternoons) but by the time we got out(1 pm), a long line was there. They were requesting guests to use the lounge for 45mins, which was ok, as the main purpose was to have free lunch. Lounges are getting crowded at all airports now.
Can anyone please share the updated complimentary accepted cards for Dabolim airport lounge
Worst airport lounge in the country, I would say. With very less food options and crowded like anything. The access time is limited to only 30mins during lunch & dinner hrs.limited bowls for curry & glasses are limited for soft drinks. You have to wait for a long time to get properly self served. Charging points are not working. Pathetic experience.
Good times bar is not a lounge.Rather it is a restaurant as per the receptionist.No Master card is allowed.Only Visa cards.
So Dabolim airport has not any lounge.Passengers think Godd times bar restaurant as airport lounge.
One thing which is missed is to our surprise, the lounge is opens at 11 am and not open 24 hours. This is unlike all other lounge at other airports.