There is one small test we apply to every ROVANA balcony. We sit on it. For two hours. Without a phone. If the balcony wins, the stay is close to done.

The best balconies in Goa are not the biggest ones. They're the ones with the right depth of shade at three in the afternoon, and the right amount of breeze at six. They're the ones with a low wall you can rest a mug on. They're the ones facing something worth facing.

At Blue Breeze, the balcony passes the test with a pool below it. At Hillside Haven, it passes with a hillside of trees. Two entirely different balconies. Same rule.