Sixty-five-year-old Celine Dass, and 70-year-old Hubert Dass, from Mumbai, booked a trip to Goa during the monsoon, considered an off-season for the city-state. On the one hand, they found that their flight would be much cheaper during the rains, and on the other, they could stay at a charming boutique hotel with a lovely swimming pool and an outdoor jacuzzi pool at a fraction of the cost.