I've been working in India for four months and took this vacation to Goa for 8 days. Madhu arranged a taxi to pick me up at the airport and the owner welcomed me as soon as I arrived, but the congeniality did not stop the entire trip. The entire staff treats you as a friend and is always at your service.
Agonda is an extremely quiet beach, more beautiful than any of the other beaches I witnessed in Goa. The locals are laid back and helpful but they do sell crafts and any comforts you might need from back home. You can rent scooters (recommended) at Madhu or use the tuk tuk that sets up shop outside Madhu to either explore the area or nearby Palolem (10 minutes away).
The beach huts are everything you need to stay comfortable on the beach. Queen size bed with mosquito net in a nice sized room with operable windows and attached bathroom. Theres only 7 huts so theres no problem with privacy or lack of attention. The huts also have an attached front porch, my favorite spot for reading.
The restaurant was awesome. Of course I visited other restaurants in Agonda and Palolem, but it was great to have such good food right at my doorstep whenever I wanted it. The menu had great selection between Indian dishes, Goan dishes, seafood dishes and asian dishes. Half my meals were at Madhu and I didn't eat one thing I did not like, with my toes in the sand staring at the ocean. The staff also special ordered a 1.3 Kg lobster for us to celebrate Christmas. No problem getting a bowl of ice cream with fresh fruit or a cup of coffee late at night either, the staff really does make sure your happy. Cheap drinks as well : )
Overall I felt like I spent a week in paradise with some really great, down to earth people. I couldn't recommend another place to visit or another place to stay. The owner was born and raised in Agonda and he is a great guy to chat with everyday. I hope I can make it back before I leave India.

Arrived in Agonda at Madhus. Stayed 1 nt in beachfront hut but had no more availability. Moved next door to huts I think owned by Shekhar (Madhus) brother. Think was previously called Dropzone but didn't have a name at the time. Beachfront hut was spacious basic but had everything you need. Located in central part of Agonda with shops etc nearby. No bar but Madhus only minutes walk, food good. These huts were cheaper than Madhus a little more basic but perfectly adequate would recommend

We stayed in April after the main season and found Agonda in general to be pretty tourist free, which was great after the bustle of north India. We got front row huts and they were good - big enough, with a mosquito net, bathroom was OK and clean (a little primitive but what do you expect in a beach hut?). The only real noise is the sound of the Persian Sea.

The one thing we found is that you can get cockroaches on the inside of the mosquito net. We got 3 of them on the first night but having removed them, no more returned. Look - it's tropical, it's a beach hut - it happens. It didn't spoil our stay.

The staff were really friendly and always ready to chat. We asked Sandy, one of the staff, if he had ever been on holiday away from Goa and his answer really summed it up: "Why would I want to go away? I've got it all here!"

Food was excellent - try the kingfish. Along the road there were a few stalls selling trinkets. Again, the people there were really friendly. Some of the local lads donated their tennis ball for our children to play cricket with for a while. It is a real "sossegado" (laid back) place as the Goans would say.

Not having been there in the main season, it's hard to say what it is like then and of course standards may change when the place is packed (it was virtually empty when we went). However, a short taxi ride to Palolem showed how much more developed that is than Agonda. I would get there before the developers get hold of it!

First off can I say Agonda beach is just stunning. We went there after a week in Candolim and the two just don't compare.

When we arrived at Agonda we went to Madhu after reading reviews on here. The room seemd good and we paid 1200 rupees for the first night. We decided to look at others as we thought that was a bit steep as it was near the end of the season and very quiet. We went next door and got exaclty the same type of hut but for 800 rupees in Sami Huts. But Sami was so much better.

The bed in Madhu was terrible. Also Sami's had so many extra touches that Madhu just didn't have. If we'd only stayed at Madhu then I'd probably have given it a much better rating but when you realise you can get better for much less then it's completely different.

If you do stay at Madhu then you will have a good time as the location is fantastic but please try Sami next door first and I promise you that you'll have a much nicer stay at a cheaper price.