Leela Ashtamudi felt like a home. If you were royalty. Seriously, this was a very special family occasion and we needed a space that gave us not just creature comforts (which the hotel offers in plenty), but an environment conducive to family bonding, and the Leela Ashtamudi delivered that impressively. The staff and service are benchmark level good, and the property is breathtaking in its beauty. I have traveled decently well and stayed at 5 star hotels and resorts aplenty, but it would not be hyperbole to say that no stay of mine has come close to how incredible the one at Leela Ashtamudi was. It's the kind of hotel that can be a destination unto itself, and not just where you stay on your destination holiday. Special shout out to Belliappa in F&B and Akshay at front desk for their incredible customer empathy.