Kovalam Homestays

Plus: - Very Kerala property - lush greenery everywhere - welcome drinks, free lagoon boat rides, high tea by the sea - Staff were great - Siva at reception was very attentive (thanks Siva!). others did a good job of taking photos and helping us capture memories - We had 3 rooms: 1 Cottage, 1 Deluxe Seaview; 1 Deluxe Plunge Pool room. if you can splurge, go for the deluxe plunge pool it is worth it! the rooms are large, having a private pool gave the option to jump in and out multiple times without having to traverse the property Minus: - Furniture needs an upgrade - TV not working in one of the rooms - Not great for elderly people - while there are buggy rides to take you around, still there are steps to climb to the rooms and even for breakfast (the alternative being taking the service elevator in a longer route) - Breakfast options were okay comparatively limited to other Taj properties we have been to - filter coffee and tea stand was good but overall very poor service across all days we were there. maybe not enough staff.

It was great stay at Uday Samudra..........Hotel is well maintained with private beach, and nicely decorated rooms. Staff was courteous and very helping, good work of Mr Praveen for room cleaning and also by supervisor Mrs. Nirmala Mary. Thanks for making our trip enjoyable!!!

Located in Kovalam, 500 metres from Adimalathura Beach, AyurSoma Ayurveda Royal Retreat provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a restaurant and a private beach area. The property is around 18 km from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, 21 km from Napier Museum and 7.5 km from Padmanabhapuram Palace, Kovalam. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. At the resort each room comes with air conditioning, a desk, a terrace with a sea view, a private bathroom, a flat-screen TV, bed linen and towels. AyurSoma Ayurveda Royal Retreat features certain rooms with mountain views, and all rooms are fitted with a balcony. Guest rooms will provide guests with a fridge. You can play billiards at the accommodation, and the area is popular for cycling. Vizhinjam Marine Aquarium is 7.6 km from AyurSoma Ayurveda Royal Retreat, while Vizhinjam Lighthouse is 8 km away. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, 17 km from the resort.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Turtle on the beach, the location is excellent, the resort is just a few mins walk away from the kovalam beach, if you have to go places there is ofcourse the hotel cab but there are also tons of cabs and autorickshaws available outside the gate, making your travel hassle free. The best part of the resort is the staff, they are super friendly and very hospitable and accommodating. We wanted to go to Varkala from the resort using public transport and the staff wrote down each and every step in detail from boarding a bus to a train where to get off etc etc, this was super useful as this by far was the fastest way to reach Varkala from Kovalam (even taxi’s will probably take double the time). They also readily accommodated our request for a late checkout, no questions asked! All in all a fantastic stay and special thanks to Rajesh, Srilakshmi, Shiju and Mary for the hospitality provided and making our stay super pleasant