Varkala Hotels

Best Varkala Hotel Reviews

• Small, Simple & Cute cottages in the name of a Hotel
• by Mahendran Paramasivam for INDA Hotel
•  Posted Aug 12, 2016
We four (Myself, wife and two of our friends) stayed in this Cottage between 06 Aug 2016 and 07 Aug 2016.
The facility is own by Ukrainian couple (Mr. Alix and Ms. Alyona). Even the name says InDa Hotel, it is more of a cottage. There are 10 beautiful, independent, small, simple & cute cottages with portico surrounded with greenery. The construction methods (Pentagon shaped) / materials are quite different from the normal ones and the management has done a wonderful work by not spoiling the natural look and feel.
The cottage is located on the North Cliff of Varkala just 200 meters away from Varkala Beach. You need a guidance to reach InDa as it is on the resorts area (we used Google maps and it was really helpful to locate). Make sure you take the cut just opposite to "AMANTHA FAMILY RESTAURANT" as there is no sign board in this palace.
The Hotel has a parking area for about 2 cars but no shades. As we saw the guests are mostly from foreign countries and they don't drive by car, hope there is no issue about the parking space.
The check-in was very easy and quick at reception. Free WiFi connectivity was available almost all areas of the hotel and the speed was good enough.
We booked 2 rooms and they have offered the same. The rooms provided for us were found spacious enough for two people, very clean, neat and well maintained. The rooms as well as the premises were quite and we had very sound sleep without any disturbance.
The housekeeping was very good and the room service too. We ordered dinner from room and the service was quick and prompt. The food quality and taste were a excellent. The overall quality of services offered found excellent in all areas (at reception, room service & restaurant).
The welcome drink and complimentary breakfast were simply awesome. The main course in the food menu are continental (sandwiches, pasta, salads etc .. ), However Ms. Alena who runs the restaurant has helped us with Kerala style Chicken fry, spicy sausages and pickle.
We enjoyed the stay for a night and we highly recommend this hotel for family & couples.
Room Tip: Conservative people kindly stay away - You can't expect an AC, Four Walls, Television, Intercom, Indian food, etc ...

• I would rephrase the term...
• by Sandeep P for Varkala Marine Palace
•  Posted Mar 27, 2008
I would rephrase the term \'small is beautiful\' to \'Simple is beautiful\': that is what this place was. An amazing place to spend a week leisurely at the beachside. The resort was a few tens of metres from the waves and you could listen to the waves singing, from inside your room lazying on the Diwan. If you are someone expecting 4 star comfort and high class sophistication then this definitely is not the place for you. The room itself was part of a typical traditional Nalukettu style Cottage which houses six rooms each having its own personal verandah space. The walls and the ceiling were all made of wood complying to traditional kerala architecture and the ambience was nothing less than a homestay in a kerala village. But the place around the restaurant needs to be cleaned up a bit. Though the resort arranges for a lot of activities like house-boats, ayurvedic treatments, speed-boat rides etc., I just spent the time enjoying the magnificient view of the sea from the restaurant and walking along the beach throughout the day. I guess this is not a very popular holiday spot which keeps the mad crowd away and all you can find is the foreigners who are requlars to this place. This makes the swim in the sea a great experience. All day long I would just love to lie on the beach reading a book or day dreaming. The Restaurant overlooks the beach and the food the resort serves is among the best you can get. The two days I spent there I tried as many different cuisines as possible and was overly attracted to their sea food dishes. I checked out after a two night staying promising to go back for a longer stay.

Best Experience: The food was extremely good and not expensive at all for resort standards. Sipping beer in the restaurant tables overlooking the beach at around midnight listening to the ferocious waves slapping the mud bunks and rocks was as good an experience as anything you can have.

Worst Experience: The place around the resort and the restaurant could be kept a bit clean. The place around could do with better lighting

• Best part of the resort was the sea view
• by Anand agarval for Krishnatheeram Ayur Holy Beach Resort
•  Posted Dec 29, 2014
It was an excellent hotel. I had stayed there for only one day. It was a family visit. I had not faced any issue in reaching the hotel. The surroundings of the hotel were really good. The appearance of the resort was good. There was no delay at check-in and check-out. Everything was done on time. I had no problems with the staff. They responded quickly to my request without any delay. I preferred a cottage there. Everything was there in the cottage. The best part of the resort was the sea view from the room. The sunset and sunrise were visible from the room. The room was spacious, neat, clean and well-maintained. The washroom and furnishings were well-furnished. I didn’t participate in any activity. I don’t want to give any suggestion for the hotel. I would recommend this hotel to my friends. My advice for the other travellers is that they should have a cab to go to the hotel, otherwise it would be difficult to reach there.

• Excellent hotel on Varkala facing the clear blue sea
• by Kalitha for Hindustan Beach Resort
•  Posted Nov 14, 2013
Verkala is situated midway between Kochi & Kovalla. Unique thing about Verkala is that the hill cliff overlooks the sea, making the clear blue sea more spectacular. Here the sea is clearer than most other Indian beach destinations. Hotel Hindustan Beach Resort is situated just on the beach of Varkala, Kerela. Speciality of this hotel is that all the rooms have sea view. Few of the corner rooms towards the entrance side has both sea towards the front and hill view from the side windows. Balcony was pretty small. The swimming pool in front of the hotel overlooks the sea and gives the feel of small infinity pool. Rooms are very good, clean, spacious & well priced. Complimentary breakfast is amazing. We didn't take any food there, so can't comment (hopefully good in view of overall good management). The shacks over the cliff had many very good restaurants with an array of sea foods. You can even select the fish before ordering. Visit the cliff just before sunset and enjoy the rest of the evening tasting different things there. One can also enjoy Kerela spas there, but do bargain. Verkala beach is full of activities and mostly crowded by foreign tourists. The beach is called Papanashanam beach, where the locals believes you can wash your sins, which is definitely a bonus on a beach holiday. Room service, electricity & water supply was optimal. Staff behaviour was pleasant & wanting to help all the times. I regret staying only one night there. Next time if visit there, I'll definitely stay two nights with one whole day and evening on the beach and another evening in the shacks. I'd also like to recommend the same to others.

• Beautiful Vacation
• by Ashwin Jayapal for Black Beach Resort
•  Posted May 3, 2017
To begin with the place.
The location is in the north cliff side of Varkala.
Which is extremely having complete privacy and a secluded environment.
The property gives you a complete Kerala environment.
The rooms are good but I prefer the sea view cottages or the sea view suite which is larger by space.
The food is OK.
Service is extremely good.
The man to contact is Bobby takes real good care of the guests.
Must try is the butter chicken masala craziest thing of the whole dining experience.
They also have a private lawn down by the beach where you can just sip by some chilled beer with some music and enjoy the beach view and the sound of the waves.
This place makes you feel a home away from home.
The perfect chillax spot if you wanna unwind or take of all that stress and rejuvenate and head back to reality ..