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Puja Buildings, | G.V Raja Road, Kovalam 695527, India
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New Delhi, India
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Very Poor Service”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2011
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So called “Round The Clock” menu is a hoax. On requesting snacks from this menu @ 04:00 PM, restaurant flatly refused to provide any. On contacting Reception on this, it was told that there is no Room-Service facility in the Hotel. The telephone nos. list in the room also testified this as no telephone no. was mentioned for the Room-Service. With Room-Service virtually non-existent, we were finally served with some snacks at 05:00 pm and to say the least, neither the content nor the quality of the snacks matched with the extremely high prices charged for the same.

The breakfast & dinner at Restaurant at 3rd floor were of equally poor quality. The utensils were not cleaned properly and the food was unhygienic as tea served was cold with some unknown stuff floating inside the cup. The overall ambience of Restaurant seemed very shabby and unwelcoming.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Seoul, South Korea
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Laid back and comfortable on a wonderful budget”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2011
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The hotel is on Samudra beach at the start of the kovalam beaches. the room are spacious enough though one might want to insist on rooms that are pool facing as the rest face an adjacent hotel. the hotel is definitely no frills. the food at the restaurant is good although the variety is terribly short. room service is quick and attentive.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Hyderabad, India
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Average hotel with minimal facilities”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2010
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We stayed here for 2 days. The place is very average with minimum facilities in the room. The ambience is also not worth mentioning. But good thing is the place is near to the beach. It is good as a bed and breakfast option. Staff is rather friendly.

  • Stayed February 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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India
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15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Decent Hotel with homely service”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2010
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We stayed at this hotel during our trip to Kerela, and is one of the better hotels at the Samudra Beach. The hotel had nice little rooms with decent interiors and good AC. The food was nice, although the service was a little slow.

Location wise, it was not very far from the beach. The staff was friendly and courteous. Me and my wife would definately recommened this hotel for family trips.

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Mumbai, India
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“Great Location but average facilities & service”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 October 2010
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The overall experience was ok.The check in was very prompt.The room assigned to us was good & spacious but the water started dripping from the AC.The room was changed but the new room was smaller & not well appointed.We also did not have any view from our room as it was facing a boundary wall.We visited in April 2010 when it is a off-season,so there were plenty of vacant rooms but we were still given such a room.
The food was ok and the service prompt.

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Puja Buildings, | G.V Raja Road, Kovalam 695527, India
Price range (per night):* INR3,500 - 5,000

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