I am afraid that I can't rate Karikkathi Beach house objectively because we arrived to Karikkathi house for 4-days holidays from snowy and extremely cold Kabul, deeply frozen... (Jan 2007)
Our flight from Kabul to Delhi was canceled for next day, so we got 3-days holidays and 25% of money we paid was just waisted, It was shame because the cost for house was extraordinary high. And you pay a lot more if you want just one glass of beer or massage.
Plusses: beautiful place, good for walking around or swim, fishing villages around, very nice house, clean, secure. I got good massage though it seemed culturally weird to me that masseur for lady was a man.
Minuses: after some days we felt tired of food because taste is same despite whatever you eat (actually I like Indian food because there are so diffferent spices and tastes), I didn't like that the staff has a party one night on beach (it is open house without windows, so music, talk and lights kept me awake all night), overpriced.

We have just returned from two weeks having escaped from the world.
The situation is heaven, sea, sand, no roads just the elements and nature - a real escape.
The food is delicious, different from our general experience of Indian food in England; drier (less sauces), a variety of vegetables, fruit and of course fresh coconut, chicken and fish.
Staff and the unique situation all combine to make a truly memorable and wonderful experience, one that would be hard to find elsewhere.
The web site depicts it as it is.

We did stay for one full week at this exquisite location, as best testified by their website pictures. We stayed at the villa just above the beach, we occupied one of the 2 rooms, and although the other room was busy with another couple - friendly, we had our privacy.
We opted for a full week of the ayurvedic cure, including 2 massages per day + vegetalian diet. The massages were very professional & relaxing, although tougher than we expected. The vegetalian diet was by no means a compromise to tasteful meals.
The service managed by Vinyod is again very professional, friendly & makes you feel home. By all means, we recommend this place for relaxing and exotic holidays.

…I was looking for an ideal holidays. This place should be very close to nature, far from mass commercial tourism, and at the same time would provide most refined service, excellent food and secure environment. I thought I would never find a place like that… before I came to Karikkathi Beach House.
I’ve spent two marvelous weeks there. Alone, but never bored in full house. Yoga classes, ayurvedic massages, this unique feeling to be affectionatly and yet unintrudingly taken care of, roaring of waves, watching King Fishers on the beach in front… In the evening, having supper on the terrace lit by a candle in the darkness, you guess this black mass of huge roaring ocean in front of you, and count boat lights at the horizon. That’s India, you think – mysterious, powerful, unpredictable and full of glittering promise of love…