Signature Residence
North Cliff, Varkala Town, Varkala 695141 India
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A beautiful, quiet and peaceful place with comfortable, clean stylish rooms and independent cottages, nicely situated in a tropical garden to relax and enjoy - that is Signature Residence at North Cliff Varkala, Kerala. With a choice of three unique cottages or well appointed hotel rooms, Signature Residence aims to offer you luxurious comfort and security. Only 2 minutes walk from Varkala's stunning Papanasham Cliffs and beach to Signature Residence.
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North Cliff, Varkala Town, Varkala 695141 India
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We stayed here for 3 nights through Asia rooms, paid approx £27.00 for a standard room which does not have AC so we paid another 500 Rupees per night (approx £7). The hotel is set back approx 150/200 yards behind North Cliff which is where most of the restaurants and bars of Varkala are situated.
The rooms and hotel were very clean but the furnishings were basic and seemed quite old considering the hotel was only three years old. (small short wardrobe with cupboard underneath, cupboard at side, 1 bedside drawer, no mirror, no fridge, only soap and towels supplied, NO SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES IN ROOM OR AT RECEPTION). Breakfast was the usual coffee, tea, toast, jam, eggs and freshly made fruit juice ie:pineapple.
Staff were very friendly and wanted you to enjoy your stay. The hotel is in a nice quite position, easy to find from the cliff once you have made one trip. Saw a mongoose in the garden one morning. The thing that lets this hotel down for us was the price we paid, we feel £20/£25 with AC would have been a fairer price on reflection.
Would recommend this to a friend if the price was cheaper but not for more than 5 nights.
Good food in the restaurants, even Nepalese and half of the price of other places we stayed at in Kerala.
2 sunbeds and brolly on the beach are a rip off, 450 rupees (approx £6.50).
The rooms and hotel were very clean but the furnishings were basic and seemed quite old considering the hotel was only three years old. (small short wardrobe with cupboard underneath, cupboard at side, 1 bedside drawer, no mirror, no fridge, only soap and towels supplied, NO SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES IN ROOM OR AT RECEPTION). Breakfast was the usual coffee, tea, toast, jam, eggs and freshly made fruit juice ie:pineapple.
Staff were very friendly and wanted you to enjoy your stay. The hotel is in a nice quite position, easy to find from the cliff once you have made one trip. Saw a mongoose in the garden one morning. The thing that lets this hotel down for us was the price we paid, we feel £20/£25 with AC would have been a fairer price on reflection.
Would recommend this to a friend if the price was cheaper but not for more than 5 nights.
Good food in the restaurants, even Nepalese and half of the price of other places we stayed at in Kerala.
2 sunbeds and brolly on the beach are a rip off, 450 rupees (approx £6.50).
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Date of stay: February 2011Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed at Signature Residents for 11 nights in January 2009. This is a fantastic little hotel in Varkala, clean and safe with a lovely small friendly atmosphere. The location is great as it is only 3 - minute walk from restaurants, shops and about 5 - minute walk from the beach.
We stayed at non a/c cottage which was very well furnished and comfortable. Our cottage was cleaned to perfection every day. There were no problems with hot water at all.
The staff is very - very helpful and friendly. You will never experience such friendly service!!!
We would highly recommend the Signature Residents, it is very good value for money.
We look forward to one day going back to Varkala and going back to the Signature Residents. Thank you for making our stay so special!
Nanni very much once again!
Anneli & Raul
We stayed at non a/c cottage which was very well furnished and comfortable. Our cottage was cleaned to perfection every day. There were no problems with hot water at all.
The staff is very - very helpful and friendly. You will never experience such friendly service!!!
We would highly recommend the Signature Residents, it is very good value for money.
We look forward to one day going back to Varkala and going back to the Signature Residents. Thank you for making our stay so special!
Nanni very much once again!
Anneli & Raul
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Date of stay: January 2009Trip type: Travelled solo
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This is very good choice in Varkala - a good value for money. It's a quick walk to the cliff and very quiet at night. Our review is four stars only because our room was a bit small, but if you get the rooms in the back rather than the ones facing the road you'll have plenty of room - the back rooms are very spacious.
The place is new, the beds are comfortable, the fan is strong (we got a fan room), and the balcony was spacious and well-appointed with good chairs and a coffee table. The water pressure was excellent! Great showers both hot and cold, with good quality fixtures. This was a godsend in the heat.
The restaurant here has just opened, and the food was top notch. Ask for Kerala specialities not on the menu and they will happily oblige. They made us an aviyal (Kerala coconut vegetable curry) that was incredibly delicious! We had nothing this good out on the cliff restaurants.
What we loved best of all, though, was the staff. Jaison's huge smile, John's speedy service (and adorable grin, watch out ladies!), and the kind general manager, housekeeping staff, and excellent restaurant staff. We were made to feel at home, like special guests. If you're someone who thinks it's the people who make a trip special, then you'll find what you're looking for at the Signature Residence.
The place is new, the beds are comfortable, the fan is strong (we got a fan room), and the balcony was spacious and well-appointed with good chairs and a coffee table. The water pressure was excellent! Great showers both hot and cold, with good quality fixtures. This was a godsend in the heat.
The restaurant here has just opened, and the food was top notch. Ask for Kerala specialities not on the menu and they will happily oblige. They made us an aviyal (Kerala coconut vegetable curry) that was incredibly delicious! We had nothing this good out on the cliff restaurants.
What we loved best of all, though, was the staff. Jaison's huge smile, John's speedy service (and adorable grin, watch out ladies!), and the kind general manager, housekeeping staff, and excellent restaurant staff. We were made to feel at home, like special guests. If you're someone who thinks it's the people who make a trip special, then you'll find what you're looking for at the Signature Residence.
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Date of stay: January 2009Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Spent quite some time there and my overall experience is very positive. Quiet location, friendly staff, clean rooms, good price/quality ratio. The day I left and when I wanted to pay, there was a problem with my credit card. The staff trusted me to leave and transfer the money later. Very nice!
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Date of stay: March 2013Trip type: Travelled solo
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I booked a luxury bungalow. It was a fair room with a working ac and warm water. The wifi didn't work un the room, only near the reception. The reception is often deserted. The was no cleaning of the room during 4 days, which I find considering the price i paid.
The view is not spectacular, in my case a blind wall. The terrace in front of te room is okay, with comfortable chairs.
The breakfast you enjoy is 5 minutes walk away, on the cliff. Nice place with friendly staff.
They let me stay for free the rest of the day I had to checkout at 12, so I appreciated that. The manager was helpful, when he was there.
Ricjshaw drivers arounbd the cormer are agressive and cheat you. Yhet overprize their services and blackmail you into their "fixed price" -> "Well, then you walk to the station with all your liggage", said one them when I wanted to pay the regular fee.
Tip: on the cliff-strip (with shops, restaurants and Ayurveda clinics) you van rent spectacular view rooms for modest orices. Try them first before you step in an regular hotel-deal. For 1000 roupies a night you can live like a king (or queen).
The view is not spectacular, in my case a blind wall. The terrace in front of te room is okay, with comfortable chairs.
The breakfast you enjoy is 5 minutes walk away, on the cliff. Nice place with friendly staff.
They let me stay for free the rest of the day I had to checkout at 12, so I appreciated that. The manager was helpful, when he was there.
Ricjshaw drivers arounbd the cormer are agressive and cheat you. Yhet overprize their services and blackmail you into their "fixed price" -> "Well, then you walk to the station with all your liggage", said one them when I wanted to pay the regular fee.
Tip: on the cliff-strip (with shops, restaurants and Ayurveda clinics) you van rent spectacular view rooms for modest orices. Try them first before you step in an regular hotel-deal. For 1000 roupies a night you can live like a king (or queen).
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Date of stay: January 2013Trip type: Travelled solo
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Room Tip: The garden is now (february 2013) a mess, with a digged hole, construction going on and...
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We booked this hotel in Internet after reading many good reviews. It was a very big disappointment as we arrived there. The room was supposed to have a garden view, but the Garden was under a construction site. Additionlly, it was not a clean place at all. After paying some penalty we cancelled the room and moved to another place. Do not book any room at anywehere in Varakala online, the quality changes everyday! Just go and see everything available and then check in the one you liked the most otherwise you end up paying money for rooms you do not stay...
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Date of stay: January 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This hotel got relatively good reviews on TA and its advantage was that it could easily be booked online before our trip. But the actual experience was rather dissapointing. Its courtyard was turned into a construction site, so no nice views from our window, bed sheets and towels were stained. We stayed for two nights and there was no room service, the breakfast in a nearby Apple restaurant was not good at all and left us with upset stomachs. There are certainly nicer places in Varkala for the price we paid in Signature.
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Date of stay: January 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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room is very clean and price of the room is very good,i love staying in signature.people are very kind n nice.signature is little back side from the sea view but to stay perfect place.there are many places along the cliff some places 250 rupees some places 500 rupees some places 3000 rupees but signature is best price.
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Date of stay: August 2012Trip type: Travelled with family
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We hired a tuk tuk from Varkala village and were actually aiming for somewhere else. The tuk tuk driver decided after a while of looking that rather than backtrack and help us he would stop in the middle of nowhere and chuck us out in the middle of a thunderstorm. We found signature residence and they helped us with our bags, gave us an umbrella and checked us into what they described as "just a hut" for 400INR (as it was near the end of the season). We had an image of a ricketty wooden shack but we had a beautiful room, banana leaf roof, ensuite with a terrace. It was non-ac but the thunderstorm had taken away a lot of the heat.
Fantastic service and great value room!
5 minute walk to the front and all the restaurants, shops and spas that Varkala has to offer.
Fantastic service and great value room!
5 minute walk to the front and all the restaurants, shops and spas that Varkala has to offer.
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Date of stay: April 2012Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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To Trivandrum airport, 51 km (auto driver says 60)
Varkala Railway Station 4-5 km, website says 3.5, auto drivers say 5.
Quiet place - wonderful. No television in room - positive for some, not for others. Loved having a Big quiet room but at hostel backpacker prices.
+ large room, large bathroom, large bath towel (albeit well used with small stains, small holes, but thick and clean), clean white sheets, hot shower. If you're on the second floor, it takes a while for the water to heat up, then it's very hot. Multi-level ceiling fan over bed . Comfy chairs on balcony overlooking beautiful grounds. Short easy walk to wonderful view of sea and steps down to beach. Short walk to local chai shop with apom for breakfast, Thali for lunch (staff can point you in the right direction)
- Internet access often down, but then, when it's off, it's off everywhere in town (internet cafes, restaurants, hotels), not just at Signature.
Signature Residence Lobby: a few German books, yoga from local teacher, Tuesdays with Morrey, DVD about Kerala
Check out Varkala Shiva Giri and
Varkala temple on beach
Varkala Railway Station 4-5 km, website says 3.5, auto drivers say 5.
Quiet place - wonderful. No television in room - positive for some, not for others. Loved having a Big quiet room but at hostel backpacker prices.
+ large room, large bathroom, large bath towel (albeit well used with small stains, small holes, but thick and clean), clean white sheets, hot shower. If you're on the second floor, it takes a while for the water to heat up, then it's very hot. Multi-level ceiling fan over bed . Comfy chairs on balcony overlooking beautiful grounds. Short easy walk to wonderful view of sea and steps down to beach. Short walk to local chai shop with apom for breakfast, Thali for lunch (staff can point you in the right direction)
- Internet access often down, but then, when it's off, it's off everywhere in town (internet cafes, restaurants, hotels), not just at Signature.
Signature Residence Lobby: a few German books, yoga from local teacher, Tuesdays with Morrey, DVD about Kerala
Check out Varkala Shiva Giri and
Varkala temple on beach
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Date of stay: April 2012
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"The garden is now (february 2013) a mess, with a digged hole, construction going on and machinery. Avoid a room that has a garden view. The alternative is a blind wall, but that;s better than a constructionsite."Read full review
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IndiaKeralaThiruvananthapuram DistrictVarkalaVarkala Town
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Which popular attractions are close to Signature Residence?
Nearby attractions include Varkala Cliff (0.09 km), Varkala Beach (0.3 km), and Shalimar Weaves (0.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Signature Residence?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include an on-site restaurant, kids activities, and free internet access.
What food & drink options are available at Signature Residence?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Signature Residence?
Conveniently located restaurants include InDa Cafe, Clafouti, and Coffee Temple.
Are there any historical sites close to Signature Residence?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Sivagiri (3.3 km).