Mad about Coco
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Varkala Cliff White House , Trivandrum District, Varkala Town, Varkala 695141 India
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Mad about Coco is a chilled Yoga & Beach Resort in the middle of Varkala Cliff, just a few seconds away from the Cliff & the main beach. They have relaxing & comfy outdoor areas to chill and meet other guests. In their newly renovated Garden Café you can relax and work surrounded by a lush garden and enjoy excellent food and the best coffee from 8am to 6pm, Wifi is available for free. They also offer Cooking Classes with their amazing chef and you can join the daily Drop-in Yoga Classes during high season on their rooftop with beautiful sea view. Group packages are available. Mad about Coco is furthermore helping you to arrange taxi services, day trips and activities. Please contact us for further information.
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Property amenities
Paid private parking on-site
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Yoga classes
Free breakfast
Hiking
Water sport equipment rentals
Airport transportation
Rooftop terrace
Secured parking
Wifi
Coffee shop
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary welcome drink
Outdoor dining area
Special diet menus
Canoeing offsite
Board games / puzzles
Taxi service
Baggage storage
Executive lounge access
Mosquito net
Newspaper
Outdoor furniture
Shared lounge / TV area
Sun terrace
24-hour check-in
Express check-in / check-out
Laundry service
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Room features
Air conditioning
Dining area
Housekeeping
Private balcony
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Bottled water
Clothes rack
Walk-in shower
Private bathrooms
Tile / marble floor
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Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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Charming
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Languages Spoken
English, German, Hindi
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Grade: 95 out of 100
39Restaurantswithin 0.5 km
5Attractionswithin 0.5 km
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Varkala Cliff White House , Trivandrum District, Varkala Town, Varkala 695141 India
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Bad and rude hosts!!! Bad rooms..the host can’t take any bad review and is foul mouthed! If you are going and dont want unnecessary tension and harassment give them good reviews! 😃 They asked me not to visit again and I will totally oblige! After all they dont want me to suffer. They torture you only once and then will help you by asking you to not cone again. Thank you!
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Date of stay: October 2021Trip type: Travelled
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I had a very good time at Mad about coco. Host and staff are very kind and the room is clean and well equipped. Garden is so beautiful. The place is quiet and only 2 minutes from the cliff. Thanks for everything!
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled
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Myself and my family visted madabout coco varkala recently and had an amazing time over there wonderful faculty amazing people so helpful and professionals feels like a family nice guest house wonderful views mindblowing drawings beautifil garden they have. rooms are very clean and amazing service provided recomend other people to have a visit there
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled
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Nice place with friendly staff and nice vibe in general let down by couple of points. Firstly on booking.com it said air conditioning is optional at extra charge but both rooms we stayed in didn’t have that option. That needs to be corrected on booking.com. Quite a big deal when it’s 33 degrees. Next problem was that on checkout payment , as what has happened in a few Indian places they told me I had to pay in my home currency. Firstly this is illegal under MasterCard registration. The customer has to have option of local currency. When telling them I didn’t want to pay in pounds they told me I could choose ruppees after I entered my pin. This is simply wrong as by that point and as per my receipt I had a “mark up 3.5%” added to my charge for the conversion which I didn’t want. They said some rubbish about how it doesn’t matter and it’s a good rate and then they said how their bank rates are bad or something and how this bank Axis does this. This is totally untrue . And anyway, which one is it ? Is it you don’t like charges or there’s no choice and it’s good for me anyway? I find it massively disingenuous for an establishment that prides itself on being friendly and open to westoners to use a system sneakily to make more money and misinform the customers. If u want to charge me more for using a card, let me know that’s the case. don’t lie to me about you having to charge in my home currency because your bank in India won’t let u charge ruppees. Absolute nonsense. It’s complete lies and scam basically . Really sad that the German Indian owner lady tries this absolute lies . Shameful really deceiving customers. Most people, if not all, won’t even notice what’s happened but they need to stop getting away with it .…
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled
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Response from nomadamcoco, Owner at Mad about Coco
Responded 21 Jan 2020
Sorry you fraud, you are misjudging and wrongly accusing us! We gave you the choice and you made the choice! Did you forget about it? We have the prove on the slip signed by yourself! Talk to your bank before you misjudge me personally and my business! I already sent you the prove, check your mails and think before you misjudge people in public! Your behaviour is disgusting and you should be ashamed! Also we do have the option for AC rooms, unfortunately you only got our last room without AC, means the option for AC was simply not available anymore. We were sending you a detailed message about your chosen room category and even when you checked in we explained again that in this low budget category there is only a ceiling fan available. We offered you an upgrade in case a booking gets cancelled! Do you remember? Think or ask first before you write nonsense about wrong details in the listing! Your entire review is misjudging and therefore rubbish!
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I stayed for a night at this property and the only plus is its location. I booked room which is listed as twin room with terrace, hoping I will get my own private terrace or balcony - but I was given a ground floor room. When I asked about the terrace, the guys said the building has a terrace which I can use. The room and bathroom were neat and clean. Mind you, there is no AC in the room and it can get quite hot during the night considering the Kerala climate. You are paying almost 4000+ rs and there is not even mineral water kept in the room or no breakfast included. Hence I felt the price you pay is not really worth it even though they claim it is because of the season. The road to this place is difficult to find and dont rely on google maps. Also if you have an SUV, you may land in trouble and have to park outside. The only advantage is the accessibility to the cliff which is right infront. (doesn't mean you have a beach/cliff view). We visited their cafe, NOMAD for breakfast. Nice staff and nice ambience, but exorbitant prices. 2 boiled eggs will cost you 160 rupees! Choose this place only when the rates of room are well below 2000 rupees! Not happy at all.…
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from nomadamcoco, Owner at Mad about Coco
Responded 13 Jan 2020
Dear RSV99, thank you for reviewing us but we actually have some doubts that you were staying at all in Mad about Coco. 1. Absolutely all of our 15 rooms have a Balcony on the upper floors and terraces/ verandas on ground floor. There is not one single room coming without a private hangout outdoor area equipped with hanging chairs lounge sofas, tables and clothes racks. it's not possible to not seeing them as you are entering the room on ground floor from the furnished terrace/ veranda. 2. We offer in various common areas on our property free water refill stations where you can get as much free drinking water as you want. For that service we are offering a glass bottle in every room. 3. Breakfast is included when you pay for it in advance. 4.For our non-AC rooms we had in December a maximum rate of 3500/- per night, including breakfast 5. The location is perfectly set with GPS on Google maps and even trucks can enter our property where we are offering up to 3 parking slots for cars and more than 10 bikes/ scooter. We are one of a very few properties in Varkala offering parking facility. We even offered you to book your space in advance. 6. When you compare our rates with most of the neighbour houses with less facilities and lower standard then a rate below 4000/- in the Christmas/ New Year's Season in the prime location is a great deal. The rent we pay for the two Guesthouses and the huge Restaurant in the absolute prime location with sea view, salaries for 30 employees and the electricity bills are exorbitant, but Eggs with Butter and Brown Bread for 160rs are actually not! When this is too much for you we suggest to stay at home, especially in the most busy and expensive time of the year - all over the world! Your Mad about Coco Team
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Location 5/5 Food not served. Cleanliness 3/5 Bedding 1/5 Mattress was so uncomfortable that I removed it from bed at night for sleeping and slept on hard bed which was better. Location is the only plus point of this place.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled
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Response from nomadamcoco, Owner at Mad about Coco
Responded 13 Jan 2020
Dear Aditya, thank you for staying with us and leaving this review. We are sorry to hear that the mattress was not to your liking. Fact is, our mattresses are of the highest quality and the thickest you get here and most of our customers are very happy about their sound sleep at Mad about Coco. Sleeping habits are a very personal thing, a few people like you prefer a very hard mattress, others prefer the soft bedding. Unfortunately we didn't get the chance to change the mattress as you were not telling us while you were staying with us. We would have loved to fix that for you to make you feel comfortable. Regards, Your Mad about Coco Team
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I have stayed at Mad about Coco several times now. The reason I keep coming back is that it's a simple, no-frill stay. You will love the decor, both inside the rooms and the common areas. Love the fact that they have water dispensers. Helps guests use less plastic. But what I was the most excited about during my last visit was it's restaurant Nomad Varkala. My personal recommendation would be the burgers and various bowls and coffee!!!!!and it will take 3 to finish that big Punjabi thali!the restaurant staff was very courteous. Overall,it's an experience.totally recommend.
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Date of stay: November 2019Trip type: Travelled
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I booked this place hoping that it will be a safe and relaxing place for a solo female traveller like me. A day before I was to visit this property, they cancel my booking late at night out of the blue. They claim that they sent me messages and since I didn't respond to these non existent messages, so they chose to give the room to another customer (probably foreigner friends). I never got any call or message from them before the cancellation. Would NOT recommend this place. Bad service, rude staff and pretty uncertain. Very disappointed!
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Date of stay: November 2019Trip type: Travelled
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Response from nomadamcoco, Owner at Mad about Coco
Responded 13 Jan 2020
Dear Nidibee, you have actually no right to say anything about Mad about Coco as you never stayed with us and you also never met any of the team. Since the day of your booking request we sent you several messages and tried to call you also but you ignored all our attempts to get in touch with you to confirm your reservation by making the necessary payment. All mails are going through the booking.com messenger system and are definitely delivered. You are lying about the fact that you never got any message from us as you at least reacted to our last mail about the cancellation, that's why you were also calling me at 2 o'clock in the night and shouting at me on the phone. Instead of asking me to withdraw the cancellation you were extremely rude, blackmailing me to write a bad review even. In that moment only I decided to not welcome you in my house even though the room was still available. I didn't want my team and other guests to face your bad attitude which you are also showing with your review... Regards, Anita
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This is a great place to stay, the staff are really friendly, the accommodation is great and very quiet even though it's just behind the strip. Highly recommend the cookery class! If it's something particular you want to learn, they will do it for you. Good breakfast and nice communal areas to relax in.
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Date of stay: October 2019
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We visited Mad about Coco as a family (husband, wife and kid) and stayed in their family suite. I would like to highly recommended the resort for their amazing hospitality, very courteous staff, excellent location and great breakfast! We felt at home, and were quite sad to leave. Some suggestions to the management for improvement: - Cupboard in the room to store clothes and luggage - A shelf or two in the bathroom for toiletries - The water was pretty low pressure to clean off the sand - A broom in the room to self clean the sand Apart from these, I had absolutely no issues, and would definitely return soon.
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Travelled
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PRICE RANGE
$17 - $22 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Ayurvidya Canopy
LOCATION
IndiaKeralaThiruvananthapuram DistrictVarkalaVarkala Town
NUMBER OF ROOMS
15
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Claim Your Listing Frequently Asked Questions about Mad about Coco
Which popular attractions are close to Mad about Coco?
Nearby attractions include Varkala Cliff (0.2 km), Shalimar Weaves (0.2 km), and Royal Art Gallery (0.3 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Mad about Coco?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Mad about Coco?
Top room amenities include air conditioning, a dining area, and a mosquito net.
What food & drink options are available at Mad about Coco?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a free welcome drink during their stay.
Is parking available at Mad about Coco?
Yes, paid private parking on-site and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Mad about Coco?
Conveniently located restaurants include InDa Cafe, Darjeeling Cafe, and Clafouti.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Mad about Coco?
Yes, guests have access to yoga classes during their stay.
Does Mad about Coco have airport transportation?
Yes, Mad about Coco offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Mad about Coco?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, and Hindi.
Are there any historical sites close to Mad about Coco?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Sivagiri (3.4 km).