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HOTEL STYLE
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Languages Spoken
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Location
Haiwa Beach Resort, North Cliff, Near Varkala Helipad, Varkala, Varkala Town, Varkala 695141 India
OYO Haiwa Beach Resort
29 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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We stayed here for over a week after looking a dozens of options in Varkala. It was by far the best and we got an excellent deal on an a/c room.
The rooms are very clean and the whole building is quite new. It is in an excellent location, just a few minutes away from the cliff which can get quite noisy so it is good to be a little away from it but close enough to get to where everything is in minutes.
The staff were always happy to help and the manager even got involved when a local mobile phone shop tried to seriously rip us off for unlocking our phone and he sorted it all out.
There is free wifi in the hotel but please be aware it does not work in all of the rooms (we were moved to a room where it did work when we explained it was important to us)
Overall, our stay was excellent and I have no trouble in highly recommending that anyone visiting Varkala stay here.
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Date of stay: November 2011
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Quite a cheap hotel in a quiet location just two minutes from the beach of the northern cliff and the city center. Spent several nights on New Year's holidays. Staff friendly and made a small Christmas party as a gift. Helped with the organization of small water travel down the rivers. The hotel is fully justifies the price.
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Date of stay: December 2010
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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varkala is a lovely place. and haiwa beach residency is a perfect solution to fancy it. employees are very supportive, rooms are nice and clean and the fact that the facility is not on "the cliff" (the area where all the bars and restourants are), but just 5 minutes walking from it, guarantee a far better quality of sleep. they also have a free wi-fi
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Date of stay: December 2011
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:ask for a room on the firs floor
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I was only supposed to stay for 2 days and ended up staying for a week. The customer service is the best that i have experienced in India and i have been travelling for 2 months. Nitin the duty manager really went out of his way for me. I cannot fault the hotel in anyway the only thing that i would suggest is that the internet signal is stronger as it cannot be reached in all of the rooms. The rooms are immaculate and the location is perfect round the back of the beach where it is quiet.
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Date of stay: November 2011
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Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:If you want to use the internet in your room ask for a room that is close to the router.
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It was our great pleasure to review about this hotel,, one of great distination, the beach was very beautiful,,hospitality and staff are very friendly ready to help any time..we have choosen breakfast which was the top quality..we had yoga in the roof..management has given full support and arrangements for yoga....we wish to visit again..
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Date of stay: January 2012
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:choose ac rooms if u visit in summer..
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The Haiwa Beach Residency a very new hotel. we found the rooms were ideal and clean north cliff and beach are only 150 meters away and there are lots of shops cafes and vedic places to keep you busy
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Date of stay: December 2010
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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Very plain and nothing to do with beach. Quite far away from the cliff. No hot water, no nice pillows and not the best breakfast. Plus the place where we got the breakfast was looking more like a place to wait for the bus. After one night we changed our location.
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Date of stay: January 2014Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We originally booked just 5 days but ended up staying for 3 weeks during our first stay at Haiwa Beach Residency, we were so impressed by the Hotels cleanliness, location, food and service that we returned a further two times, our logest stay being one and a half months during the monsoon season. All the staff were polite and so helpfull especially hotel manager Nithin who went out of his way to help us at all times. He reccomended a travel route round Kerala including Allepey, Thekedy and munnar and even booked it all for us getting the best prices and using his commision as a discount for us the trip turned out to be as perfect as we could ever of imagined. On our return we had to sort out our Chinese visa's which required couriers etc all of wich was arranged by Nithin and the owners uncle, which took alot of the stress out of the procces. Varkala itself is by far the best place we visited in India in the 5 months we were there. The hotel is just a 5 min walk from the cliff and beach, there you will find good resturants and bars although can sometimes be a bit pricey. The food at the hotel is exellent especially the fresh dosa's for breakfast. During low season they will be building another floor with a big kitchen and resturant, which i cannot wait to see when we return. I cannot reccomend this place enough. You may be able to find slightly cheaper accommodation in Varkala but it will not provide the great rooms and service you will get here.
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Date of stay: February 2012
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The room was disgusting (see photos). The floor and sheets at least were clean but the rest of the place was absolutely not (see photos).
The "ad" for the place said breakfast was included but it wasn't.
This hotel was quite far from the cliff, it was a bit of a walk to get to the cliff/beach.
The only reason we stayed 2 nights was because I got the flu and was too sick to move to another hotel.
On the 3rd night we did move and didn't look back!
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Date of stay: November 2015
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Don't stay here
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I have a alternative title as it was so bad "a lot of NO's". My wife & i are touring India for 3 months so are moving from one accomodation to another. This accomodation is a not a place i would recommend to anybody becuase There were cockroaches & other creepy crawlers in the bathroom a very strong smell of sewage, the sink tap kept falling apart & no light on top of the mirror to shave by. The mattress was rock hard, the pillows were to soft, the air con unit leaked water straight onto the bed. That with no tv. no fridge, no wi-fi in the bedrooms helps to make this hotel a good one to avoid at all costs. Also because the place is built on a corner & many tuc tucs etc use the back side road the hotel is on as a short cut & they all love to use there horn as often as possible & the many crow birds that make much noise especially first thing in the morning around 6am ish all helps to go some other place & definatly not here. lastly the beach is at least 15 minutes away & if you walk back to all the restaurants at night you will do so in the pitch back as there are no street lights. Its a good idea to bring a torch. Just DONT BOTHER there are loads of other better places.
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Date of stay: January 2013
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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There are more places to choose from in the Varkala Town area.
PRICE RANGE
₹1,127 - ₹1,907 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
The Haiwa Beach Residency
LOCATION
IndiaKeralaThiruvananthapuram DistrictVarkalaVarkala Town
NUMBER OF ROOMS
13
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