Varkala Hostels

It is a highly overrated place and definitely not value for money. The location and staff are excellent. Infrastructure needs a lot of work. Food quality is average … We had paid for breakfast, otherwise we would never have breakfast here. Construction activities were going on, and there was a lot of noise of grinding, cutting, hammering all throughout the day. There is seepage on the walls of the room, and this could be unsafe. The place is definitely not worthy of the ratings that it has received at the price point that they charge. However, the staff is extremely polite and they try their best. We will not be visiting again

Near the Beach: The rooms are near the cliff. Room Service: They are unhelpful. Upon arrival, they request full payment before showing you the rooms, anticipating potential disappointment. Once payment is made, their responsibility ends. Room Condition: I saw different photos of hotels and got different rooms. I feel that I got fooled. Parking: No dedicated parking is available. I parked on the road. General Manager: He is very rude. On the call, he told us he would serve food, but upon arrival, he denied it. Room Size: Don't book standard AC rooms; they are very small, and you won't have any view. Overall Review: You will get plenty of options with this price. If you book this, keep your expectations low.

When you stay at Sun View Beach Resort in Varkala, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Varkala Beach and Varkala Cliff. This spa hotel is 29.3 mi (47.2 km) from Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Janardanaswamy Temple.Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a steam room. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and barbecue grills.Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Varkala? This hotel has 2000 square feet (186 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and separate sitting areas.

Oh dear, this hotel has seen better days. Tired, I think is the word. During a two-week trip to Southern India we stayed in five different accommodations including a houseboat, beach huts and hotels, but sadly finished off our trip with a five-night stay at the Hindustan, which was the worst accommodation we stayed in. The staff were all pleasant - especially the chef in the restaurant who greeted us every morning with a smile and soon got to know what we liked, and the gentleman who attends to the pool - the room was cleaned daily, and had terrific views, but the whole hotel needs some money spent on it. Quite a bit of money! For instance, instead of a double bed we had two single beds pushed together. Bad enough as that is, but the sheets didn't even fit! They were too short due to the odd shape of the bed. This proved to be really, really frustrating. The most ridiculous thing, however, is that upon check-out you're handed a leaflet detailing all the tourist places we 'could' have visited had we known about them earlier! These included the Janardanaswami Temple, Golden Island, Kappil Beach, the Sivagiri Mutt ashram, Sri Mahaprahuji Btak (a devotee to Sreenathji), and even elephant rides around the village of Puthenkulam. Our son checked-out a day before us, and this happened both times. Surely, anyone could see this leaflet would be more beneficial at the start of our stay! It actually fills me with sadness to think that we missed out on visiting one of two of these places

Our stay at the Gateway Varkala was truly memorable - all thanks to the signature hospitality of the Taj Group. The location of the hotel is great and the view from our room was phenomenal. Although the property is an old one the warmth and efficiency of the staff make up for it with their ever smiling helpful attitude. Our heartfelt appreciation to the restaurant staff for providing us with delicious authentic Kerala Jain food A special mention of a few who made a difference - Ms. Ashwathi, Ms Greeshma and Mr Reji at the Reception Chef Mr Vikram Singh, Mr. Jijo GK, Mr. Shebin KJ, Mr Aravind and Mr Gokul at the Restaurant..

The Heavenly Breeze Beach Resort is an ideal spot for travelers wanting to discover the city. The Heavenly Breeze Beach Resort is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Varkala.The hotel is located approximately 25km from Kollam Jn and 43km from Trivandrum International Airport. With Chandra School of Yoga & wellness retreat, Varkala Beach and The Black Sand Beach Varkala all within a short distance, there is no shortage of things to do in the area.This hotel makes a great place to kick back and relax after a long day of sightseeing.

Fantastic hotel and staff, I want to mention: Praveen, the general manager, made the time to come and speak to us , very professional! Suralal, Adarsh and Deepu, the front office team, what can we say, these 3 were amazing, helpful, nothing was too much trouble...and kept in supply if many cups of coffee! Vishnu, Kavitha and Prashant, the housekeeping team, excellent service, room was spotless every day, and the towel art was fantastic, Lovely surprises! Sunil, the chef...it was like having our own private chef, the dishes he cooked for us were out of this world, the flavours were amazing something deliciously different every day! And thanks to Ambili and Kishnar Kutty, the kitchen team, their help with the dishes and the service they gave was impeccable. Thanks to Raju (day) and Mohan (night), the guards, very attentive and always a wave and a big smile. Finally Kilson and Anil, the maintenance team, always on hand to help with any problems. Thank you all, you should all be so proud of yourselves, the hotels reputation only has you all to thank.

Villa Luca is a small, cozy resort with just 9 rooms, 5 mid size rooms on the ground floor and 4 wooden floor rooms in good size on the first floor. All rooms on the first floor have a good sea view and one room on the ground floor has the sea view. There is also a small swimming pool and a tiny restaurant with all the tables facing the sea. 1 room on the ground floor has a jacuzzi…..few deck chairs, a hammock and a good view point is a plus….visit atleast once in your lifetime for a peaceful and quiet stay for 2-3 days…..

I’ll start by saying that we only booked this guesthouse as it was pretty much the only one available for our dates in Varkala that seemed well located and wasn’t a hostel in a dorm room (we are a married couple in our 30s and are passed the days of sleeping in a dorm bunk bed!). BIG MISTAKE! Following 7 weeks of travel in India and staying in almost 20 different guesthouses and homestays, this was by far the worst! One of the most expensive out of all the properties we stayed in and by far the worst in terms of facilities, value for money and management. Where to begin… 1. Frequent power cuts on our first day turning the lights and AC off in the room 2. We stayed in two rooms (one AC and one fan). Almost none of the plug sockets worked in either room with the exception of one 3. The shower was practically pointless and the water came out in a tiny trickle in both rooms. Not very practical for showering. We used the bucket for showering (which we have done many times in India, but not expected here considering it cost 2-3x more than other properties we stayed at in India). It’s also a wet room (common in India), but no mop/brush to push all the excess water into the drain (we had this in majority of our other guesthouses) so you’re walking into a soaking wet bathroom every time you enter 4. The rooms didn’t feel 100% clean - we were walking on sand before we even went to the beach and even felt sand in the bed! 5. Speaking of the bed, this was rock hard and super uncomfortable 6. We shared our AC room with 4/5 geckos each night. We are ok with nature and insects so this wasn’t a huge deal for us but just FYI incase you are not. There are vents in the room that allow insects in easily, despite them having some sort of sellotape over them to try and prevent this 7. There was construction work happening (either the property itself or next door). When in the AC room we were woken up quite early each morning with loud banging and drilling practically outside our window. The workmen also left their tools on our balcony 8. We were interested in doing the cooking class offered but were told that this was not available because the owner Suresh was too busy at his other property in Varkala (it’s called Gypsy Walker so will assume is also poor quality). Just as well, wouldn’t have wanted to have given another penny to this property! 9. The property requests that shoes are taken off before entry and left on the designated shoe rack. Respectful of the property’s policies and Indian culture we did just that. On the last day, one of our pairs of shoes was stolen from the rack. We know this happened that day as they were there late morning when we went out but not the evening when we returned to get them. When we informed Suresh of the issue, he was incredibly rude, shouting abuse at us down the phone and accused us of lying to get compensation out of him - incredibly insulting to say the least. We were told that no one has access to the property