I've traveled extensively around Asia and stayed in some wonderful places. In Kerala we stayed elsewhere in a beautiful beach bungalow with perfect wifi, a large bed, walk in wardrobe, TV with Netflix, veranda with seating, set in gorgeous gardens and just 1 min walk to the beach and all for 1500rp (approx 15) per night so we had high hopes for this hotel and were excited to see something so swish but we were sadly disappointed.
The room was very tired looking, shabby and really smelt of mould. The walls were damp, the mattress mouldy and the sheets, towels and dressing gowns were also damp and had seen better days. The bathroom walls were cracking and were in need of some TLC. There were several cockroaches running around the bedroom and bathroom.
The wifi was intermittent in the rooms so most guests, including us, had to sit in the reception to get a good signal. The air conditioning worked but the remote didn't so we couldn't adapt the temperature or turn it off.
There was a "mini bar" with one lonely bottle of Kingfisher. Where were the others? At 300 a night some soft drinks would have been a lovely touch. But alas the fridge was practically empty, covered in grime and in need of a good scrub.
The traditional Indian folk music in the garden on the evening was really fabulous but the following night, once we'd checked out, we could hear an awful cover artist blasting across Kochi. This would ruin the tranquil experience for me, be warned.
We were unable to make a cup of tea as the plug for the kettle didn't fit the socket or any adapters.
Nor could we have a pre breakfast swim as the pool was filthy. Later on after breakfast I asked for the pool to be cleaned so I could use it, I'm not sure this would have been done if I hadn't asked.
We would have loved to have sat on the veranda with our cup of tea (if we could have made one) but we didn't have a table and chairs to enjoy the garden view.
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