Palmleaves Beach Resort

This trip was with family, however it turns out to be worst trip ever during new year time. After paying that much,,, there was nothing as like even 1 star resort. Rooms were old and fixtures were coming out. Bathrooms were not good. Shower panels were rusted,. Swimming pool was not cleaned. No one,, including other guests was able to use pools. Even giving the feedback, it was not done.. Same views were expressed by most of the guests.This was really disappointing.

Great location, it’s like private beach for guests. and delicious food

Hotel location is good, inside the room cleanliness to be improved

great hosts,fantastic for a beach pretty much to yourself apart from the fishermen

One of the few hotels right on the beach with a/c and a pool. It is the only hotel within a couple of Km, so no other tourists. It is a Keralan hotel and not an Internation Hotel. Therefore hard matresses and basic facilities. But if you need something ask, and they may well be able to help you e.g. the room is not automatically cleaned every day, but if you ask, they'll do it. Food does take a while to be prepared since it is cooked fresh, so order a couple of hours before, rather than sit at the table and wait. The included breakfast was fresh fruit idli or puri (on alternate days), sombal, boiled egg, dalia (wheat based porridge), toast, juice, tea and coffee. There were other variations on some days. And again other types of eggs were available if you asked. The pool did not look clean the first day, but actually when you are in it is fine. The water did become clearer over the next few days. there is some shade from the palms so you could stay in the pool even in the heat. There is a slope down from the pool to the beach, with a lovely shaded area under the palms. There is a beach side dining area, and they can bring food down for you. The beach itself is great. Fishermen hauling in the nets first thing in the morning. It is steeply sloping and there are big waves at times, so be careful. There is a shop within 20m where you can get cold drinks, water, crisps and snacks. A 3 wheeler ride will get you to Kazhakkoottam, with a lot more shops and restaurants.

One of the worst hotels ever visited. I would recommend expedia to remove this hotel frim ur suggestion list.

Iwas there with my husband and son. It was exellent! Very beautiful place without peщзду. Thanks for all :))

Good resort, right on a village beach. No tourist crowds. Sea-view rooms best. Food not for Indian taste, bland. Owners very friendly & helpful.

Wonderful stay and enjoyed the nature along with beach. Thank you.

But watch out for broken vodka bottles lurking in the sand. Nice taste of local fishermen's life but the property seems to be run more as a home stay then a hotel. Staff is nice and helpful enough but the management seems to be more interested in selling tours and Ayurvedic procedures then keeping up the property. Come only if you want to escape completely and don't want to go to store,go for a beer or to restaurant for a duration of your stay

A must see place. You have to try it trust me even if you stay for two nights. You are in the middle of nowhere, a fishermen village,people are very friendly and nice. The hotel is new, you have a nice swimming pool facing the ocean, the owner and the staff are very helpful. The rooms are clean and you have plenty of TV channels. The food is amazing: how often do you eat fish that has been caught by fishermen just in front of your eyes...very pleasant experience. We were buying the fish on the shoreline, for less than 5 dollars, you have more than 2 kilos. We gave it to the people at the hotel and they cook it for us...Nice place, definitely I will go back. I don't have to mention here that the sea is amazing (very clear water). Also you can have beer in the hotel, but it would be better if you bring your own booze.

The hotel is at an exquisite location overlooking the ocean. U wake up in the morning and u find the ocean staring at u from within the coconut trees. The stay at the Hotel was good, but it could have been much better. The staff was very very courteous, but we had to ask for everything ourselves. The linen wasn't as clean and there wasn't anyone to clean the rooms daily. Getting hot water was a problem. The location is sodeep inside that its really difficult if u r going there for the first time. Thanks to the lady from the hotel who directed us. The resort is 4km inside from the main road and its difficult to get autos or buses. Its better u have your own vehicle. The swimming pool still seems to be under renovation. The entire hotel was under renovation when we went. It is a little far from Kovalam, but is centrally located if u want to go one day to Varkala & one day to Kovalam. If u want to spend your entire time in Kovalam, this might not be a very preferred location.

This is the hotel for those who like quiet & relaxing beach. Don't expect much amenities except the basics. If you need transportation for rental, go to the junction and asked those youngsters for Kieran. Mathew was very accomodating to picked us up at 1am at airport. it is truly relaxing here.

The staff easily accomodated our arrival at 5.00am from the airport and were friendly and helpful for the duration of our stay.We had a downstairs room because we arrived so early and we think that other rooms were more comfortable so wished we had been moved to the intended room after the first few hours. The food was delicious and plentiful and the location absolutely beautiful. We felt that we paid top price for the taxis to and from Trivandram which we later learned we could have hired for ourselves a lot cheaper. However despite this slight 'rip off' it was a good first experience of India and it is a hotel we would definitely use again.

We went for two night stay at this place. The serene and natural surroundings was the most captivating thing about this place which is a bit difficult to find in Indian resorts in this budget . The staff and owner made special efforts to make us comfortable and feel at home. He arranged a ride for us on fisherman's boat to go into the sea which was quite adventurous. Will specially recommend for people who wish to stay close to nature and enjoy the surroundings.

If you want complete isolation this is the place. No shops, cafes, bars , restaurants or entertainment you are completely reliant on the owners. There are no menus so you eat what you are given and charged at the end of your stay, food was mediocre and not very plentiful. I asked for a hairdryer but it never appeared. We were in bed at about 9pm every night as there was nothing to do. The only advantage to staying here is the superb unspoiled beach and if you have plenty of books to read I can recommend the hammocks in the garden - far superior to the beds in the room which had no mattress to speak of and were really uncomfortable.

За десять дней проживания в отели персонал был очень внимателен к нам. Все наши просьбы сразу исполняли. Приемлемая чистота и хорошее территориально расположение отеля.

Das Resort wurde extra wegen des Schwimmingpool gebucht. Der Pool konnte in den 3 Tagen unseres Aufenthalt nicht benutzt werden..Der Pool war dreckig, mit Algen versehen, nur halb gefüllt mit Wasser. Baustelle am Pool. Wir wurden immer wieder vertröstet. Heute abend ist alles o.k. Der Monteur kommt gleich. Wird gleich gereinigt.......usw. dem war aber nicht so.

Piscine à moitié vide. Rien autour. Accueil froid.Nous avons préféré partir et perdre 100 euros pour 2 nuits plutôt que de rester!

Tyvärr hade vi en väldigt dålig upplevelse av detta hotell. Vi hade förbokat taxi från flyget men dom glömde bort oss. Vi kände oss alltid besvärliga när vi skulle beställa mat, då vi upplevde att det var väldigt små portioner och vi fick känna oss omständiga som ville ha mer. När vi bad om att få tvätta våra kläder så dröjde det flera dagar innan vi fick kläderna och när vi väl fick dom var dom fortfarande smutsiga! Det var verkligen ingen rolig upplevelse.Skulle absolut inte rekommendera detta hotell.