The bugs loved this place, but we did not...
The worst aspects of
this hotel are the many mosquitoes and the unpleasant smell - the latter
apparently from the busy curry restaurant next door. The mosquitoes where
relentless. We where covered in bites after one night. Better not stay there if
you are worried about malaria...
The hotel is very small and has no
reception hall, but only a dingy little office. We found the rooms adequate, but
far from being luxurious. The air conditioning unit was loud and of very poor
quality. There was no safe in the room and no TV. The bathroom missed basic
toiletries like shower gel and shampoo. When my wife had a massage, she was not
at all impressed with the hygienic standard of the facility : the massage bed
was not properly cleaned after each client, but just wiped with a filthy
cotton scarf.
The food we had in the rooftop restaurant was edible, but
nothing mouthwatering.
The pool area is very small, but the beach is not an
alternative. ( You do not want to swim there, as it is used as a toilet by
locals. Also people will inevitably stare at you. ) On a more positive note,
the hotel has a nice reading room and the location is fairly convenient to
explore Alleppey and the Backwaters or to make a daytrip to Cochin ( a lovely
town- highly recommended ).