Hindustan Beach Retreat

Good resort with all required amenities( though expensive considering it’s not on the main beach)! Little away from the main north cliff and Varkala beach, this is on the papanasam beach! Breakfast buffet is good, staff is very cordial and service is on time! Though the rooms are beach facing, no rooms have a balcony!

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 gentle*** 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 Hindustan Beach Retreat in Varkala was a complete letdown. From start to finish, it was a mess. The people working there weren't helpful at all. The pool was so dirty we couldn't use it, and the beach view they promised was nowhere near as nice as they showed in the pictures. The food was terrible - some of it was even uncooked! They kept running out of stuff, and when they did have it, it took forever to get served. Housekeeping didn't care about our requests. We asked for bandages, and they said they'd bring them, but they never did. We had to go looking for them ourselves. The reception was a joke. There was hardly ever anyone there, so if you needed something, tough luck. And to top it off, they charged us way too much for simple things like a can of soft drink but they did not even co****sate for the unavailable amenities we were promised and were included in the room charges. Overall, it was a disaster. We paid good money for 4 rooms with good view, which was supposed to be a great stay, but it turned out to be a total waste. Don't make the same mistake we did - steer clear of Hindustan Beach Retreat.

I stayed in this beautiful resort which is right by the beach. One can get the best of the beach view sitting in their rooms. Mr. Anoop was so kind enough a person who did all arrangements for us there. I met the GM there who was so nice in guiding us about places to see around. The most interesting part of this place is their southindian thali meal that they serve during lunch. It was much more than awesome. A great place for someone to be there to relax and go stress free. I will defenitely recommend this place to all my friends and relatives.

I had a very pleasant stay. Overall the property is not very big but clean and well kept. Room size is very good. For 3 people even after extra bed we had enough space to move around freely. The view is amazing, you can see the entire Varkala beach and Location is their biggest plus point. The hotel is right on the beach with easy access to both the cliff and all the water sports. Breakfast buffet has the yummiest filter coffee and small but good spread.

This place is well located right by the stunning beach with some great cafes & shops nearby. Also on the 5th floor is a bar/restaurant with great sunset views across the bay. The room was spacious & also had a great view over the pool & beach, but it loses one star due to the aircon. It had 2 modes, on or off! Adjusting the speed or temperature did nothing. We'd willingly stay here again though, and probably will.

Verey nice veiw and decoration at tje top floor BUT extremely nonchalant and not prfessionel service. The missed an extra order to my food. I waited for a long tim. First happy when i thought it would be fresh coocked but when too long time passed U tried to contact borh of the 2 waiters. Both looked everyvhere else left in to the ceiling. (?ee ehere the only gests). The rest of my food got cold. After 35 minutes i rise upp and rhen it becane vlear the forgotten the order ! We paid and whent and got a very small ” sorry”. The standard ( and prices) looks a bit over generall so do not let it lead you to go there for a nice meal.

On the beach kilometres of sand n surf, great view from the rooms, spacious rooms, good breakfast, near the multiple restaurants and shopping area. Please Upgrade to lumber supporting mattresses, new upholstery of furniture and TV. This is the best located property on Papnasam Beach.

Stayed in Room #303- have best views of the pool and beach. I think this hotel has best views from the room in Varkala. Little outdated furniture, but the ***agement is trying best to keep it up. Breakfast could be better and staff could be more trained to deal with non-Malayalam speaking guests.