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Reviewed 14 November 2011

it was a wonderful experience staying at golden sands kovalam and i really love to visit kovalam again and again and would like to stay at this hotel ,nice location very calm and quite place to spend your time..good management,excellent staff and their services should appreciate ...excellent...

Date of stay: October 2011
  • Trip type: Travelled solo
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Thank Sam_jhons
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Reviewed 31 October 2011

When we landed to the Kovalam, hotel manager asked us to get down some place near to the hotel. He said that cabs can't go to hotel as roads are narrow. Then hotel people came to take luggage and took us to the hotel from very narrow and ugly lanes. It is very risky to go through these lanes in the night as there were no lights. Also risky to send females and shildren alone.
When we asked about the reason, we were told that in Kovalam most of the hotels are located this way only. But we did not find same. There were may other hotels and resorts at same or cheaper rates and located at better places.

Resort is small but very nice though. Rooms, Swimiming pool are good.

Breakfast items are ok but food items are pathetic.

Date of stay: October 2011
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Thank india_traveller_123
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Reviewed 19 March 2011

I just came back from 3 weeks in Kovalam where I stayed in the Golden Sands hotel. It his set back a bit from the bustle of the beach so it is a lovely quiet space to come back to. The pool is clean and very refreshing. The people that work there are very helpful and it has a fest wifi connection. All in all a great experience.

Date of stay: March 2011
  • Trip type: Travelled solo
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Thank hettingy
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Reviewed 26 February 2011

This is a lovely, friendly hotel. The staff are extremely helpful and nothing is too much trouble. Rooms are not over luxurious but are comfortable and are cleaned every two days, which is perfectly adequate. Anything you ask for is provided very quickly.The swimming pool is always crystal clear and the food is excellent. They have also built up an extensive library and you can borrow the books for free and use their wireless facilities if you have a laptop. I can't wait to go back again.

Date of stay: January 2011
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Reviewed 16 January 2011

We stayed 4 nights in this hotel and were quite disappointed by the lack of charm of the building and many other things that do not justify the high price.

Despite the kindness of the staff, we found it not very responsive. For ex, we had to ask several times to get sheets for the bed and spare towels for the bathroom and we eventually collected them ourselves in the linen room. The room was not cleaned every day and we had a problem with the flush which was leaking but never properly fixed despite our warning. Concerning the breakfast, we found it very simple compared with what we got in other B&Bs which were not so expensive.

In conclusion, this hotel has a lot of potential but it seems to have some management and communication problems.

Date of stay: January 2011
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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