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Reviews of Jeevan Ayurvedic Beach Resort

2.5 out of 5
Jeevan Ayurvedic Beach Resort
Main Light House Beach, Kovalam, Neyyattinkara, Kerala

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 33 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 33 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Prashant

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kettle and TV should be provided in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

ABHILASH

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Their phone number given in the website is not working. Could not contact them ahead of the trip, as there is no road side access to the facility and I could not contact them as their number was not working, I had to wait for an hour to get my luggage picked up. The room was not ready and they had not made any preparation for the room readiness, in fact they noticed of my resrvation after I reached there. No internet or TV was available.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great position, friendly helpful staff, clean except for pool which was out of action for5 days and turned spinach green during cleaning process. This was a major problem for us as elderly ladies who cannot swim in the rough sea. We were counting on it for exercise and think we should have had a refund. Also there was no internet in our deluxe sea view room, no hot water needed to remove massage oil and no mini fridge to keep drinks cool as advertised in brochure. However we do like this friendly safe place.
Stayed 22 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Pammi, New Jersey

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Except the location and a few polite staff -The pool hadn’t been cleaned in months (cloudy, bugs, dirty) - Breakfast not served until 8:30am, every other place It starts at 6:30 or 7 am latest - No toilet paper in the bathroom - Towels were very old and dirty looking - Blankets had holes - Facility had no computer. The reception lady and the owner/manager used personal cell phones to take pictures of our passports for their record. He blamed Expedia for not providing him with our details. We told him it was not our problem as we had no issues in other places booked through Expedia; and we had paid money for the room anyways, which he knew but kept on insisting for providing more proof that it’s us who got the rooms booked while we were showing him confirmation email from Expedia. - Wifi only in lobby - Shower knob was broken - The water bottle kept in the room was warm and not even complimentary- which is fine but there was no indication of this fact. We already had our own water purchased and so never got to use that warm bottle. During checkout, we luckily asked and as it was Rs30/- for a bottle, we chose not to purchase.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

RosalieGreenwoo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly helpful staff always listening to comments but their knowledge of English not always very good comprehension. But always willing to make everything okay
Stayed 25 nights in Feb 2019
Response from kala on 12 Mar 2019
thank you so much sir ..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Jeevan is situated conveniently right on the beach. We had a lovely room with a balcony. Went to sleep with the sound of the waves. Lovely early morning walks along the beach, spectacular sunsets. The staff were very friendly and helpful.there is a swimming pool and restaurant on site. Very relaxing holiday.
Stayed 20 nights in Jan 2019
Response from kala on 12 Mar 2019
thanks a lot

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms smell stincky...Bathrooms are horrible....tap water is full of mud.....location is more or less OK.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Wilson on 14 Apr 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review . We could improve further and avoid things like this situation happening again .May this experience will not deter you to return stay with us. It was a pleasure to have you with us and we will sincerely look forward to welcoming you back soon! Warm Regards Manager

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location.
Fantastic stay.....
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Wilson on 14 Apr 2018
Dear Guest, We are delighted to know that you enjoyed our hospitality ans services. It was a pleasure to have you with us and we will sincerely look forward to welcoming you back soon! Warm Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Rosalie, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on beach
Very good position on beach with pool and restaurant. The manager was always listening to any comments we made and was always very helpful. This is India so don't expect white sheets and towels. They were always changed regular and room cleaned. But things like the shower head was missing and sometimes the linen would have small holes in them. The water sometimes was a very interesting thick dark brown colour and once run a little would be ok. The small fridge sometimes worked and there would be small power cuts. But the hotel has its own generator so would soon be back on after 1/2 minutes so no problems.
Stayed 20 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Wilson on 14 Apr 2018
Dear Guest, Thank You for taking out time from your busy schedule to share your valuable feedback regarding your stay.We always strive to provide our guests a comfortable and luxurious experience. We are glad to know that you had a comfortable stay with us, It was a pleasure to have you with us and we will sincerely look forward to welcoming you back soon! Warm Regards,

6/10 Okay

Sheila, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No fridge
Disappointed that we did not have a fridge in our room aa it was 33 degrees amd we would have loved to have had cold water to drink! Breakfast was not good so we went elsewhere! The room was clean and fresh sheets and towels every day.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

Nukhalu, Guelph, ON

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice location but not worth the price
We came late by one day after the (paid for) scheduled arrival date for the room. The room was NOT clean and had USED sheets, this was at 1am thus it was a pain to have to wait 30mins after 12hrs of travelling for them to clean the room and put new sheets. We had a non-refundable booking for 10 days at this place. The pool was undergoing a cleaning, for which the manager said would only take maximum 2 days. We did not get to swim in the pool at all during our stay! It was closed for the entire stay. This was irritating since the reason we booked this place is for the pool. There would be multiple times that i would walk into the foyer to find the manager sleeping on the couch (i have proof). This is not good etiquette for a hotel, especially for the manager of the hotel. There were a couple long (2-3hr) power outages which seems to be normal in this location. But i believe they were setting up a new generator to aid for future outages. The cleaning ladies are very nice and respectable, they clean your room only when you are in the vicinity so as to assure you of your valuables safety. I dont believe they even have keys for the rooms as i had to open it for them when we would need a clean.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Roy, India

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
chic & luxurious
one of the top best place to stay in Kovalam Hawa beach

8/10 Good

david, sheffield

Liked: Staff & service
koval
enjoyed stay perfect in middle of beech breakfast ok and great view of surfers while having breafast. would stay again staff very friendly

8/10 Good

Martin, Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel with pleasant staff
We have stayed at a number of hotels in Kovalam, and in our opinion this hotel is one of the best along the beachfront of Lighthouse Beach. The facilities are good, with a very pleasant and cleaned regularly pool. The staff are all very attentive and pleasant. The room was of a good standard with almost everything you needed, AC, ceiling fan, fridge, kettle and TV. The shower/toilet room was fine, only thing missing was shower soap and shampoo but at the price you are paying I don't think that’s a problem. The hotel is right on the sea front, so you can use your room facilities and still be back on the beach within seconds. There is no road along the seafront, so you have to walk along the pathway from the taxi drop off to the hotel, (it's the same for all the beachfront properties). We enjoyed our breakfast each morning, its Keralan style so would probably not suit everyone, but if want to pay extra you can get whatever you like from the hotel’s restaurant. We ate at the hotel a few times in the evening and it was very good, always very tasty and fresh. The staff keep the hotel very clean, with our room being cleaned and fresh towels and bed linen each day, not always sparkling white but always clean and fresh. For the price we paid there was nothing that did not exceed our expectations, and will definitely be back some time soon.

4/10 Poor

CodeNinja, Brisbane, AU

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice location but excruciatingly slow service.
We stayed at Jeevan Ayurvedic Beach Resort for two nights and we were disappointed by the lack of cleanliness in the room. The floors were dirty and possibly had sand on them when we checked in. Bedsheets and blankets were stained and mattresses were rigid like rocks. The bathroom and toilet weren't the cleanest. Hot water was not available during the early hours of the morning (say 7am) but seemed to be available at about 11am. They have staff with trolleys that ferry your baggage to and from your car and room but they were ill-informed and excruciatingly slow. We had to wait at the car for more than 30 minutes and make a couple of phone calls to track the location of our baggage. We were told that continental breakfast was a part of the room tariff but to our surprise, only south Indian breakfast was served with toast, jam, juice and coffee. We also had to find the caretaker and explicitly ask for new towels everyday, which was a bit hard since we didn't know the language.

4/10 Poor

saurav, Gurgaon

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
lazy staff
Though hotel location was good but staff were very lazy specially one sitting in reception,were more inclined towards foreign guest same attitude in their restaurant , breakfast was bland

8/10 Good

Mellons, Windermere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fantastic Location
Because the location is great and they are busy the owners/Manger rest on their laurels to a degree. Downstairs Restaurant is very nice. Upstairs where the meagre breakfast is served needs a daily clean. Floor is filthy, bird droppings and cigarette ends, dirty table cloths. Grumpy old man with a couple of lads bring up ready cooked toast (cold) every day a bowl of hard boiled eggs. 1 Jug juice. Bananas. For Europeans that's it. Some Indian Rice dishes (cold). A little machine gives out white sweet coffee. No fresh Coffee or urn of hot water for tea. We took our own cereal and Milk up. Anything extra you pay for. They would be better not doing breakfast if they can not do better. Piles of dirty plates stacked at the top of the stairs. They did change our room after a few days as we never had hot water. Reception staff were very willing to help. Could do with more beds around the pool area.

6/10 Okay

Rahu, London, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great Location
Location of this hotel was perfect right on the beach front in the middle of the lighthouse beach. When we arrived there was a slight delaying getting into our rooms but the staff did do the best they could to accommodate us. Jeevan is the only liscenced place to sell alcoholic beverages so if people wanting that much needed beer tend to head down here. The bathrooms weren't great and had to wait till around 9 if you wanted a shower that wasn't cold.

4/10 Poor

Peter G, LEEDS ENGLAND

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
location very good
rooms were dirty had to ask for the toilet to be disinfected on arrival,i ask the maid twice to clean the room but it never was.breakfast menu was 3 dishes of indian food or fruit juice hard boiled eggs toast jam and bananas every day the same.coffee out of a machine had lots of sugar in it, one lady had hot water and coffee out of a jar so as to not have the sugar and on asking for some milk was told no chance (those words). i must add that the restaurant on the bottom deck which was open to the public was really well run and the food and service was excellent.but i wont be returning to this hotel but will eat in the downstairs restautant.

10/10 Excellent

Tom, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just the job for a relaxing holiday
First time at the Jeevan Beach resort but have been to Kovalam several times. This hotel may be rated lower than some in this area but the staff were 5 star in their kindness and friendly nature. It is currently undergoing upgrading but this takes time and money but as far as a holiday hotel in Kerala this is a great place to stay.

6/10 Okay

sanat, bangalore

location is excellent .Right on the beach.
Had a enjoyable stay for 3 nights with family. Food in the restaurant is expensive. Swimming pool is a small one and not useful. Overall good place to enjoy vacation with family and friends.

4/10 Poor

Unhappy, australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointment
Poor value for the money. The Hotels.com voucher/receipt said ther was TV & fridge yet there was none. To get these 2 facilities I had to upgrade so cost was around A$90/night. This resort was not worth that amount. Same mediocre brekky each morning. Room was not cleaned for entire 4 days of my stay. There was problem with filter so swimming pool was murky green for most of my stay. Sorry but could not recommend especially at such high rates.

2/10 Terrible

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad
the hotel is in very bad shape. Its location is good, but the hotel itself is in need of major renovation. Kovalam is not a place to party, so one has to spend more time in his room (after 11pm or midnight, almost everything is closed). The family who is running this hotel are not doing a good job. They need to invest some money to make the place clean and confortable. All the workers are doing a great job and doing their best to help the visitors but they can't do anything against the bad management of the owners.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location
Fantastic location, very attentive staff nice pool and plenty of sun beds. Hotel could be the best in the area with a face-lift.

8/10 Good

Barbara, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 weeks in the Indian sun.
Stunning location, right on the beach, near all the restaurants and amenities. Staff very helpful. Pool very clean and inviting. Would have liked more hanging space for clothes. Bathroom/wetroom ideal, and large, ideal for Indian holidays. Would recommend.

6/10 Okay

Rajkiran, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, neat rooms, below avg service
The good: - great location (on the beach). - neat rooms - nice pool (small but neat) The bad - Poor Room service. - Don't expect TVs to work in this hotel. - Limited options for breakfast (if included to tariff) Notes - Cabs don't reach the hotel. They drop you off at 5 min walking distance from the hotel. - No lifts in the hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hmmm requires a little tlc
Think this place was great in its heyday day we only stayed one night moved on to gorgeous cottages called Varma cottages trip advisor add them to your list . By light house beachstandards it was ok but if I could offer any advise if you a seasoned traveller and have a choice don't go to this place it's very disappointing

2/10 Terrible

Mastercard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Det sämsta hotell jag varit på,synd på så bra läge
Förstår inte att ni kan ha detta hotell på eran lista! Det sämsta hotell jag legat på! Hotellrummet Smutsig fönster (har nog inte blivit tvättade på flera år) man såg inte klart igenom dem. Provade att göra rent på två ytor då det blev rent. Övriga ytor såg nu äckliga ut. Balkongbordet var inte rengjort och behandlat på jag vet inte när. På den ena stolen rann det Kråkskit. Balkong räcket flagade färgen, stålpartierna var rostiga, fönstergallret var rostigt. Vet inte om balkongen blev städat överhuvudtaget. Nykelhållaren som reglerar strömmen hängde utanför väggen, sladdar och allt synligt, livsfarligt! Varmvatten fanns inte, ljummet, fick stå utanför duschen först och ta en kroppsdel i tagen så att man hann vänja sig. Ankomstdagen då saknades toapapper, andra dagen ingen städning av rummet,3;e dagen, saknades dricksvatten och schampo,4;e dagen ingen städn. 5;e dagen ingen städn. 6;e dagen ingen städn. sista dagen städn. schampo saknades. 4 dagar utan städning! Ville få en kompensation från hotellet och i receptionen sa ok och en manager i ledande ställning, till 2 öl eller juice per tillfälle.Vid utcheckning var jag ändå tvungen att betala. Transfer till flygplatsen ingick inte i priset? Förstog inte erat mail ni skickade, hotellet sa att det inte ingick så jag betalade det till hotellet.Att se personalen ligga i receptionens soffor tycker jag inte var trevligt. Har ni flera hotell i denna klass så är jag tveksam till att anlita er i fortsättningen.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Kerstin Lundqvist

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
We stayed for one week and had a very nice stay. Very kind staff and Hotel-manager who was very helpful if there ever was some small problem.We had big and clean room wiht a view of the sea and the pool.

8/10 Good

Florentin

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
tres bien situe
Personnel tres agreable Situe tout pres de la plage Piscine

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Jeevan Ayurevedic, Kovalam
Läget är kanon! bara att ta på sig badkläderna & springa ut i poolen ell havet (ngra steg x-tra) Frukosten/Restaurangen är ingen höjdare.Dålig mat/service. Rummen är funktionella/bra men smutsiga lakan & handdukar varje dag. Städningen, om man fick ngn, var inte heller ok. Mycket småkryp, ödlor på rummen. Bv-kackerlackor.. Var försiktig vid poolen, inga skyddsnät i palmerna för kokosnötterna. En gäst fick en kokosnöt på armen..det ramlade ner kokosnötter lite då och då. Livsfarligt! personalen brydde sig inte alls. Men trots allt detta kan vi tänka oss att bo där igen pg.a läget. Ingenting annat! Bodde där 2 omgångar under vår månad i Indien.