Taj Malabar
Located in Cochin's Willingdon Island with a full-service health spa
Cochin
Situated in the Willingdon Island neighborhood of Cochin, this property is near Mattancherry Palace and Jain Temple. Another nearby point of interest is Santa Cruz Cathedral.
See this hotel on a mapFull-service spa
Recreational amenities at Taj Malabar include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a spa tub. Other amenities include a full-service health spa, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge.
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Guestrooms have balconies, DVD players, and premium bedding; rooms also include refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and separate bathtubs and showers.
More room informationHotel review summary of Taj Malabar, Cochin Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 100% of travellers (4 of 4) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
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Most recent reviews and ratings for Taj Malabar in Cochin
All reviews displayed are submitted by customers who stayed at this hotel. Only the 3 most recent reviews are shown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Very classy place
Taj means luxury when it comes to hotels. I was overall very pleased with my stay here. Upon check in I couldn’t get the dvd player to work and they sent up a technician as soon as I called. My room looked out onto the water and it was great. Architecture in the hotel was very nicely done. Spa and pool were both staffed with helpful folks. The restaurants were all delicious. I especially recommend the Rice Boat, the service, the food and the atmosphere were all great.
Traveller's tip on shopping
Kalyan’s Silk Store was a great place for fabric shopping. It had several floors, helpful but not too pushy sales staff, and a nice orderly packaging system.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Excelent Hotel
They have good trips so you can go to other cities
Be prepare to go a lots of traffic
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Better for business travellers
Taj Malabar is a nice-ish 5 star hotel, with all of the extras that you would expect from a 5-star and the Taj brand. However, I would recommend it only to business travellers, as the place lacks soul, is very inconveniently placed amongst the cargo ports on Willingdon Island, the service is pretty poor, and the food is less than impressive - actually, it was quite bad. A much better choice is to stay on Fort Cochin, in the Hotel Arches, where the rooms are very similar to the Taj, but the service is much more personal and much better value. We spent 3 nights in the Taj, and 6 further in Arches. My feelings about Taj Malabar are only luke-warm.
Traveller's tip on getting the most out of your stay
Stay on Fort Cochin, a gorgeous little town where everything is within arms reach and you aren’t restricted to the walls of an only average 5 star hotel.
