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3.5 out of 5
Hotel Ramakrishna
NO:8,Othavadai Street, Kanchipuram District, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

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7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 53 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 53 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Andy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is probably the best accommodation we saw in the town itself. It was brightly lit and easy to find. The streets around the hotel are dirty but probablly no more dirty than anywhere in India. I cant blame the hotel for thet. The staff here are very helpful and courteous. I enjoyed my stay here and would not hesitate to reccomend it to anyone. There are a few nice restaurants next to the hotel where you can get a beer and some wine.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Place very nice staff helpful No problems I recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Balaji on 11 Nov 2023
Dear Guest,Thank you for the positive rating and support. we look forward to welcome you again. Regards,

10/10 Excellent

harikumarreddy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very Good
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Balaji on 2 Jun 2023
Dear guest, Thank you for the positive rating and support. We look forward to welcome you again. Regards,Balaji.

8/10 Good

Paul

TV did not work. But overall good value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Balaji on 28 Mar 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review, and we are extremely Sorry for the inconvenience caused , we would have helped you during your stay if you have informed us. Thank you and we look forward to welcome you again. Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Devayani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super helpful staff
We stayed 1 night. The person at the check-in was super helfpful. He showed us another room when we asked to get something away from the street. We ended up in the room overlooking the street and did not have trouble with noise at all. Clean well decorated room, clean bathroom. The person at the check in helped us a lot of information about ways to explore mahabalipuram, how to get to chennai next day, where to eat etc. Also showed us a shortcut to go to the music festival on the beach. We were also able to keep our luggage next day after checking-out. location is very close to the beach connected to the fisherman colony. The shore temple beach is also not very far. many eateries walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Balaji on 10 Jan 2023
Dear Guest,Thank you for the positive rating and support, we look forward to welcome you again to our hotel. Regards,Balaji.

6/10 Okay

KC, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient but disappointing
The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful but the condition of the hotel let it down. It was filthy. The bathroom was disgusting, dirty and smelly. The sheets were sticky and the cover on the bed was dirty (obviously hadn't been washed). I had travelled for 2 weeks in India before this hotel so used to conditions.

8/10 Good

Elliot, London

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good, comfortable hotel; friendly staff
Staff were friendly and helpful; the room we got was good, but the air conditioning was stuck on gale force. Luckily, it was fine to use just the ceiling fans, though in hotter months, this might have been a problem. The wifi was okay, but you need a code which is good for 650MB and two connections - which was a problem, since we were uploading all our pictures, so kept running out, and needing new codes. Breakfast wasn/t included, but there are lots of places nearby to visit. I don't really understand why they don't make use of the restaurant on the roof, though - it could be a lovely place to sit. Instead, it's an sadly underused and neglected space.

6/10 Okay

Rahul, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Staff & service
Decent clean hotel- Average amenities and decor
A no frills budget hotel. You basically get what you pay for. At its cheap rate, you get a small clean room. The Internet wasn't working the night I was staying. I don't know if it's because of the rains. There wasn't hot water either. But keep in mind the low hotel rate. That's the biggest plus. The front desk gentlemen were very nice. From my experience I would strongly suggest staying in Chennai and just coming out in Mamallapuram for the day and heading back to chennai for the night. Better option and value of hotels there rather than in Mahabalipuram which is essentially a tiny town.

8/10 Good

Rikke-Louise

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Kim Singh, Germany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very very Basic. Lacks even the simple most amenities of anything resembling a hotel. No breakfast. Restaurant without a restaurant yet an expensive Menu Card for room Service. The Location is o.k. but this Ramalrishna has a Long way to go ... Sorry.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Matt, Tennessee, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay here
We arrived around 2am, but were greeted at the gate- quite a welcome sight. Staff was helpful and courteous. I enjoyed the layout of the facility- our room was on the third floor with a shared open deck. The room is small/cozy, but it and furnishings had a pleasant quality to them. Some mosquitoes made their way into the room, maybe through the bathroom fan, but this was a common occurrence in our travels. Its a small town, so Ramakrishna is close to everything. I would stay here again.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff not friendly rooms are cramped
Will not recommend this flee hole as the rooms are very cramped and there is building work being carried out

8/10 Good

Bhargav, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
comfortable stay
The best part of this hotel is that it is placed in prime location of mahabalipuram, the hotel staff was good ready to help us anytime, we reached hotel 1 hour prior to checkin time though we were allowed to accomodate inside, hotel rooms were neat n clean , I surely recommend my friend about hotel Ramakrishna if someone is looking for budged hotel in the prime location of mahabalipuram.

8/10 Good

Thanga, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good to stay
Nice trip with my wife

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

great location
Besides the mosquitoes n the no toiletries given, the rest of the things r okie. Walkable to the beach, bus interchange, shore temple, anjura penance, krishna's butter ball.....the front desk need to work on his attitude problem. Ither than that the hotel is fine.first day only 1hr wifi is given prolly the front desk mistake. Wifi is suppose to be free.

8/10 Good

Barbara, Meols, Wirral UK

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Excellent location
The hotel is only a hundred metres from the beach and in the midst of the action, right by the fishermens' village and next to restaurants etc. Shore temple, 5 Rathas, Arjuns penance etc all within easy walking distance We loved Mammalapuram and the hotel Ramakrishna is excellent value for money. The beds are very comfortable. Bathroom is funtional if basic and cleanliness was average. We actually stayed there on two occasions and the staff were very accomodating and helpful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was small with tacky finish. Bathroom exhaust did not work. No toiletries provided. Breakfast included but limited to 300, which could not cover your needs.

8/10 Good

Arra, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Roof garden and courtyard
We had three days at the Ramakrishna hotel and it always felt welcoming and safe. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and the location was excellent. Close to beach and busy streets, the hotel had all one needed and furthermore it was easy to get to the wonderful temple sites.
Children walking to school

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Matthew, UK Cheshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budgetish hotel
It is what it says it is on its website which is rare. Above all its clean , nice beds and bedding and clean a decent bathroom. For hot water keep it running for 5 mins but it come s through. In truth 1200 rupees + tax isn't really budget but it not bad for a decent place in a tourist town. NIce pace for a soft landing if you have just arrived in India.

8/10 Good

Matthew, UK Cheshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budgetish hotel
It is what it says it is on its website which is rare. Above all its clean , nice beds and bedding and clean a decent bathroom. For hot water keep it running for 5 mins but it come s through. In truth 1200 rupees + tax isn't really budget but it not bad for a decent place in a tourist town. NIce pace for a soft landing if you have just arrived in India.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just one negative against plenty of positiv points
First at all: Awesome staff (helped to organize a simcard, which is not easy for european cause you need a permanent address and someone who calls with the company cause there english is worse) and they didn't ask more money like we saw in different places before and after. To the hotel: Nice located, away from mainroad and sightseeing stuff reachable in 5-10minuits walk, beach 2minuts. equipped with a nice looking restaurant (didn't used it why ever) and nice and clean rooms. Only negativ point is that the shower has a really low pressure and the water smells sometimes like sea but we heard from other people that they have the same problem in there hotel). I would stay there 100% when i go another time to Mahabalipuram

8/10 Good

Shahnawaz, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Power breakdowns need to be addressed!!
Staff is good, these people are the main asset of this Hotel. Food is costly (may be this is common among tourist spots!!). Power breakdowns need to be addressed immediately though they had generator in place no idea why we were kept without power for more than 4 hours that too during night time!

8/10 Good

Rahul, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't go by the outer appearance!!
I had booked a Deluxe room in this hotel. The service provided by the hotel is really good! The room service is apt and the food is great, also priced reasonably. The rooms are a little small, but very comfortable! Enjoyed my stay with this hotel.

6/10 Okay

Lok, Bangalore

Liked: Room comfort
Decent for a short stay
Location is good. Delux rooms are better

8/10 Good

Tiger, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short and pleasant stay
The room is decent sized bt cieling is quite low compared to other hotels. Good to have a short stay and optimum room service, not much options for vegetarians though

10/10 Excellent

Gokul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hopeless Hotel
Silence speaks better than words.. The staff cannot keep a jug and glasses for drinking water in the room. This is being done even after requesting them many a times. All is hopeless.. Sorry to say this..but it lacks many a things even after paying an amount there the things were worst. No proper water for bath etc...

4/10 Poor

RD, Bangalore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent stay
Location is good. Rooms are clean but extremely small (The double bedrooms are dorms partitioned to make rooms). The cafeteria is nice and location is decent. Overall ok for a night or two's stay but not beyond

8/10 Good

Dinah, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly welcoming Hotel Ramakrishna
Very conveniently placed, great view from sweet rooftop restaurant Brilliantly helpful staff - the charming owner, Balaji, will do anything to help - refurbished spacious clean room, generator quickly started when electricity cut off so fan continued to keep us cool! (AC is also available) Things which could be improved were - too loud western music in the restaurant and instant rather than real coffee... apparently a swimming pool is planned which would be a real boon as it was jolly hot when we were there in Jan/Feb '13

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice,on tourist row
Pleasant,convenient, and quite clean. barking dogs at night along with other noise, but this is India. I would recommend this to others.

8/10 Good

Georgie, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and central!
Lovely and clean. It's central to everything and it was possible to walk everywhere. The rooms are quite basic, but they're clean and the location of the hotel more than makes up for the lack of extra luxuries, e.g. T.V. I definitely recommend it as a good place to stay. The guy down stairs is very helpful and gave some good advice.

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to rest
A really well presented room with a very comfortable bed, it was great to watch tv as many hotels provide tv that don't work. The location was very touristy with plenty of places to eat and enjoy the sea. The room itself was very clean and I felt well looked after. My only issue was not all the lights worked in the room but this does seem normal in India.

8/10 Good

R MAHENDRAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is centrally located and the rooms have been renovated .Very comfortable . The Roof top restaurant is excellent., the quality of food is good though expensive for this hotel .

10/10 Excellent

Juan jose

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Balaji on 12 Sept 2023
Dear Guest,Thank you for the positive rating and support, we look forward to welcome you again.Regards,Balaji.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Abgewohntes Hotel in zentraler Lage.
Gute, sichere Lage, für einen Kurzaufenthalt o.k. Zimmer sind allerdings abgewohnt und leider nicht besonders sauber. Zimmer ohne Fenster. Personal freundlich.

8/10 Good

Antoine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tres bon dans l'ensemble
Super séjour, Hôtel proche de tous commerces, lieux touristiques.... Chambre à l'écart de la route, assez calme.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
場所は便利だけど・・
11:00くらいに早めのチェックインで、本当は早く部屋に入るとお金が発生するって言われたけど「外のテラスで待っててもいい？」って聞いたら「特別だからね」と部屋に通してくれました。 ホテル建物の雰囲気、スタッフの方の対応はとても良かったけど部屋はいまいち。 夜エアコンをつけて寝たら朝エアコンから水が降ってきました。 外光が全然入らず暗いし、蚊も多く快適とは言えないかなぁ。 お湯は出ました。
エアコンから水
換気扇の隙間から蚊がどんどんやってくる。
ホテルの入口

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
jammer,dat het dakterras ingestort was.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Séjour court mais assez satisfait du service hôtelier à cause du personnel très accueillant

6/10 Okay

Chiharu

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Sicher und freundlich.
Zentral gelegenes Hotel mit freundlichem Service. Bequeme Betten, relativ saubere Zimmer, AC o.k. Achtung: Unser Zimmer hatte keine Fenster!! Gut gegen Moskitos, aber für meinen Geschmack kein Zimmer in dem man sich lange aufhält

8/10 Good

Michel, Lunel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
conforme aux standards
- Service nonchalant. - Contrairement à ce qui est annoncé, l'hôtel est situé dans la ville Noire et non dans la ville Blanche. - Chambre propre et confortable. - Taches "propres" sur les draps (je veux dire par là que les draps ont été lavés mais que les tâches sont restées) - Wifi fonctionne très bien. Globalement, bon rapport qualité/ prix

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Hotel bien placé mais un peu cher
Hotel idéalement placé,entre la plage et la station de bus. Chambre correcte,standard et du coup un peu cher (2000rs pour 2 avec A/C).

6/10 Okay

christiane vicentini, mamalapurem

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Für den Ort viel zu teuer, bei gleichem Standart sind Zimmer für 15,-Fr. am meer erhältlichvicentini

6/10 Okay

Sudha, från Sverige

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Utmärkt läge
Rummet var rent och snyggt, men väldigt små, så svårt att få plats med resväskorna när de var öppnade. Servicen var toppen, men välj aircondition, annars blir det olidligt varmt :-) Väldigt billigt och wifiuppkoppling finns :-) Enda nackdelen var att rummet var lite väl litet...

8/10 Good

Pamela, Bonn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super Lage in Strandnähe mit tollem Roof-top
Freundliches, gepflegtes Hotel in super Lage: 3 Minuten zu Fuß bis zum Strand und nicht an der Hauptverkehrsader. Frühstück auf der Dachterrasse, liebevoll dekoriert. Das Personal spricht gut englisch und ist entgegenkommend und sehr bemüht.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Были в этом отеле 5 ночей. В целом оправдал ожидания для отеля 3 звезды в Индии. Вполне приятный отель для тех, кто хочет подешевле. В номере кондиционер, вентиллятор. Постель чистая и удобная. Обслуживание хорошее, персонал приветливый. Проблема была только в интернете - он как бы был, но соединение плохое. два дня из 5 его не было совсем. А так все нормально, мы всем довольны. Завтраки хорошие, омлеты, блины, яичницы, йогурт, и т.п. - все в порядке. Такси из отеля был заказан за значительно бОльшую сумму, чем предлагали на соседней улице сами таксисты. Но, это могло быть следствием того, что мы оставили мало чаевых.Чаевые в Индии надо оставлять всем и всегда!