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Reviews of Ginger Kochi MG Road

4 out of 5
Ginger Kochi MG Road
Doraiswami Iver Road, Off. MG Road, Kanayannur, Kerala

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 25 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jaseem

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nil.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jasti

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The reception staff is very confused and they don’t know what they are doing. I reached the hotel at about 2.30 pm they asked me to wait 15 minutes, finally after one thirty minutes gave me one room in sixth floor but the sad thing is they have already given to some other guest.Then again they shifted to fifth floor. Funny thing is at 9pm someone knocked the door and he was allotted the room for him. This is what your staff mental condition. Not only for me on 17 date so may others guests also suffered like me. Thank very much for your hospitality
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Anish

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The fan blades and the air condition vent were full of dust.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Janardhanan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
The stay was comfortable. Good location. Helpful staff. Quick check in.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 23 Jan 2021
Dear Mr Janardhanan we are very happy and thankful to you for writing this review, it is great pleasure moment for us when we understand that we could make you as our happy guest hoping to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Sandeep

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent experience
The stay was amazing. We recommend others to stay in this hotel.The food quality was awesome. The staff was very polite and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 24 Dec 2020
Dear sir Thank you very much n for writing the review , and many thanks for dropping good feedback we assure you that we will do all our efforts to keep the standards

8/10 Good

Kishore

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant stay hotel
It's was an ok stay , you can enjoy the facilities like swimming pool if you can wake up early... Breakfast is very good and delicious...spend good amount of time for breakfast..rooms are conjusted , espey the bathroom.. if you are going with family, then ask for spacious rooms. Hotel is hygenic and clean. I had a business trip so conjusted room didn't matter as long as I felt value for money..
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
Dear sir Thank you very much for being with us as our valued guest, we are more than happy to understand that your stay was comfortable , many thanks for writing the review like this . hope you will choose to stay with again , please also suggest your friends our hotel to stay

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
We chose this hotel for its location and amenities (gym, indoor pool, etc). I was surprised to find mosquitoes in my room every night, even after I killed them each day. We were on the 7th floor, so they must be breeding in the building. The bites gave us a terrible sleep. The gym was simple but had terrible ventilation - no fresh air, and an A/C unit that wasn't on (no buttons to turn it on or remote available; I probably should have called down to reception). The indoor pool had items floating in it, such as pieces from surrounding plants. Overall it did not look maintained. No towels for use afterwards, you had to use the ones in your room, and with only 2 provided, it wasn't easy to shower and use the pool with 2 people. The breakfast buffet was better than I expected, with a variety of items available. The service was decent from the front desk.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from T J SINSON on 18 Jan 2019
Dear sir we really apologies for the issues, happened to you during the stay with us , we suggest you to inform us immediately we can take necessary actions , we have very professional pest control system , as you know in Cochin we are surrounded with lot of buildings winch do not have these kind of strong controls , is also affecting us , but in case if you find problem with mosquito we can give repellent for room for any of the issues you have mentioned here we could have solved immediately if you inform us then and there as we have a dedicated service team

6/10 Okay

VAANI

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
thank you sir

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Everything was good
Response from TJ SINSON on 31 Oct 2018
Dear sir thank you very much for staying with The Dunes Cochin , and thus give us a chance to serve, we are very happy to understand that you are happy with our service and facilities , looking forward to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Prashant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from TJ SINSON on 31 Oct 2018
Dear sir Thank you very much for taking time to write the review, we are very happy to understand that we could meet your expectations, look forward to see you again

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff wasn't cooperative at all and were contradicting each other
Response from T J SINSON on 31 Oct 2018
Dear sir we apologize for not meeting your expectations, we always believe how important is to make the guest happy , we have already taken care to do the changes

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not much bang for the buck
The room was clean and comfortable. However, the wifi was bad and unreliable. For the price I paid, I wouldn't recommend the hotel since there are better hotels which provide more services for that price.
Response from T J SINSON on 31 Oct 2018
Dear sir Thank you very much for choosing The Dunes Cochin for your stay , also thank you for taking time to write this review, we have already rectified the wifi- issues, now it is working good, lot of value additions were introduced, now we are sure that you feel definitely comfortable with us

4/10 Poor

Ana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rust over mirrors, cold floors and management
I wanted to like my stay but it was hard. I don't speak the local language, only English and Hindi so it's difficult to get to about. I tried several times to ask hotel front desk and staff about getting a taxi to a specific destination and they told me to get an "uber" and "ola" app on my phone instead. Second time I asked a different front desk person and they said I will have to go outside and hail one. Its because of this type of staff attitude that I cannot recommend this hotel at all. Watch out for the manager who has a tendency to interrupt and talk over you. They allowed me to use their phones to make call to taxis once I found some numbers on my own on their internet. The rooms were decent. Breakfast idli was good. Though things seemed off. They charge you extra for bottled water in the buffet breakfast, Bathroom was almost clean but there was serious rust all over the mirrors, Windows are nice and big but you can't open window drapes since there are locals living across the street in a Highriser building. Internet was a godsend for my situation but it was extremely slow, it's not possible to stream videos or video chat on laptop. Overall this hotel is OK if you want just a place to sleep. But if you are looking for something posh and upscale, avoid Dunes because of hotel condition and service.
Response from T J SINSON on 31 Oct 2018
Dear sir we are really sorry to hear this , but very happy to inform you that we have overcomes that situation, we have taken serious actions against his kind of staff, now we do have total new team , the issues in the mirrors been rectified, now this is totally guest friendly place, please do come and stay again once more

8/10 Good

ABHIJIT, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok to Stay
My stay was ok @ The Dunes.
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
Dear sir many thanks for writing the review and giving us good support looking forward to host you and your friends again

8/10 Good

Maxwell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the Money
stayed in the dunes for two days... comfortable stay with a clean and comfortable room
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
Dear sir it is with pleasure for us to understand that we could make one more guest happy during the stay , Thank you very much for the feed back and thus giving us enough mental strength by giving us this kind of motivational feed back

8/10 Good

Robin, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
highlights: Clean hotel, attentive, helpful staff
Very pleasant experience on the whole. Watch about some rooms having mildew (fungus). We got one room with it, but the staff were very helpful in shifting us out very quickly. Suggest you checking out the room if you have allergies - especially if you are traveling during the monsoon (actually this true for any Western Ghat hotel).

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
Dear sir Thank you very much for giving 8 points out of 10 and thus rate us good , we are very happy to understand that your stay was comfortable , hoping to see you again

8/10 Good

HYUK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from T J SINSON on 15 Apr 2019
thank you very much for choosing to stay with The Dunes Cochin for your stay , we hope your stay comfortable , looking forward to see you again

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Das Zimmer war sehr klein und nachts war es sehr laut
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from T J SINSON on 2 Nov 2018
Dear sir we really apologize for the mistake , we will make sure that such things not repeating with us any more regards T J SINSON GENERAL MANAGER

2/10 Terrible

Ranjive

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible hotel.....scammers
I am an Indian citizen who travelled with my wife (Norwegian citizen) and 2 children (Norwegian citizens) to Kochi, Kerala recently. We were initially staying at a hotel in Thiruvalla (Club 7) which while booking us into the hotel asked only for the front pages of our passports for police verification purposes. We were in Kochi to attend a ceremony at my brothers house and wanted to stay one night in Kochi. We booked The Dunes Hotel from Hotels.com and when we went to check into the hotel, the person at the front desk would not let us check in because he wanted not just the front pages of our passport but also entry stamping on our passports. We did not have the original passports with us but had copies of the passport which I was glad to email them to the hotel immediately. He informed us that this was a special instruction by the police. I booked a room immediately with Vivanta by Taj - Malabar, Cochin and asked them if they needed the same documents. They informed us that, all they needed was the front pages of the passport and there was no rules by the police regarding taking copies of entry stamping from passports of foreign nationals. We send the copies to them and got to stay there that night. The management did not provide us with any written document from the police when asked. I called the Kochi police and they have said that it is not mandatory for hotels to take the entry stamp but copied of the passport are compulsory. This hotel is just scamming people.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Dear Ranjive, Thank you for taking the time to review The Dunes Cochin. I am sorry to hear of your most recent experience with us. I would like to clarify some points, because you have not explained everything, now it’s my responsibility. While doing the check-in procedure, you have refused to produce identity proof and informed that it’s locked in Thiruvalla, Hotel Club-7 room, locker and you have clearly told that no chance to submit the documents. Thanks for the words which your brother used to our staff over phone, shameful to mention the words over hear. Foreign nationalities need to produce Passport and Visa while doing the check in procedure; these instructions are given by the authorities and internationally followed. Guidelines and instructions given by the government authorities will be followed strictly. Not commenting on police because we have already shown the document to you which given by the local police. If others are manipulating the government rules we will not be able to take responsibilities. Thanks again for your review and we hope to welcome you in the future. Warm Regards, Sarath Chandran Front Office Manager The Dunes Hotels

10/10 Excellent

JEAN PAUL, Joliette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfait
Très agréable
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
Dear sir Many thanks for for giving us an opportunity to serve you , Thank you very much for giving us a food feed back

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Välj ett anat hotell
Rummet var helt döljt i mörker när jag kom och när jag drog bort gardinerna för att få dagsljus så fanns det enbart en vägg någon meter från fönstret. Det var fullkomligt vidrigt och jag lämnade hotellet omgående efter att jag blivit mycket otrevligt bemött av hotellets chef. Absolut inget att rekommendera till någon.
Response from T J SINSON on 31 Oct 2018
Dear sir really sorry for the difficulties, we have changed the people and changed the infrastructure , now with confidence we can say this is totally a professional team , please do visit us again

6/10 Okay

masara, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness
Location is nice! Hotel room was clean and conftable to stay.

6/10 Okay

Hao, New Zealand

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Insufficient receptionist at the counter
Not enough staff was there at the counter for check out process thus the wait time is long
Response from SINSON T J - General manager on 14 Oct 2020
Dear sir we are very thankful to you for choosing to stay with The Dunes Cochin for your stay , we have seriously taken care of the issues and done the needful we can assure more efficient service to you during the next visit