What a wonderful place to stay! The staff was very friendly and genuinely helpful. The place is very well maintained. The pool and gym are excellent. My breakfast was included, and it was excellent. I had dinner at the restaurant, and that was good also. The landscaping is beautiful. It's a short walk, maybe a few hundred meters, to the beach. In the evenings a lot of families go there and it's fun. You do have to take a tuk-tuk, taxi, or Uber downtown, takes fifteen to twenty minutes. I had a great time at the zoo, also visited the Kerala Museum and the Napier Museum. By staying at the Uday, you get to stay at a resort, but you are in easy reach of an interesting city.