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Deshadan Cliff and Beach Resort

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Aerial view
Pool
Aerial view
Standard Room, Poolside
Reception

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Kurakkanni Cliff, Varkala, Kerala, 695141
  • Varkala Beach
    2 min walk
  • Varkala Cliff
    7 min walk
  • Janardanaswamy Temple
    17 min walk
  • Thiruvananthapuram (TRV-Trivandrum Intl.)
    46 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Varkala

When you stay at Deshadan Cliff and Beach Resort in Varkala, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute walk of Varkala Cliff and Varkala Beach. .This hotel is 28.7 mi (46.3 km) from Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Janardanaswamy Temple.

What's nearby

  • Varkala Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Varkala Cliff - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Janardanaswamy Temple - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Sivagiri - 7 min drive - 5.4 km
  • Kappil Beach - 15 min drive - 5.0 km

Getting around

  • Edava Station - 4 min drive
  • Trivandrum Intl. Airport (TRV) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buddha Bar Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Clafouti - ‬4 min walk
  • InDa Cafe
  • ‪Gods Own Country Kitchen - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Blue Moon Cafe - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Deshadan Cliff and Beach Resort

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to Varkala Cliff
Deshadan Cliff and Beach Resort offers 16 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

This Varkala hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a spa tub.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a spa tub, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle and a train station pick-up service are provided for an additional charge.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • Satellite channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
To register at this property, guests who are Indian citizens must provide a valid photo identity card issued by the Government of India; travelers who are not citizens of India must present a valid passport and visa.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 5 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 1100.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 1100.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note: To comply with local law, no alcohol will be served in this property on the first day of every month.

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Deshadan Beach Resort
Deshadan Cliff
Deshadan Cliff & Beach Resort
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Deshadan Cliff and Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 36 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sheeba

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, but not close to beach
Good service, and amneties like pool. Friendly staff. About 10 min walk from cliffside and beach
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

JennieB, Beijing

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Basic amenities and facilities, but staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Thea

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed our time at this hotel. Nice, big rooms - quiet beautiful place with a nice pool and a good breakfast. Not far to walk to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service, good a/c, comfortable beds, nice pool, but bathrooms could have been nicer and wifi didn't work in our room. Somewhat noisy in the mornings due to on-site restaurant/neighboring rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful location, good amenities
The Deshadan Cliff & Beach Resort was as promised with all amenities including free wifi, parking and swimming pool. The rates were slightly on the higher side owing to the holidayyum season but still not exorbitant for the amenities offered. Location was perfect and at walking distance from the beach and cliff. The rooms were clean and spacious enough with private washroom and all essential toiletries provided. Air conditioning too was fine as was the television with required channels available. The wifi was a tad slow to be honest especially inside the rooms but manageable. The free buffet breakfast was quite a decent spread and had a mix of South Indian and continental. The food otherwise too was tasty albeit a bit on the higher side as far as prices were concerned. The staff were all extremely friendly and more than willing to help out with a smile, whenever required. Dealing with each and every one of them was pleasant. Overall, an excellent and relaxing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice compact hotel.. near rooms good food.. only suggestions pl provide a proper route map to reach the hotel from say Kollam or Kochi. Google maps takes you to very bad roads along beach if you are self driving
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

BJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great otpion for Varkala Beach.
This is a great option for Varkala beach. Super friendly staff and decent, spacious bedrooms. Great breakfast, not the same every day. Fresh fruit juice, healthy stuff. Smooth check-in and check out. Pool hours should really be reviewed, it is too restrictive to tell guests in a destination like Varkala Beach that pool access is not possible after 6pm. Really hoping to go back soon.

8/10 Good

Jillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A great location at a relatively low cost
We loved staying in Varkala, the Deshadan is a great location, just 5 mins off the main beach and restaurant area. A fabulous beach!! Highly recommend My Place restaurant, Tika Masala and fish in banana leave we’re particularly good! Accommodation great for a relatively low cost hotel with A/C & fan, breakfast included. The only enhancement would have been a in-room safe.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good hotel with great pool
A nice hotel with friendly staff. The breakfast staff were very helpful in particular. The room was good but make sure you get one close to the pool as the ones at the front of the hotel near the road are grotty. A five minute walk to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quiet location, only short walk to beach.
Very polite staff, good location. Quiet and has a nice pool.

8/10 Good

Marcus, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lot of bang for the buck
Great value for money, best we've stayed in so far in India. Nice pool, fantastic staff, good food in the restaurant. A little jaded but aren't we all? Wifi good when it worked but was a little temperamental. All in all a great stay, would highly recommend

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely resort - food could be improved a little
Overall our stay was very enjoyable. The room was large and clean with a seating area, TV and very comfortable bed. The pool and surrounding area were kept very clean as well. Staff were polite although service a little slow. Only complaint is the food. We ordered pasta one night which was full of garlic skin. Another morning I ordered cereal and was presented with a bowl but told they thought it was bad - I tried one piece in front of them as that's what it seemed like they were waiting for me to do, it was indeed bad. I asked for toast instead and the first lot we were given was mouldy. And the fruit in the morning tasted strongly of onion. The food is what lets what would be a very nice hotel down.

10/10 Excellent

Sudhakar, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staff. Good food at their restaurant.

2/10 Terrible

Nils, Berlin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There are a lot of better Hotels near
We booked this one in advanced.. bad desiscion. We paid the roon and didnt sleep here, because of the room and the atmosphere of the hole resort where terrible. You can find much better Hotels near the cliff for way better price.

10/10 Excellent

Marcia, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing stay
Excellent staff and facilities, great location . The food was far superior to what is available at beach.

6/10 Okay

richrich, muscat

Liked: Staff & service
OK for India
Reasonable overall. Dated rooms, outdoor breakfast seemed quite unhygienic with ants everywhere, usual egg and rubbishy toast with nescafe or lukewarm tea. Very helpful staff lent us power adaptors and basically let us check out much later than the published time which was useful. Bags left there all day with no problems.

8/10 Good

rohit, jaipur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
“Comfy beds”
nice service!!

6/10 Okay

Pawan Dhir, London

Convenient stopover
We stayed at the Deshshdan Cliff and Beach Resort for one night as a stop over for a night before heading to Kovalam for the final stay. The hotel is rather dated and rooms a bit crammed around a small swimming pool. It is OK for a one night stay as the location is ideal to walk to Varkala beach (a couple of hundred meters) to see the sunset in the evening and have a drink while taking in the view.

8/10 Good

Patrick et Brenda, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convinient and quiet
It was quiet and pleasant stay, had a good room, regarding the kitchen and staff, there is need for improvement. Also the bed too soft, not really good for the back. Good thing its was far from noise.

10/10 Excellent

TheCrip, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant
I had a lovely time at Deshadan. The staff were kind and welcoming, the rooms tasteful and spotlessly clean. I enjoyed the room service food and it was excellent value. Very importantly, the air conditioning was good. (I learnt in India that not all air conditioning is created equal!) Deshadan is a few minutes walk from the beach and it was lovely to stroll back to a genuinely cool room. The bed was comfortable. What else can I say? I loved it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant accommodations with good service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Nice hotel, short walk from the cliff with all restaurants and shops. The location is great, and the service friendly. Breakfast quality was not great. The hotel arranged a reliable car and driver for us when we left.

8/10 Good

george, sheffield,uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good value for varkala beach
small hotel, attentive staff, clean rooms and pool, good food, 500 metres from varkala cliff, hassle free

8/10 Good

Garima, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place, specially for the value!
The location was fantastic. Just a walk away from the cliff side, and yet quiet and peaceful itself. The room was clean, and the pool was a treat! Only two complains - hot water in the shower kept running out, and the mattress was way too soft (had a backache after two nights). The staff was great, and very helpful (with directions, guides, etc.)