Gateway Varkala - IHCL SeleQtions
Sobre este estância
With its prime cliff-top location, Gateway Varkala - IHCL SeleQtions offers peaceful retreats with stunning views of the Arabian Sea. Featuring an outdoor pool with sunken bar, it is a 7-minute stroll from Kappil Beach.
Comodidades
Piscina
Ar-condicionado
São permitidos animais de estimação
Internet/Wi-Fi
Permitido fumar
Estacionamento
Lavandaria
Banheira de hidromassagem/Spa
Televisão
Acesso para cadeira de rodas
À beira-mar/margem
Jardim
Ideal para famílias
Mapa de Varkala
Estância em Varkala
Razões para reservar
Cancelamento gratuitoReembolso total se mudar de ideias
Ótimo para animais de estimação
Inclui comodidades essenciaisJardim, Piscina, São permitidos animais de estimação e mais
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Comentários
3.9/5.0
Bom(267 Comentários )
Revisões 100% validadas6.0
The standard of this hotel has dropped dramatically. Do not expect any luxe or a 4 star hotel although you pay the price
WiFi is terrible
the whole hotel needs a refiurb and they need to get their WiFi sorted
4.0
The staff was courteous
They are extremely understaffed
6.0
הבריכה
ארוחת הבוקר
בצוות לא הסכים לתת שעתיים של צ׳ק אאוט מאוחר
למרות שידענו שיש חדרים פנויים כי הציעו לנו חדר אחר
10.0
As any other Taj property. Well trained staffed. Soft spoken managers and efficient services. Over all a very comfortable stay.
9.0
The hotel has a great view of the sea and nice sunsets from the beautiful balcony, pool, and almost all of the seven rooms we booked for 3 nights. My family liked the one-man band playing very good nostalgic English music and a very good buffet for the gala Christmas Eve dinner party. The pool is well maintained. The daily buffet breakfast was great the rooms were clean and the staff was very friendly. We went out for dinner to the Varkala cliffs and other good dinner venues because we wanted to taste the variety of foods that were being offered with live music. at much lower prices.
There was no direct entrance to the beach from the propery.,and it being old property there was no lift and it was difficult to get around with many steps to climb. even though they have a handicap ramp and offered my 94-year-old mother a wheelchair and assistance.
8.0
Best resort with excellent facilities like great pool, great staff. Front office staff were helpful and accommodating. Pool maintenance is excellent especially Mr Babu made sure we were all safe and provided suggestions on how to make our trip plan better.
Dinner was not good, but breakfast buffet was good. Delay in room service for dinner coupled with not so good tasting food.
9.0
Die Zimmer sind sehr gross und hell, sowie auch das Badezimmer. Super Pool.Zum Varkala Cliff mit dem Tuk Tuk in 5 miniuten erreichbar.
Leider verleihen sie keine Badetücher für die Beach. Das sollte unbedingt verbessert werden. Sie können ja ein Depot verlangen.
1.0
A total scam and disappointment. They charge premium prices for a low cost experience. The worst luxury hotel we have ever stayed at, and we have been to 50 countries…
Here is everything that went wrong during our 2-night stay.
- The property is old and not maintained
- No electricity in the room one evening
- Phone not working
- Reception woke me up at 8:45am to ask for my phone number?!!
- Disaster of NYE show (dangerously high volume, bright lighting in the face, cold food, table not ready, never took our drinks order, forgot our drinks order, gave us a broken glass, no spoons and plates at the buffet, waitress didn’t know how to open beer, DJ who cannot sync music properly…)
- Booked garden facing room but got a wall facing room instead
- Garden and flowers not maintained
- Breakfast: waiter forgot orders or got it wrong
- No double lock in the room
- TV not working
- Menu QR code not working in the room
- Wifi too slow
- No hot water
- Street dog roaming in the corridors
- Rooms are not decorated and have no charm
- location: too far from north cliff. Have to use a tuk tuk to get there
7.0
Spacious, nice restaurant and good breakfast. Nice pool , clean and good sunbeds. 10 min auto ride to North Cliff
10.0
Food is very good especially veg. Children would love to eat Dal kichdi which is complementary too. Access to resort from Varkala sivagiri station was convenient. If people wanted to see the north cliff especially shopping and dining, we can take the road uphill by walk or auto. If u want to access the beach down, best route would be taking a walk close to Janardanaswamy temple. Kaveri elephant park is worth watching.
5.0
Pool was good. Taste of food was good.
Rooms were stuffy, old and need maintenance.
Staff on duty during breakfast buffet were not experienced enough to manage the busy hours. Though staff apologized for this, it was a never expected one from such a restaurant.
7.0
The location and view was amazing. It was serene throughout.
The food could have been way better, the place is not worth the money, there are better properties at this price point is what I feel.
7.0
THE IMPECCABLE SERVICE FROM THE STAFF. FANTASTIC LOCATION.
THE PROPERTY NEEDS SOME URGENT TLC. IT HAS BECOME VERY OLD AND IS NOT UPTO THE TAJ STANDARDS ONE WOULD EXPECT.
1.0
The property is on a good location on top of the cliff, with great views of the sea. Breakfast buffet was good and filling. Rooms are comfortable. The restaurant served good food, and so did the room service.
The property is way too overpriced for the facilities it is providing. We stayed at the Gateway Varkala for a single night. Being a property of Taj, we had great expectations. Unfortunately all of that was shattered. The rooms were good, but way too overpriced in my opinion. The pool definitely needs maintenance, with a lot of tiles getting chipped away. The property is very much understaffed, the staff who checked us in is also the security, and is also the restaurant staff etc. It was very hard to get connected with the frontdesk reception as our TV didn't have channels that we wanted to view.
9.0
Really nice hotel with nice pool and restaurant. Breakfast had an extensive selection of both Indian and Western options. Rooms are clean, and good size with a very comfortable bed. Staff were all really helpful and polite.
The location is a little away from attractions and transport is necessary to get anywhere, but this is compensated by the peace and quiet of the setting.
5.0
They must do paste control. There were wall lizard, cockroaches and even a small snake also. I showed it to the staff.
9.0
Great position and nice rooms
All was good
7.0
the setting and greenery were beautiful
the pool was fabulous and the breakfast also ok
it was very dated - old and new but needs a lot more work doing to it - they are currently painting it but have had the property since 1995 and it is not the upper end Taj that some may expect, but only managed by the company
10.0
Amazing stay! Would definitely recommend this property.
5.0
The location and room was good and the hospitality is good as well
Lack of facilities and breakfast spread was not good. The turnaround time for services were a bit slow
10.0
fantastic pool, food and staff. we really enjoyed our stay and appreciated being upgraded to a room with an ocean view.
we didn't love Varkala. it was good to be at the Gateway so we could just enjoy its facilities and food. the beach was very exposed with wild waves so it was great that we could retreat to the hotel.
7.0
Great location, very nice arrangements for Christmas eve, food was good
Though some staff were nice and friendly as well as professional (front office and F&B staff were very nice), some, specifically at the spa were very unprofessional. They were trying to force a conversation when my wife was getting relaxed and sleepy and at the end of the service even “asked” for tips
7.0
staff
away from the cliff beach
8.0
We were revisiting Gateway Varkala after 3 years and weren’t disappointed. Clean, good size rooms, nice breakfast, lovely helpful staff and nice spacious pool and close proximity to the beach and Varkala cliffs/restaurants. Even had a baby high chair which was very helpful.
5.0
The place was very nice and rooms were exceptionally well .Staff were accomodative .
Food and food services shuld improve a lot . The service itself is very late and breakfsat buffet was not as per excpectations.
The food is also too expensive for the quantity and quality here. Food is only thing dissapointing .
9.0
There was a staff member at the pool at all times and I felt safe to leave my child there briefly in his care. He was very attentive to our needs and made sure that our chairs remained in the shade. The spa took special care of my daughter as she had her first massage. The staff overall, were very protective of her, wanting to make sure that she was well cared for. Naresh, in the restaurant, called us by name every morning, and made sure that my daughter had a snack for the next part of the trip.
Check in could have been a bit more streamlined but serving apple juice is a nice way to make it easier. Also, I had hoped for some suggestions for the next part of the trip and the staff didn't seem to know much about the area we were travelling to.
3.0
food was good at breakfast buffet
A number of things were disappointing - as soon as we walked in we noticed loud renovations underway. next the check in process took over 20 minutes which was annoying with little kids. for the rest of our stay we had to constantly call them and ask them to fix something or provide something that should already have been there like towels and shampoo. some of the food items were very less for the steep prices. the pool tiles are chipping off and have a lot of mould build up. there is just a treadmill and cross trainer in a hot dusty room called the gym.
Perguntas frequentes
Quanto custa este estância em comparação com outros em Varkala?
O preço médio de um alojamento em Varkala é de 36 € por noite. Este alojamento é 18 € mais barato do que a média.
O estacionamento está incluído neste estância?
Sim, o estacionamento está listado como uma comodidade em Gateway Varkala - IHCL SeleQtions. Para mais informações, recomendamos que entre em contacto com o alojamento relativamente ao estacionamento.
Existe uma piscina em estância?
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Gateway Varkala - IHCL SeleQtions permite animais de estimação?
Sim! Este estância é amigo dos animais de estimação. Para mais informações, recomendamos que contacte o fornecedor de reservas sobre políticas relativas a animais.
Que comodidades estão disponíveis em Gateway Varkala - IHCL SeleQtions?
Encontramos 13 comodidades para este alojamento. Estas incluem piscina, ar-condicionado, são permitidos animais de estimação, internet/wi-fi e permitido fumar.