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Ideal Ayurvedic Resort

3.0 star property
3-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Parking included
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Chowara Beach, Kovalam, Neyyattinkara, Kerala, 695 501
  • Azhimalathara Beach
    5 min drive
  • Chowara Beach
    10 min drive
  • Vizhinjam Beach
    20 min drive
  • Thiruvananthapuram (TRV-Trivandrum Intl.)
    45 min drive

Room options

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Pool View Room A/C

Pool View Room A/C

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Non A/C

Standard Non A/C

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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About the area

Chowara

Close to the beach.Within 2 miles (3 km) of this Neyyattinkara hotel, you'll find Chowara Beach and Azhimalathara Beach. Vizhinjam Beach and Lighthouse Beach are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Kovalam Beach - 11 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Vizhinjam Beach - 20 min drive - 7.2 km
  • Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple - 20 min drive - 18.5 km
  • Lighthouse Beach - 24 min drive - 8.9 km
  • Samudra Beach Park - 30 min drive - 9.3 km

Getting around

  • Dhanuvachapuram Station - 22 min drive
  • Trivandrum Intl. Airport (TRV) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Afsal Fastfood - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Ustad Hotel - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Anamika Family Restaurant - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Samsara - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Spice Village Restaurant - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Ideal Ayurvedic Resort

3-star guestrooms with free WiFi
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. WiFi is free in public spaces. Ideal Ayurvedic Resort offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. An airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service are available for a fee. A rooftop terrace, a library, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Ideal Ayurvedic Resort. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Neyyattinkara hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 floor
  • 25 guestrooms or units
  • 2 buildings
  • Built in 1997
  • Deli
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Garden
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • No smoking on site
  • Dining venue
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort offers 25 accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and bidets. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include facials, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Yoga classes

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
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

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Ideal Ayurvedic Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 650 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Cashless transactions are available
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Ideal Ayurvedic
Ideal Ayurvedic Chowara
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Chowara
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Kerala, India - Chowara
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Neyyattinkara
Ideal Ayurvedic Neyyattinkara
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Hotel
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Neyyattinkara
Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Hotel Neyyattinkara

Ideal Ayurvedic Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 52 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Badal

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
beautiful outdoor amenities, but the bathrooms were old-fashioned and not very clean with low lighting. rooms were in decent condition though.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

JULIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely! Wonderful stay.
Definately worth the stay. Small improvements could be made. But staff lovely and genuinely helpfulx
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Team Langberg, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful poolside rooms with excellent food!
Highly recommended. Manager was very flexible and switched us to a downstairs room when we requested. Bottled water on request. Restaurant had excellent food which would be brought to our room if we desired. The chef even baked us a surprise cake to have with dinner on our wedding anniversary!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel
I really enjoyed my time at Ideal Resort. It was relaxing with really good food and a good pool. I didn't try one of the massages nor was I on the Ayurvedic cleanse so I can't comment on those aspects. The bed was comfy and fairly firm. Shower was good, once I found out how to get hot water out of it. Given the ongoing money issues here, there are two ATMs within a couple of minutes walking distance which were always stocked with notes. Very helpful at the moment.

6/10 Okay

Mark, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value resort
No need to go there for Ayuverdic treatment; you can simply go for a quiet and restful place to stay and to unwind. 20 minutes tuk-tuk ride from Kovalam beach/restaurants, and 5 -8 minutes walk to Chowara beach Only downside was being asked to smoke away from the pool area because other guests 'thought we're here to get healthy', even though it's an open area and you may be 20 metres away from anyone else! So be prepared to put up with the holier-than-thou attitudes of the 'worried well' from various parts of Europe. All in all, though, I'd recommend this place for a quiet holiday.

4/10 Poor

Tino, Berlin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A former nice resort ruined by cheap tourists
According to the other reviews the resort wasn't so bad. Well, now it is. I booked the best room and got and outdated one half facing the pool and half facing a wall, so it was quite dark. At 6am in the morning hotel staff started moving furniture so I wasn't able to sleep. At 7am kids started using the pool with their clothes on. It seemed like they were washing it in there. The water is accordingly dirty. I asked to change the room to another one not close to the pool even though it doesn't have AC. The manager tried to help, but he was also limited by the bad resort he's managing. The new room was also noisy from 7:30am on. For the third night the manager offered to move me to another hotel. I declined and found one myself. He refunded me part of what I paid. Expedia didn't care about any of this and didn't give me a refund. I just got some self-loving text blocks back from them. Last time I used them.

10/10 Excellent

johan , johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My favourite hotel
My second visit to this hotel and not my last You don't go to Ideal for 5 star facilities but go for 5 star service, most pleasant atmosphere and tranquillity. Intimate hotel where every guest is important . All the staff from the Manager Shamer to Chef Binu to the security -seem to be hand picked . Great food , excellent therapist great hotel. Cannot wait for my next visit

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good stay
If you don't mind chirping lizards in the room, the stay is good. Good ambience!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful staff
The Hotel Manager and staff are very helpful and always try to support where they can. Room at his cooperation Hotel pebble Beach Was Clean and had hot water:) The only thing I can not recommend is the restaurant. Maybe it is worth to check other options around.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Relaxing Atmosphere
This was possibly one of the best vacations I had in a very long time. Not only was the atmosphere please but the environment complimented it.Would love to visit it again.Definitely worth a second visit.

10/10 Excellent

Dr Katherine, Riyadh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unique Ayurveda experience
We will always remember our stay at Ideal Ayurvedic Resort, as a blend of different experiences, mixing medicine, relaxed stay, short walks to the nearest beach and longer trips to the surrounding attractions. If you are looking for a luxurious stay, maybe Ideal Resort is not the one, but if you want to be pampered and looked after and offered high level ayurvedic treatments, medical care and stay in clean, comfortable rooms, in other words, if you want to spend a couple of weeks feeling like being part of a family, and not as a tourist, then look no further, and book your stay with Ideal Ayurvedic Resort. Advise: do not leave the hotel, unless you have tried the purgation treatment, among all other therapies. Uncomfortable in the beginning, it will gift you a new body and spirit. Abandon yourself to the sapient hands of the well- trained and qualified practitioners. Forget problems and misery of the city life. See the world through new prospective (everyone will always welcome you with a big smile). With special thanks to all of the staff, we greet you and renew our appointment for next year.

8/10 Good

Panky, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Decent hotel close to beach
Hotel Manager was very cooperative and changed our hotel (different property) upon request.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic
My tour with friends went very fantastic & funtastic too.

4/10 Poor

trevor, Hull, UK

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not to be recommended.
shower was very poor, very little hot water, the windows would not even close never mind lock. some guests complained about not getting any hot water at all on some days. the man that seemed to be in charge hardly ever seemed to speak to anybody but the rest of the staff were very friendly. overall i enjoyed the holiday because i just wanted a relaxing time but the hotel could have been a lot better and i would not book there again.

4/10 Poor

Darren and Rae, Somerset, UK

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fine if you want a hostel and not a hotel.
Lack of clarity about how much Ayurveda costs.There is a menu/tariff for treatments but you have to see a resident ayurvedic doctor before having any treatments and he adds costs on which you are not aware of until paying the bill. There is a very small kitchen which is not equipped to deal with around 30 guests. There is a large menu but what is on it is not available. There is a menu of the day, which is the same for every day. This consists of about 5 choices. If you want to drink a beer you have to request a day or two in advance and then it is warm. Food takes up to 2 hours to arrive after ordering and waiters do not speak very good English and may bring you something you didn't order. Breakfast consists of an omelette with white toast, fresh fruit juice (sometimes tastes of onions and garlic) and instant coffee. Hotel is very basic and looks nothing like the pictures they provide. The manager does not speak English and does not seem interested in the guests at all. We moved out to a very lovely hotel in Kovalam after one week. The room is very small and does not have anywhere to put your clothes, no mosquito net and a balcony so small you could just manage one chair on it. The beach is about 15 minutes walk away down a very steep hill. Basically we expected something different based on the previous reviews, which were posted due to the previous manager asking regular guests who go there just for the massages, to post a review. It was more like a hostel than a hotel.

6/10 Okay

Asimina

Ayuverdic quiet retreat
Despite my average reviews, I was very happy with my Ayuverdic treatments.The staff was friendly and the rooms were a good size, reasonably comfortable (not luxurious by any means) and offered basic purpose. The beach is walking distance, and quiet. There is not much to do close by, just a few other ayuverdic resorts. Perfect place for affordable stay to focus on your treatments. Service is casual and variable.

6/10 Okay

ujwala

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Sivani

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Short visit before dest. with ayurved.treatment
Hotelroom nice and clean, only room cleaning, when asking, nice beach with umbrellas and sunbeds, nice surrounding, very good ayurvedic treatment, good price, pool clean and nice. Restaurant could be much better, more meals for health, meals were much to fat and heavy to digest.

8/10 Good

Mohinder

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall very nice place to relax and enjoy ayurvedic treatment. But meal services need consideration and improvement.

10/10 Excellent

I.C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I recommend this place!
A nice and relaxing place close to the beach. And the staff were so friendly and helpfull if you needed something. I recommend this place its a really good place!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bon hotel, plage tranquille
Cooking is great for fish and seafood, but the rest needs improvement

10/10 Excellent

Sheila, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise in January
Lovely place for a quiet stay, the approach along a mud path was a bit disconcerting but on arrival the garden opens to a beautiful palm fringed pool. Here the meals are served and the food delicious. The rooms of average size, basic and very clean. There was hot water available but could be missed if you didn't know to put the immersion on prior to your shower! This centre offers Ayurvedic treatment courses but for our short stay of 5 days we took a daily oil massage, which was lovely and certainly relaxing.The beach is a 10 minute walk away through a lane of Taylors, displaying wonderful textiles and other Indian crafts. It is down a steep path to reach the beach so no good for buggies or wheel chairs! The lane brings you to a wide open clean beach. NO facilities or food bars or restaurants, only a few pedallers of fruit and other wares, which is what makes it so nice and un-commercial unlike its neighbour Kovlam Beach BUT then it depends what you want,

6/10 Okay

Sarah, London. UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice basic hotel.
Spent three nights here over New Years. Hotel arranged a free taxi to take us to the hotel from the airport which was great as we arrived very late at night. We actually stayed in the New Ideal Hotel - which was behind the Ideal. Not a problem - but it's down a dark dirt track off the main road - which was a bit odd. The hotel has a nice pool, the restaurant food was great, and the staff friendly and helpful. The bedrooms were a good size, clean and basic. There was no hot water - which was a big down side. There were AC units (not advertised) but they didn't work, although the remote was in the room. Chowara is a very quiet place - with no bars or restaurants outside any of the hotels (the main hotel by the beach lets non-residents in). Its about a 10 min walk to the beach down a very steep hill. Its probably about a 15-20 min taxi ride to Varkala itself - which was a bit too far for me personally. A nice, basic hotel - good value for money - but location-wise a bit to quiet and far away from Varkala for me. If you're looking for a very quiet holiday then this is the place - the beach is lovely.