The most amazing part of our stay was a peacock just outside our room :) Yet, quickly lets review the pros and cons of this hotel. Pros: - Standard south Indian breakfast with some variations daily - View from cottages is lovely - Light house and beach is just at a walkable distance - Quite near to THVPM airport - Superb birds (peacock) inside the hotel area Cons: - Rooms seriously needs an upgrade - wifi doesnt work in cottages, you need to go out - room service doesnt provide you even with basic amenities like toothpaste and brush - reception is a bit lathargic in work

To be honest my sisters recommended this resort for me as they really enjoyed it 6 years ago but when I visited this so called resort I was shoked from the: Rooms & building - dusty old building - old dirty rooms - damaged bathroom - dirty bed sheets with bugs on it Restaurant: - dirty floors - old and dirty table cloths and napkins - awful taste and because of the dirty place we weren't sure about the highginity - tea and coffee flasks were dirty you wouldn't want to try their cup of I dont know what Pros: Near lighthouse beach And u will find good shops along the beach The resort has wonderful view from the dirty rooms We booked the resort for 3 nights but we couldn't survive one night and checked out the next day I have read this resort review before booking and was shocked whatever written in the reviews are wrong and the rooms pics are totally not what we saw Be careful not suitable for Elders No elevator and you have to take the stairs going up to ur room or going down to the restaurant TOTALLY NOT RECOMMENDED

We booked one of the standalone cottages as the last time we'd stayed at palmshore 5 years ago we'd had a great time in their deluxe rooms by the beach and had hoped to come back and stay at the cottages. initially we had some issues as on arrival the booked ride took us to manaltheeram, a sister property and we were told we'd been upgraded. as we were tired after a very long journey, despite not being happy about not being informed at all about the change - despite having corresponded with their staff a week before when booking the taxi - but the property was stunning so we stayed. the next day we realised that the buffet dinner was going to become quite expensive and that this property was more of a hospital/clinic albeit a very stunning one - and given we weren't looking to get any treatments or follow a veg diet, this was not a suitable location for us, not to mention being so far away from kovalam which is where we wanted to be.- a ride into kovalam everyday had we stayed would have blown our budget in days! so the next morning, after breakfast we spoke to management and after much back and forth - language barrier issue, we got them to agree to take us to this property where we had booked. have to say once this was finalised the whole thing was dealt with very quickly and staff were brilliant in manaltheeram. the issue is with whoever moved us without informing us. anyway the matter was resolved. once we got to palmshore we were quite pleased. the cottage was stunning and comfortable and overlooked the pool and the sea so every night we fell asleep by the sound of the waves. the service here like manaltheeram was impeccable. the food was very tasty too. also i cannot thank the staff enough for arranging a quiet room for my husband and making sure internet access was present so he could take part in an interview back in the UK we ended up having some treatments as well which were really good - both my husband and i had been unwell for a bit and the staff was always ready to help with hot water and giving advice on what hot drink to have to help with our coughs and colds. we were able to walk down to the beach and have drinks there which is what we'd wanted to do from the get go. barring the being moved to a different property without being informed this was a great trip and i'm glad we came back to soma palmshore. only shame was that due to the sea being volatile we couldn't check out the private beach but kudos to the staff for keeping guest safety in mind. if we did go back again to soma as amazing as the cottage was, given that there wasn't any shade available in the balcony area like how the deluxe rooms have a porch we'd probably want to stay in the deluxe rooms like we did 5 years ago unless they built some kind of shade area in the balcony by the cottages or provided an umbrella to sit under was a very relaxing stay and the staff were absoutely brilliant and super helpful. cannot recommend enough. only thing - whoever arranges their bookings need to ensure they communicate with guests before arrival about any changes and provide suitable alternatives and maybe the property does require upgrading in terms of bathroom facilities - maybe some modernising but definitely still amazing! definitely recommend this place.

This hotel is located near the the lighthouse in Kovalam. It is nearly 25 years old with big rooms. Seems to be renovated but vestiges of old still remain. No lift. There is direct access to the beach from the hotel. Has a swimming pool. Good restaurant with good food. Great restaurant manager.

We where lucky enough to stay in one if the cottages. One of the most relaxing places i have stayed. Away from the main hotel ,you have the ability to hear the waves roll in in the beach. Hotel was quiet while we where there but all the staff where happy and polite. Credit to the restaurant staff especially Dennis who looked after us. Sitting in the garden of the cottage one morning reading we also got a visit from a mongoose which just looked at me and carried on with its business. Perfect