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Poovar Island Resort

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

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Reception
Floating cottage single
Floating cottage single

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

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K.P. VII/911, Pazhiyoor, Paruthiyoor, Neyyattinkara, Kerala, 695 513
  • Chowara Beach
    17 min drive
  • Kovalam Beach
    18 min drive
  • Vizhinjam Beach
    35 min drive
  • Thiruvananthapuram (TRV-Trivandrum Intl.)
    30 min drive

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About the area

Poovar

When you stay at Poovar Island Resort in Neyyattinkara, you'll be on the waterfront and 15 minutes by car from Venkitachalapathy Temple. .This family-friendly resort is 10.8 mi (17.3 km) from Kovalam Beach and 16.5 mi (26.5 km) from Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
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What's nearby

  • Kovalam Beach - 18 min drive - 17.4 km
  • Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple - 27 min drive - 26.6 km
  • Vizhinjam Beach - 35 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Lighthouse Beach - 40 min drive - 16.2 km
  • Samudra Beach Park - 46 min drive - 16.6 km

Getting around

  • Kuzhiturai Station - 21 min drive
  • Trivandrum Intl. Airport (TRV) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Annie's Kitchen - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Anamika Family Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Samsara - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Rotary Club of Parassala - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Samudra Floating Restaurant - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Poovar Island Resort

Family-friendly resort with 3 restaurants and 2 outdoor pools
Poovar Island Resort offers 78 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

A health club and complimentary bicycles are featured at the resort. 2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa. Services include facials and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic.
Make yourself at home in one of the 78 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 2 outdoor swimming pools and a health club. This resort also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and free babysitting.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the resort's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary full breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this resort consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free valet parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast.
Poovar Island Resort has 3 restaurants on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi

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
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • 3 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness centre
  • Free bike hire
  • Full-service spa
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Free babysitting
  • Free children's club
  • Free supervised childcare
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Library

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Massages
  • Sauna

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Braille signage
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • LCD TV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer to the property via boat and must arrange the transfers by contacting the property before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
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 not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 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 2000 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: INR 3800 per vehicle (roundtrip)
  • Rollaway bed fee: INR 2000 per night

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
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

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Island Resort Poovar
Poovar Island Resort Neyyattinkara
Poovar Island Resort
Poovar Resort
Resort Poovar
Poovar Island Neyyattinkara
Poovar Island Resort Resort
Poovar Island Resort Neyyattinkara
Poovar Island Resort Resort Neyyattinkara

Poovar Island Resort Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 20 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Ashwinii

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Vishnu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty relaxing stay and the resort had lot of places to walk and explore.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Isolated protected island resort with staff well equipped to take care shuns the fear factor away. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Anush

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AVOID STAY IF YOU VALUE YOUR MONEY
One of the worst stays during my trip. The hotel staff is rude and ignorant of guests request. Their housekeeping team doesn't even bother to check if there are blood or dirt stains on bed before guest occupies the room. Restaurant food is tasteless, chefs do not know how to cook simple recipes like dosas, you can get it better at a street vendor. Also avoid buffet. During my two day stay, i had the following issues : You can't sit in balcony as local fisherman always pass by so its like living in a jail/bunker where you can't open windows or doors.Beach access limited as frequented by local fisherman. DO NOT STAY IN FLOATING COTTAGE (it's not like Maldives/Mauritius)but a pretty bad experience - Blood stain on bed sheets as i was staying in honeymoon floating cottage (supposedly their premium stay). Got cleaned after 40 minutes once i reported, check photos. - Bed side lamps and charging ports not working, got fixed after i had to call atleast 3 times and their reception staff brushed me aside that all they can do is pass on information and i have to wait. - Stinky room & dirt towels even requesting before hand that room should be cleaned. Had to request room freshners two times during 12 hour stay. check photos. - Television, AC & WIFI not working and got fixed only after i requested Service Manager (but there was no Service Manager on duty @ 10:00pm. - Blood and Dirt stains on toilet seats.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Sandu, Kolkata

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Green surrounding, pleasant well mannared staff, nice food.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Manikandan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice resort nice service But the gala dinner totally wheste It's not good my money waste
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

MINAKSHI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Leela billed me twice I had a cancellation confirmation no 8101680721804 from you on zero charges as i booked for the same dates with you for better rate . they confirmed they will refund i am still awaiting for their refund. had a very bad experience with a 5 star hotel

6/10 Okay

mathai, dallas

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel sarrounings good.
Check out is miserable. Tried to charge for laundries for some body else. Did not allow me to leave without paying money for somebody else laundries. Not going to visit this place again.Room A/C is miserable. We took the land cottages for two days.

8/10 Good

Farooq, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poovar Island Resort
we stayed one night at Povar Island Resort was a good experience, well maintained, staff very friendly and helpful.

6/10 Okay

Aravind, Kollam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Average
The resort has a lot to improve.There were issues with bed bugs which was resolved quickly but that shouldn't have happened in the first place. The chairs in my balcony were of inferior quality( stayed in 201) and the phone was not working. My cousin stayed in room 202 the minibar was not stocked and there was an old bed kept in the balcony which was requested to be moved out but was not done. The staffs are very helpful and the restaurant gives clean food and the taste is also OK so no issues there. There is no WiFi in the rooms for accessing the WiFi you have to go to the lobby.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poovar Island Resort is one of the pleasing place to relax and enjoy. when we cross the backwater the beach is like isthmus. really enjoyed a lot.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

should be better for the price
A fancy resort with a few problems. Best feature is the pool - it's beautiful, fringed by palm trees, and very clean. The food was not as good as I had hoped; I had just been staying in Trivandrum where the food was better. Worst things about this hotel: the staff is constantly trying to get you to order "extras" like food and drinks which shouldn't be extras in the first place. For the exorbitant rates this resort charges, meals and at least water should be included. Also bad: they were doing loud, buzz-saw construction in the cottage right next to mine, well into the night.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Welcome by hotel staff on arrival hasvery much indian touch. stay was pleasant. check out was hassle free.over all Good experience

6/10 Okay

gopa, Delhi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
A laid back holiday at Poovar
We stayed in a floating cottage which was an outstanding experience. Location & property is perfect. Seafood was excellent. Service quality is poor. Except for one who made our stay good, rest of all staff looked not trained. Very good outdoor activities like boat rides, beach stay & other garden specific activities.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poovar trip
We have enjoyed the stay. The service was absolutly satisfactory.

6/10 Okay

kanda, madurai

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
expensive and not worth it
i stayed in the floating cottage for a day. The room was ok but there is no hot water. Room service will take 1hr to deliver food or water. The surrounding is not worth the money. The only good is we can feed fish from our room. Udhaya samudrha hotel is very good. We can enjoy the beach and the hotel rooms.

6/10 Okay

Katarina

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect beach oasis in a hectic south India
To many dishes in the menu were not available and did not serve all at the table together, the food was good though. Otherwise a lovely stay.