Malabar Ocean Front Resort & Spa

The stay was very pleasant, and the staff were extremely co-operative and caring, especially when they helped us without hesitation after our daughter was unwell. The food was good, and we enjoyed the private beach in the evening. The location was also convenient for visiting Bekal Fort, which added to the experience.

The only drawback was that the floor in the room always felt a little damp and never completely dry, which was slightly uncomfortable.

Good location

I was booked tripple room, but I got double room and an extra bed. If so, it shall be mentioned while booking. I paid extra cash for big room.

All good. Comfortable room, short walk from private beach. Nice greenery in surroundings with a balcony overlooking beach. (Side note: observed that the beach facing private balcony was very important for me - so called garden facing rooms would not have given me that). Also happened to be low-occupancy week days. Good food for my preference - local Indian vegetarian.

Had requested front desk to arrange transportation, several hours before checkout. The taxi came much later (30+ minutes later) & they kept saying anytime now. Just one sore point. Pricing at time of booking appeared misleading, in my opinion - this has nothing to do with Hotel process - this is my observation with booking.com. Hence lower score on value.

Loved the location , its right next to the beach

The staff !!! You will have to order an hour before you are ready to eat , though they have a live kitchen they were cooking only once we ordered & it was a bit annoying & until we asked they never came to clean the room to change the towels, take away the dishes

Food, view, staff! Open air bathroom!!

The place is a bit rundown and way overpriced!

The beach. The people, specially the care takers.

It’s aging. Needs pest control, specially in bathrooms. The furniture are loosing plys. The buffet was good, however the restaurant menu for lunch was limited, not up to the mark, Cook needs to review their skills. The layout of the tripe room is odd and not comfortable. Gym is not functional at all, the garden was over grown by weeds.

Easy access to a clean private beach. Clean rooms and helpful staff.

only the beach

paid 25000 per night. not worth more than 10000.for vegetarians food choices not available. bathroom not at all cleanac not working in roomunderstaffed propertydon't go for the lure of high teait's just a tea stallwater flow in the bathroom was very slow

Resort location beside a private beach is awesome. Rooms and facilities are maintained well.

Food spread was limited and slightly costly.

The staff are so accommodating and friendly. The beach was empty and beautiful.

The beach was beautifulVery private and cleanThe staff were always willing to assist and accomodate requests where possibleThe resort upgraded us to ocean view rooms and the view was beautiful

The food variety for international travellers and small kids was limited

Overcharged

Location is good. Right in front of Beach, clean room but buffer dinner not as expected. Nice Breakfast. Cost is more not value for money

The ambience, the grounds and beach were beautiful.Our room was spanking clean overlooking the pool. The manager was especially attentive and the food was to die for

A minor thought was the hotel was a long way from the shops

Exceptional location with private beach. Took a sea facing room with balcony. Resort is maintained very well with all required amenities. Swimming pool, spa, gym, TT available. Ample parking. Breakfast and evening snacks were complimentary. Restaurant offers sumptuous food and is cosily located amongst fountains and greenery. Staff goes all out to make your stay very comfortable. Very well managed. Memorable...

Swimming pool timings can be extended an hour beyond 7 pm

Location is excellent Breakfast is ok but not my expectations

The open bath room

Superb beachfront location. Attentive, friendly & professional staff. A la carte food was excellent.

Fitness room is currently not up to standard. A relatively small amount of effort/cost could make this into an adequate facility.

Great location. Friendly staff, good food at the restaurant

Room needs renovation. Very old bathroom fittings

The hotel is directly at the beach. The beach is beautiful!The staff is very friendly and helpful. The food in the restaurant was always good. There were some minor issues in my room, so I changed the rooms without problems.

Fabulous staff. Big shout out to Astin, Anil, Rahul, Mega and Nilufar. Hopefully I spelt those names correctly. Restaurant staff absolutely amazing. Even got personal service from the Chef on a couple of nights when it was quiet. Beach beautiful. Pure white sand that went on for miles (approx 9 km to be exact) sprinkled with seashells. Looked exactly like the paradise brochures of your dreams. For India, very little litter also. BUT, whilst we were there you could not swim in the sea as it was too rough with a strong undercurrent; paddling only permitted. Very peaceful. If you want a quiet, relaxing, nothing to do holiday with great food then this will probably suit you perfectly. We had 10 days which was probably too long but was made to feel very special by the staff. Could not fault them at all

Okay, so the hotel is great. Lovely big rooms and pleasant grounds next to a beautiful beach. However, be aware that this is a DRY hotel, no alcohol served anywhere. If you ask the reception, they will deliver bottles of beer to your room but that is where you must drink it. Do not think that they planned to get an alcohol licence but had just been taken over so who knows. Also, the beach was fab but the beachbeds and also the ones by pool were old, shabby and generally of poor standard. Again, they are on the list for an upgrade. Pool itself is fine though. Clean and surrounded by lush palms and greenery. During our visit (Nov 23) there was also no cafe or outside area to sit and mingle with other guests, or just read a book. Other than your room or on above mentioned beach beds which are not conducive to relaxing and chilling. However, they were in the process of building a new restaurant/cafe on the beach so that facility may now exist.

The location is awesome. You get out of the room and you have your private beach.

No AC is living room. Only 2 bedrooms in Arabian Villa - 2 people have to sleep in humid living room.